Cause sometimes,it's just I think he wants to RETIRE and don't he Know we LOVE him SO? I Think the ROYAL ONE DOESN"T REALIZE just How MUCH he is APPRECIATED,but this TOUR SHOWED him... I am not alone in saying PRINCE Your FANS REALLY Love and RESPECT you and we have even gotten into Fights over you. You Inspire us and we ADORE you...

i second that

He doesn't have that same hunger he had in his youth. He still has his moments though, as seen with The Rainbow Children.

Zelaira said:

GiRl, DO yOU ACTuaLLY TALk LIKe ThAt?

i am amazed by his gift for songwriting & his ability to take us higher n2 that magical realm....it's sooo positive u can't help but love him!!

He has never had hunger.
He weighs about 42 pounds

Of course hes not hungry anymore Most artists aren't after their big first album.

We can all just appreciate the music he has made (and continues to make!)

and be happy to be fans of a artist so dedicated to his talent that he has

continued to grow and evolve even after he made more than enough money to

live off of. Its fun being a Prince fan because he is always changing and

even if you don't like all the changes he makes. Its still better than him just

retiring or living off the hits as many older celebrities do.

Hell, he hasn't had to have a hunger for fame in over 20 years...Purple Rain took care of that.

i knew from the upper and lower cases in the thread title who posted this. welcome back zel!

No.

thekidsgirl said:[quote]Of course hes not hungry anymore Most artists aren't after their big first album.

Unles the artist is very insecure or plain in love with themselves.

Why does he need to be hungry exactly? What hasn't he done that he still needs to do? At this point, he could retire and be completely satisfied with the legacy he has left behind. Hell, the stuff he was doing in the early 80s still sounds four times better than what's on the radio today.

The man has nothing else to prove; not to you and not to himself. Or maybe he does have something the prove to himself. He doesn't have anything to prove to me, though.

Fame? MEGA fame? Been there, done that.

O.K. but well WHY DOESN'T PRINCE WANT to STAY ON TOP ? Michael Jackson was and IS ALWAYS HUNGRY as is MADONNA??? SEEMS their HUNGER never ,NEVER is SATIATED! I Just well, I LOVE PRINCE...Maybe he needs to EAt MANUELA NAKED with Food on top of the PIANO....Can't SEX DRIVE the MAN INSANE and into NEW FLIGHTS of MUSICAL PERFECTNESS?

Zelaira said:

Z:

Come on, now, girl. If anyone, you oughtta know better. Prince got into the business for a different reason than the other two: he truly loves making music and that is more important to him than recognition and fame. Madonna and MJ? Please, Z! Don't make me laugh! They do EVERYTHING to bring attention to themselves. MJ has been trying to top "Thriller" for years now and fails every time. Madonna is always trying to redefine herself. She is such an opportunist and I've never been a fan of hers. She has no talent and is only in the business to raise eyebrows. You can't really compare these three. Prince is in it strictly for the love of music. Nothing on "Musicology" is really radio friendly; he could've made another pop-like album and commercial songs, but I don't think so. I don't think that's his goal and it shouldn't be. The artists that truly stand the test of time are those who are able to remain above the fray of the business. The Beyonce's and the Usher's of the world will not be around for years to come. We need to separate the true "artists" from the "performers." You can't really compare a Prince with a Madonna or an MJ. It just doesn't work.

bUT WE aLL kNOW THAT IF prince WELL KEY wORD IF HE wANTED TO WELL HE COULD cREATE dIFFERENT gENRES of Music and something altogether Different with Collaberations. I wonder if he ever will do this?

Speaking of hunger, I remembered this quote from Q Magazine:

Prince said:

take it how you'd like, Its his quote

Prince is about the music. Madonna and Jacko are about the fame. Prince is a real musician. Lets see Madonna and Jacko try to play guitar.

"Purple Rain" not only cured his hunger but it made him full.

rudeboynpg said:

Ugh.

True as that statement is, I'll sure be glad when the next "overusedPrincecatchphrase" is unveiled so that people will have a new mantra to run into the ground.

I just wish the SPARK that was once present in Prince's music would come back again.

I don't want a repeat of the 80s sound - but a similar energy and that intangible SOMETHING that made that music so memorable and incredible would certainly be nice to hear again. I don't think Prince has that in him right now, though.

Musicology was an OK album. I liked it. But certain past albums were like an incredible meal consisting of unexpected amazing textures and flavors, and that left you feeling satisfied but wanting more; in comparison, Musicology is like a bowl of oatmeal. Nice. Comfortable. Utilitarian.

I'm sorry but I do'nt think Prince has the 'hunger' anymore the way he once did. But who would, considering his career and what's transpired in it?

At the moment, Prince is at a comfortable place in his life. I dont' think he feels the need to reach for anything else right now and, to me, his current musical outpit reflects that. (except for Glass Cutter which I thought was AWESOME.)

Well, I get Pissed Off when Somebody as Talented and Great a Performer as Prince well Cinnamon Girl Doesn't get Played yet some Crap about Partying from some Rapper is allover. Why Shouldn't Talent Always OVERIDE POPULARITY? I just get Mad at this and Want Everyone to be Digging Prince but they Don't. I Love Rap alot and my friends do also. I Can't get New Younger people into PRINCE and it Pisses me Off. Why Should I Have to Tell Everyone He's the Best ??? Why Don't People Realize this?

Zelaira said:

People are stuped. They dont know real talent when thay see it. Prince is over there heads. Prince is to out there for them. They dont understand him.

Zelaira said:

What's this we shit?!?