And I ask this question specifically to those that met him. I could've had the chance to meet him myself. The only thing that stood between me and him was some damn security guards. But he's still my dog though.

But to those that have had the fortunate opportunity of meeting Prince, what is he like? Is he really a nice guy or is he just an arrogant, rock star asshole?

I'd love to meet him so that we can talk about how great New Wave music was, and maybe drink some chai tea.

well, the only experiences i've had with him was when he mumbled "thank you" to me at an afterparty and when he fed us pizza during a concert...he was kinda what i would expect the first time, and he was incredibly silly the other time. that's good enough for me.

Anxiety said:

Did he have that deep "grasshopper" voice too?

NWF said:

the first time, yeah. the second time, he just screamed and mouthed "YOU DROPPED MY PIZZA!!!" and threw a blanket over our heads.

Anxiety said:

Damn, I wish I was there.

Tell us more

Anybody? I wanna know what hes like too

thekidsgirl said:

Yeah, tell us more.

>>>>the voice hadn't set n the 1st time we met (1971)....the second time it was the voice that Blew B away....after that whenever he called on the phone, he never (had 2) say who he was****his voice resonates so distinctly @ whatever pitch...then again, nobody else calls & starts like he's n the middle of an on going conversation...never anything regular like, "hello, how r u?" that's y the line always cracks B up when i hear it n Madhouse#5
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theoriginalQueenB said:

For real? So you know Prince personally?

NWF said:

do u have to ask?

I've never met him but alot of people I know have.Interestingly all the women who have met him say he is very shy and sweet and all the men who met him said he is a "fucking asshole."

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AsianBomb777 said:

..... true true

never met the guy myself but know some who have.

From what I hear, he is somewhat like Michael Jackson only wanting to be around those who tell him only what he wants to hear.




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YES!

My friend met him years ago at a club called "Life" in NY. (Now Closed ) But he hung out with him that night for a little while. They took a limo to Nells and he said that he was really quite and somewhat strange. Anyway, he asked him for his autograph so that he could put it up in his store (Manny's). Prince just basically told him when you have your own store I will give you an autograph. Then Prince just gave him one of his T-Shirts from his concert.I wish I was there that night. But my friend isn't a big P fan so that night to him wasn't a big deal.He has no idea how lucky he was that night.

****on the straight up real 4 B....he is nothing nice...this however doesn't dimish my abiding affection 4 the guy...he's a talented musician who has had international success...pick out any hometown 'big fish n a little pond' style star from your area & u get the idea....there r moments i would defend him 4 his innovative leadership position, there r moments i might defer 2 his (inner) pain, there r moments when i may speak softly 4 his healing.....
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& of course there r plenty of times i'd like 2 Bitchslap his ass N2 another realm & holla out: 'YA BETTA FIND YO SELF kNEEGAROE!'.....
But i don't usually talk about that n public

theoriginalQueenB said:

u punk

missfee said:

y do people ask (or respond) 2 questions when they prefer 2 hold on2 the illusion they had n their mind 2 Bgin with? y not embrace that what is true might B something u hadn't thought of? my father taught B well: "if someone admits they don't know something they mayB called 'stupid', it is good when your mind is open 2 new information/explanation...when they clearly don't want 2 know, this is our defintion of 'ignorance'...."tolerate ignorance quietly, 4 no amount of explanation will suffice!".....it seems some orgers can't appreciate or value truth (especially when it comes 2 P) - amazing! so i'll leave u missfee 2 your P fantasy...(not unusual 4 the amount of enabling this gives n Prince's world anyway)the little Black mann himself said, "...the Beautiful ones always smash the picture, ALLWAYS, every-time..."....truly, he would know...

I have not met him on a one on one basis. But he seem cool.

A friend of mine (who is 19) claims to have met him standing in line at DisneyWorld when he was 12....

Basically said he seems shy and even a bit standoff-ish, but not rude.

I don't think the deep voice is genuine. He probably has a lot higher normal register for his voice but he has learnt to control it, so he lowers it down on purpose to sound more masculine (which is always a good call if you're a guy wearing mascara!). Many have observed that his voice, when he speaks, sounds like it had "several layers" on top of each other - this would hint that he is forcing his voice lower than it is and some parts, like the sibilants and the ends of the phrases, come out higher.

Yes, let's scrutiny!

Novabreaker said:

His voise does sound noticably deeper in interviews than in his movies and even usually when he speaks on an album/song.

his personality seems 2 b full of contradictions and weird issues. he lives isolated in fantasy world but lately he seems 2 b more human and down 2 earth. at least in the interviews.

meow85 said:

Cause he's probably faking it. I should know, I do the same "layer" thing just like many other naturally high-voiced guys. That's why it strikes you so unfamiliarily low, because it's not exactly him speaking without forcing his voice.

Of course, I might be wrong too.

theoriginalQueenB said:

from personal experience, he likes to hear himself talk... but i think if anyone was actually able to have the time to get to know him and vice versa then he'd probably be a pretty nice guy -- and i figure it wouldn't hurt if he knew you were at least half the musician he is

Snap said:

you've spoken like the true creation from God God Bless you.

Novabreaker said:

I have to disagree. There are a number of people with low speaking voices woh sing at high pitches. Mariah Carey, for one. I remember being really shocked at how low her speaking voice is. It's pretty damn low, even for a typical woman.

IMHO.