MrVortex said:

I always thought Tom was shaking his head in amazement at what he was seeing/hearing.

Maybe I'll have to go watch it again to see...

sexkitten04 said:

uh, yes they do!

MrVortex said:

I wouldn't be so sure. Petty always has that look on his face.

PhilG said:

And not surprisingly,her own career faded soon thereafter

williammelvinhicks said:

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.....That was hilarious...Thank-u...

Lennon said:

thedoorkeeper said:

"That's ignorant. You're being ignorant."

DrFaustus said:

I wonder what song that was...I just cant see her doing a Prince song...Or him being interested in writing a song 4 her, 4 that matter...

purplerain7 said:

It's called "With This Tear" and it's on a 1992 album by her.

rudeboynpg said:

This was also discussed in a 1990 issue of Rolling Stone magazine.O'Connor explains "He continually said that he was gonna beat the shit out of me.His problem is that I did a song of his ("Nothing Compares 2 U)" without him being involved.He's jealous.And he did say to me that he wishes I had never done his song.I think that,frankly,that song saved his fucking ass.He was in serious financial trouble until that song happened".


OUCH!

DavidEye said:

That's funny! There is debate over the accuracy of what really happened. Nevertheless, that song made Sinead. Where is she now? or even after "Nothing Compares to U"? She should be licking Prince's boots. (no pun intended, just making a statement about that dumb dumb Sinead, lol)

Both Prince and Rick James had their first album in 1978. Rick's first album, "Come Get It!" which contained the hits "You And I" and "Mary Jane" did much better than Prince's first album, "For You". The next year, 1979, Rick did "Bustin' Out Of L Seven" and he also worked with Teena Marie on her first album, "Wild and Peaceful" which contained "Sucker For Your Love", "Deja Vu", and "I Can't Love Any More". Rick definately made a much bigger splash than Prince in the beginning.

In 1979, Prince released his second album "Prince" and was starting to get noticed with his disco hit "I Wanna Be Your Lover". "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" and "Sexy Dancer" were getting plenty of airplay too. Prince also performed on "American Bandstand" in January of 1980. All this was gaining Prince a following.

Meanwhile, Rick had just released his third album, "Fire It Up", in 1979 (he did two albums that same year) and went on tour to promote it. Prince was the opening act for Rick on this tour. Prince had a little success with the album, "Prince", but Rick had more success with his earlier projects and already had a following.

For Prince's first two albums, he was fairly tame as far as outrageousness goes. Rick, on the other hand, was already singing about drugs, prostitution, sex, etc. Rick was also wild as hell on the stage. He would pull out a big ass joint and tell the audience to "Fire It Up". I think that Prince may have seen, on that tour, what it takes to make it big....shock value. Then Prince's outrageousness began. Every night the two of them tried to outstage each other. From what I've heard, that was a hell of a tour. I was absolutely dying to see it back in the day.
[Edited 2/4/05 7:12am]

squirrelgrease said:

Why doesn't Margie Cox like him? Is that from the days of TaMara and The Scene? What happened?

mrdespues said:

the LL Cool J song about hating prince? try again... never made. thanks for coming out tho.

mrdespues said:

The bells are wippin' and rippin' at your body and soul
Why do you like Cool J., we like rock and roll
Cause it ain't the glory days with Bruce Springsteen
I'm not a virgin so I know I'll make Madonna scream
You hated Michael and Prince all the way, ever since
If their beats were made of meat, then they would have to be mince
Rock the bells...
-- No prince bashing-- pop bashing, rap-music-loving fun.

adorable2 said:

Did anyone hear Mary singing Stevie's song "Love's in Need of Love today" on the Tsunami telethon?

PAINFUL !

cinnamonjo said:

Because he wrote the lyrics to There Is A Light That Never Goes Out-

"if a double decker bus crashes into us
to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die
and if a ten ton truck kills the both of us
to die by your side, well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine"

And William,It Was Really Nothing.
In fact, everything The Smiths did was brilliant.

Thankyou. School's out.

KoolEaze said:

Keith is a fan of Prince's music, but I think he has a problem with Prince's attitude . In an interview years back, Keith was talking about the time Prince was an opening act for the Stones in LA in 1981. Some idiots in the audience began booing and throwing stuff and prince and the band, and he left the stage early. Keith said something to the effect of " Hey, people have booed and thrown stuff at me for years ! Be a professional and stay on-stage and do your job" .

I think a lot of people believe that because we like a person's work, then the person is cool as well. Sad to say, a lot of great artists could be assholes or pricks in real life (Picasso, Miles Davis, John Ford, Bob Dylan, and Norman Mailer come to mind )

williammelvinhicks said:

How romantic are those lyrics? Uhhhhh!!
Now I have to bust out all my Morrissey, Smiths stuff.

Miguel

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

That is my all-time favorite Smiths song.

sexkitten04 said:

If you're looking for Cool J lyrics, then yes sexkitten, you are correct, they don't exist. But "A silly rapper talkin' silly shit" are from Prince's 'Dead On It', from the Black Album where P's mocking rap.

squirrelgrease said:

The last line above

williammelvinhicks said:

Summarize this thread in a few sentences...

1) X (or Y or Z or ...) said he/she didn't like P because (x2 nerve/7 Y?)

2) Yeah who cares, she/he is a fat fuck
high on crack
ignorant
talentless
stupid
frustrated
ANYWAY

OR

That's not true, he/she said he/she liked Prince
licked his ass
was spotted with him on...

Maybe it's possible people don't like Prince, despite his genius, even if they're famous??

As for the whole 'Boy George hates Prince' bollocks - I've known George for some time now, and can personally attest that's far, FAR from the truth.

Trent Reznor still goes to see Prince in concert too, so regardles of what he may have thought of of Prince's ego back then (and by the sounds of it, he was right on the money anyway) he still respects him as an artist.

wdrew said:

I know that the P song is correct... I was talking about the LL Cool J song, so thanks

dealodelandron said:

Prince kept her under contract for years with her Prince-penned record on the shelf collecting dust. In her words more-or-less, she wanted out of the contract just so she could get her own music out to the public and make a living. Prince wouln't do it.

laylow03 said:

Since when does MJ hate Prince??? That is new to me!!

As far as all these celebs and what they have said about Prince, don't believe all the hype! So many things people say are taken out of context to create scandal, keep it all in prospective! The media loves drama and ejaculated when they are able to turn celebs against each other! It makes me sick1 I honestly don't believe that there are to many musicians/entertainers who don't like Prince. He has proven himself over and over again and has stood the test of time. Anyway, this is a silly topic to me, cuz who really cares who hates him or who loves him? I like him and that is all that matters!