So at work the other day I'm in this department meeting and as an ice breaker they have these silly questions that they go around the room and ask everyone and each person answers one and we're supposed to get to know each other better. So when they get to me, my question is "Who's the most famous person you've ever met or been in the presence of?" And the guy asking the question goes, wait, I think I can guess. And the entire room of 20 or so people chime together "Prince!"

It's not that I talk about him incessantly or anything. I just have a few small pics at my desk and this being Minnesota, everybody asks me about them.

So how bout you?

among my friends, yeah...at work, only one other person knows/cares that i like 'im.

Yes. All my friends, family andcolleagues know Im a Prince fan. I go on about him more to some than others though. It's nice to go into work and know that nobody minds me putting on an album first thing in a morning.

My family, friends and coworkers all know that I LOVE Prince. Some coworkers call me "Mrs. Prince". When people hear or see news about Prince they make sure to let me know.

I used to be. Until I entered a party and they turned off
the music and chimed "shakin that ass shakin that ass".



For months after, when I was on my way home from school,
people passing by would yell "shakin that ass"



It made me grow a strong dislike for the song. I hate it!



After that I went underground with my prince obsession

yes..everyone that has EVER known me KNOWS

made the name change years REALLY tough, the phone calls..everyone wanting 2 know the scoop....

2004 wasn't so bad....

IstenSzek said:

omg! that rocks! the whole neighborhood was your back-up singers! You could have milked that for quite some time.


picturing IstenSzek shakin that ass down the sidewalk

CarrieMpls said:

i never did shake my behind in public!!!

well, aside from the occasional public bathroom

Im known for being a Prince fan and it gets kind of annoying

When I have on headphones people always assume Im listening to him

and I regularly get asked "So whats new in the Prince world?" by people trying to be sarcastic.

Nope. I'm known by family, friends and acquaintances as a musician and an all around "music-lover". I love P, but he's still just a part of a long list.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Hi Sexy...how's things?

Baby knows..

Yes, all my friends, family and some co-workers know that I am a big fan of Prince. Whenever they hear something about him they make sure to let me know, and if they ever have a question about him or his music they never hesitate to ask me because they know that I can give them an answer or will take the time to find out.

Yes I am known for being a Prince fan. In my home town it is considered a joke as I am a 6ft1in skinhead with a goatie,run a kickboxing club,am a part time bouncer,ride a motorcycle,used to be very hot tempered and listen to a man who wears women's clothes.
In fact a few weeks after the one nite alone tour I met a man I had'nt seen in 7 years,his first words to me were well what did you think of the concert?
I asked him was he there and did he see me, he said no he just knew I would be there.
So yes I am known for being a Prince fan-

We are a dying breed my friends.

that's beauty of being a Prince fan, we come in all flavas

very much so. unfortunately, whenever my friends (just the non-musicians, the ones who play at least respect him) hear me talk about Prince, they roll their eyes and tell me how weird i am. OR how gay/stupid/old he is.

makes me wanna them.

at my theatre collective, we have an opening and closing go around. the closing Go around this time was "name an artist who has greately influenced you"
and i said "do i even have to answer?" and everyone said "Prince"

CarrieMpls said:

Oh pleasae. I'm damn near Prince to everyone who has ever come in contact with me. And to some I barely even know I've found out at times.

MidnightFunk said:

Things are good with me, Midnight! Thanks for asking! I hope you and yours are fairing well this lovely spring day also!

CarrieMpls said:

Pretty much the same story....
I am also introduces as "If you ever want to know anything about Prince, talk to Peggy"
I was once interviewing for a new position and had a 15 minute discussion on
Prince before we even got to talking about me.

Yes, most of my friends family and people at work know I'm a big Prince fan.
I think I'm the biggest fan among my group of friends.

Yep, I am "known" for being a Prince fan.

evenstar3 said:

evenstar3 said:

exactly the same with me

Mauve said:

I get that a lot too! I don't even consider myself all that big a fan compared to plenty of people on this site. But particularly last year with all the hoopla I would get random emails from co-workers asking Prince questions. It's hysterical!

Oh yes! Hell yes!

I met my wife at a Prince party. We celebrated our anniversary at the "Musicology" tour with front row seats! Not to mention I have a "Purple Rain" movie poster in my office at work and EVERYONE knows that when they see me walking around the spot with my headphones on that I am listening to Prince.

Yes, and many people really think I'm crazy. I know my best friends have met each other a few times and have talked about 'me and Prince', wondering if they should take the responsibility for putting me in a mental institution.

Lately though, I'm getting some respect for my 'obsession' (which is very low, compared to others on prince.org). My ex-boyfriend became a fan a few years after we broke up. He has always pretended to be indoctrinated, but not really a natural fan. Now he is. He even comes up with songs I've never heard about.

Not really....