You can never go back, it just wouldn't be the same.

His music is maturing, in the same way that he is.

Life does that to you.

The top 10 things Prince is missing nowadays (in my own words, and in no particular order):
1) The cloud guitar
2) Wendy and Lisa
3) A free spirit (all praise to the JW for that )
4) His "John Lennon"-glasses
5) Clare Fischer
6) His own hair
7) Michael Bland and Sonny Thompson
8) Red meat (for a stronger libido)
9) Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss
10) Genious music

Thats it....easy

Riverpoet31 said:

Whatever. He's freer than you know, and also free from your prejudice and judgement.

Hey, i am spiritual person, having been to big depths and highs in my life, and theres one thing I have learned....being to much obsessed with something: wether its booze, drugs or religion is a bad thing....

JW is a sectarian kind of christianity, that lets you live by 'rules', and at the same time limits your inner choices... You arent spiritual from following rules, real spirituality gives you a sense of freedom, purpose, innerpeace, while most religions decrease your sense of spirituality.....JW is a downright sect, built on hyprocicy and rules, abusing the spirituality every ones carries inside....

Riverpoet31 said:

Why do I suddenly like you so much?

Riverpoet31 said:

Well I don't know much about the JW faith but I don't like who it has turned Prince into...he doesn't even seem like the same man to me sometimes...but I guess he went through some terrible life expereinces and the JW faith in him mind was the only thing to ground him?? I mean that man was pretty famous, could have anything he wanted, that kinda distorts your reality a bit...he DOES seem more humble now...but like you said I don't belive he is as free as he should be..just listen to the Rainbow Children lyrics....

I agree Krystal, i hope he will get his feet back on the ground, and express a maturity not based on 'rules' brought to him by Jehovah Witneses, but based on his own feelings and soul....

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Thank You. Agreed 100%. If Prince was still being overtly sexual, you would say isn't he gettin' too old for this shit and I'll say this again I don't care much for the JW denomonation, but if that and him being less sexual keeps him out of trouble and not in the same mess as MJ then I'm all for it. I don't want to see him in no mess like that.

I loved him the he was and the way he is now and it don't matter what he does somebody on the org is always gonna have something to say. You can't win for losing.

I just miss Prince, period. It os so sad how he killed himself. 1958-1993. R.I.P.

PEOPLE! Get a grip. Prince isn't that much different than he used to be. I've seen him in concert for the last 25 years more than 20 times and he's not drastically different.

TurnItUp said:[quote]

SexyBeautifulOne said:

TurnItUp said:

Ok I understand but Prince always had a diffrent way of expressing himself. I mean if he loosened up a little it's not like we would want him doing all the other crappy things artists are doing now....like booty videos, talking about bending a girl over and ramming her, or simulating felatio with female dancers even!....we are just saying that he could sing about sex, insinuate sex, have sexy women in his videos again, have an occational swear word...I mean I think THAT would show a more maturity if he expresses himself in his own way and stifle himself because of a religion...I mean we always applaude him for saying f u to societies rules and challening the ideas of race, sexuality, gender he always seemed like a person who did his own thing...now he is a follower in a diffrent society.

prodigalfan said:[quote]

TurnItUp said:

Thank you baby.

Riverpoet31 said:

Thank you, but this is merely your opinion based on falsehoods.
I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and I can tell you that inner peace does not come from putting down other people. I certainly don't need someone on a message board to tell me whether I'm spiritually free or not.
I'm free from a lot of the crap that many "spiritually minded" people put themselves through because of the way they choose to live their lives.
Perhaps you think Prince is obsessed with his faith because he actually practices it, as opposed to paying it lip service. Either way, you don't know him and you don't know JWs based on your post.

If you want to know anything at all about JWs just go here: www.watchtower.org

Yes

OdysyMiles,

I have listened to The Rainbow Children a few times and i did hear a lot of harsh, shortminded, grieving lyrics on that. If that is what JW are about, i dont see much spiritual freedom in your believes....

I see you did put the link to watchtower.org in your post. I might visit it sometimes...

As were on propoganda-mission maybe you should once try to read the following book:

Thich Nhat Hanh - Every step is peace

An insightfull and clearly written book about spirituality, from a budhist point of view. I aint no budhist, but it inspired me a lot.

Remember, youre free to choose, so its all your choice

Krystal666 said:

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Sorry Prince would not be married to long if he started down "sexy women in his videos again" I bet this would not go over with the Mrs.

Krystal666 said:

Sometimes I miss it,but then I wonder if he's not happy the way he is now and then I feel selfish.

vman4639 said:

oh let him change the lyrics... So what if its not the same.. He's getting older now and changing. Thats what I love about this guy. Do Your Thing Prince!!

laurarichardson said:

HI! MY NAME IS LIZA AND I'M GOING TO BE FEATURED IN AN UPCOMING NEW PRINCE VIDEO!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

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Musicology was a commercial record that sold a million copies at retail P has not sold a million copies of anything in a decade. In order to do the give away he had to do something commercial. I can't figure out why people on this board can't figure this out.

KaleidoscopeEyes said:

laurarichardson said:

WORD!

I happen to like Musicology, and jammed it a few times. Musicology as my wake up song to drive to work and Marrying Kind (to work the stress out while driving home) or Mr. Man as my drive home song (my decompression while driving home song).

prodigalfan said:

- I like Musicology too. Of course, if you compare it to his masterpiece albums such as SOTT and Parade, it´s disappointing.

But I like the fact that it´s a clean and straight album focused on a more mature audience (the opposite of Rave, for example, that was commercial in the wrong way - outdated production trying to aim at teens). I still listen to it, and I really love some tracks.

prodigalfan said:

Krystal666 said:

I miss it.

I wouldn't want him to do it the way he did it before, but he could be sexy.

He's just confined now.

I hate to say it but I miss Vanity's wildness waay more than Prince. LOl

skywalker said:

am glad that prince has grown up it now goes to show that is more to life then sex . but am not gonna get mad at him for singing about sex when he was younger because around that time his hormones were raging out of control.