http://media.putfile.com/...-Bad-Video

Watch the damn vid! and listen closeley to what Prince says!

This is from the Chris Rock interview, what's you're point exactly?

We know there's no rivalry, it's just an age-old marketing gimmick, but don't tell the MJ fans that, some of them believe their idol and master was being usurped by that nasty little Prince.

You're right, there is no rivalry. As a musician, Michael can't come close!

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From Moguls and Madmen: The Pursuit of Power in Popular Music by Jory Farr, copyright 1994, pp.184-191:

“Even though Diamonds & Pearls was a hit, I told him, ‘Prince, I can’t believe you ain’t funky,’” [Benny] Medina said, shaking his head. “On this record, we got into some huge fights. He wanted ‘My Name is Prince’ on the album and I wanted it off. He wanted it as a first single, but I knew this record wasn’t finished yet. ‘It’s not time yet,’ I told him. ‘Take some time. Take some time, man.’ But who am I to sit there and tell this artist what to do? Prince thinks that whatever he writes is something being sent through him, and that as he plays he needs to put it out – because he’s done now. Whoever gets this will get this and receive it in the way he wanted, and whoever doesn’t, won’t. Prince told me, ‘I’m not trying to sell records like Michael Jackson. Look what selling records has done to Michael Jackson. I can still play. But Michael can’t play nothin’ I can. Not as good as I can. Ever, ever, ever.’ Maybe that’s his ego talking, but I’ve seen Prince play and I know it’s also reality. By your standards or mine. Prince will get back to the place where he figures out what he needs to do. Prince told me, ‘This music is something I created and I need to get it out there, because as soon as I get it out I got something else to do.’ You need to indulge those artists.”

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“Prince needs the slack. But he’s got to get rid of that N.P.G. shit,” said [Pharoah] Afrika [Baby Bambaataa], who’d been listening the whole time even as he was checking out some fly chicks over at the next table. The N.P.G., or New Power Generation, was Prince’s flashy new band. “I want to see Prince without the N.P.G.”

“Prince is just trying too hard,” said [Peter] Edge [a New York-based Warner Bros. A&R man], who grew up in Great Britain but lived in New York.

“I think this is the last time you’ll see Prince with this band,” Medina said. “Prince knows I don’t like this band. He knows I don’t like Tony M. I love Rosie Gaines. Prince is most comfortable onstage. He doesn’t like parties. How many geniuses are we gonna sit around and talk about? How many people are on a genius level? Prince is one of those. I mean, look at Michael Jackson. He has to go on TV and spend more time talking about his cosmetic surgery and his father than about the music he is writing.”

“It takes away from the whole art,” said Afrika, “having to watch that Michael Jackson-Oprah shit.”

“You ever seen Michael Jackson sit down at the piano and play something?” Medina asked.

If theres no rivalry why would you constantly make vs. threads?

Great... another fucking excuse for an MJ thread

Hilarious... Ya know if only RECORD PRODUCERS Felt As HIS FANS DID....I Guess EVERYTHING would be O.K. We Fans Have ALWAYS ,ALWAYS AGREED Felt as PRINCE DID and WE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND....A...Lack OF PROMOTION...B Great albums being PULLED C.....Not ENOUGH...PROMOTION on RADIO or VIDEO..... We felt Prince WAS GROSSLY UNDERAPPRECIATED as a TRUE MUSICAL Artist in FAVOR of NEWER ,YOUNGER,Less Talented ARTISTS.... I have Now Come to See in the Past few years that Prince is GETTING PROUDLY The HONORS/RECOGNITION he DESERVES... It's been a PITY that ISSUES such as HEIGHT,SEXUALITY,RELIGION AND CLOTHING/MAKEUP Has been of MAJOR IMPORTANCE.... When will the BUllSHIT END? It is Funny that I a Female am The One who Deems to Know What is BEST FOR HIM. U All Failed the TEST.....There is NO COMPARISON.... Rivalry? Well, the MEDIA Made it so. Michael does NOT PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS....PRINCE NOT FUNKY??? NEVER!!!

Of course there is no rivalry, its just dumb people who choose to believe there is. And its the media's fault, cause they started all the rumors.

Now I said who gonna sing that who, cause you sho' at singing it to me and I sho' ain't singing it to you

look at the way he said that and gestured with his hands, Prince is the gayest straight man I've ever seen.

bunnyman said:

Because there is rivaly between the fans dummy.

GoldenGlove said:

A rivalry you seem to enjoy promoting.
and dummy? rich coming from someone without a degree.

bunnyman said:

#1 it is a fun rivalry to endulge in. especially if your a fan of both.

#2 Me calling you dummy, did have justifiction (see above)

#3 Who knows what the future will bring?

#4 Congrats on your degree.

GoldenGlove said:

"#3 Who knows what the future will bring?"


Strangely, when I asked my Ouiji board if you would start more MJ threads in the future it gave me this response:



I guess we do know what the future holds

Averett said:

That is all very funny indeed. but, the whole pointof this forum is for freedom of speach and disscusion, so, i guess that outways your humour.

GoldenGlove said:

I confered with my magic eight ball as to how to respond

and strangely it read
[Edited 11/5/05 9:53am]

Averett said:

How strange