hey! those were hot

Zelaira said:

Moonwalkbjrain said:

I know! Why do people think in the Rave era he looked so bad? That was one of his best looks.
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Think after the death of his child , divorce and lost of his parents intervention of Larry Graham he changed drastically.

If Prince seems too old, it's because you need 2 ketchup.

I mostly agree with you but for one thing: I hate the suits. He makes me think of a little girl playing dress up in Daddy's clothes when he wears them. Sorry.

Thumparello said:

I agree, not that it's anyone's doing...just that life will do that to a person. How does the saying go? About giving up "childish things?" Some feel that when they get older they have to stop acting "childish" when in fact, "acting your age" can kill your spirit.

In a way I think the changes have suited him and in a way I think they have not. Madonna's latest look is a great example. To me it looks rather tired and ill-fitting for a woman in her 40's. I'm glad Prince has moved beyond the briefs and leg warmers, but what I do miss is the fun and the emotion. Prince's spiritual self-censoring has taken depth out of alot of his material that goes beyond the occassional (or lack thereof) swear.

meow85 said:

Are u crazy? Prince is looking so damn cool in his suits. I luv it!

this whole thing last year with his not taking his shirt off because its "old skin" and the whole sound of his albums has gotten so mellow the last 8 years.. did Prince get older before we ever thought he would? look at Madonna she looks great and has a very upbeat record and dances around likes she 20 now i know with Prince's physical problems he cant dance like he used to but it seems like when he turned 40 he started acting older than he should have...save the mellow music for when your in your 60's! somebody tell Prince being in your 40's is NOT old

I think Prince knows (or strongly believes) that he is still fairly young - he states this over and over again in his interviews, especially during his fantastic year of 2004. However, his music has progressed to a more complex sound that if you really study his music was bound to come sooner or later. He wants an organic, full sound that was merely imitiated through electronic means (keys and drums especially) back-drops in the early years. Starting with the Parade period you see him progess slowely to real strings and going all-out on a horn section, which started to materialize during the Purple Rain tour era. Thus I don't think his age has so much to do with his musicial direction, but rather it's a consciencious decision by him to go after the sound he was inspired by during his early days. In addition, I don't think his decision to stop swearing in his music is a big deal because he has managed to keep the music suggestive and strong without cursing or make crude sexual references. Now I do believe his religion more than his age has affected maybe the lyrics and content of his songs, but not so much the musicial compositions - he would have heard the music the same (I am assuming) when composing the musical arrangements. I hear people on this forum describe Prince in senior citizen terms and I often wonder that if 47 makes you old than hell at 35 I might as well pull out the wheelchair and look for senior citizen discounts here in about five years. 40 is young - not a baby, but it is young. If Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney are any indication, Prince has plenty of music and time to keep our heads nodding for years to come. So, here is my two cents: No great artists stands in one place for any long-length of time. Madonna, Stones, McCartney, etc. all have progressed nicely with the times. Just as important, their fans have allowed them to change and progess beyond the early - usually fablous start that made them fans in the first place. I personally am not looking for Prince to have another Purple Rain/1999/SOTT, but I am looking for him to put out good music that fits where he is in his life and makes him and us, as fans, groove on for years to come - so "Dance On."

Word UP FANS..... PRINCE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO THink He's Changed and Really I gotta tell you something the ONLY THING that has CHANGED is that....HE DOESN"T CURSE in his songs. He Cut his Hair. He wears Suits INSTEAD of SEE-Through Sexy Numbers. He put on some WEIGHT. Doesn't Dance as MUCH...Is MARRIED.... Other than THAT HE HASN"T CHANGED . So I gotta tell you SOMETHING it is NOT LARRY who has CHANGED PRINCE it is MARRIAGE...PRINCE Changed with MARRIAGE. BEFORE MARRIAGE to MAYTE he was FINE and Ditto with MANUELA. He has SETTLED DOWN and ISN'T QUITE as WILD anymore. That is WHY..... Prince Now is BEINg more ROLE MODEL and TEACHER to Fans and NOT DEVIL MAY CARE EXPLICIT. But, ya NEVER Know he May Change back with Singing songs ASIS and NOT Cutting them in Half and he May go back into the ROCK Guitar VIBE. Just cause he is 47 and Married now that DOESN"T MEAN he's Gotta TURN INTO a VEGAS ACT. That is UTTER CRAP! Sure ya MAKE $$$$ and ALL..But they say you OLD when ya TURN VEGAS... Let's keep him in CALIFORNIA and NYC..... . The STONES AREN'T GOING VEGAS.... THINK on THEM COOKIES and MICK is a JOLLY OLE ROGER ....

Excellent post.

Prince hasn't gotten old. It's those fans who talk about how ridiculous he'd sound swearing or dancing around in a g-string "at his age" that make him old in their minds.

In certain segments of the Prince fanbase, 47 is apparently the new 90.

carlcranshaw said:

We (devout fans) been waiting on a "surprise" for 15 years now, HASN'T HAPPENED!! Enjoy him for where he's at today. It's the about the live show,hopefully he keeps touring. Do songs like Glass Cutter and the current tribute song sound like a surprise??

Last WORD! " HIS DICK is YOUNG!"

this whole thing last year with his not taking his shirt off because its "old skin" and the whole sound of his albums has gotten so mellow the last 8 years.. did Prince get older before we ever thought he would? look at Madonna she looks great and has a very upbeat record and dances around likes she 20 now i know with Prince's physical problems he cant dance like he used to but it seems like when he turned 40 he started acting older than he should have...save the mellow music for when your in your 60's! somebody tell Prince being in your 40's is NOT old

Mazerati said:

I'd rather him look like he does now than during the Rave era with those damn things comin' out of his head.

Its about your own groove. Madonna is still trying to reach 12 year olds,




Prince isn't necessary trying to do that. I think he's assuming his audience has matured and wouldn't want to see some almost 50 year old man in tights humpin' his guitar.

I like the mature prince better.....i like the wrinkles and the suits. Prince will probably modify is look with the next cd but the days of tights, leg warmers and ruffles are gone.

Madonna, on some days, looks like an older lady tryin' to be ciara...




shit the ruffles was out in the seventies prince just brung it back for about four years but he was the only musician still wearing ruffles so maybe that is why prince was ignored so much because people thought he was a late out of style singer who dresses and acts fuuny

personally i like some of prince's clothes i would wear them and i would not care what other people think cause i am rich i dont follow trends and i think that is how prince feels
"shit yall niggas can kiss my ass i'm still rich bitches"
but that is besides the point i think he has just matured i mean how many fans now would want to see a 47 years old negro in tights licking his guitar agian his old fans would get tired of his old shit and begin to think he is immature
and not buy his records any more that is probably whyhe changed his musicainal stlye so much to get something new




ok....I wasn't serious before I get attacked.