New topic
Printable| Author | Message |
prince's infamous shyness Oftentimes in articles, books, or whatever about the Purple One it's mentioned that he seems shy and/or uneasy in groups.
If it's true, I'd like to suggest that it's possibly not a social issue, but one of height. Like Prince, I'm a small person. Shorter than him even, at 4'11''. 
I'm fairly outgoing, but having one on one conversations with regular sized people can be intimidating, because I have to look up to speak to them. Most people give a good two feet personal bubble when talking to someone, but for me this isn't enough. I try to back up so I can look the person in the eye without craning my neck, but they follow me! I can't count the number of times I've been accused of being shy, or even a snob because I "walk away" from people when we're talking!
So could that be the case for Mr. Squiggle as well? Prince: please release something soon.  [Edited 12/2/05 0:28am] "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
- E-mail - orgNote -  Report post to moderator |
very honest of u....yeah..i think that has A LOT !!! to do with it...great post. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
prettymansson said: very honest of u....yeah..i think that has A LOT !!! to do with it...great post.
Thanks. 
I'm just afraid it won't be taken seriously because it's more of a "shallow" i.e. about his appearance topic. 
Oh well. At least it's not another thread about his curvy butt/pretty eyes/feet/missing ribs. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
maybe it's just him 
I'm 6' and pretty much as shy as it gets around new people. But I guess he could be insecure? Who knows? If you will, so will I | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I doubt it. I'm short and am extremely outgoing. I think it's more an inherent personality thing.
There are a lot of things about Prince that I think can be attributable at least partly to his height (if he were average height or taller, I think his music would have been vastly different), but in my opinion this isn't one of them. The Normal Whores Club | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
honestly...i know many folks who have spent a great deal of time around him...and YES...this is a MAJOR factor in shaping who he is...musically and otherwise.. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
FunkMistress said: I doubt it. I'm short and am extremely outgoing. I think it's more an inherent personality thing.
That makes more sense then a height issue. Social phobics of the world unite!  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Truly I think I understand him in this aspect. Where do we exist? Are we the phyical beings everyone else interacts with, or are we thought processes contained in the phyical beings we are? I believe we are actually inside looking out into a phyical world. There is much more room in the heads of 'shy' people. We are always examing the 'outside'. We seak to understand the cause and effect resulting in others behaviors. We question motovations and look for proof. Scientific in nature, we examine everything we can percieve. It can be medophyical, phyical, emotional or any other form of interpersonal data that can be collected. News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I think he may really have some kind of split personality, sometimes hes shy, sometimes hes not, sometimes hes masculine, sometimes hes feminine, he a very unusual mind, a creative genuis mind, who knows what goes on in that big head | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
its all about the height, all short people r shy, its 2 bad | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
4nowneway said: I think he may really have some kind of split personality, sometimes hes shy, sometimes hes not, sometimes hes masculine, sometimes hes feminine, he a very unusual mind, a creative genuis mind, who knows what goes on in that big head
He's a Gemini. Gemini's are two people in one.  News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
MickG said:[quote] There is much more room in the heads of 'shy' people. We are always examing the 'outside'. We seak to understand the cause and effect resulting in others behaviors. We question motovations and look for proof. Scientific in nature, we examine everything we can percieve. quote]
Nicely put... So true..... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I'd argue that this "shy" image that he often strives 2 portray may be a big sham. Former Manager Steve Fargnoli had said "He's just as outspoken and outrageous offstage as he is on." Prince often has put on a big show of being mysterious. Prince never seems nervous, shy and intimidated in groups 2 me. Seems clear 2 me that Prince just has trust issues and height issues as well. U have 2 earn his trust. Prince is alot of things but shy is not one of them. [Edited 12/3/05 8:59am] Goodnight, sweet Prince. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
purplerain7 said:[quote] MickG said: There is much more room in the heads of 'shy' people. We are always examing the 'outside'. We seak to understand the cause and effect resulting in others behaviors. We question motovations and look for proof. Scientific in nature, we examine everything we can percieve. quote]
Nicely put... So true..... It has to be extremely hard to understand accurate 'cause and effect' of others behaviors or their the true 'motivations and .....proof' when you are a shy person. Being hesitant to engage in conversation or activites where true communication will occur can lead to further misunderstanding. A shy person can examine everything but the perception might not give a true picture of what's really happening. Without the aid of communication it can be easy for many to assume Prince can be a snob, when it's really shyness. When you're shy there's lots of room for interpretation (right or wrong) coloring any situation. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
meow85 said: Oftentimes in articles, books, or whatever about the Purple One it's mentioned that he seems shy and/or uneasy in groups.
If it's true, I'd like to suggest that it's possibly not a social issue, but one of height. Like Prince, I'm a small person. Shorter than him even, at 4'11''.
I'm fairly outgoing, but having one on one conversations with regular sized people can be intimidating, because I have to look up to speak to them. Most people give a good two feet personal bubble when talking to someone, but for me this isn't enough. I try to back up so I can look the person in the eye without craning my neck, but they follow me! I can't count the number of times I've been accused of being shy, or even a snob because I "walk away" from people when we're talking!
So could that be the case for Mr. Squiggle as well? Prince: please release something soon.
[Edited 12/2/05 0:28am] Hmmm I'm going to have to disagree with this. I think he really isn't all that shy. I think he just prefers personal one on one commuincation rather than having all the attention on the room on him when he is not preforming. I met one woman that met him and she said he seemed kinda shy and to himself when there were alot of people around him. When she came up and talked to him one on one she found him to be very friendly, open, and personable. Totally unlike what one would think he was like just by looking at him interact in a group. [Edited 12/3/05 4:22am] | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Krystal666 said: Hmmm I'm going to have to disagree with this. I think he really isn't all that shy. I think he just prefers personal one on one commuincation rather than having all the attention on the room on him when he is not preforming. I met one woman that met him and she said he seemed kinda shy and to himself when there were alot of people around him. When she came up and talked to him one on one she found him to be very friendly, open, and personable. Totally unlike what one would think he was like just by looking at him interact in a group. [Edited 12/3/05 4:22am]  Drat. Prince was close by many times but others had said not to speak unless spoken to. How will two shy people ever meet? | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
KelleyG said: Krystal666 said: Hmmm I'm going to have to disagree with this. I think he really isn't all that shy. I think he just prefers personal one on one commuincation rather than having all the attention on the room on him when he is not preforming. I met one woman that met him and she said he seemed kinda shy and to himself when there were alot of people around him. When she came up and talked to him one on one she found him to be very friendly, open, and personable. Totally unlike what one would think he was like just by looking at him interact in a group. [Edited 12/3/05 4:22am] Drat. Prince was close by many times but others had said not to speak unless spoken to. How will two shy people ever meet? Well this lady was a pretty sexy model. She was in his Gett Off video. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Prince said in one Interview for We ARE The World...".With So Many TalentsIn One Room I Would Have Clamed Up."....At the 2002 Paisley Celebration he asked somebody in his Band if he Was SHY...He Said I'm NOT SHY..Me SHY? | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
FunkMistress said: I doubt it. I'm short and am extremely outgoing. I think it's more an inherent personality thing.
There are a lot of things about Prince that I think can be attributable at least partly to his height (if he were average height or taller, I think his music would have been vastly different), but in my opinion this isn't one of them. Thinsg affect people differently though. What's no big deal to one person can be life-altering to another. Like I said, I'm short AND outgoing, but occasionally regular sized people are physically intimidating because I can't look them in the eye when we speak. On the other hand, when people decide they need to bend or kneel down to be eye-level, it's really kind of insulting. That's something you'd do to a child or an animal.  "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
youngstud98 said: its all about the height, all short people r shy, its 2 bad
ou missed my post, didn't you?
I just got finished saying that I'm short and *gasp!* outgoing. It's the lack of eye contact that gets me sometimes. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Krystal666 said: Hmmm I'm going to have to disagree with this. I think he really isn't all that shy. I think he just prefers personal one on one commuincation rather than having all the attention on the room on him when he is not preforming. I met one woman that met him and she said he seemed kinda shy and to himself when there were alot of people around him. When she came up and talked to him one on one she found him to be very friendly, open, and personable. Totally unlike what one would think he was like just by looking at him interact in a group. [Edited 12/3/05 4:22am] I did say "if". "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |