Does anyone have any idea of what is the motivating factor behind Prince? He has always been one of the most focused, hardworking and dedicated artists that I have ever seen. Even prior to his spiritual conversion, he was highly elevated mentally. What books or motivational speakers did he, or does he now read and listen to? I would love to know. I know that Earth Wind & Fire's founder, Maurice White used to (and probably still does) read books by Norman Vincent Peale. He actually got a vision of Earth Wind & Fire while reading one of them. He and the members of Earth Wind & Fire were also heavily involved in meditation and metaphysics. Of course we know that the outcome of this labor showed up in their very positive music. I'm sure Prince has some major influences. Does anyone know? Peace and Love

My thought has always been that highly creative people don't necessarily need "motivation" or a "muse"...that their creativity and "inspiration" simply comes from wanting to create in reality what it is they envision in their minds...with me, the most creative phases and periods I've ever been in weren't spurred by an inspiration, but rather from having a head full of ideas and images that I wanted--hell, that I needed to create and make reality...where they came from, I don't know...but when they were born within my mind, there was no stopping me from taking the "mental" and turning it into the physical...

I imagine someone like Prince, who's about 1,000,000 times more creative than I am, to almost be in that mode 90% of the time...




...um...left off the word "were" in a sentence...damn grammar..
[This message was edited Fri Jul 5 10:01:48 PDT 2002 by wellbeyond]

GOD!

Paisley said:

END OF THE TOPIC!!!

women.

Maybe God is a woman (wink)
[This message was edited Fri Jul 5 11:05:14 PDT 2002 by johnny]

uh..
sly and the family stone
jimi, james
woodstock
mlk

and remember FUNK IS IT"S OWN REWARD!!!

God
Women
James Brown
Jimi Hendrix
Santana
Sly & The Family Stone
Miles Davis
Various seventies funk acts like Parliament/Funkadelic, Ohio Players etc.

funkaholic1972 said:

Spirituality
Current events
History
Religion
His libido
The sound coming from his nearest speaker

Women and his experiences. Religion.

He'd say God. I'd say, he's lost it, whatever it was.

Love, God, and everything else. When you're an artist, you find an inspiration in not one, but many things. It's the rerason why his songs are about different issues.
[This message was edited Tue Jul 9 8:41:12 PDT 2002 by Starmist7]

Starmist7 said:

The Human Experience.

...and don't forget Kirky J, Prince couldn't do it without him

ME

Q: What is Prince's source of inspiration?

A: From what I can ascertain, Spongebob Squarepants is his inspiration.

experience and a sense of destination... or a 'duty' whatever you want to call it.

IMO...

PRESENT ... L.G., Jehova, $$$

PAST ... GOD, Sex, Love


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