when did prince go vegan?

weepingwall said:

Right before he stopped being Vegan.

i mean to my knowlegde he appends to be one..or so i read.

Didn't he go vegan because Mayte was one?

Krystal666 said:

i dont know..thats why i was asking...but i only get jokers like lovemachine to answer..

It was around the time that Mayte was pregnant, wasn't it?

Justin1972UK said:

oh is he still one?

weepingwall said:

Isn't he just a vegitarian now? I don't know. Seems like he would want to stay away from dairy considering he is a singer.

Krystal666 said:

true..

my ears hurt

twister6 said:

your stupid..were in a forum..god seriously prince fans think thier so holy than thou..jesus..he's not a god you know.

weepingwall said:

i thought it was only since 1995 or something. i don't know if he is still vegan or just veg.
he has been looking much less gaunt than he was when he was with Mayte. maybe he is back dairy.

alwayslate said:

kool..thanks..for the info..also thank you kristie666 and justin

weepingwall said:

It always cracks me up when people call someone stupid and then proceed to spell every word wrong while doing so.

lovemachine said:

can't take my s off U 4 even a second!

I've got that 1 b4 2

you guys are off topic.

I remember Prince saying he drove to Dairy Queen at night one time to get Mayte some ice cream while she was pregnant so I don't think she was vegan.

he is vegan b-cause i am and he likes it!

As far as I know he's only vegetarian now and not completely vegan. I know that you can be perfectly healthy on a vegan diet, but something was giving P. that skeletal look in the '90's. Maybe he wasn't doing it right and only ate salads and stuff instead of eating properly.


[Edited 4/11/06 2:17am]

As far as I know, he became a vegan around 1994 or so (hence the skinny look - he probably didn't do it in the right way or his body had problems adjusting to the new diet, whatever).

However, I have high doubts that he still is a vegan - maybe he's a vegetarian now. All those references to chocolate (in the song "3121", the chocolate fountain from the 3121 party reports) - is there something like "vegan chocolate" (= chocolate made with soy milk or so)? I doubt that...

On track from 1996 boxset Emancipation (Joint II Joint) he had a lyric about having his cereal with only Soya milk "because cows' is for calves".

During that era he did an interview with The Vegetarian Times magazine from which he made the quote about "we need a slaughterhouse free day" (Also went on to have an internet only album called Welcome 2 The Slaughterhouse).

That article along with behind the scenes interview on vegetarian staff at Paisley Park: http://www.findarticles.c...i_19945123

On The Truth Album in 1998 (packaged with The Crystal Ball 3CD set) he made his vegan manifesto clearest through the lyrics of "Animal Kingdom":

Animal Kingdom - Prince
I saw a friend of mine 2day
In an ad sayin' what would do my body good
I told him he was wasting time I say
If God wanted milk in me
The breast I suck would have a line around the hood

No member of the animal kingdom nurses past maturity
No member of the animal kingdom ever did a thing 2 me
It's why I don't eat red meat or white fish
Don't give me no blue cheese
We're all members of the animal kingdom
Leave your brothers and sisters in the sea

Animal, animal kingdom {x2}

Who told us we should eat the swine?
U can bet your final money it damn sure wasn't no friend of mine
What about the clams on the shore?
Souls in progress, here come the fisherman - soul no more

No member of the animal kingdom nurses past maturity
(Nurses past, oh yeah)
No member of the animal kingdom ever did a thing 2 me
(Ever did a damn thing)
So I don't eat no red meat or white fish
Or funky, funky blue cheese
We're all members of the animal kingdom
Leave your brothers and sisters in the sea

Animal, animal kingdom {x3}

In 2000 he won an award for the anti-wool message within the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic linernotes. Regarding the award: http://www.hsus.org/about...wards.html

The really big moment, of course, was Prince's appearance. He was accepting the Dolly Green Special Achievement Award for his latest CD, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic, which contain liner notes that decry the suffering of sheep to produce wool clothing. Prince received a heartfelt standing ovation and, in all sincerity, said, "I've received many awards, but I'm truly humbled just to be here…I'm truly humbled receiving this…There are so many wonderful people in the room…Really this has been a moving experience just being in the room with all of you."
[Edited 4/11/06 2:36am]

lovemachine said:

Cold!


Here you go weepingwall:

EmancipationLover said:

Of course there's such a thing as vegan chocolate! Cocoa beans don't come from an animal y'know.
[Edited 4/11/06 5:46am]

poisonmouth said:

But isn't chocolate normally made with milk (except for the very dark one of course)?

EmancipationLover said:

yes it is
and there are many different kinds of milk

funkii said:

So is there really something like cow-milk-free, non-dark chocolate available?

I'm asking out of curiosity as my girlfriend has lactose intolerance and can't eat chocolate anymore.

EmancipationLover said:

Of course there are many. Coconut milk, rice milk, soya milk and even hazelnuts can create a creamy effect. Do a websearch for brands in your nation or just go to your local healthshop. There are available alternatives to any animal product you can name period.

Anyway pure "dark" chocolate when of good quality isn't bitter and is tasty enough in it's own right.
[Edited 4/11/06 10:27am]

SpecialEd said:

haha, there is even animal free hot dog type suasuage thingies
oh i cant think
its 3:30am, goodnight

I remember reading an article about him ordering white fish at a night club while on the Musicology tour. So I doubt he is as strict as he used to be.