Imagine Prince working with a Dirty Mind era young Prince!!!, imagine P trying to give some of those lame ass half hearted rock and funk efforts he dishes out to the females with the odd gem and the youngster turns around and says 'I'm not singing THAT'!. Imagine P's ego being so pushed by a young gifted musician and writer who cares about his lyrics and can come up with better production skills! & better guitar licks that he just has to get off his ass and compete.
Come on P, drop the starry eyed chickx you want to lay and get a competitive, talented younger version of you [and not a puppet like Morris Day or St. paul either!!!] Anyone with me?.

I would love to see him with a male protege - I think that would help (him or us?) to draw the line between mentorship and attraction.

I think that's a BRILLIANT idea.

booyah said:

I feel the same way. It would be almost a breath of fresh air for there to be a male protege cause it would be different.

i'd also drop it being an R&B star, give him a poor White Rocker with a chip on his shoulder, a beat up guitar and whole lotta stories to tell!!!.Screw the Lenny Ks, Maxwells and John Ledgends of this world!!!.

I read the title of the topic and thought 'what a crock of shit' - then i read your argument and i must admit, i agree 100% - but it doesn't truely have to really be a male, just somebody who won't drink the whole Jehovah/bland/stunted/by-the-numbers, Hef years, tasteless cool-aid shit...

funkyhead said:

For once a honest Prince fan speaks. I will say this....remember what happened with the TIME. I know people that have worked with him and even though along with Stevie Wonder, Prince has been my favorite Musician. But it seems that prince often fears one thing of possible protege's, and that is.....One having its own mind. I WOULD definately be TOO much for him to deal with...

Love, Peace & chickengrease

yup yup

I can remember the change in P when Tony M was around also. After Jerome and Morris wasn't a round P started acting a little "you know." He was dressing like Sheila and Cat and then the LoveSexy look came . When Tony M came he started to look good in the suits, yellow BMW and was looking like his people again.

He does need a strong man around to bring the best of P out like Morris and some of the others..."The Time is the only band I am afraid of and I need some competition out here." ('86 Det. Radio interview)

Good post

I don't think P would go around with a "male protege." I think he should find a young Usher or whateva and just produce it. Remember back in the day when there would be a jam out and you look and see "jamie starr." P doesn't have to have Tamar everywhere and I don't feel good about the success of Milk & Honey. I hope it does but no radio / TV hit and it's been so long for the release.

2 much like right? but have too agree gets a little tiresome of these no talent protoges with no talent 2 speak of, come on my lover u can do better!

Prince cannot shape others.

He can only impose his own limited vision on them.

A protege would become a product, as history has shown each and every time. He does not possess the talent to see someone's unique skills and niche and enhance them. He artificially gives them style ...including new names. It's strange.

Prince would simply be silent, absent and refuse to speak to the rebellious protege until he surrendered to his control (much like Puffy).


Plus, I can't see a cocky male gelling with Prince. Prince isn't really a man's man...

But I do agree he needs some independent-spirits who will challenge him (like my Wendy and Lisa did )
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brotha needs a maid-rite sammich and a backrub.

prime said:

....What?

He could call him Tevin Campbell.

Spinlight said:

What?

I remember this the first time it was posted.

So the advice basically is "Hey Prince, here's what you should do, go find someone just as talented, cocky and driven as you were back in the day and hook up with them! Thanks, no charge for the advice.."

If it were only that easy.

Anyway, anybody theoretically talented and cocky enough to push Prince in new musical directions shouldn't want to be a goddamn protege to begin with. The fact that they're applying for the position already disqualifies them.

If he was really a "younger version of Prince", he'd have proteges of his own, not sign up with P to be one.


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Universaluv said:

funkyhead said:

No. Been there done that. TonyfuckingM comes to mind. He was a terrible rapper who ruined a lot of otherwise good Prince albums in the early 90's.

dude should just clone himself...

EmbattledWarrior said:

naaaaan. one prince is more than enough.

Tamar is a very talented girl, so I don't want to hear this sexist bunk. She sure in the hell is better then Beyonce.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

c'mon we can finally ask the question if Prince would fuck himself...
lo

2freaky4church1 said:

Definitely Chris Brown, he can rap, sing, rhyme, show off and he can even ball. Plus unlike most of Prince's proteges, hes already blown up too.
Judging by the look of him, he may evn bend over like Tevin Campbell probably did.

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2freaky4church1 said:

did u see the BET awards...Tamar definately has some competition

funkyhead said:

I'm wit u! I wanna see that. I know there is some realmusicians out there dying to get that chance too. but i doubt P's ego would allow this. I love P but I got to say i truly believe its his ego that keeps puttin mediocre chicks up there. Even if he went and found someone like Rosie ( who was a beast on that organ!) I could dig that you know someone who brings something extraordinary to the table. I would love to see someone like Tony Hussle and P do something together too, but i won't hold my breath.

HobbesLeCute said:

i love it!

funkyhead said:

Prince is doing just fine. Please shut up.