PurpleKnight said:

I can't actually remember Prince saying his songs aren't real!

What a bloody stupid thing for people to believe!

Of course they are real. You can only draw on YOUR OWN experiences when writing music.

NO womder Prince looks so pissed off all the time with you lot as a fan base.

Not one person on this site barely sticks up for him and others are so ready to slate him.

If Prince doesn't write emotionl music then I don't know who does.

You lot really need to start listening because you are really pissing me off.

pepper7 said:

Shorty said:

maybe he just meant that the sound quality of prince's songs aren't heartfelt!

pepper7 said:

Read the thread again. Basically, everyone here is arguing in favour of Prince having written heartfelt, emotional songs.

Don't take it so personally. That's really disturbing.

PurpleKnight said:

[Snip. I suggest someone takes a chill-pill - BananaCologne]

Anx said:

ahhh perhaps.

pepper7 said:

Okay, continue taking it personally when fans say things about a complete and utter stranger if that's what you wanna do.

PurpleKnight said:

[Snip. Cut it out - BananaCologne]

pepper7 said:

Because I happen to love the man's music. That doesn't mean I, or any one of us here for that matter, have a personal relationship with him. He's just a musician in the end.

PurpleKnight said:

Isn't that a really cold approach?

You must have some sort of emotional response to him.

Does he make you happy? sad?


Or do you not feel anything when you listen to his music? Do you not relate to him at all?

pepper7 said:

I think you're misinterpreting what I say here.

I'm not saying that his music isn't special, magical, and deeply personal to me. It is.

All I'm saying is that I care more about the music than the man, simply because no one here actually knows the man on a personal level.

Yeah, he's revealed certain things in songs, but that's not the same thing.

PurpleKnight said:

So you don't feel any emotion towards him?

You don't think a song like "Nothing Compares 2 U" makes you feel a bit sorry for him?

You just care about the music?

Anx said:

pepper7 said:

I have as much sympathy for him as I would any stranger; no more, no less.

The mark of a great song writer is being able to really express genuine emotion about something without necessarily experiencing it, and translating those feelings to the listener.

I think Prince does this really well on several of his songs

There's many songs but the one for me is



Love, thy will be done

"Comeback" brings tears to my eyes when I hear it. He really opened up his heart in this one.

In case you didn't know Mike, it was written for his own son who passed away.
[Edited 11/20/06 12:17pm]

All of his songs move me.

comeback
still would stand all time
let's have a baby
You're gonna see me
there is lonley
Old Friends for sale
I love you but I don't trust you anymore
Adore
pink cashmire
Morning Papers
Dark
I hate you
here on earth

to name a few...

Sometimes it snows in April, among many!

gyro34 said:

U stole my answer!

PurpleKnight said:

Gee's go out and out with your feelings mate why don't you??

That sounds like a very robotic non-commital answer.

So you only have sympathy for your friends? Or is it just family?

How well do you HAVE to know somebody before you have sympathy for them?

How do you measure it?

thekidsgirl said:

Whhhattttt?

The mark of a great song writer is being able to really express genuine emotion about something without necessarily experiencing it?

How then IS it genuine?

What he's just "guessing" that that's how he would feel if he broke up with someone?

How would he even know HOW to write about these emotions and experiences IF he hadn't gone through them himself??

You can onlt draw from your own experiences.

mikek1 said:

.... perhaps it depends on the heart of the listener MickG ~ there r several that move B....yet they may reflect differently n my world than others bcuz of personal experiences/viewpoints....truly don't hear "Fury" the way others on this site do ~ & who else could piss B off by saying "Loved, Beautiful & Blessed" (oxymoronic as it seems) do we all not view the world through the interpretation of experiences seen through the 'window of the soul' = what the eyes see & the heart perceives....MickG this one has faith U can look beyond what may appear 2 B real & know whats True that resonates with U 4 B ~ the songs & interpretations can change as the journey continues = new meanings can emerge....do we not seek what we find & receive what we believe? if U choose 2 listen at all ~ perhaps U can use your ability 2 hear a new way


B

pepper7 said:

I said that I have no more, and no less sympathy for Prince than I do any stranger. You assume that this means I have zero sympathy for strangers, which isn't what I intended at all as my answer.

Yes, I have sympathy for Prince. I feel terrible for him that he lost his baby, and is getting divorced for the second time. But I don't feel WORSE for Prince than I do anyone else going through something bad.

It's just like Billy said in Purple Rain, his music makes sense to no one but himself.[/quote]


that's not true. It is plain and simple to understand. It is just that something that means something to him might be expressed in a different way than you might express it. ( hiding now. don't hurt me.)

What are you all talking about?

Waste My Kisses

It's written about the death of his child, and the subsequent breakdown of his and Mayte's relationship. Can it get more heartfelt than that?

Andrew

andersongs said:

whispers Wasted Kisses.

I recall, during a very depressing time of my life, turning to princes music to find songs which i could relate to. I found this difficult and strangely it annoyed me that my favourite artist lacked material which i could identify with in my current state. Religiously i played Marvin gayes 'whats goin on' album and i felt a connection with the artist, i could identify with his pain.

It soon became apparent that Prince just isnt that type of artist, or perhaps individual. he seems to be planted firmly in the positive. he DID have music for me to listen to, enjoy and even move me. he didnt provide music for me to wallow in self pity to.