PurpleKnight said:

**** I dont know if its typical of men..... Prince doesnt know himself what he wanna....

PurpleKnight said:

I was recently thinking that falling off the stage at JB's concert probably solidified the need to control every situation.

PurpleKnight said:

The dude has seriously deep issues, but he goes way overboard with the eye-contact shit!
You're right about P and control, right on the money, however without the Fam-friend-fans of his , he would never have a fo
rum like this and would be in a bar playing somewhere in Mnpls.!!!!!

I recently watched a nature special that instructed "do not ever look a gorilla in the eye."

Shouldn't Prince have at least the same rights that a gorilla has?

Shorty said:

I don't know what part of the story you're reading, but the author of this thread said "My friend said that Prince's handler cautioned everyone on the airline to not only NOT talk to him, but to avoid eye contact with him altogether" What does that mean to you? He/She was talking about their friend, the flight attendant, who was working on the flight. Flight attendants ADDRESS and LOOK AT the passengers they are assisting. It's part of their job. My response to that was "If I am doing my job and part of my job is to address him (ex:to ask if he needs anything). I am going to look straight into his eyes and ask HIM, not anyone else." So, based on the story posted by the author of this thread, if Prince were to ask for a blanket or something to drink, the flight attendant could not look in his eyes or speak to him while assisting him because, afterall, everyone was CAUTIONED to NOT talk to him and to avoid eye contact. They didn't say it was ok in certain circumstances. Hopefully you've been on a flight and know what flight attendants do

PurpleKnight said:

So true.Prince wanted fame,but there's a price to be paid.

Janfriend said:

I don't interpret it that way. What it meant to me was don't go outta your way to stare at him or address him for no reason. I don't feel it meant if Prince asks you for a drink or a blanket you can't look at him or respond to him.
and gee thanx for all the condescending remarks about what flight attendants do and yes thankfully I've been on a flight or 2 in my life and am well aware of what they do...but thanx anyway for fillin' me in.
We interpreted the story differently...that's all.
geesh.

Shorty said:

Sorry.

I honestly think you put much more detail in it than it was. You interpreted "Look at" as "stare" and "talk to" as "omg, I love you" fanatic talk. Knowing what I know about Prince's demands, your interpretation is off. There was a band a some years ago (I forgot their name) that said, on a nationally televised interview, they were going to work with Prince, but left the studio, before he arrived, when they were instructed to not look at him or make eye contact with him. You can try to give him the benefit of the doubt to rationalize his irrational behavior if you want, but we all know he's an ass when it comes to this. He makes this demand through other people. I don't think he has personally told anyone that himself though.

NDRU said:

please don't get all racist about it!

Janfriend said:

funny.
I feel you put much more detail into it than it was too. You interpreted "look at" as even when he asks you for something and "talk to" as in you aren't even allowed to do your normal job. You interpreted me incorrectly with the "talk to" means "omg I love you fanatic talk" btw. I'm sure on many occasions he's been asked for a photo or an autograph, which could also be what they are trying to avoid. Apparently you know more about Prince's demands than me and I'm not the type of person to tell anyone their interpretation of something is "off"....just different than mine so...I'm sure we could continue to argue about this forever but it's apparent your opinion is the only opinion that's correct and that's that so... I respectfully agree to disagree with you.
have a nice day

NDRU said:

**** Mhhhh.... I dont think so... lol

thedribbler said:

He wasn't. You're being oversensitive and misunderstanding his post.

PurpleKnight said:

Thank u PK. I think it's sad that when someone puts gorillas or primates into a conversation your mind automatically goes to a racial put down on blacks.

Please, don't YOU get all racist about it.

In a way I can sort of understand the request. There may be days where he just wants to get from point A to point B without having to deal with a bunch of people stopping him to say hi, or ask for an autograph, or chit chat with him. etc... If he's not keen on socializing, so be it. They could have been more generic about the request and simply stated "don't bother Prince".

PurpleRighteous1 said:

I was just kiddin'. I must b evil or something.

Shorty said:

I never said my opinion was the only correct one, but honestly you and maybe a few others seem to want to rationalize his bullshit because you're looking for a valid reason for him to be an asshole. It's like you can't accept he is an asshole. Maybe you love him that much. The story wasn't about asking for autographs or anything that simple. He's simply an asshole or has some deep social problems that he needs to work out on his own. So, you have your opinion and I have my facts. I have no problem with you disagreeing me


Peace

Janfriend said:

yep...you have facts, you know everyting, gottcah!

thedribbler said:

I knew you were kidding!

robertes71 said:

Ever played gossip? ….I whisper in your ear, “look at me when you talk to me”. You tell someone, they tell someone, etc, etc…. the last person repeats what they think they heard…they say, “Look and see the man walk and pee.”

…My point is whenever ‘he’ says what ‘she’ says what my ‘friend’ says, you just can’t be sure what was really said. If something happens to you – ‘you’ would be the best person to retell the story most accurately. Perhaps in this case the ‘friend’ should be the one to share what actually happened.

Fan is actually short for the word fanatic. Unlike the ‘fans’ on this site, some fanatics are not ‘good’ people and occasionally in public some people are not fans at all. Some people are just crazies and actually have bad intentions.

I’ve been with Prince when the public went crazy. We all feared for our lives. It’s hard to be a Star on earth. Prince has had to take some extreme measures just to survive.

I was with Prince once when a fan looked at him and then grabbed and pulled out a hand full of his hair, blood trickled down the side of his face…

Sometimes we read or hear about Prince’s strange actions without knowing what strange occurrence he was reacting to…

If you hear or read something strange about Prince, first consider the source. Then consider whether it is gossip or a statement of fact. Remember our Superstar Prince is only human, flesh and blood, mortal and flawed as we all are. And then consider that there are at least two sides to every story and Prince’s side of the story is surely a classified mystery…

…good gossip can sometimes be the source of great fun… if I were in your bar I would definitely have to say : "Don't look directly at Prince!"…

Shorty said:

Be a smartass if you want, but I never said I knew everything. Not looking him in the eyes is not just s rumor

kithstill said:

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Unclear if the fan pulled out P's hair, or his own.


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In a way I can understand Prince very well. Also other very popular people witch have a lot to do with publicum, like to do concerts.
There are so many people wanting to look in to your eues, I believe that can make a one become tired, becouse of a lost of energy. I'm almost sure, the most of those people, call them Stars, would love it to can take more pesonal contact to theyr fans. But there are many and you can't make it all them right, or you'll probably end out-sucked some how.

Some artist does like to wear dark glasses, and some ordinary people too, to avoid that and protect themselves.

The emotional sensible empathy of each individual is defining on how you much you decide to can take and how much to give, not loosing you completly.
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the first time I looked at Prince directly in the eyes, he looked into mine until he ran away.

Janfriend said:

Shorty said:

Janfriend said:

aubergine said:

Ha, ha, ha!

Having had physical contact with Mr. Prince, (hey, a "high five" is considered physical contact in this comparison...k?... K.) I would like to say, that I did NOT have eye contact with that man, Mr. Prince, but of course, you must define eye contact.

Of course, this is totally based on my perception..., of course, he may have had eye contact with me...