I love him but I really don't think he would be nice to meet, as a matter of fact I'm a little scared of him

Being an antisocial urban Indian I wouldn't say two words to him unless he spoke to me first.

I bet he's really cool,sweet,and nice 2!

wlcm2thdwn said:

I think everyone is a little.

He could b nice... Sometimes he is... He needs lot of PATIENCE....

I think a lot of you are being unfair. I remember when I was new to Prince, I wanted to know the man behind the music. Unfortunately there was no internet to search back in the early 80's, but there was enough music magazine/fanzines for me to make my own picture of what Prince was like. I deduced that Prince was an arrogant little prick who suffered from "little man syndrome". He was probably a little shy, but had a massive talent for music - only equalled by his ego.I didnt see any of these as negative - if anything it added to the mystery!

Maybe the original poster could have worded his/her question better, but I dont see any problem with someone asking what kind of man Prince is. IMO, it does add to the experience of listening to his music.

Just my two pence

yxl1 said:

I agree, I think the key is to read his lyrics..they really tell you what kind of person he is, what goes on in his brain, how he feels about things, things that are important to him. I always felt like I could relate ALOT to his lyrics so maybe that is why I always thought he would be such a cool person. So I'd say if you want to know if you'd like the man..listen to the songs..they are very telling.

Seemingly not.

I would imagine some people think Prince is nice, then others don't. I guess it depends upon the dynamic between people and situation sometimes.

I don't think Prince is a politically correct sort of guy though. I don't think he is necessarily polite to everyone just for the sake of being polite. I don't think he does what people would expect him to do in order create some sort of image.

I've told this story many times before, but I changed my view about Prince after watching his tribute to George Harrison at the RocknRoll Hall of Fame awards a few years ago. Sure... it was classic Prince.. He tore it up--and upstaged everyone else. But there was something about the way he was "playing" to George Harrison's son. It was like Prince was showing his respect to George Harrison through his music. There was just something about that performance which opened a window to Prince's heart for me. I think he does care... But he shows his respect in unconventional ways.. probably mostly through his music. I still think Prince can be very arrogant.. but I also think he can be very kind. Unfortunately, most people don't see that and wouldn't understand it even if Prince demonstrated kindness in his own way. I just don't think Prince goes for the pageantry in some ways--formal expressions of kindness or politeness just because we expect him to be that way.

I think the only way we would know Prince is to be a close friend of his--to know him and to really understand him. Then again. it's difficult to truly understand or know anyone.
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i really appreciate that last comment. i belive now that prince is a unique human being. it seems like he likes to be in controle of his own life and when people get in his way he might get nasty. but ive been watching dvds and also think he's sweet and has a very good sense of humour but most of all i think he has alot of love inside him and maybe has had his heart broken a few times and is carefull of who he speaks to. i noticed he sheds some tears on stage thats kinda tells me he's abit lonely and needs the approval of people to feel good about him self. but i might be completely barking up the wrong tree here i might think diffrently when i read interviews and things.
naomi

I don't think Prince is a bad person, just difficult. He's a decent cat with good heart and good intentions. My opinion is that he is very miltaristic in his approach to things, which works for him. I do agree that he is not conventional in how he expresses things and also, he don't have a damn thing to prove to anyone. I say, if that's who he is then go with it. But the answer to the question is he is not a nice man to work with.

Think about how much it would fuck with your head to have lived his life.

Think how LONELY that would be.

Think how that kind of twisted existence could screw with even your sense of what it means to be "nice" to people.


Ew.


I don't think he's scary. But he's certainly not normal, and almost nobody can put themselves in his shoes.

he has positive values about inter-racial unity and such
is comfortable hiring women
and can be quite generous

I guess the problem is how does one define a "nice" person?

Does nice mean a polite person or does nice mean a good person? Those two qualities aren't always the same. There are some who are polite, but aren't necessarily good people, then some good people who aren't necessarily polite.

So I would agree that Prince isn't necessarily polite and/or politically correct, but he seems like a nice person as far as being good when push comes to shove. If one defines nice as being "pleasant," then no Prince probably isn't the most pleasant person all of the time. Then again, if one defines "nice" as being "respectable," then some might think he is nice.

now come to think of it i dont care if prince is a nice person id take him anyway he his. he can controle me if he wants i need controling im not good at organising my life. if he shouted at me id want him more. i have alot of patience hell i do work with adults who have learning disabilities i can put up with alot of crap without letting it get to me. fact is he is a musical legend and writes and produces masterpieces thats why i love him

naoirv said:

letting someone else control you is not necessarily a good thing, don't give someone that kind of power over you, especially someone that you don't even know personally!! Prince is a very different kind of person, and I am sure just like with everyone else he has his good points and his bad ones too., after all he is just a person. Although very talented and gifted. Being shouted at and controlled is not something that I personallly would want someone else to do towards me regardless of whom they are or what they have. Just my , If you enjoy him, enjoy him for the gifts that he does share with us they are a blessing.

ok ok i was not being serious goodness me

naoirv said:

Uh oh! Another Mani in the works!

I'm just funnin, ya'll! No disrespect, Mani!

Is he a nice person? HE'S A GEMINI, PEOPLE!! "Snakes! All of 'em!" (Is that from "Pulp Fiction?" I can't ever remember!)

what you calling a mani for?