SensualMelody said:


That's because that minority of folks you're speaking about are looking for some desire/need that's missing in their own lives and they actually think if Prince does swearing and vulgarity in his music that he could fulfill their "personal" desires which is not going to happen. I remember seeing an interview, where the interviewer asked Prince about how he doesn't swear or do explicit lyrics, etc. anymore and he basically responded by saying that if that's what some fans are looking for then it is obvious they are missing something in their own lives which is not something he could give them, and he's right. He's been there, done that and has moved on.

Besides, with all the crappy,so-called music out there with explicit lyrics I don't see why anyone is having a hard time finding music like that to fulfill those "personal" desires or waiting on Prince to suddenly decide to use explicit lyrics in his songs to give them satisfaction.
[Edited 2/6/07 16:59pm]

2elijah said:

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IMO All youve written above is bollox.

As has been said many times, the majority, couldnt give a monkeys what religion he chooses to follow.

We just want him to sing "Head" and "Erotic City" live, because they are wonderful songs.

For a slightly surreal old skool example -

If for some bizarre reason the Elephant suddenly became an almighty sacred animal to him, and he steadfast refused to touch a piano again as the keys were still made of ivory. This would be his choice - But would that be fine by everyone?

Religion is only the vehicle, its fine,its his choice.
But its changing his output.
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wendyrachel said:

youngyosh said:

I disagree. Based on the number of people who used to post here before he announced he was a Witness (and now don't). If for some reason he did an interview and said he has decided not to be a Witness anymore the number of people coming out the woodwork doing the cabbage patch across the prince.org message boards would completely shut it down.

As an aside --- the 3 minute album version is cool. The 20 minute monotonous live version he had taken to doing was a bore.

anon said:

Oh, see, no, it's not a selfish hedonistic advantage. I don't care if he starts cussing and grinding again. I got plenty of that on video. (Though I do wish he wouldn't change his old song lyrics.)

No, believe it or not, I wish he would abandon the JW thing because I think it is pretty obviously a load of crap, and I think he's too smart to honestly believe it. I suspect it served a purpose in his life, but now, I'm hoping he'll return to being true to himself and his own vision of God.

Note that I'm not really hoping he'll become a hedonistic athiest like me (). I'm just hoping that he'll be true to himself.

This is PARTLY selfish. I think his music will be better again. But it's also because I care about him (he has had huge positive impacts on my life) and would like him to be happy.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

i wouldnt say your views are selfish...just very narrow minded...see, for me...being the big ole atheist queer that i am i can understand where your coming from. but i've also seen the beauty that religion (and the jw faith in particular) has done for many people in my life...so who the hell am i to wish my own views on them or anyone for that matter?

and if you think prince is unhappy...why does it have to be his religious choice? could it be another lose? could it be this website? you sure your own biases against religion (or the jw faith in particular) could be clouding your judgment

I think that it is very sad that someone would hope for a man to lose his faith for their own trivial enjoyment.

2elijah said:

Well said.

sosgemini said:

You could be totally right. As I've said, it's a guess. Why do I think it's his religion? Well, timing. But it's still a guess. I don't think it's narrow-minded, actually, and I don't think you know me well enough to make that judgement.

And didn't I say that I don't wish for him to be an athiest like me? I never have. I don't want to live in a world without Lovesexy. At that time, I think he was being true to himself and experiencing a lot of spiritual joy.

His recent music is so damned joyless it breaks my heart. And it seems very tied to the JW bit.

Coincidence? Sure, maybe.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

well, help me better understand your perspective then...and if we don't know each other well enough how for me to judge you then how in the world do you know prince enough to judge him?

I think that it is very sad that someone would hope for a man to lose his faith for their own trivial enjoyment.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

well, help me better understand your perspective then...and if we don't know each other well enough how for me to judge you then how in the world do you know prince enough to judge him?

sosgemini said:

To be fair, that's a reasonable request.

I'm gonna repost what I said before, and maybe somebody will actually bother to read it this time:

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I'm just hoping that he'll be true to himself.

I would like him to be happy.

sosgemini said:

To be fair, that's a reasonable request.

I'm gonna repost what I said before, and maybe somebody will actually bother to read it this time:


Oh, see, no, it's not a selfish hedonistic advantage. I don't care if he starts cussing and grinding again. I got plenty of that on video. (Though I do wish he wouldn't change his old song lyrics.)

No, believe it or not, I wish he would abandon the JW thing because I think it is pretty obviously a load of crap, and I think he's too smart to honestly believe it. I suspect it served a purpose in his life, but now, I'm hoping he'll return to being true to himself and his own vision of God.

Note that I'm not really hoping he'll become a hedonistic athiest like me. I'm just hoping that he'll be true to himself.

This is PARTLY selfish. I think his music will be better again. But it's also because I care about him (he has had huge positive impacts on my life) and would like him to be happy.
. . .

Yeah, see, for me, it's all about (ok, very much mostly about) his personal well-being, which I believe would be better served by abandoning the JW thing.

And maybe that's misguided of me! It's certainly not up to me. But it is how I feel.



I don't have a lot more to add.
[Edited 2/11/07 20:24pm]

bellanoche said:

I think that it is very sad when people make nasty assumptions about other people without making any effort to understand.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Well, I think U have your hopes and likes granted already.