Why? He's a grown man and he's not a model, bodybuilder, or wrestler. He has no need to wax his chest hair.

:::::wonders why some folks want P running aroung looking like a pre-pubescent boy::::

Thanks 4 the enlightened post. I can't help but see this as a lost cause, judging by the way the world is run.
The most powerful countries r the most profit motivated.
Capitalism has become a law unto itself, and 4 many the ideals of capitalism are in that place where morality ought 2 b.
People are mis-educated from the start. the smarter people usually come out of school, at best knowing how important it is to make dollars at someone elses expense.
If they achieve this goal they're satisfied with their career and often get so bloated with self-love they can't see or move freely anymore.

I know it's a bad attitude, and I wish things were different but I really don't think the people/governments of Asia or America are, in the face of any argument, going to break with the familiar philosophy of fast-buck-making, let alone the argument of some ageing popstar legend, standing on some badly lit stage and ringing his bell in a rather daring corset.

The human race can invent interesting gadgets and ingeneous ways of killing each other but you can't expect them to be able to control themselves.

The strangest thing about real life is that we don't get to see how the story ends.

god wears a girdle?

Prince is a musical genius...regardless of his attire in the Planet Earth photo.

He is an original...I see many negative comments about him in a place where he should be worshipped.I thought this was a fan community? If you have nothing but negativity flowing from your lips..then you dark angels should be elsewhere.

not 2 get off subject, but has anyone noticed the upcoming show in San Fran on May 19th?? at the Orpheum.

No, no one knows - not even Prince! Do tell

I don't understand all the talk over the Corset. I mean this is *PRINCE* we're talking about. This is pretty tame compared to some of the stuff he's worn in the past. The only way it could be remotely shocking is if you were a new fan that just came along around the time of Musicology.

Well that's exactly it. Everyone, old or new, knows how Prince used to dress back in 'the day'. Everyone ALSO knows that since around Musicology that changed, and with his JW involvement came a cleaner, more refined appearance. The fact that 'new Prince', who up until now we thought was still in the 'Musicology/3121 style' is wearing a corset.. something that 'old Prince' would perhaps wear.

[Riff Raff and Magenta were here]

"You see a decision had to be made..."
XD

Maybe he's going to try to promote and sell it like he did with the moonwraps and he'll call it the FunkGirdle or something. I'd buy one and come to his concert wearing it, shaking my tamborrocca, and reeking to high heavens of Get Wild perfume.