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PrintableRaze said: 'WHEN PRINCE'S DEPOSITION WAS TAKEN for a lawsuit two years ago, he was asked to provide a small description of what he has done since graduating from Minneapolis Central High School in 1976. "Gotten a job as a songwriter and performer," he lowballed. "I have done some movies, and a lot of concerts." Of his work at Paisley Park Studios, Prince added: "I basically come in the back entrance and just pretty much use the studios.... I basically work here. I don't run it."' On a lighter note, I love this! It's P saying 'What I did after leaving school.' From the above, you'd think he was just some obscure session musician chatting at his school reunion, not a music legend. And this bit - 'Of his work at Paisley Park Studios, Prince added: "I basically come in the back entrance and just pretty much use the studios.... I basically work here. I don't run it."' Oh yeah? 'And sometimes, I have to sweep the floors and clean the toilets,' he ought to have added, for extra humility.  | |
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shaedove99 said:  I'm not understanding how it was a sign of mental illness to want to break free of a contract that no longer suited you. Many people sign into contracts that SOUND great at the time but no longer suit them as they grow (creatively or older or wiser). Are they also mentally ill? Or are they trying to get a greater piece of the pie? The more money you make, the more money you dish out: videos, sets, crew, security, dancers, assistants, interns, etc. Maybe he truly felt he culd do better on his own. And had he had the correct people on his side (instead of trying to employ friends & inexperienced people) maybe he would have succeeded. Then would he have been deemed mentally ill? And if he actually were mentally ill what difference does any of this make? Would he be called a mental genius?  I've always felt that he was the type who had something he wanted to share without all the politricks & media games with people going into his family tree & trying to find out irrelevant things like his racial makeup, his shoe size etc. (although I'll be the first to admit I ate/eat it up 'cause I'm nosey).  And after all eyes on him like that he decided to play games with them too. So what. It's like f--kin' with telemarketers when they call you. It's funny because they don't expect you to mess with them. Is it crazy? Or amusing? Depends on who is on the receiving end. Who cares as long as the 'hold' music is good.... but I digress.  excellent read | |
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shaedove99 said: I'm not understanding how it was a sign of mental illness to want to break free of a contract that no longer suited you. Many people sign into contracts that SOUND great at the time but no longer suit them as they grow (creatively or older or wiser). Are they also mentally ill? Or are they trying to get a greater piece of the pie? The more money you make, the more money you dish out: videos, sets, crew, security, dancers, assistants, interns, etc. Maybe he truly felt he culd do better on his own. And had he had the correct people on his side (instead of trying to employ friends & inexperienced people) maybe he would have succeeded. Then would he have been deemed mentally ill? And if he actually were mentally ill what difference does any of this make? Would he be called a mental genius? I've always felt that he was the type who had something he wanted to share without all the politricks & media games with people going into his family tree & trying to find out irrelevant things like his racial makeup, his shoe size etc. (although I'll be the first to admit I ate/eat it up 'cause I'm nosey). And after all eyes on him like that he decided to play games with them too. So what. It's like f--kin' with telemarketers when they call you. It's funny because they don't expect you to mess with them. Is it crazy? Or amusing? Depends on who is on the receiving end. Who cares as long as the 'hold' music is good.... but I digress. excellent read | |
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who ever said it was easy being Prince,
especially in the 90's? AND especially after the 80's he had.. 1992-1997 had some of his best music, unfortunately not many know it. | |
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luvsexy4all said: 1992-1997 had some of his best music, unfortunately not many know it.  | |
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padawan said: A career downfall is usually a manifestation of personal problems. For Prince, his career is everything. Fame seems to take precedence over friendship, love, family, even his own legacy (he seems to care less and less about his own seminal works at times goes on), so when his public profile began to decline, it must have stirred a deep panic in him. As his sales plummeted, his business dealings grew more bizarre, he launched a ridiculous crusade against his label, and retreated emotionally into the heart of a naive young girl who knew nothing about love or business. While Rome burned around him, he kept fiddling away in his studio, releasing indifferent music that explored none of the real anxieties surrounding him. He was, at the point, the picture of delusion and denial.
And he's not out of the woods yet. He's attached himself to a highly intolerant, totalitarian religious sect, which may prove just as disillusioning as romantic love. But the JWs are probably better equipped than Mayte as a support group and chaperone to handle Prince's egomania. Throwing in with the JWs, in my view, is Prince's desperate play for absolution. He rarely expresses remorse in his music, he's never earnestly sang the words "I'm sorry," and it stands as no accident to me that his most famous and beloved song is the closest he's ever gotten to an apology. It's that element of humanness, of regret and fallibility, the self-awareness of being just another schlep trying to make ends meet--in a word, humility--that is conspicuously missing in his body of work, and I submit the main cause of his troubles. I agree with you 100% Prince needs to get over himself for once. He lost touch with reality the moment he became famous. There's a price to pay for all his selfishness. Hopefully he will be able to turn things around. He's highly intelligent; maybe he will figure it out by studying the good book. I have still hope for him, if he applies what he learns from the bible and doesn't just use what suits him. love the one who is Love! | |
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