AsylumUtopia said:

Maybe what you are saying is true. I don't know... if I was trying a comeback attempt, I don't think I would rehash a 20 year old story. It to me reminds people that my relevance in the entertainment world is 20 years stale, and connected to some rag mag-like gossip. But then again, what other things are Sinead O'Connor known for.... singing a fabulous song written by Prince (did the best job on this song imo), being Irish, shaving her head, and ripping Pope's picture.
Really her legacy is a series of snapshots of rag mag-like gossip.

The best of her legacy... Nothing Compares 2 U, she tarnishes even THAT by tellling and retelling this gossipy story. And I seemed to remember reading that she said that he wanted to talk to her about the song, then kept her "captive" for a period of time, "terrorizing her" and pretty much yelling/cussing her out. Now the story is he actually laid his hands on her.

Like I said, stick to the same story. Or hell, entertain us, come up with a brand new story...don't keep changing the story; don't insult the enquiring minds ( ) by acting like we don't have a memory... maybe she doesn't remember the interviews she gave in the late 80's/early 90's BUT I DO! and that is NOT how she told the story then.

Actually i think Prince was talking about Sinead's declarations in Days of Wild:

"A woman every day should be thanked
Not disrespected, not raped or spanked
And if a woman ever said I did
Uh, she's a motherfuckin' liar and I'm a set-up kid"

It's quite obvious that he was refering 2 her.

shaomi said:

no it's not and prince is a known liar anyway

icke4presidant said:

1) how would u know it's not?
2) I don't think Prince is a liar, particularly on this account. He's never been reported being either violent or sexually abusive by anyone but Sinead.

shaomi said:

Ha ha
Prince not a liar

None of his other women ever stood up to him. They agreed to everything he would say

Your right though no other women have said he's been violent but people on here have said he was violent to other women but that's been discussed and the thread as usual was deleted

Your memory is faulty.

But I don't see him going around embellishing stories with the rag magazines... CHANGING THE STORY AS TIME GOES ON!

icke4presidant said:

I have read the rumor that Prince was rough with Jill Jones. I could believe that story... he was in love with her... but Sinead.... I think only a person you had deep feelings about would push a person to have an equally passionate feeling... anger. I don't think Prince had that deep of feelings to get angry with Sinead, enough to beat her.
I think his reaction would be disgust, apathy, boredom... but certainly not anger.

prodigalfan said:

Then you may not have read or seen any of his interviews. Prince is notorious for changing stories over time. Since the beginning of his career, he has made up stuff to tell the press. Right up to the late nineties and his big Oprah interview. He lied all the way through that interview.

I will say that Sinead is an admitted mental-case. But she was there when this confrontation went down so only she and Prince know the real truth. I doubt that the fist fight happened. But he may have let her know that he ain't like the fact that she did his sing without his involvement and she probably did tell him to go fuck himself. That sounds very much like Prince to me. She might have added that brawling shit because, well, she is crazy. Or she may have added it because she's tired of people always asking about it.

prodigalfan said:

Then you may not have read or seen any of his interviews. Prince is notorious for changing stories over time. Since the beginning of his career, he has made up stuff to tell the press. Right up to the late nineties and his big Oprah interview. He lied all the way through that interview.

I will say that Sinead is an admitted mental-case. But she was there when this confrontation went down so only she and Prince know the real truth. I doubt that the fist fight happened. But he may have let her know that he ain't like the fact that she did his sing without his involvement and she probably did tell him to go fuck himself. That sounds very much like Prince to me. She might have added that brawling shit because, well, she is crazy. Or she may have added it because she's tired of people always asking about it.

yeah but she told him to 'fuck himself'. even wendy said she was scared of prince; he had major anger issues

icke4presidant said:

I believe it this to be true.

I think that Prince would not get in a physical altercation himself... he comes across as one of those people that have a lot of mouth, then get the bigger kid (now his bodyguards) to back up his wolfing.

I am being honest. I don't think he would hit someone who was not his personal bedmate/woman.

prodigalfan said:

Maybe but i believe he did definately threaten violence. that's the only way he knew how to deal with it beacause he's used to people sucking up to him and kissing his ass

icke4presidant said:

once again, selling wolf tickets that his couldn't cash. I can believe that too.
but that is not what she said.... she said he fought her and the only thing she could do to defend herself was spit.



Just tell that you were threatened... but that wouldn't catch headlines.
I am telling you, she is trying to ride prince's coattails to get some media attention for herself.
and ok, no press is bad press, but *I* am not buying it.

this thread still has life? .. @ Sinead .. (me posting in it.. dont help )
[Edited 6/17/07 3:29am]

Flowerz said:

It's an interesting thing to discuss; better than talking about Prince's butt

Flowerz said:

It's an interesting thing to discuss; better than talking about Prince's butt

icke4presidant said:

your opinion.. but I believe Prince music is a better topic...

I remember reading about this back in the day, and I believed it then.

Why? I dont know, but it didn't change my opinion of Prince. Face it, he's a bit of an unusual fellow, and Sinead was just about the most irritating person around at the time. Imagine if this confrontational person had a huge hit based on one of Prince's songs, and Prince knew that it could (and should) have been his hit. Now imagine Sinead talking mess to Prince, and Prince's reaction.

Prince has been confrontational at times, remember the deal with Mico during the Nude Tour rehearsals? If Prince was willing to fight his own guitar player over the level of his guitar, why would people not think that this story could be true?

With that said, Prince is not the same as he was back in the 80's. I doubt he's threatening his band mates, or irritating women.

SoulAlive said:

Great diagnosis there, Dr. Soul.

Sinéad isn't crazy, she just did some stupid shit when she was younger, and let's face it, who didn't ? The difference is we get to forget about the stupid shit we did because the world wasn't watching us do it, and we don't constantly get asked about it. I saw the same interview icke4presidant is talking about, and in that and every other occasion that she's talked about the Prince incident she didn't volunteer the information - she was asked about it by the interviewer, and she's always given the exact same details. But then, she is one of those rare people who, when asked a question by an interviewer, always answers them. Any embellishments to the story you've heard were invented by others.

The suggestion that she's playing on Prince's current media attention to get some of her own - I don't really think that's true - she's trying to get her own media attention because she has an album and tour to promote. So if she's out doing promotion and she's asked about the Prince incident, what's she supposed to do ? Refuse to answer ? Lie about it ? Or do what she's always done and give the same version of events she has always given. I can't know for sure that her version of events is the truth, but I do believe her to be a truthful person (far more so than Prince has shown himself to be), and I also think that her version of events is probably closer to the truth than anything Prince might say about it, were he to be asked, and deigned to answer.

I remember reading about this back in the day, and I believed it then.

Why? I dont know, but it didn't change my opinion of Prince. Face it, he's a bit of an unusual fellow, and Sinead was just about the most irritating person around at the time. Imagine if this confrontational person had a huge hit based on one of Prince's songs, and Prince knew that it could (and should) have been his hit. Now imagine Sinead talking mess to Prince, and Prince's reaction.

Prince has been confrontational at times, remember the deal with Mico during the Nude Tour rehearsals? If Prince was willing to fight his own guitar player over the level of his guitar, why would people not think that this story could be true?

With that said, Prince is not the same as he was back in the 80's. I doubt he's threatening his band mates, or irritating women.

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Sorry dude the whole fist fighting aspect to this story is new. Nothing wrong with Sinead telling the story but when it keeps changing you got to wonder if she is not blowing the story up everytime she tells it.