I realize most people dont follow the life and times of Prince these days, but it DRIVES ME UP A WALL when I mention the name Prince and people stop and correct me, saying "You mean the Artist Formerly Known as, right?..."

Then I have to say "No, you (expletive) he changed it back to Prince like 2 years ago, get with it!"

When he was The Artist, people wanted to call him Prince.
Now that he's Prince, they want to call him The Artist.
You just can't win.

No, not really!!
All eye get are weird looks!! Or people asking me if he is still alive!! Or even some actually ask me what does he call himself these days!!!
Eye get even more weird looks, when eye go about town dressed in Prince t-shirts and an NPG Baseball cap!!!
One little old lady once, where we used 2 live, once asked me what team the NPG was and where they are based!!! LOL
When eye told her it was the New Power Generation and Prince, she said that she hadnt heard of that!!!LOL

yes quite a lot actually, they start stammering and spurting out words like hey isn't he the TAFKAP or the artist ...it usually takes a little explaining why and when he changed his name back but afterwards they're like , yeah cool, he has some cool songs

I've always called him prince. i thought the name change was ridiculous and so did my friends, so we have never had a problem on what to call him

Most ppl ask me what he has done all the years, when I mention him.
" 't was long ago, when he did his last record" was all I heard of 'em.
Then I have 2 give a very detailed explanation what he did in the last years and why his output in these last years is very much more than in his 'billboard & radio-days' in the 80ies. Very exhausting.

Do U also have situations like these?

XtrueX said:

I think people just like to be annoying & point out the whole name change thing b/c it's odd. I have a friend who knows damn well what his name is, yet every SINGLE time I'm playing his music, "Who is that? THE ARTIST??? What's his name? What's he calling himself these days? Is he still a symbol?" All followed by laughter - like she's taunting me for liking him, it's so stupid.

I love the fact that he was called the Artist, because he truly is an Artist. The Artist mean he is the standard, and if anyone want to be considered an artist they must compare themselves to Prince (The Artist)

Also when I mention Prince people normally say, he used to be good, what ever happened to him? And I will explain the name change, and the Evil deeds of WB. And they say wow, I didn't know that, He is a very good musician, and performer.
Then I tell them that He sells his music via the internet so that WB and others cannot Rip him off. And they say, good for him, its about time someone stood up to the powers that be.

yeah, once explained to people they usually think it is pretty brilliant that he used the name change to get out of a contract...when you throw in the fact that he doesn't own the majority of his work people really get supportive.

i got this when i called a radio talk show to discuss something totally unrelated and Prince, of all things, came up. and NOT because of me! it was strange. i got a little paranoid

tommysoul said:

Same here. We all just our eyes and go "So anyways Prince blah...blah...blah..."
We thought the symbol was cool tho!

YES I DO

IT IS VERY ANNOYING

I hate being corrected by laypeople on Prince details. I'm like "I know many many times more about this subject than you ever will".

I then fling my scarf over my shoulder and stride purposefully out of the pub.

gubbins4ever said:

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