There is not a thing as "STOP LIKING PRINCE", I tried itback in the 90's and I swear it's easier to give up any habit than to give up Prince because once he's got you, you're hooked he's just always in there just waiting for a chance to come out! Be afraid, be Very afraid.
[Edited 10/21/07 6:34am]

Alright, I'd like to clarify a couple points here.

1- During a BET interview, Prince himself said"If you look up the word fanatic, it's pretty scary" He was also refering to a female fan he had contact with and who suddenly appeared uninvited at his door. He had to call security to get her out of his property.

2- I attended the Friday night parties at Paisley Park for a very long time and I never saw him communicating with his fans for one minute even in a small place. He's go right away to the sound board protected by Aaron and Charles (his body guards at that time). No eye-contact, no waving Hi, no smiles, nothing...He would walk among the crowd and nothing either.

3- I live in Minneapolis and came across people who met him one way or another. A make-up artist told me she had to talk through somebody else. A hair dresser was told not to talk to him directly either. Many reference to a non-direct communication.

wlcm2thdwn said:

OMG! This sounds really frightening...I had no idea it was going to be like this Well, I have once managed to quit drugs, leave bad friends, give up smoking, raised a child all by myself, e t c...my life has been a lot about leaving bad habbits - but maybe Prince will be the one I can't quit

GOING TO FAR is trying to dress and look like him.

i think wer pretty safe compared to the violent crazy MJ fans

Vanity45 said:

Me too Vanity45, but out of all those things Prince is the one thing I went back to, the one thing I never really got out of my system.

KidaDynamite said:

So true, that on the web you can get away with saying things that you normally wouldn't do in real life. The fact is in my case is in real life, I'm chicken and probably wouldn't even speak to him. I'm intensely shy!

Vanity45: what did you mean by Prince being obsessed? What kind of obsessions? You mean like with girls or obsessed as a fan himself?




[Edited 10/22/07 2:59am]

malbena said:

It doesn't sound like you looked up the word, or you wouldn't be so negative about Prince. Prince sounds pretty friendly to me!

If you've ever witnessed that man in concert you know that the minute he walks on stage he just changes the energy in the air, before he even opens his mouth, it's almost like a spell that touches each and every person in the room.You are forever hooked.

wlcm2thdwn said:

i totally agree with you, im sure he is a master in hypnotherapy (is that the word im looking for?) BUT it doesnt mean that you have to be obsessed to danger level with him .....not saying that that is what you were implying here, most people know where to stop i think but like i have said before there are those in the minority that dont.

malbena said:

I've beeb a fan since 81, I'm too far to be saved now.

kpowers said:

...HAHAHAHA

kpowers said:

Since 81? How old are you now?

wildgoldenhoney said:

37

Yeah, I've been a fan since the early 80's too, my first concert was Purple rain and I can't for the life of me understand what anyone that didn't witness Prince at his best would be fasinated with today, cause there is nothing out here to compare with Prince, the way he used to be. In reality I don't even know what I'm holding on to anymore, we're all just holding on.
Oh yea and I'm one year older than Prince.
[Edited 10/22/07 3:27am]

wildgoldenhoney said:

Well, I'm sure Prince is the kind of person who gets obsessive from time to time like most people. With girls for example, like Kim Basinger or Vanity...Guess I was just trying to put things in a different perspective than the superstar/fan-thing. Prince is a human being like the rest of us...to be a fan with the feelings you have for him, is probably the same kind of feelings that he have felt and feels too.

wlcm2thdwn said:

Just when you said it...a new song and picture at 3121.com
[Edited 10/22/07 11:04am]

ReginaCarman said:

... and it doesn't sound like you read my post or wouldn't be so negative about me.
1- I repeated what Prince said in an interview. He said quote: "fan is a short word for fanatic and if you look it up it's pretty scary" Prince's words not mine.
2- Didn't I say:" Don't get me wrong, I've been a fan since..." I didn't say anything against Prince but against obsessive fans going too far.

Peace!

malbena said:

It was unexpected and he was very cordial, but I don't think he could do it often without getting mobbed. Just to be able to tell him some things I'd wanted to say to him was enough for me.

I guess if you are being simple and plain about it, If you are a female, you may dream of being married to Prince. I would love to spend every day with the man, but only if I made him happy. Prince music may be all there is, and that's been beautiful to have around. I understand. He's sweet.

Vanity45 said:

I bet people would just go there to look at the pictures...and then come on back to this site. "we'll leave the light on for ya!".

wlcm2thdwn said:

I almost feel the same way about fans who came on-board at about the same time you did, because by the time "Purple Rain" came out, Prince had already toned his entire act down so much, that very little of what he jumped out the box with was still there.

I first saw Prince perform in 1979 when he was opening for Rick James, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing !

I guess my point is, no matter how many ways Prince may change himself, he still finds a way to make his presentation appealing.

Vanity45 said:

Really?
[Edited 10/23/07 12:39pm]

babynoz said:

I'm glad to hear he does that sometimes. Maybe you have a good aura that attracted him too.

Well I'm a fan I buy his music go to his concerts and thats about it. I'm not trying to be his friend. I hang out with friends and its not like I'm gonna hang out with him anywhere. We'd both be bored to tears he don't talk I don't talk what would we do together?

bjt57 said:

I agree with that.

Occasionally, my imagination will run away with me and I contempelate how we'd cross paths and what I'd say in case we ever did.
But that's only on occasion.

What goes through my mind [and heart] when I hear his music is my personal business and I won't go too much into that.

Except on the picture threads and romance threads, I haven't said anything too outrageous that would scare him off. I've kept things pretty chill, and I've written nothing here that I'd be embarassed about if he read. I keep that possibility in mind, so I try to limit how much "fanaticsm" I express.

Rave reviews of his albums is mostly praise and my own opinions on how the music comes across. With the exception of one thread, I've been perfectly honest and haven't gone too far. I say what I feel and wait for others to respond, if they ever do.

I think it's all a question of degrees. There is definitely a series of lines that you cross, that you can start to wonder yourself.

bex23 said:

well let's hope not

wlcm2thdwn said:

me too

bex23 said:

It has always been a huge goal in my life to meet Prince, and I don't care how unlikely it is to happen, I'll be hoping and praying for it forever. He has done so much for me in my life and I would love to say thank you face to face. I would never be obsessive or impolite, though I might tear up a bit or be prone to fainting.
[Edited 10/23/07 20:13pm]

CJBabyDaddy said:

I call myself a fan, it ain't the word but the behavior. I've never plucked a hair from his head, or a thread out of his clothes. He'll never wake up and find me standing on his doorstep. I don't think he's really worried about fans like me. I show up at the concerts, act like a damned fool, and then carry my behind home.