Dance said:

You make it sound so sterotypical because I don't care much for clothes sex is beyond me at this point and I don't care for makeup.

NastradumasKid said:

Ageism! tut tut

Jeffiner said:

what do you mean by that??

LadyLuvSexxy said:

AT LAST!!!!!

this was the sensible answer to my thread that i was looking for. and it comes from a young person!!!

i never intended to discuss the actual age of fans but the fact that the net has made all genres of music sooo accesible and in particular prince who pioneered digital sales has led to a vastly wide range of people of all ages being into
Princes music and therefore i wondered if he is aware of that fact.

when we were kids yeah it was fun buying the singles cos thats all you could afford but your musical experience was limited to wht was aired on the radio, hence all the pirate station back in the 80s even my brother had one hidden in my room paying white labels etc or you heard what your parents liked, in my case years of beetles, ciff richard aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!! and relious zion music - even more aaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!

or maybe older siblings of friends etc so what i am saying is that the world has become a smaller place thanks to the net.


we can talk like this from all over the world and share ides the way prince originally tried to share his msic and called us FAMS as in family.


if there had been no net these youngsters may never have discovoured the joy that is prince!! and i would not be having a sensible conversation with an under 18 year old. kinda blows away the stereo typing of the teen who only say uggg to everything!

NastradumasKid said:

I'm on your side! Ageism is making condescending generalisations about someone just because of their age (or something like that)

Jeffiner said:

Imago said:

He's a freakin' HOTT cranky professer.
The kind of hot cranky professer that you wanna bone as the homework assignment!

KidaDynamite said:

he aint preachin, hes musing about stuff but you must feel hes preachin at ya
dont take his lyrics too seriously, eh?

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[Edited 1/5/08 7:27am]

"Future baby momma" was not made for us old heads to understand, okay?!

wlcm2thdwn said:

i think us "kids" just found out about prince through a hole load of different ways i mean i first became aware of him when i was younger and heard kiss on an 80's cd that my slightly older sister was playing, i didnt pursue my liking of the song then cause i was only small and didnt really buy much music and i dunno what would be wrong with a kid watching american idol seeing this brillant entertainer etc and thinking these songs are so cool i wanna hear more, isnt that how it works????? i dunno what the meaning of using the face was for..... and my views on princes music are that 80s prince rocks!!!!! u sorta sound suprised why kids would like old music, most of my favourite artists come from the 80s and im only 19, i like prince, madonna blondie eurythmics queen david bowie the list goes on.....

see dont be suprised kids hav ears they hear things to and they dont sound no different to us than they do to u

wlcm2thdwn said:

ehh?..... it was made for people who like rnb smooth grooves etc my personal taste dont like plabnet earth to much nothing special

wlcm2thdwn said:

I agree as well, the younger ones like 13-15 now days DONT know what is was like back in the 80's. Im 34 and remember loving the music,and everything about Prince. NOW well its a different story. P is suing(yes he is behind the sueing,stop and think about it for just a small milisecond) EVERYONE,EVERYTHING,and EVERYWHERE even a small baby dancing to his tunes in the background of a home movie.

IMHO, these young teens today are a phase just like we were "in love" with the man back then in the 80's.

I agree with Imago as well here. He WAS so free(not a pun), loose and all that and a bag of chips back then in the 80's. NOW, he is a uptight grumpy old man that noone hardly likes anymore(at least in my age group around my area).

The man DID have my respect once that was back in the 80's but that has dwindled down to a mere fragment of a peice of dust.

I listen to various music and I havent liked ANYTHING on his albums since AFTER Parade. That is my opinion and yes Im intitled to that.

To answer your question: "Do you think Prince is aware how young his fanbase is?


NOPE! And he prolly dont give a rats rear end either.Back in the 80's maybe but now HIGHLY unlikely!
[Edited 1/5/08 14:13pm]

syble said:

Yeah he is, and its called subliminal messages( I learned that back in the 80's when I was 13-14 as well)
[Edited 1/5/08 14:25pm]

DANGEROUSx said:

14

well yea i suppose so
i mean how old are you saying
when you refer to the 'younger generation'
cuz im 16
and found out about him at about 13 and have now got just about every CD he's released haha
yes im an addict ^^
i think he knows and aint bothered either
he's a musician
his music only got cleaner because of the religion change
im going wayyy off topic now so ill stop haha

emilystrange123 said:

I dont think his JW religion had anything to do with his music getting cleaner in his newer material. Prince as always been a spiritual person. But he is older and more mature now. Who wants to sing about the same things at 49, 50 that they did when they were in the 20's to mid 30's.

Rinluv said:

I laugh at Prince being spiritual. Hes used women for personal gain AND a spiritual person DOES NOT sue people for shyts and grins either.Tell me HOW is that being spiritual???
[Edited 1/5/08 15:12pm]

toots said:

Well, we've all done things that were not proud of. But being spiritual does't mean you gotta live your life in a box somewhere. Being spiritual can be that your are a free spirited person, that you believe in god or you know actually who your creator is.

syble said:

He did d a song for a cartoon about penguins so I'd imagine he knows he has a younger fan base.

Rinluv said:

What does that have to do with Prince being spiritual is NOTHING!(Made no sence to me IMHO)

He STILL does it today(yes he does!), he is being a hyprocite of his own religion/beleifs/ and spirituallity. You dont think he isnt using the woman/women today he discovering making his music like Tamar, The Twinz., etc.

IF he did beleive in JW/ or his creator I still DONT see his creator sueing the pants off of a young mother and her baby for dancing to his tunes on a short you tube video(this was this past year). HOW IS THAT BEING SPIRITUAL??? Being spiritual of him he would of turn the other way and let it slide but NO! He did not choose that he and his lawyers(prince was the one who gave permission for the papers to be filed) to follow suit on this poor woman.

I think your arguement is moot here.
[Edited 1/5/08 16:01pm]

sro100 said:

I see that move as a "try and comeback from the dead" move IMHO.

syble said:

You can thank Tipper Gore on that count. She sat her own kids down and MADE them listen to Purple Rain soundtrack back in the 80's I remember this! Her kids was about 7-13(cant remember the exact ages though but they were quite young)

Even my own mother was furious that she did this. I mean what kid that age is going to know what the word "masterbation" is you know.

toots said:

I'm the last person who might stand up for Prince in the recent sueing bull. Prince is just a crazy motherfucka who is so overly protective of his music. And I can't knock him for that cuz it's his music and he can do what he wants. But I do think sueing mofos is being a real bitch of him like I've always said on here before.

Rinluv said:

I agree with you on your last post but I will say this, my respect for him has dwindled down to a mere spec of dust in the wind after the recent sueings. That isnt a way to have fans admire or adore you its a way for them to hate the living shyt out of you.

Being overly protective is okay to a point but when a mom gets sued over letting her baby dance to a Prince tune on a short clip on youtube its nothing but STUPIDITY on his part. His music and fans are what made him what he is today. we pay to see him in concert, buy his merchandise, etc, etc and yet he still treats his fans like complete SHIT!
[Edited 1/5/08 16:22pm]

wlcm2thdwn said:

Oh yea, cuz u adults always manage to have mature, on-topic discussions

wlcm2thdwn said:

What Prince fails to understand is that the young people who are getting into him now are doing it for the same reasons their parents' generation did. Prince (used to be) a risk taker; someone who wasn't afraid to nudge at the boundaries and push peoples' buttons. A so-called family-friendly show does a disservice not only to the older, loyal fanbase who've shown infinite patience in putting up with his shenanigans, but to the Princelings stepping up now to hear the man. There's a lot of incredible, brilliant music in his catalogue that the young'uns will never get the opportunity to hear live. Who does he think he's saving? Who does he think he's protecting by refusing to play certain songs? A kid at a Prince show has already heard it all at home, and is there because they're dying to hear it played live.

I've been a fan since I was 14, and I'm heading on up to my 23rd birthday soon. I've yet to be allowed by Her Highness the opportunity to see a show, and when (if) it does happen, I already know most of my favourite tunes will not be on the setlist. Bummer.

You older guys had it all so easy. Good music was still easily accesible in the '80's. Becoming a Prince fan was, for me, a lot of fucking hard work. The Musicology comeback (and face it, that's exactly what it was) was still 5 years off, and I ended up having to wade through what albums I was able to find by myself. If it weren't for the internet -especially services like Youtube and Napster and the old video forum on Housequake (yes, Prince, you twat. That was a dig at you and your suing ass) I don't know if I'd have been able to keep at it. More likely than not I would've given up and glued myself to Hanson or something.
[Edited 1/6/08 3:03am]

wlcm2thdwn said:

i kow i keep replying t your post but thats cause there getting on my tits, dont you think young prince fans would kill to have witnessed prince in the 80s???? i know i would lol i would give almost anything to be at that first avenue show in 1983!!!! but sadly i was only born 5 yrs later so theres not much us younger fans can do about that, i do agree with you that princes material that he was putting out in the 80s was so much better than crap like planets earth, but i think most younger prince fans prefer his 80s stuff to the now, cause i do and how can u say you fans cant be loyal, im loyal to him, its quiet sad actually i check the 3121 site repeatedly through out the day i listen to mainly prince music, iv got over 600 of his songs on itunes, i ordered a live vegas cd for over £30 iv got a lot of his music on vinyles i could just go on with my list, i have liked prince scince 2004 thats 4 years i have been a loyal fan, and i think the thing that any one gets from prince is a personal thing i mean no one person would feel the first thing mayb when listening to purple rain for example, and i think thats is why princes music hits such a wide range of ages cause his music means different things so us when were teenages and then we grow up a bit more and its means something completely different, and the other thing is teenagers like prince cause hes music is so different and good to the hip hop shit beats that are being realeased today!!!!!

DANGEROUSx said:

Rinluv said: