I guess my question is why do you think he needs therapy?

Do you think something is wrong with Prince?

Anji said:

Prince has done this before, looked for personal answers and that is reflected in the album the gold experience, i quote from the review printed on the accompanying leaflet within the CD, penned by Jim Walsh, pop music critic, St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 1995.



"...Above all, wants it known that this is a record about the fight for freedom - personal, artistic, political - but anyone with half an ear can suss that much out. During the making of it, he was enarmoured with Betty Eadie's book 'Embraced by the light', a first-person narrative on near-death experience, and that theme also peppers the record, most explicitly in the reincarnation dream 'dolphin'. It is also implicit on several other tracks that ponder birth, life, death, and rebirth, and one man's own expectations and perceptions of himself.
It might sound hokey, but to me, 'The Gold Experience' is about process. The kind of processes that dont happen overnight, or to overnight sensations. It is about panning for gold and coming up with mud, and getting back down on your hands and knees and panning some more. It is about, if you will, 'hard work'.
Psycho babble and pure groovability aside, the most fascinating aspect about these 12 songs is that they come from a human being who, like you and me, struggles day in and day out, but unlike you and me, does so in a very public forum. And that public flailing makes the music - which too often gets obscured by the flailing itself - somehow resonate even deeper, and transcend the confines of good beats and hit-making. It is the sound of an artist at odds with himself, his world, his past, his present and future. Who woul've guessed that such a sound could be this big, bad, and joyful?
More than anything, throughout my own 'Gold' experience, I heard a unique, and uniquely potent, mix of purpose, celebration, and fear. there is a palpable sense of urgency here, as if knows that time is running out for all of us to make connections with ourselves and the outside world. Don't believe me? Listen to the scream in the middle of 'Endorphinmachine' or the guitar solo on 'Gold' that concludes the album. The two things they share are desperation and liberation. Listen, Cue 'em up, back to back, Hear it? He isn't showing off, he's searching. Again. And like never before."




This review is actually six pages long and fabulous no wonder Prince included it with the lyrics he obviously realised this guy ' got him'.

Apologies to Jim Walsh for not quoting him in his entirity.

So when Prince originally said he was going to have some time off last year - I believe him. All artists have to have solitude for inspiration and talking to other people doesnt necessarily help that process. So in answer to the original post no I dont think he should seek any help, i think he already has found some solace and comfort in his faith mingled with his intellect of his soul searching from years gone by.

And Tame as usual you seem to be on the same wave length as me - beautiful words!

ChariotLove said:

Is that spiritually speaking, or religion speaking?

i reckon he's already had therapy.

sorry friends across the pond if i'm wrong, but i was under the impression all americans have regular therepy whether they need it or not..like visiting the dentist every 6mths, a regular shrinkage sesh is part of the health plan...

chillichocaholic said:

truthfully speaking.

ChariotLove said:

Sorry, but I dont beliee that, many people are alive spiritually

chillichocaholic said:

and 6% of 6 billion people iz..

sn 4:when overshadowed by a superior intelligence,don't get defensive.

therapyisback said:

I think that's how he discovered the "other person living inside him". He said he doesn't know what gender this person is.

The real life Camille?

luv4u said:

Sure. I was wondering whether a therapeutic space for personal introspection may benefit Prince in helping him become more aware of 'the why' and 'the how' he has come to be and whether increasing this awareness may in turn aid his creativity and sense of personal freedom...

Therapy...I suppose is the difference between, a doctor that is going to charge you to converse with, and a friend that has a little more insight on your life already...

I believe in looking for a solid ground or moral absolute to stand on when searching your own spirit, which I believe is a daily activity for everyone.

I believe that looking for love within is always beneficial, and There are professionals that could definitely help.

I also believe in the idea...that if therapy is not an idea someone wishes to consider...A local Community College offers psychology classes that are disciplined unto it's own curriculum, However, can be very insighful into the understanding of the brain...and the spirit's connection to this organ...

Psychology is an intricate weave, between the cards that have been dealt to the individual player, and the player's reaction to the game.

People's minds can break when their spirit's are broken or tattered...Medication should be used as a temporary tool, and in no way relied upon as an answer to a root search.

The disappointment I learned when seeking professional advice, is that, several opinions, favored, labeling someone as bi-polar...(The extreme emotional range)...and...try to convince the patient of a lifetime challenge...Instead of delivering a positive hope...by treating an emotional hurdle, as a temporary place you are passing through on your journey.

Mental Illness is not for life! Some people become drawn into the system...and that in itself is a professional disorder.

And why?

Volitan said:

Ah yes, I've wondered about this for ages. In the Oprah interview he says that he took someone else through therapy, and that's how he found out about the other person inside him. But, what does this mean?

wildgoldenhoney said:

Oh, I forgot to put this for emphasis:

Jeffiner said:

bring back Stereo,& u will know.