I've never understood why Prince would sing into the barrel of a gun (or a mic that was a gun and sing into the barrel of the gun)???? What was the meaning behind that?????

I thought that was wierd.
Its kinda dumb looking.

ToraToraDreams said:

That is so stupid in soooo many ways, my best bet is he was doing drugs, it would explain the 90's in a neat clean little package.

umm..... or midlife crisis.

or he just a dick.

he was high on drugs sounds better thoe, lol
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violetblues said:

He STILL uses the gunmike, even now.

ToraToraDreams said:

He once said in an interview (I believe) that the positivity of his music, of his lyrics, negated the negativity of the gun. Something like that anyway.

i saw a video odf him singing "HEAD" great live version by the way, but he was singing on some parts like he was giving head to the mic, not a pretty sight to me,
which do you guys find more offensive?

violetblues said:

Okay now Tora like the sound of that. *backs out of the thread*
But pointing a gun up your face? Not that cool.

I think the gun mic is cool,especially when he spinz it.

to shot down any competition (idono)

Swords into plowshares... spears into pruning shears...

Guns into microphones.

Isn't it a pen mightier than the sword metaphor?

BoySimon said:

all of the above.

Prince explanation: The music is his weapon.

Cynical explanation: Prince's attempt to look a little cooler with a gangsta rap rub-off.

(How a gun mic is gonna negate assless pants, I have no idea).

Madison88 said:

at the time when he used to do that, i thought it was a message to gangsters to shoot music instead of bullets. in other words, music is mo' powerful than war

He wanted to appear "Bad" like Michael Jacksons song!? I don't like it. Especially when he points it at you
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violetblues said:

FREAKY

Good question.

His "dancers" told him it was "gangta" (glam)...and he fell for it LOL. They are still laughing about the Violet The Organgrinder video....

Lots of stuff in the 90s he did seemed to be a reaction to Hip Hop. Sad really.

Are you really ever surprised at things Prince has done or will do in the future! Thats just him...a hard person to explain...

ReverendP said:

i agree

sexxydancer said:

I know

Because he shoots on yo sheets.

i dunno why but i like it

ok, wow... I thought it might b a deep answer. Instead it's sort of a guess. I just thought if your gonna sing into a mic that looks like a gun, you might wanna tell somebody why or have some kind of explanation. Maybe that's it...."nobody owes anyone any explanations".....It just sorta concerns me though...I hate guns of any kind. I used to work at a bank, squirtguns weren't even allowed in. It must have stuck w/me

There is no such thing as a mistake- only experience. There
is no such thing as failure- only people's condemnation. There is
no such thing as success- only people's approval. Let life live
through you.

What other singer uses that? Didnt a character in dreamgirls have one?

NouveauDance said:

Emancipation outfit = Hip Hop jacket over lime green crushed velvet gheyness.



I remember somebody asking that on NPGMC (it might have still been called L41A at that time) why use such a violent symbol.

The stupid ass answer back (not verbatim) read something vaguely like "The words of peace coming from the mic nullify the gun's violence" or something like that.


It. was. cringe. worthy.


Prince rocks Camille. But Tupac, he ain't.

violetblues said:

The '86 live version of Head and humping the mic-stand was legend. He gave the mic-stand a good old polish

As for 'Why would Prince sing into the barrel of a gun?' well damn, ain't it obvious - mo'fo was payin' respect to his idol, Kurt Cobain. When he released New Power Soul, many could be heard chanting in unison: "Pull the trigger mutha-fucka, pull the trigger!!!"

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Madison88 said:

was just an image he put on.. being gangster ..

Flowerz said:

never worked 4 me