I can honestly say that back in 1981 I never dreamed that Prince would turn out to be the musical great that he is-back then Prince was called everything but a child of God. I was a fan instantly upon hearing that voice-I'm happy to have taken this musical journey with him. I hope that when he reaches that half a century mark this year that he won't have any regrets. Anyway, sometimes on this site we get lost in the gossip and such and we never really tell the man thank you So, just a quick thanks to Prince( if he should ever read this) for giving the world such beautiful music Okay I got that out

What is your opinion of Prince as he has matured?

I think my opinion of Prince has changed over time.

When I was younger, I was flat out scared of him. I had seen GB and PR and thought that he was this vulgar, mean spirited man. And yet I liked him because he was attractive and damn talented. Just kind of a pretty bad boy. And Prince is still kind of that way, but he himself has matured and isn't quite as vulgar anymore. He's grown up and evolved more in his music and his sound. And it's still thrilling. To me anyway. I'm excited to hear a new bit of news about him or see a new picture or hear a new song. It's all cool. Prince is so unlike any of the other musicians I listen to and the longer I'm into him, the more I like him and endearing he is to me. Prince isn't just a persona anymore. He's a person to me, and I think I get the guy.

And I just really respect him. At the end of te day, I really do respect and look up to Prince. He is a really creative individual, and in our world today, just how many people take pains to stand out from the crowd?

when i first became a fan, he was like a superhero and an enigma at the same time. he seemed to live in his own multicolored reality and i wanted to be part of that world because it was so much more imaginative and fascinating than the world i was stuck in as a teenager. i loved that his music was experimental yet pop, and that he played heavy electric guitar but at the same time it was danceable music. at the time, i loved that he spoke in riddles and wore crazy outfits. it all seemed to come together and work perfectly, and i thought he was completely larger than life.

now, i think of him as a crazy uncle who kinda irritates me now and then, but he's still okay and whenever he comes around (concert, album, whatever), i still enjoy checking him out. the dew has fallen from the vine quite a bit in terms of the fascination i have with his persona and his style - part of it is that he has grown out of that larger than life persona, and part of it is that perhaps i've grown out of the need to be fascinated by a man in makeup and booty pants.

He's matured, I never thought I'd see it because he was the wildest thing I'd ever seen back in the day, but I love him still. Thank you Darlin'

I love Prince. And I thank him in my heart for being on the planet with me...I think the world would have been missing something without him.

Anxiety said:

Hey Mods/Ben, put this put this in the quotable prince members section, please. Great post.

In all these years, despite all the twists and turns and changes his art, creativity, career and personality have gone through, my love, respect and admiration haven't budged.

Maybe one possible reason for their consistency is precisely because of them...

I thought he was weird and gayer than Michael Jackson.

Now, he's just one of the coolest cats ever! He's so slick & I am in awe of his presence and sexiness.
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I fell in love with his music and his in 1984. I am still in love with his music and even though he has become more conservative this days.

Tame said:

Without Prince, the world would be like missing a piece of it's puzzle (so to speak). Music wouldn't sound the same without Prince.

What is your opinion of Prince as he has matured? [/quote]
when i was young he reminded me of an older cousin and i identified with his music/now i am at a fork in the road of life not knowing what one 2 take /perhaps he is there2

At first I thought he was odd but interesting enough.


Then Purple Rain was released and I thought he was a god. Musically amazing, lyrically daring, and always controversial. I followed his every career move (As best I could sans the Internet ) and really thought that he was Infallible.
He was just amazing. And mysterious to boot.


Now the mysterious act is played out. The music is meh. So now I think he's odd but interesting enough.