RoseOfSharon said:

oh, awright...only if there ain't no copies of tv guide...

LaVisHh said:

I know, right? It's interesting that his attitude towards money then was so different than it is now...but that's because he was WB's darling, at the time, I guess...

LaVisHh said:

laughin along with ya...and yes, those were the days...





man, i miss the days when he wuz quiet...

I have this article clipped out and saved somewhere...



Back to the top! LCD

PlastikLuvAffair said:

Yeah, this was a long time ago. For the newcomers to the PRince community, they have to understand that when this interview was published in 1985, it was a big deal. Because Prince hardly talked at ALL in those days.

LadyCabDriver said:

This is another debate entirely, but I have to say the poor seem to care less about money than the rich.

The more money we make, the more money we learn to live on. After the millions, I guess he decided to spend it on stuff like monogrammed lumber for his mansions...

LaVisHh said:

yeah but to be fair I think most of his stance on money and record companies stems from him making his rec company literally over 100 mill and everyone having their hands in it..of course thats the price of having a rec. co. make you a star and its their work that does it...(but also remember he and his managers had to come up with the money for PR production etc),so now he has the stance where he makes whatever money on his own and its all his at a better rate etc..in other words not taking care of someone else kids and putting them through college who isnt even supportive etc who could give a damn about him or othe r artists etc...the lines blur when it become hypocritical with not letting people out of Paisley park contracts etc...but in essence I think in the origins of his money battle, that was the case.

Bump for a great post.

I already ahve this transcribed! You should have asked!

bumpity-bump again!

man, p is so quotable...

I've lectured quite a few people out there. I'll say, "Think about what you're saying. How would you react if you were me?" I ask that question a lot. "How would you react if you were me?" They say, "Okay, okay."

...i'd like 2 dedicate that 2 the psycho-fams out there...

PlastikLuvAffair said:

dedicate it to his audience as well when he asks silly questions of us too

rdhull said:

that, 2...

I had that Issue.it was funny&a trip but overall then as now He never said much in His Interviews overall about His WOrk fully IMHO.all that talk about No More Bass if Brown Mark Left is the kind of Jive He has always said about Various Band Members through the Years.back in the day I was always wondering why none of the Journalists didn't have the Balls too Ask Him what He thought about Being Linked with Michael Jackson&How both of them Being Young Black Artists were Dominating a Other Wise Racist&Segragated Radio&Music Formats through out the Nation?funny remembering that ROlling Stone Cover because Prince at the time pulled a Pre- Pearl Jam Move by saying He wasn't gonna release a Single or a Video.

mistermaxxx said:

Yeah I understand what you mean. But I guess Karlen was just so happy to see Prince talking period, it didn't matter what he said, as long as he said something.

What a fantastic read!! Not seen this before, thanx LCD

LadyCabDriver said:

true Prince hardly ever talked back in the day.He had a P.T. Barnum Vibe going there for a while.

It was good to read that article again. Thanks LCD.

I am such a tard! I waited so long to read this b/c I thought, "I've read that intv. a few times before..."

LCD

THANK YOU, LCD, for taking the time to post this!! Great, GREAT read. Reminded me of some things I'd forgotten...

And I LOVE his reason for digging Don King, that shit is hilarious!

LMAO!!!



Whoa LCD, the amount of scrolling I had to do to pull this thing out!! I could have just copied, huh?

But anyway, did you copy this or type it all up?? You're a friggin' ANGEL!!!

MAD CRAZY INSAAANE PROPZ 2 ladycabdriver 4 GOING 2 ALL THE TROUBLE 2 DO THIS! Never got the chance 2 read it originally. When this came out I was 4! 2 kool!

cool,


i actually have this rolling stone mag with him on the cover locked away somewhere with my other prince stuff...almost made me want to pull it out and read it...almost lol

CalhounSq said:

thanx sweetie...
Hey doesnt that quote made you think that Prince could've been homeless at one point?

Does it bother you that strangers make pilgrimages to your house?

No, not at all. But there's a time and a place for everything. A lot of people have the idea that I'm a wild sexual person. It can be two o'clock in the afternoon, and someone will make a really strange request from the call box outside. One girl just kept pressing the buzzer. She kept pressing it, and then she started crying. I had no idea why. I thought she might had fallen down. I started talking to her, and she just kept saying, "I can't believe it's you." I said, "Big deal. I'm no special person. I'm no different than anyone." She said, "Will you come out?" I said, "Nope, I don't have much on." And she said, "That's okay."

I've lectured quite a few people out there. I'll say, "Think about what you're saying. How would you react if you were me?" I ask that question a lot. "How would you react if you were me?" They say, "Okay, okay."


Natasha, were you this girl???

Just messing with you boo. This was a great interview with LIL MAN back in 85'. I think I still have this issue somewhere.

Brother915 said:

HAHAHAHA

this is definitely one of my favorite interviews! It is nice of you to post it because I can't remember where I read it be4. The part about McDonalds really makes me sad everytime I read or think about it not because it is Prince who is recalling hunger as a child, but because what he said about being poor as a child is true and there are so many children out there today still fighting the same struggle. Wonder if they can beat the odds also, let's hope.