BellBeautyinside said:

My favorite! very nice!

Books almost here!

WOW WOW WOW I can't wait 2 receive my copy!

Dont know whether it's Princes' taste or his assistants', but that decor is xquisite.
Any1 know where this is?

I really like this quote from the article from Renato -

"He works hard. But he can also be class clown. The perception from the outside and how things really are, it's like night and day. He has a blue-collar mindset: wake up, put on the hard hat, go to work"

And this...

"Psyching themselves up for the show, the musicians whoop and hug and jog on the spot. All of this is part of an elaborate waiting ritual. They're waiting. The security guys are waiting. The roadies are waiting. The promotions executives are waiting. The PR's are waiting. We're all waiting. And we've been waiting some time.

While we wait, everyone is staring at the same object. Weirdly, it's a packing crate on wheels, the kind that's used for transporting heavy equipment. It's about twice the size of a coffin. There are many of these crates stacked up in our vicinity, but this one is slightly different. Earlier, temporarily separated from my minders, I had a chance to inspect it. From the outside it looks perfectly normal, black with metal rivets. Inside, however, it's tricked out from top to bottom in purple velvet lining. And there's a tiny, bucket-sized cube at the opposite end from the door. That's also upholstered in purple velvet. It looks a bit like a stool. Wait, it is a stool. There's a peephole slashed into the door, at precisely the eyeline of where Prince would sit. Curious.

Then the word goes round: 'He's coming'. And so he is. He appears from a billowing-white-curtained corridor leading Prince knows where. He's wearing a white frock coat, white hat, white trousers, white boots.

He is, of course, tiny. Even famously small famous people are smaller in real life. At this short distance - ten paces perhaps - one can marvel at the extraordinary fluidity and economy of his movements. He's here, and then he's sitting inside the purple lined packing crate, and then they're closing the door, and then he's gone. Then they're wheeling him outside into the auditorium.

Moments later as if by magic, invisibly decanted from his crate, Prince appears centre stage and the band launches into the first number, Musicology. Licensed to roam, I take a VIP seat at the very lip of the stage. After ten minutes or so, I'm beckoned forward and inside the stage, where I crouch with the guitar techs. As Prince struts and gyrates, tearing through Play that Funky Music and U Got the Look, his dancing boots are only six feet from my head.

I once got this close to a tiger, on safari in India. The experience is somehow analogous. I felt the supreme, primal presence of a beast that was rare and magnetic, a thing of almost mystical power.

I never got to interview the tiger, either."

And this..

‘Prince is a genius,’ he says. ‘He’s not like you and me. He’s very special. He’s not crazy. He’s intelligent, witty, charming. He’s focused, self-motivated. He’s a dude.’
[Edited 9/21/08 9:33am]

MrBiGsTuFf said:

It's his suite at the Dorchester!

bass.
Did P play bass at the 02? Just wondering.

Lookin good http://SoundGallery.wordpress.com

ToraToraDreams said:

yes when he performed Blacksweat some nights he played the bass not sure if he played it during anything else

ToraToraDreams said:

Did Prince play bass at the O2?!! Well, I don't know about the main shows, don't think so, but at the aftershows he did! On 3121 - absolutely brilliant!! I play it in my car a lot with the bass up really high

Awesome pics. Is it spoiling the book though?

I can't wait to get it!

Jeffiner said:

Thanks.

Savage said:

I cant wait 2 flick thru the pages, run my finger up n down its spine...
Just think of it as a teaser.

Jeffiner said:

i forgot about the aftershows opps i wish he had played it more i love when he plays the bass

To be fair, the article wasn't very good at all, the pics were ok i guess, but as for content it didn't really reveal much that we didn't already know

He did play bass at a couple of main shows too.

Ellie said:

Thanx guys.

These pics are amazing! The Twinz look a bit weird in the 4th pic. My favorite pic is of Prince and his assistant.

PleasurePrinciple said:

It's a cool shot, a very relaxed Prince pose. And she is so gorgeous and always wears these fantastic outfits.
Looks like I had a gay-moment

A friend of mine met her last year and he raved about how beautiful she was and what a nice body she had. Like I needed to hear that
[Edited 9/21/08 12:15pm]

VenusBlingBling said:

hey girl I remember u telling me about that.Why do guys feel the need 2 do that. But then again we do it all the time on here with Prince.

Beautiful pictures! I would love 2 see some natural pics of Prince. He’s aging nicely and don’t need the added Photoshop help. Prince is an extremely handsome man. Other than that the photos are beautiful, but still prefer the natural ones.

pennylover said:

i would LOVE to see nude pictures of Prince, are they any that can be found these days?

ReginaCarman said:

I'm sorry....I just was not expecting that.

simm0061 said:

Prince is a Beautiful Person inside & out as he has demonstrated! & we sooo Love to see him as he wants to be-as it wouldn't be him if any different!

simm0061 said:

yeah some of them look posed

He looks pretty buff in that bass pic.

jodi081630 said:

i'd say most of them (nearly all i've seen so far).

b3xy said:

thes pix r fab! especially in the wardrobe! OMG!
i went to the last show - can't believe it's been a year..was really good 2 see the article