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Reply #150 posted 11/17/08 2:42pm

monk76

marcia204 said:

monk76 said:




You just don´t get it do you!!???
He is a role model!!! His beliefs might not change the way how you judge yourself but it will change some of his fans and not for the better....



I can only speak for myself. It seems that you know all about me. Those that change prob are the ones who are not secure in themselves and that is not his responsibility. So when Prince was dry humping in his tight black numbers.. he was a role model? He never put himself there, other people did. He has always rocked the boat.. I think the media make and break people by over-reacting and they have way too much power - u know what they say about power huh. What makes u so sure he was not misquoted?



When Lovesexy arrived he was for many people a big role model.
Sign of the Times made him a great role model.
People loved his free spirit!!
You say he isn´t responsible?? He is releasing his music and his beliefs to millions of people he isn´t preaching just at home when noone can hear him so he is responsible!!
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Reply #151 posted 11/17/08 2:47pm

pald1

The thing is, most of us are prepared to put up with prince's cryptic nonsense because, ultimately, he's a fascinating individual who makes great music. That being said, he, now more than ever, cannot afford to be reckless when speaking on contentious issues young people care about today.

My advice it to change that unwritten rule of his about tape recorders and be quoted correctly from now on. There's a real change in the zeitgeist and young people today are ever-more reistant to old forms of bigotry that their parents couldn't or wouldn't shake. It's creative and public suicide for any entertainer, especially Prince as a 50-year old man, to come across as bigoted or anti-equality in this age. This could undo him even more that bad opinions about the music.
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Reply #152 posted 11/17/08 2:48pm

IstenSzek

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marcia204 said:

monk76 said:




You just don´t get it do you!!???
He is a role model!!! His beliefs might not change the way how you judge yourself but it will change some of his fans and not for the better....



I can only speak for myself. It seems that you know all about me. Those that change prob are the ones who are not secure in themselves and that is not his responsibility. So when Prince was dry humping in his tight black numbers.. he was a role model? He never put himself there, other people did. He has always rocked the boat.. I think the media make and break people by over-reacting and they have way too much power - u know what they say about power huh. What makes u so sure he was not misquoted?


you're right about the media's power to make or break someone. but in this
case it seems unlikely that they would misquote him to cause harm. usually
they will use some other means of manipulation.

prince is much more "insane" these days than he ever was, even during his
battles with warner brothers. yet somehow, if you gloss over all of that
madness with a generous outpour of religion, the media, the corporations,
the fans and most other artists seem to respect you all of a sudden.

the minute he dropped the sexual out of the equation they put him back in
the spotlight.

think about that for a minute.

religion is the last stronghold for separation and segregation because you
can say whatever you want to and no one can call you out because religion
is somehow above answering to common laws (of decency).

when he wrote "slave" on his face, people tripped on him like no tomorrow
for the connections to that word in regards to history.

yet, come "the rainbow children" and prince's feet being firmly planted in
JW doctrine people called it silly or psychedelic but none of the official
media outlets dared call it anti-semetic, racist and fanatic. once you put
up your hand and declare your loyalty to a religious group you can pretty
much get away with anything.

i know a lot of devout people with the best possible intentions probably
never even consider such stuff since they practice their religioun with
their heart in the right place and with only kindness and love in their
hearts. but that doesn't make the abuse of it by an incredible amount of
people any less sickening.
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #153 posted 11/17/08 2:50pm

ThirdStrike

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Who really gives a shit about what Prince says anyway? I mean, he's a GREAT musician and all, and I dig his music. And I do acknowledge that some of that music does in fact have political or religious overtones. But I mean come one!! If one looks to the guidance of someone they don't even know simply because they find they like the songs he sings, it says more about their own lack of intelligence then it says about the lack of intelligence of the famous musician they are wanting to listen to, dig?

On election day, I had just as much of a right to have my voice heard as did Prince. In that regard, we are all equal. If I am looking for guidance, I should do my own research. If my reasearch includes reading an article in the New Yorker about what someone else thinks and then base my opinion around their's...then I probably shouldn't be voting.

Prince, do me a favor. Write and record music. I'll handle forming my own political and relisious agenda...cool?
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Reply #154 posted 11/17/08 2:55pm

ian

I love that Matrix reference. Prince totally gets young people, I mean he really knows how to speak on their level you know?

Also - anyone who wants to meet Prince, just hang on out his swings and he'll be right out. Handy to know!
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Reply #155 posted 11/17/08 2:57pm

PEJ

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kjamal said:

PEJ said:




why would someone like yourself waste your time building resentments against a musician who you used to like but now your only interest is to boycott him etc. just cuz he changed his way of thinking . people do that when they mature and age and they have every right to that. I don't see where prince may sound homophobic but if it erks you so much change the channel. you still come on a fansite and you still read the articles and then you emphasize you're not a Prince fan. you sound like a fanatic.


call me what u like, but just like people who disapprove of R. kelly, Janet, michael, britney, etc, prince neds to be taken down a leg or two.. and i am the one who will start the rally.. it only takes one to gt the ball rolling

and like may 'fans" your brain washed.. i can't wait until he doe somewthing that really gets under your skin,,, see you on the otherside.. lol



I lost you. none of the celebrities you listed above have my disapproval. I like em all because they have all accomplished themselves. If you stop wasting your time and energy making silly claims and work on yourself maybe you won't let things that celebrities do get under your skin and you can get somewhere in your own life. lol @ your brainwashed fan comment though. You know deep down inside Prince is the best.
To Sir, with Love
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Reply #156 posted 11/17/08 2:58pm

marcia204

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IstenSzek said:

marcia204 said:




I can only speak for myself. It seems that you know all about me. Those that change prob are the ones who are not secure in themselves and that is not his responsibility. So when Prince was dry humping in his tight black numbers.. he was a role model? He never put himself there, other people did. He has always rocked the boat.. I think the media make and break people by over-reacting and they have way too much power - u know what they say about power huh. What makes u so sure he was not misquoted?


you're right about the media's power to make or break someone. but in this
case it seems unlikely that they would misquote him to cause harm. usually
they will use some other means of manipulation.

prince is much more "insane" these days than he ever was, even during his
battles with warner brothers. yet somehow, if you gloss over all of that
madness with a generous outpour of religion, the media, the corporations,
the fans and most other artists seem to respect you all of a sudden.

the minute he dropped the sexual out of the equation they put him back in
the spotlight.

think about that for a minute.

religion is the last stronghold for separation and segregation because you
can say whatever you want to and no one can call you out because religion
is somehow above answering to common laws (of decency).

when he wrote "slave" on his face, people tripped on him like no tomorrow
for the connections to that word in regards to history.

yet, come "the rainbow children" and prince's feet being firmly planted in
JW doctrine people called it silly or psychedelic but none of the official
media outlets dared call it anti-semetic, racist and fanatic. once you put
up your hand and declare your loyalty to a religious group you can pretty
much get away with anything.

i know a lot of devout people with the best possible intentions probably
never even consider such stuff since they practice their religioun with
their heart in the right place and with only kindness and love in their
hearts. but that doesn't make the abuse of it by an incredible amount of
people any less sickening.



Thank you for responding rationally and not coming across as hysterical - it just makes u want to leave and never return to this org. The problem is that I am obviously not taking this serious enough.

I don't want to bash religion of any kind... it absolutely has a place in our society. I am yet to find anyone who in their own way is not judgmental about one thing or another.. however, I find in parts this current society that if you 'heavens forbid' state that you don't agree with gay marriages or women who have a sex change and keep their reproductive organs so as an outward man they can still carry a baby.... then heavens forbid, you are a bigot and someone to be shunned. We are not allowed to say if we really feel one way or another on an obviously emotive subject. So many ppl jump on bandwagons and in private feel the complete opposite.

I'm just saying; if Prince said that, then that's his opinion, one he should have kept to himself for sure. Does it make me change how I feel about him. Absolutely not. Should I be lambasted for feeling this way.. I think not.
maple syrup and jam..
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Reply #157 posted 11/17/08 3:03pm

IstenSzek

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marcia204 said:

IstenSzek said:



you're right about the media's power to make or break someone. but in this
case it seems unlikely that they would misquote him to cause harm. usually
they will use some other means of manipulation.

prince is much more "insane" these days than he ever was, even during his
battles with warner brothers. yet somehow, if you gloss over all of that
madness with a generous outpour of religion, the media, the corporations,
the fans and most other artists seem to respect you all of a sudden.

the minute he dropped the sexual out of the equation they put him back in
the spotlight.

think about that for a minute.

religion is the last stronghold for separation and segregation because you
can say whatever you want to and no one can call you out because religion
is somehow above answering to common laws (of decency).

when he wrote "slave" on his face, people tripped on him like no tomorrow
for the connections to that word in regards to history.

yet, come "the rainbow children" and prince's feet being firmly planted in
JW doctrine people called it silly or psychedelic but none of the official
media outlets dared call it anti-semetic, racist and fanatic. once you put
up your hand and declare your loyalty to a religious group you can pretty
much get away with anything.

i know a lot of devout people with the best possible intentions probably
never even consider such stuff since they practice their religioun with
their heart in the right place and with only kindness and love in their
hearts. but that doesn't make the abuse of it by an incredible amount of
people any less sickening.



Thank you for responding rationally and not coming across as hysterical - it just makes u want to leave and never return to this org. The problem is that I am obviously not taking this serious enough.

I don't want to bash religion of any kind... it absolutely has a place in our society. I am yet to find anyone who in their own way is not judgmental about one thing or another.. however, I find in parts this current society that if you 'heavens forbid' state that you don't agree with gay marriages or women who have a sex change and keep their reproductive organs so as an outward man they can still carry a baby.... then heavens forbid, you are a bigot and someone to be shunned. We are not allowed to say if we really feel one way or another on an obviously emotive subject. So many ppl jump on bandwagons and in private feel the complete opposite.

I'm just saying; if Prince said that, then that's his opinion, one he should have kept to himself for sure. Does it make me change how I feel about him. Absolutely not. Should I be lambasted for feeling this way.. I think not.


i'm not sure if you're being cynical or not here lol but let me just say
that i'm absolutely not intending to lambast you for how you feel. hell, i
think it's only right that every single person on this thread stands up and
says/writes what they feel.
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #158 posted 11/17/08 3:04pm

Madison88

baby knows his stuff..... if anyone acts funny around me in anyway....the best thing to do is to come right up to them and ask them..."did you have something you wanted to say to me?".... they're answer is always "no" and you say "ok, just checking".... they will be gone... they had their chance to speak their mind and since they said they had nothing to say..... it's over..... nice work Prince.....things can be handle so much easier when you can come from a certain place.....and diffuse a situation, just like that!!!
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Reply #159 posted 11/17/08 3:04pm

union119

nuts

incredibleD said:

Home Visit
Soup With Prince
by Claire Hoffman
November 24, 2008



The thirty-thousand-square-foot Italianate villa, built this century by Vanna White’s ex-husband, looks like many of the other houses in Beverly Park, a gated community in L.A., except for the bright-purple carpet that spills down the front steps to announce its new tenant: Prince. One afternoon just before the election, Prince invited a visitor over. Inside, the place was done up in a generic Mediterranean style, although there were personal flourishes here and there—a Lucite grand piano with a gold-colored “Artist Formerly Known as Prince” symbol suspended over it, purple paisley pillows on a couch. Candles scented the air, and New Age music played in the living room, where a TV screen showed images of bearded men playing flutes. Prince padded into the kitchen, a small fifty-year-old man in yoga pants and a big sweater, wearing platform flip-flops over white socks, like a geisha.

“Would you like something to eat?” he asked, sidling up to the counter. Prince’s voice was surprisingly deep, like that of a much larger man. He picked up a copy of “21 Nights,” a glossy volume of photographs that he had just released. It is his first published book, a collection of highly stylized photographs of him taken during a series of gigs in London last year. “I’m really proud of this,” he said. Short original poems and a CD accompany the photographs. (Sample verse: “Who eye really am only time will tell/ 2 the almighty life 4ce that grows stronger with every chorus/ Yes give praise, lest ye b among . . . the guilty ones.”)

Limping slightly, Prince set off on a walk around his new bachelor pad. Glass doors opened onto acres of back yard, and a hot tub bubbled in the sunlight. “I have a lot of parties,” he explained. In the living room, he’d installed purple thrones on either side of a fireplace, and, nearby, along a hallway, he had hung photographs of himself, in a Moroccan villa, in various states of undress. At the end of the hall, a gauzy curtain fluttered in a doorway. “My room,” he said. “It’s private.”

Prince has lived in Los Angeles since last spring, after spending years in Minneapolis, holding court in a complex called Paisley Park, where he made thousands of songs, far away from the big labels. Seven years ago, he became a Jehovah’s Witness. He said that he had moved to L.A. so that he could understand the hearts and minds of the music moguls. “I wanted to be around people, connected to people, for work,” he said. “You know, it’s all about religion. That’s what unites people here. They all have the same religion, so I wanted to sit down with them, to understand the way they see things, how they read Scripture.”

Prince had his change of faith, he said, after a two-year-long debate with a musician friend, Larry Graham. “I don’t see it really as a conversion,” he said. “More, you know, it’s a realization. It’s like Morpheus and Neo in ‘The Matrix.’ ” He attends meetings at a local Kingdom Hall, and, like his fellow-witnesses, he leaves his gated community from time to time to knock on doors and proselytize. “Sometimes people act surprised, but mostly they’re really cool about it,” he said.

Recently, Prince hosted an executive who works for Philip Anschutz, the Christian businessman whose company owns the Staples Center. “We started talking red and blue,” Prince said. “People with money—money like that—are not affected by the stock market, and they’re not freaking out over anything. They’re just watching. So here’s how it is: you’ve got the Republicans, and basically they want to live according to this.” He pointed to a Bible. “But there’s the problem of interpretation, and you’ve got some churches, some people, basically doing things and saying it comes from here, but it doesn’t. And then on the opposite end of the spectrum you’ve got blue, you’ve got the Democrats, and they’re, like, ‘You can do whatever you want.’ Gay marriage, whatever. But neither of them is right.”

When asked about his perspective on social issues—gay marriage, abortion—Prince tapped his Bible and said, “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, ‘Enough.’ ”

Later, in the dining room, eating a bowl of carrot soup, he talked about an encounter that he described as a “teaching moment.” “There was this woman. She used to come to Paisley Park and just sit outside on the swings,” he said. “So I went out there one day and I was, like, ‘Hey, all my friends in there say you’re a stalker. And that I should call the police. But I don’t want to do that, so why don’t you tell me what you want to happen. Why are you here? How do you want this to end?’ And she didn’t really have an answer for that. In the end, all she wanted was to be seen, for me to look at her. And she left and didn’t come back.” ♦

ILLUSTRATION: Tom Bachtell

To get more of The New Yorker's signature mix of politics, culture and the arts: Subscribe Now

http://www.newyorker.com/...lk_hoffman
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Reply #160 posted 11/17/08 3:07pm

IstenSzek

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Madison88 said:

baby knows his stuff..... if anyone acts funny around me in anyway....the best thing to do is to come right up to them and ask them..."did you have something you wanted to say to me?".... they're answer is always "no" and you say "ok, just checking".... they will be gone... they had their chance to speak their mind and since they said they had nothing to say..... it's over..... nice work Prince.....things can be handle so much easier when you can come from a certain place.....and diffuse a situation, just like that!!!


that's one way of looking at it. when i read that bit about the woman on the
swings and him going up to her i just thought he was lucky that she wasn't a
mad psychopath who stabbed him in the throat. it's great that he would talk
to someone personally and all but i just hope he had a few bodyguards there
as he yelled at her through a megaphone from the paisley park front porch lol
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #161 posted 11/17/08 3:07pm

annastesia1

THE PURPLE ONE HAS SPOKEN
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Reply #162 posted 11/17/08 3:08pm

marcia204

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IstenSzek said:

marcia204 said:




Thank you for responding rationally and not coming across as hysterical - it just makes u want to leave and never return to this org. The problem is that I am obviously not taking this serious enough.

I don't want to bash religion of any kind... it absolutely has a place in our society. I am yet to find anyone who in their own way is not judgmental about one thing or another.. however, I find in parts this current society that if you 'heavens forbid' state that you don't agree with gay marriages or women who have a sex change and keep their reproductive organs so as an outward man they can still carry a baby.... then heavens forbid, you are a bigot and someone to be shunned. We are not allowed to say if we really feel one way or another on an obviously emotive subject. So many ppl jump on bandwagons and in private feel the complete opposite.

I'm just saying; if Prince said that, then that's his opinion, one he should have kept to himself for sure. Does it make me change how I feel about him. Absolutely not. Should I be lambasted for feeling this way.. I think not.


i'm not sure if you're being cynical or not here lol but let me just say
that i'm absolutely not intending to lambast you for how you feel. hell, i
think it's only right that every single person on this thread stands up and
says/writes what they feel.



Oh hon.. was def not being cynical... I am many things, but cynical is not one. razz
maple syrup and jam..
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Reply #163 posted 11/17/08 3:13pm

Dsoul

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He's just staying true to his sect's version of religious bigotry, no surprises here. I'd respect it more if he didn't get scurred with a "misquote" smokescreen when the core message remains the same irregardless.

Did you all miss Bobby Z talking of Prince exiling Lisa and Wendy until they repent of their sins and lifestyle? What about his breaking into a snide version of "Bambi" during the Ellen performance?
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Reply #164 posted 11/17/08 3:16pm

Haystack

monk76 said:



It is really not that hard to find out if Princes hates gay people or not.
If he was misquote or not doesn´t matter people.

What does the JW religion think of gay people?? Just answer the question and you will know the truth!
Quite simple isn´t it??


That's too black and white.

I know two people reasonably closely who are JW and both of those people are happy to ask about my partner when he's not around. They're both also wanting to come to our civil partnership when we finally get around to it.
And yes, they still 'do the work' and are both very active in what they do.

Of course, there are millions of people who follow the laws of their religion and seem to have no independent thought that moves away from it. However, there are also millions who follow a religion, but will still choose their own morals as individuals.

I'm not defending Prince here and I seriously hope he makes some kind of statement soon that at least explains the implications of this article. If not, then this could be one of the most make-or-break interviews of his career.
We expect an element of half-witted rappers to make homophobic comments, knowing the dumbwits who subscribe to their mentality will lap it up. However, for someone who has based an entire musical career on his Love4OneAnother philosophy to start spewing hateful comments, it does start to leave a nasty taste. Particularly when you hope that at 50, someone should have a much larger view of the world, not a far narrower one.

Let's hope we hear something soon that puts this right, even if it's in the form of a song. If not, then there'll be many, many fans who's fandom will start to sour - myself included.
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Reply #165 posted 11/17/08 3:16pm

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ummm okay,are people mad that Prince doesnt agree with gay marriage?
Or was it the actual "sticking it wherever" comment that created this explosion?
The quote was kind of uhhh harsh but if he doesnt agree with gay marriage...so what, thats his opinion and beliefs.Stone me if youd like shrug
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Reply #166 posted 11/17/08 3:16pm

BlackandRising

Damn, Prince betta clarify what he said, and fast! Andrew Sullivan has this on his blog and the shit is spreading like wildfire!!

http://andrewsullivan.the....html#more

If he said it, damn nigga, you stepped in it. If he was misquoted, they need to get the reporter out there to clarify yesterday!
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Reply #167 posted 11/17/08 3:20pm

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RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #168 posted 11/17/08 3:23pm

pald1

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Reply #169 posted 11/17/08 3:24pm

Haystack

PleasurePrinciple said:

ummm okay,are people mad that Prince doesnt agree with gay marriage?
Or was it the actual "sticking it wherever" comment that created this explosion?
The quote was kind of uhhh harsh but if he doesnt agree with gay marriage...so what, thats his opinion and beliefs.Stone me if youd like shrug


Well the 'sticking it wherever' comment ain't nice and not agreeing with gay marriage isn't the wisest comment to blurt out when you have an element of gay people who buy your products and have spent years enjoying your previous philosophy of loving everyone regardless of colour, sexuality etc.

Any wise person who's trying to sell stuff (and that's what Prince does with every release) should have the sense to keep quiet on controversial issues that they know might affect sales.

Out of interest, would you buy any Gary Glitter music if you liked it?
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Reply #170 posted 11/17/08 3:37pm

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There's an interview with the writer Claire Hoffman:

November 17, 2008
Behind the Scenes: Glamorous Life

This week, in Talk of the Town, Claire Hoffman visits the home of Prince, a thirty-thousand-square foot Italiante villa, built by Vanna White’s ex-husband. She talks about what it was like to meet Prince, and shares a couple of prints from his new book, “21 Nights,” a collection of stylized portraits taken while Prince was in London last year.

You had some colorful descriptions of Prince’s home: Bright-purple carpets, a Lucite grand piano, bearded men playing flutes. Is this how you imagined Prince’s home to be?

I think I imagined everything about Prince would be more bizarre, dare I even say celestial. I’ve been listening to Prince ever since I started listening to music so he’s less an artist to me and more a sort of galactic overlord. So to show up at his house and have it smell like a Pottery Barn showroom and hear Yanni on the TV was sort of shocking.

In his defense, Prince hasn’t lived there long. I got the sense that he had a sort of make-a-home-for-Prince suitcase that someone else had unpacked—a little purple velvet there, a statue here, and voila!

In your interview, Prince said the following about gay marriage: “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was like, ‘Enough.’” Did you two have a more In-depth conversation about this?

I was a little surprised when he said it, because he has always seemed so unrestricted sexually.

We were having a larger conversation about his belief system and his politics. He told me he didn’t have a horse in the November election and that he didn’t believe in getting involved with these kind of earthly contests. I had asked him if the fact that Obama was black didn’t compel him to get involved.

He said, “Why?”

And I said, Well, because you’re black.

And he said “Am I?” and held up his wrist next to my ruddy one. Indeed his skin was lighter, and he cracked up.

Anyway, he walked me into his library and opened a Bible up to the Sermon on the Mount, and that’s when he got to talking about trying to live Biblically. For what it’s worth, the way he said it wasn’t hateful so much as sad and resigned. Prince is a true believer, and I think that’s important to keep in mind in hearing his viewpoint.

We’re showing our readers some of the photographs from “21 Nights.” Are they like the photographs he has hanging in his house in, as you put it, “various states of undress”?

I interviewed the photographer, Randee St. Nicholas, who has photographed and made videos of practically every big-name celebrity. The thing she said about Prince that stuck with me was that he sees women in a way that most men don’t. He looks right at them. I felt that—he’s strangely considerate. In person, I found Prince humble and down to earth—if you closed your eyes you could imagine he was your fat old uncle and you were on the way to a (vegetarian) BBQ.

Finally, did you have any of that carrot soup?

I didn’t. I should have.

http://www.newyorker.com/...-scen.html
Get sexy sex, get funky at... The ORANGE Park - Funky President, people, it's bad!
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Reply #171 posted 11/17/08 3:42pm

PleasurePrinci
ple

Haystack said:

PleasurePrinciple said:

ummm okay,are people mad that Prince doesnt agree with gay marriage?
Or was it the actual "sticking it wherever" comment that created this explosion?
The quote was kind of uhhh harsh but if he doesnt agree with gay marriage...so what, thats his opinion and beliefs.Stone me if youd like shrug


Well the 'sticking it wherever' comment ain't nice and not agreeing with gay marriage isn't the wisest comment to blurt out when you have an element of gay people who buy your products and have spent years enjoying your previous philosophy of loving everyone regardless of colour, sexuality etc.

Any wise person who's trying to sell stuff (and that's what Prince does with every release) should have the sense to keep quiet on controversial issues that they know might affect sales.

Out of interest, would you buy any Gary Glitter music if you liked it?

I can see how that would definitely hurt his sales from this thread alone lol
It may have not been the wisest things to say...especialy right now. But in the end I see people who are mad at him for having an opinion. So,its like somebody wants to be free to marry whoever they choose to but Prince cant be free to have a differing opinion?I think the "sticking" comment was out of line but his opinion and beliefs shrug theyre his... neutral
Prince is a JW and I am not. He has many views I dont agree with but Im not mad at him for it.But I can so see how he said it and the fact that he even chose to say that knowing much of his fanbase is homosexual would anger people. shake
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Reply #172 posted 11/17/08 3:50pm

PleasurePrinci
ple

incredibleD said:

There's an interview with the writer Claire Hoffman:

November 17, 2008
Behind the Scenes: Glamorous Life

This week, in Talk of the Town, Claire Hoffman visits the home of Prince, a thirty-thousand-square foot Italiante villa, built by Vanna White’s ex-husband. She talks about what it was like to meet Prince, and shares a couple of prints from his new book, “21 Nights,” a collection of stylized portraits taken while Prince was in London last year.

You had some colorful descriptions of Prince’s home: Bright-purple carpets, a Lucite grand piano, bearded men playing flutes. Is this how you imagined Prince’s home to be?

I think I imagined everything about Prince would be more bizarre, dare I even say celestial. I’ve been listening to Prince ever since I started listening to music so he’s less an artist to me and more a sort of galactic overlord. So to show up at his house and have it smell like a Pottery Barn showroom and hear Yanni on the TV was sort of shocking.

In his defense, Prince hasn’t lived there long. I got the sense that he had a sort of make-a-home-for-Prince suitcase that someone else had unpacked—a little purple velvet there, a statue here, and voila!

In your interview, Prince said the following about gay marriage: “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was like, ‘Enough.’” Did you two have a more In-depth conversation about this?

I was a little surprised when he said it, because he has always seemed so unrestricted sexually.

We were having a larger conversation about his belief system and his politics. He told me he didn’t have a horse in the November election and that he didn’t believe in getting involved with these kind of earthly contests. I had asked him if the fact that Obama was black didn’t compel him to get involved.

He said, “Why?”

And I said, Well, because you’re black.

And he said “Am I?” and held up his wrist next to my ruddy one. Indeed his skin was lighter, and he cracked up.

Anyway, he walked me into his library and opened a Bible up to the Sermon on the Mount, and that’s when he got to talking about trying to live Biblically. For what it’s worth, the way he said it wasn’t hateful so much as sad and resigned. Prince is a true believer, and I think that’s important to keep in mind in hearing his viewpoint.

We’re showing our readers some of the photographs from “21 Nights.” Are they like the photographs he has hanging in his house in, as you put it, “various states of undress”?

I interviewed the photographer, Randee St. Nicholas, who has photographed and made videos of practically every big-name celebrity. The thing she said about Prince that stuck with me was that he sees women in a way that most men don’t. He looks right at them. I felt that—he’s strangely considerate. In person, I found Prince humble and down to earth—if you closed your eyes you could imagine he was your fat old uncle and you were on the way to a (vegetarian) BBQ.

Finally, did you have any of that carrot soup?

I didn’t. I should have.

http://www.newyorker.com/...-scen.html

First off...because Prince is Black and Obama is Black means he should automatically go vote 4 him? I hate that shit. Im so tired of people telling me I only voted 4 Obama because he looked like me...wtf pissed
And I see Prince is back on this whole guessing game about his race again,huh? Being light as hell doesnt make u less Black Prince. If we stayed inside as much as you,we'd be light as your ass 2 biggrin rolleyes sigh
Im outta this bitch...hes coming @ everybody now...Blacks and Gays. Hes tryna start some shit up. rolleyes yawn same ol same ol.
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Reply #173 posted 11/17/08 3:52pm

Haystack

PleasurePrinciple said:

Haystack said:



Well the 'sticking it wherever' comment ain't nice and not agreeing with gay marriage isn't the wisest comment to blurt out when you have an element of gay people who buy your products and have spent years enjoying your previous philosophy of loving everyone regardless of colour, sexuality etc.

Any wise person who's trying to sell stuff (and that's what Prince does with every release) should have the sense to keep quiet on controversial issues that they know might affect sales.

Out of interest, would you buy any Gary Glitter music if you liked it?

I can see how that would definitely hurt his sales from this thread alone lol
It may have not been the wisest things to say...especialy right now. But in the end I see people who are mad at him for having an opinion. So,its like somebody wants to be free to marry whoever they choose to but Prince cant be free to have a differing opinion?I think the "sticking" comment was out of line but his opinion and beliefs shrug theyre his... neutral
Prince is a JW and I am not. He has many views I dont agree with but Im not mad at him for it.But I can so see how he said it and the fact that he even chose to say that knowing much of his fanbase is homosexual would anger people. shake


Of course he's entitled to his opinion and I hope that it really isn't his opinion and it's a horrible mis-quote. But you can only take the 'seperating the man and his music' ideal so far, hence my final question to you in my previous post.

If he'd said that rape was cool and it was okay to beat up your wife, would you still be okay with his opinions?
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Reply #174 posted 11/17/08 3:55pm

wonder505

Haystack said:

PleasurePrinciple said:


I can see how that would definitely hurt his sales from this thread alone lol
It may have not been the wisest things to say...especialy right now. But in the end I see people who are mad at him for having an opinion. So,its like somebody wants to be free to marry whoever they choose to but Prince cant be free to have a differing opinion?I think the "sticking" comment was out of line but his opinion and beliefs shrug theyre his... neutral
Prince is a JW and I am not. He has many views I dont agree with but Im not mad at him for it.But I can so see how he said it and the fact that he even chose to say that knowing much of his fanbase is homosexual would anger people. shake


Of course he's entitled to his opinion and I hope that it really isn't his opinion and it's a horrible mis-quote. But you can only take the 'seperating the man and his music' ideal so far, hence my final question to you in my previous post.

If he'd said that rape was cool and it was okay to beat up your wife, would you still be okay with his opinions?


how do you compare advocating a violent act to having an opinion?
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Reply #175 posted 11/17/08 3:58pm

meow85

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wonder505 said:

Haystack said:



Of course he's entitled to his opinion and I hope that it really isn't his opinion and it's a horrible mis-quote. But you can only take the 'seperating the man and his music' ideal so far, hence my final question to you in my previous post.

If he'd said that rape was cool and it was okay to beat up your wife, would you still be okay with his opinions?


how do you compare advocating a violent act to having an opinion?

Because that so-called opinion is based on nothing more than fear and ignorance.
"A Watcher scoffs at gravity!"
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Reply #176 posted 11/17/08 3:59pm

pald1

PleasurePrinciple said:

Haystack said:



Well the 'sticking it wherever' comment ain't nice and not agreeing with gay marriage isn't the wisest comment to blurt out when you have an element of gay people who buy your products and have spent years enjoying your previous philosophy of loving everyone regardless of colour, sexuality etc.

Any wise person who's trying to sell stuff (and that's what Prince does with every release) should have the sense to keep quiet on controversial issues that they know might affect sales.

Out of interest, would you buy any Gary Glitter music if you liked it?

I can see how that would definitely hurt his sales from this thread alone lol
It may have not been the wisest things to say...especialy right now. But in the end I see people who are mad at him for having an opinion. So,its like somebody wants to be free to marry whoever they choose to but Prince cant be free to have a differing opinion?I think the "sticking" comment was out of line but his opinion and beliefs shrug theyre his... neutral
Prince is a JW and I am not. He has many views I dont agree with but Im not mad at him for it.But I can so see how he said it and the fact that he even chose to say that knowing much of his fanbase is homosexual would anger people. shake


PP...You people display an automatic defence mechanism before anyone attacks..why is that I wonder? Read the threads...NO ONE is saying you don't have the RIGHT to your opinion. But there is also another right to attack it just as you are free to defend. Its called debate. But if only it were that easy. The difference is that your opinions more often breed bigotry and hatred...think it though why don't you! Jeez.
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Reply #177 posted 11/17/08 4:00pm

IstenSzek

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incredibleD said:



And I said, Well, because you’re black.

And he said “Am I?” and held up his wrist next to my ruddy one. Indeed his skin was lighter, and he cracked up.


the plot thickens, or should i say, saddens

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and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #178 posted 11/17/08 4:02pm

PleasurePrinci
ple

Haystack said:

PleasurePrinciple said:


I can see how that would definitely hurt his sales from this thread alone lol
It may have not been the wisest things to say...especialy right now. But in the end I see people who are mad at him for having an opinion. So,its like somebody wants to be free to marry whoever they choose to but Prince cant be free to have a differing opinion?I think the "sticking" comment was out of line but his opinion and beliefs shrug theyre his... neutral
Prince is a JW and I am not. He has many views I dont agree with but Im not mad at him for it.But I can so see how he said it and the fact that he even chose to say that knowing much of his fanbase is homosexual would anger people. shake


Of course he's entitled to his opinion and I hope that it really isn't his opinion and it's a horrible mis-quote. But you can only take the 'seperating the man and his music' ideal so far, hence my final question to you in my previous post.

If he'd said that rape was cool and it was okay to beat up your wife, would you still be okay with his opinions?

Hell no I wouldnt be "okay" with that.
Although,I dont see how those 2 questions go with not agreeing with gay marriage at all.Its obviously something wrong with somebody who thinks that physically abusing someone else is "okay".Where exactly are you going with this? He can have his own opinion.Many people have the same opinion and they have it without physically hurting someone.Wheres the comparison?
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Reply #179 posted 11/17/08 4:03pm

wonder505

meow85 said:

wonder505 said:



how do you compare advocating a violent act to having an opinion?

Because that so-called opinion is based on nothing more than fear and ignorance.


nope. not buying....bad example, advocating violence is a whole different thing.
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