mplsmike said:

Ahhh, how quickly people 4get.

Wow! What a great story! I cannot wait for these albums to drop. Hell, I'm even excited about Bria's CD and what Prince did to that one. 2009 is gonna be one hell of a ride for us!

"Hold on 2 ur wigs!"

OMG, I wonder if that is a candid photo - I laughed as soon as i saw it. I've never seen him looks so angry, lol.

That was a nice and well-written article. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

And Prince, if u are reading this, PLEASE INLCUDE THE NORTHEAST IN YOUR NEXT TOUR.

violetblues said:

THAT is the crap people get annoyed with.

"Good" is subjective. Not everyone here is a sycophant apologist, but if the man doesn't put out music you want to hear, then stop coming here and bitching about it. It's not going to change things.

Musicology *was* a good album. A great album.

3121 was a good album, not a great album.

Planet Earth was mediocre, with 3 good tracks on it.

We "kool-aid" drinkers, who don't really drink any kool-aid, don't get annoyed that you dislike some of the stuff he's producing. We get annoyed at ignorant, blanket statements like the one quoted above.

If that's how you feel, really and truly, you aren't a fan of his new stuff, just his old stuff. Your choice, your taste in music. More power to you.

But don't come in here and make statements so blatant and not expect fans to say, "Yeah, you're full of it."

Wonder what was said "off the record"...

Man, talk about old-school Prince!

That is hilariously funny.

(Especially when there R most definitely intentional musical nods 2 Hendrix... "Wall of Berlin", which JAMS, goes into something that sounds like it could have even COME from the 'Electric Ladyland' album... it's got a bit of the Band of Gypsies vibe 2. YES, it is distinctively Prince as well.

bleutuna said:

That's it right there!!!! Now I am not a "kool-aid drinker" or a "fam". I am just a fan who tries to be positive about Prince & his music. I try to focus on what's good with him and I try to be objective but I can see the forest from the trees too. I just choose not to focus on the negatives unless it becomes too much. I've been one of the people to ask questions to other fans about "why would you be in a place for someone you're not feeling?" and as it's their right to say what they say on here, it's also my right to ask the questions I wanna ask, since this is a public forum. I try not to ask in a malicious manner, it's just to understand the person and continue the conversations. Thank you bleutuna for saying what you said. It was on point.

Now back to the article, that was a great picture of Prince. It was his usual "cold stare" look that I've always loved seeing Prince do. I just can't wait to hear what these CD's sound like.

Giovanni777 said:

I'm wondering that too. I'm glad Prince didn't come off like a nut-job in this interview.

I loved this interview. It was just what I needed. After all, it is all about me.

he sounds so NORMAL in this article. i absolutely LOVE it!

TheEnglishGent said:

Well, MLK is a holiday and that is on the 19th...the 20th is a Tuesday, sounds like a plan to me.

Great article. Prince is just pure class

Genesia said:

I wonder if the photographer had "89 flowers" on their back?

...inventors of the Accu-Jack...

Giovanni777 said:

I am really excited now.

Love his take on the Bible.

Love his take on detractors.

Love the joint line.

The hype is working on me.

Oh yea, I got to sit at that piano!
[Edited 1/9/09 7:46am]

I must say what I haven't said yet.

I really did enjoy this article, and Prince has given the fans the other great thing, besides his music... his words; in a candid, forthright, and yes, "Princely" manner.

mplsmike said:

masbas said:

I was JUST thinking about that. If he releases anything before Jan 20, I'll be surprised. I'll be surprised if releases anything on Jan 20th considering what'll be happening in D.C. that day.

jseven said:

Those are the two stores you can just about find anywhere, but I like target better. Best Buy runs out of cds and other stuff too fast, especially in the area I live because it is so populated.

psychodelicide said:

Hit us with music!

mplsmike said:

I agree! Prince needs to drop those CDs.

I READ THAT YESTERDAY

"What U lookin at, punk?"

Sdldawn said:

The trick is to be somewhere where people who aren't checking prince.org, but who have bought Prince cds in the past, will find the CDs. That most likely means extended exposure in one of those displays in the front of walmart or a featured at starbucks. You want to get the people who wouldn't normally even go looking in the music section of the store as there are a lot of 30 or 40 something people who bought a lot of prince albums in the past, but who don't pay too much attention to music these days.

Giovanni777 said:

I wonder if...knowing what he knows now...he'd change "tourist" to "journalist."

Mars23 said:

COME AGAIN???

WaterInYourBath said:

So who is, or rather what is "the most popular girl in the whole wide world"?

My take is "$" -- cash money. Money is "the most popular girl in the whole wide world."

what a fabulous article!! Prince is soooo in control. I am soooo excited for the new cds to drop.

Just a ? -- even though Prince said "Turn Me Loose" was just a stand-alone track with no home, and after hearing portions of "Lotus Flow3r" the past few weeks, do you think "Turn Me Loose" will fit?

I'd like to see "Turn Me Loose" on "Lotus Flow3r," despite it being a JB-inspired joint, it has strong guitar work, and that's what "Lotus Flow3r" is.