I'm just wondering because he's so much into Egyptian themes.
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why

He keeps going back there in his themes every couple of years.I remember he use to say that Mayte was an Egyptian princess.
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and what else?

Some interviewer should ask him if he's been there. I love Egyptian artifacts, myself. I used to go to the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. Interesting and mysterious.

He has Egyptian cotton in his custom-made pillows, throws, bedsheets and manpers so I think he must have done. Unless he orders it online, of course.

I love everything to do with Egyptian stuff. Mummies have always fascinated me,when ever the history channel has a show on it,I watch. I would love to be able to see the pyramids up close,but I don't think i would ever enter one.

But to answer your question,I have no idea if he has or not.
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Dayclear said:

I thought she was Puerto-Rican.

Watch 3 Chains o' Gold.

Does anybody remember way back in the day when there were rumors of a be-all, end-all concert underneath the pyramids to ring in 1999? I seem to recall something to that effect.

Dayclear said:

yes, i done a scuba diving course in egypt - red sea, november 2006. renato neto and prince were both on the same course. prince was visiting with renato at the time. back at the hotel i had to teach prince how to clear his ears of water.





hehe.

goodbourn said:

Did you look into his eyes?

EmeraldSkies said:

The History channel does not depict the Egytian (Kemetic) people as they were during those times. The History channel shows them as Arabic, not true at all, check your map, Egypt is in Africa.

cherrymoongirl said:

She is. That was just a theme that Prince used for 3 Chain's of Gold and The Love Symbol album

i'm the stoic figure in the background.


somebody please kill me.

his mom was from there.

Dayclear said:

My mummy says that she sphinx he has!

But from his own mouth comes a clue..."I dont care what Albert E=MC squared said, I would rather know who built the PYRAMIDS!" Well if he had been 2 Egypt he would know it was the fucking egyptions (oh and Charlton Heston and a few hebrew slaves).

I will leave it 2 others to get a line in about Muse and Pharaoh, possibly Cairo and deNILE etc etc etc. Was not Prince Alexandria oh Nevermind?

1sexymf said:

I thought her mom was part Egyptian?

sidnic said:

Exactly.

cherrymoongirl said:

did you see the oprah interview, didn't he say she was an egyptian princess in her past life and thats when they first met, in another life!! or something along those lines anyway..

I'm sure he's been to Egypt. He's 50 years old, wealthy, and does what he wants. Why wouldn't he go to Egypt.

As for whether Egyptians were black or white or arab - they were all of the above.

Ancient Egypt was a melting pot, and they didn't see people in terms of race. You were either Egyptian or you were foreign. That's it. Which is why the colors and races of statues and pantings varies so much.

Egypt was truly race-ignorant. I'm sure it was beautiful

ultrablue said:

Because you can't get Egyptian cotton textiles without actually going to Egypt?

daPrettyman said:

That was Mani.

sandraparke said:

I don't think he said she was an Egyptian princess, but said something like they knew each other in another life and thought there was a connection in Egpyt.

I know lots of people here are bigger Mani fans than Mayte, but honestly, Mayte was such a powerful influence on Prince's music and his character. I miss that.

bleutuna said:

Yeah, she was. He wrote some really good material when they were together. the man was truly in love.

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bleutuna said:

I agree with all that.