Jeffiner said:

Oh, don't worry, I know you weren't been argumentative I just wanted to re-word it a bit in case anyone got the wrong end of the stick...you know how it is on here sometimes

I was just curious as to whether people had theoretical lines that if a fave artist of theirs crossed it would cause them to view their music in a different, possibly negative light. I think its definately a factor alot of musicians and artist dont think about that much, all the more worrying really in an age where anything and everything that someone who is in the public does is made public knowledge.

garganta said:

The slave thing and the Mayte thing. I was creeped out about him drooling over her while she was still a minor.

I draw the line at New Jersey.

I'll alwayz b a Prince fan.4ever.

sexxydancer said:

Say the man anally raped your mother. Even then, you'd keep him on your Christmas card list?

My "Fandom" of Prince is based on the music he's produced as well as the good times I've had at his shows, the ways in which he influenced my mindset as a youth, and the memories I have of days gone by. So there's nowhere Prince could "go" to cause me to stop technically being a fan. As another example, I'm not too crazy about the directions Michael Jackson's life has taken in the last decade or more, but his music still stands, the video's still stand, and he's still representative of a time when we were younger and all having a lot more fun (Remember The Time? ...pun intended), I still pump his music and I'm still a fan. All this to say, I suspect I'll be a Prince fan for the remainder of my life.

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And here's one of those really interesting people, who knew him back in the day!

garganta said:

The slave thing and the Mayte thing. I was creeped out about him drooling over her while she was still a minor.

Jeffiner said:

And trust me, I'm really honored and proud to have been there. Also, to have known at the time, with absolute certainty, that I was witnessing history being made.

Just been catching up with the news on here after being away for a little while, and I read Ben's excellent blog about Aaron downing tools at Housequake (a very sad state of affairs indeed...we're behind you all the way Aaron, and thanks for the effort you put into the site over the years).

It got me thinking; just how far would Prince have to go for you not to be a fan anymore? It's been a fairly rocky patch for Prince and his fans recently (the Ireland debacle, the continued internet issues, etc) but what would be the last straw?

I'd hate for Prince to become the equivalent of Michael Jackson, whose music I can barely listen to these days due to the way he has acted in the past decade or so, and the fact that he hasnt contributed anything musically since Dangerous. Im not suggesting Prince will end up anything like MJ, they are two totally different people. But do you think Prince could ever go so far as to turn you off to his music because of the actions of the man??
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Vendetta1 said:

Wasn't Mayte 18 when she joined the NPG?

viewaskew said:

geez!

I'll alwayz b a Prince fan.4ever.

JayJai said:

"Always" is a pretty loose definition, even when it's spelled incorrectly. Where does it end for some people?

The Rainbow Children did it for me. No joy in his Jesus, anti-semetic, politically counter-productive.

It was the first time he explicitly started to work against the conscious revolutionary spirit that made everything up to Lovesexy so inspiring and forward-looking.

I gave him the benefit of the doubt even though I wasn't digging the music so much, but the second he laid into Jewish people, he lost me.

Jehovah's killed the man's muse. He doesn't inspire me anymore. He has no generosity.

sexxydancer said:

Say the man anally raped your mother. Even then, you'd keep him on your Christmas card list?

DaveT said:

Oh yeah!

Yes, it is an interesting question....like Chris Brown? And Gary Glitter anyone!?

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