Astasheiks said:

I also have one with Prince and Ron Wood singing the Stones's "Miss You". Now that's classic.

azul said:

indeed, Bono is also a small man with big ideas

2 different people in this world:

1. people that seen u2 live and completely get it.

2. people that haven't seen U2 live and don't completely get it.

Just like Prince, my opinion of U2 shot right thru the roof after seeing the live show.

xlr8r said:

Bono also called Chris Martin a Wanker live on Radio,

YESSSSS!!!!!
CHRIS MARTIN IS ON BONO'S JOCK SO HARD, HE COULD TELL U WHAT FLAVOR HIS BALLS ARE.....GET 'EM BONO!!!!!

Chrisebabey said:

I was listening to radio 1 in the car at that very moment, and Jo Whiley gor her knickers in a twist about it and demanded that he apologise straight away-stupid bint!. Chris Martin is a Wanker. I remember the cross performance, i think i have that kickin about somewhere, will try to look it out now..

at the NAACP awards in 2007 (or 06?), bono got an award, and was swoonin over P, who had got his award just b4 him, sayin how it felt 2 b up there with the other honour'ees, and said somethin like, 'Prince, ahhhh, sooo cool'. it looked genuine appreciation and respect 2 me.

realm said:

I've seen them about 6 times over the years - great in their day but getting progressively worse. And the new album's very disappointing.

shorttrini said:

I gots that on vinyl!

You are reading way too much into the quote. Bono said the "small man with big ideas" line is about himself. Bono has always given Prince his props. He gave Prince a compliment at the NAACP awards a couple of years back.

blacktrump said:

You do know this is a Prince website right?
[Edited 3/7/09 14:57pm]

I think Prince was robbed of Best Album in 1987 (SOTT). He lost to U2's Joshua Tree. Prince always maintained that "I can play U2 music, but they can't play my music".

To be fair, 1987 was a big year in music, and that was U2's breakthrough album. Prince owned 1984 with his own breakthrough album, so maybe the Grammy people took that into account.

Side note: I think it's interesting that U2's latest CD has a song called "Breathe" and a song called "Magnificent". Both titles of Prince songs!

The song title is "Stand Up Comedy" U2's atempt at funk.
The lyrics are
"Stand up to rock stars, Napolian is in high heels / Josephine, be carefull of small men with big ideas"

TOMEEBOY said:

Chrisebabey said:

Of course they say they recorded 60 tracks.
They took two years recording this cd - how would it sound if they said they took the first eleven songs they did & didn't bother recording anything else?
The rock press would pound them for taking 2 years to record 11 songs.
Plus if they recorded 60 these 11 must really be good - right?

I think you're blowing this way out of proportion. The song was about people who try to stand taller than they really are (the high heels). It has nothing to do with Prince. As far as I know, Bono and Prince have never met.

In a 2002 Celebration concert, Prince quipped:

"I love you too, but not the band" as in "I love U2, but not the band"
He then told the audience that they missed it, and repeated the line. I think he repeated the joke in London on the Rainbow Children tour, but am not sure.

andymacfunky said:

He repeated the same "Joke" in Dublin, One Nite alone. Hilarious!

Bono is an enormous egotistical self righteous old turd.

I'm an Irishman so I'm allowed to say that!

shipoffools said:

... except when they sang on stage together - read the thread.

Prince also did say about "awards" he said it doesnt matter what i do " i will always lose to u2".

Head to Head its tough with those 2 records, i mean the fact that there is a debate over 2 albums being nominated as being "strong" shit we havent had that in a long while. But it is tough because one being a double record and one not, this was a pinnacle point for u2, they were "coming of age" so to speak, though were well into their careers. So for Prince to say it was a "simplistic" album, he knows he was just crying cause he lost, we all know that, we all do that. But thats far from a "Simplistic" album, shit "Running to Stand still" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" stand up against "the Cross" easily.

lastdecember said:

Prince's single "Guitar" from Planet Earth is a total ripoff of the U2 sound. How could anyone deny that?

Prince aint gettin no five star review, that's for damn sure.

Dazza said:

Bono is just jealous because everything he puts out has to be polished and perfect whereas Prince can just go for it!

lastdecember said:

That is hilarious!