squirrelgrease said:

i sort of agree with bria's assessment but that's what i love about 'elixir.' it's so relaxed. these are not loud songs but they do have prince's touch (in a way i feel the other two albums really don't).

this is the thing about prince's post- jw music: while i find myself increasingly disagreeing with his philosophical musings, the about-face in terms of his philosophy is not a deal-breaker for me. i loved 'trc' and i love 'elixir.' each contribute in their own way to pushing his music further.

stanleylieber said:

I like much of Elixer too. Everytime, Kept Woman, Immersion and Elixer are good.

I think the interview was excellent. Even if Prince knew the questions beforehand, that is not all that uncommon. Just to see him relaxed and dignified within his own skin was great to see. One comment on the chemtrails conspiricy: Dick Gregory is one of the most intelligent people living. Period. I have always admired him, and that's coming from a 43 year old white man who could never share the same experiences as he. Simply put, I just think that we should appreciate what we can get from a man who cherishes his privacy. I mean, we could start parishilton.org or britneyspears.org if y'all want, but I think, to a person, no one would go for the whorish stuff that goes on concerning those two young "ladies" (and I use that term as loosely as those two women are). Sure, there are questions I would Prince to answer (mostly concerning the creation of some songs), but that always occurs. Someone (or a bunch of someones) always come away wanting more. My ex and I GOOD friends, and I know her better than her mother or siblings, but I still don't know EVERYTHING about her. That's the mystery of life. Accept it.

jone70 said:

I am sure that Morris was indeed in Minneapolis during that time but I don't know how old Bria is though.

Great interview. I thought it was very insightful. Some things kind of has me scratching my head like there being 8 presidents before George Washington, or something like that. Very interesting about Soundscan and that Prince doesn't know how many units of Purple Rain sold. I didn't know he had epilepsy as a kid. Bria's interview was cool too. She looks like she's 6' tall..

jone70 said:

Who said she was 38? LOL

And let's remember that some eventual band members are around way before anyone ever knows who they are. Even Kirk, Damon, Tony knew Prince way before 1990. He knew Wendy a year before. He knew Sonny for ages (and wasn't he in Jesse's Revue early on?). etc etc. So Morris could have been around, or at least known Prince in some regard from the days of Batman or Graffiti Bridge or even Diamonds and Pearls. Who knows.

ernestsewell said:

mc flash project morris was on

Detroit said:

the lyrics 2 the sacrifice of victor says it all about epilesy

L4OATheOriginal said:

No, it says he was epileptic until the age of 7. The whole song isn't about having epilepsy.

ernestsewell said:

those brothers were in 'purple rain,' doing some futuristic dance moves

stanleylieber said:

So were the rest of us, in the streets of Oklahoma City post-July-27-1984, of course.

stanleylieber said:

I was in Purple Rain too. I had no moves, though.

squirrelgrease said:

i was literally in the middle of saying, "those dancers are cool," out loud, when someone told me who they were.

squirrelgrease said:

Spill!

TyphoonTip said:

squirrelgrease = kirk johnson

you're the new wave guy standing speechless while prince sings purple rain aren't you

lastdecember said:

dig if you will the picture, of Marvin gay and the kids

the thing is prince seems to be a more spirtual, and more religious person then a lot of his fans.

He seems to really know whats going on, i caught the interview i think it was a few nights ago. but he is a little arrogant, but intelligent.

stanleylieber said:

stanleylieber said:

That guy ... I every time I watch that scene.

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Copycat said:

for real though

what a lame interview

most of the lame questions were not even answered and just led right to what Prince wanted to say

all part of being a Prince fan i guess

TyphoonTip said:

Just took this crappy online screencap from the Let's Go Crazy video (2:38 in) which has part of the same scene. That's me just to the right of the pause graphic, standing next to the squad car with my back to the camera.

It's the part of the film where Francis L shoots himself after Prince turns on the light switch and they cut to the cops driving up the street and onto the yard.

My neck is really long 'cause I was still in high school.

squirrelgrease said:

That's very cool!

...So how did (/is) the law suit go(ing) to get P to pay up?

TyphoonTip said:

We're conducting an audit.

squirrelgrease said:

TyphoonTip said:

ernestsewell said:

granted but when u look at the lyric book from the cd..behind these lyrics is marked in bold "TRUE"

the song is very autobiographical so with him mentioning his condition when he was a child indicates this isn't the 1st time he's talked about it

Wow, Prince can be really boring in person eh? What a dull interview, delivered in uncharismatic monotone. And the interviewer is such a brown-noser, it's embarrassing. I guess that's why he's on PBS...

Let the music do the talking, Princey.

ian said:

Here's the unedited interview. http://prince.org/msg/7/3...sg_6593581