I never thought Prince sounded more batshit crazy than in this interview. Between the Black Panthers and JW's, his mind is swiss cheese.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Prince And Tavis Smiley

While respecting his music and musicianship, I've always thought Prince to be both pompous and arrogant , so I almost didn't watch when the great Tavis Smiley interviewed the Purple One on his PBS talk show last night.


I don't know what made me give this a chance, but I'm glad I did. Prince turned out to be a lot more normal and down-to-earth than I ever thought he could be and I actually enjoyed the interview a great deal (I must admit that I enjoy most interviews that Tavis conducts though).


Perhaps my attitude comes from my only live encounter with Prince at Hollywood's famous Sunset Sound studios (where so many huge hits were cut in the last 40 years) in the mid-80's. I was recording in Studio A while Prince was camped out in Studio C. Sunset Sound has a nice enclosed basketball court, and during a break I noticed Prince out there shooting baskets by himself. I decided I go challenge him to a game, or at least shoot some hoops with him, when out of nowhere, a huge bodyguard jumped in the way just as I hit the court's entrance. "Prince don't want no company," he stated with a conviction that let me know there was no way I was getting in there, so I backed away and went back to work.


Anyway, I have a way different view of the guy now, thanks to Mr. Smiley. Here's a short 2 minute portion of the show to judge for yourself.


Read more: "Bobby Owsinski's Blog: Prince And Tavis Smiley" - http://bobbyowsinski.blog...DzThHkCn&A

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terrible thread

LondonStyle said:

i mean this well, when i say that u worded this thread wrong. Because, there is no way u have any viable or provable information to make a statement like ur thread does. u don't know how most people view him or anyone as far as that goes. Maybe u didn't mean to be rude, But the words u chose to write in ur Thread title is very deceiving and rude. Because its like speaking for other people without knowing how they really feel or think. It's not fair to most people and its not fair to Prince's Fans or future Fans and definitely not fair to Prince.
[Edited 4/28/09 10:44am]

nurseV said:

It's London's. What do you expect?

We should just talk about the club across the street

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[Edited 4/28/09 11:19am]

terrible thread

Who cares what LondonStyle thinks, not me.

The interview was fantastic, but let's be honest - Prince USUALLY isn't this down to earth in interviews. It's great to see him that way and very enlightening and entertaining, but usually he's a little stand-offish and obtuse.

bleutuna said:

Prince is a nutjob. Quoting a conspiracy theorist and non-scientist on chemtrails! And, advocating religious morality in politics! Well, do I need to say any more?

pald1 said:

What do you do for a living to be so opinionated?

Who cares what LondonStyle thinks, not me.

pald1 said:

What do you do for a living to be so opinionated?

funksterr said:

Still living in the past....Purple Rain is over....move on...damn 80's fams..

Most of what I've heard people say in the last 5 years: Weird, gay, arrogant, nasty or "creepy"

Which doesn't bother me as much as when I sense folks don't get just how talented he is. Most don't realize that.

It would be like knowing that Ron Jeremy is fat and hairy, but not knowing just how huge his cock is.

Imago said:

You have such a way with words, Dan.

But you do have a point. I don't care if people think Lil Dude is weird, creepy, gay, crazy, or anything else. Hell, most times I share those opinions.

But when people don't or can't see how much real talent he has, THAT bothers me.