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Reply #30 posted 05/20/09 10:37am

Astasheiks

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jstar69 said:

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hmm Estonia language???

What are you saying in English?
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Reply #31 posted 05/20/09 10:41am

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Astasheiks said:

jstar69 said:

gnolnikaerfoot

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[Edited 5/19/09 22:35pm]



hmm Estonia language???

What are you saying in English?

God is love nod
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Reply #32 posted 05/20/09 11:15am

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

NDRU said:



He received counseling from a legendary bass player!

I honestly hadn't ever really considered the death before as a reason for his change, since he seemed to have moved past it so quickly.

I mean, Prince has always been about God, but 100 orgers equally obsessed/disappointed with his "change" must have a point as well. And that is the life event that I would point to as defining for Prince. His marriage fell apart after that as well, and I would not be surprised if his name change back to Prince was because of some kind of disillusionment that he felt during that time period.


Think about it, he was just coming out of the Vegan Vampire era into this "Emancipation" and we know the whole romance between He and Mayte was scripted but so was the pregnancy. Don't know the exact quote in the booklet for Emancipation but it said something (I think Mother, sister, lover, wife) where the conception happened on the wedding night and mayte gave birth 9 months later.

There was incredible celebration on this freedom and within it a horrifying tragedy. Prince put on his game face and only really went into it one time (Until You're in My Arms Again). The death of my cousin pretty much destroyed her immediate family unit, I can imagine that the death of a baby would destroy a singular person.

Unfortunately for everyone involved Larry Graham happened to be the one waiting in the wings.....

No Mayte was already pregnant when they married, the baby was about a month premature.
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Reply #33 posted 05/20/09 11:15am

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joanne55555 said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:



Think about it, he was just coming out of the Vegan Vampire era into this "Emancipation" and we know the whole romance between He and Mayte was scripted but so was the pregnancy. Don't know the exact quote in the booklet for Emancipation but it said something (I think Mother, sister, lover, wife) where the conception happened on the wedding night and mayte gave birth 9 months later.

There was incredible celebration on this freedom and within it a horrifying tragedy. Prince put on his game face and only really went into it one time (Until You're in My Arms Again). The death of my cousin pretty much destroyed her immediate family unit, I can imagine that the death of a baby would destroy a singular person.

Unfortunately for everyone involved Larry Graham happened to be the one waiting in the wings.....

No Mayte was already pregnant when they married, the baby was about a month premature.


I was not saying I believed the script lol
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Reply #34 posted 05/20/09 11:17am

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

joanne55555 said:


No Mayte was already pregnant when they married, the baby was about a month premature.


I was not saying I believed the script lol

Oh right, sorry, thought u did. smile
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Reply #35 posted 05/20/09 11:17am

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joanne55555 said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:



I was not saying I believed the script lol

Oh right, sorry, thought u did. smile

No. Even back then I was rolling my eyes rolleyes lol
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Reply #36 posted 05/20/09 3:55pm

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

NDRU said:



He received counseling from a legendary bass player!

I honestly hadn't ever really considered the death before as a reason for his change, since he seemed to have moved past it so quickly.

I mean, Prince has always been about God, but 100 orgers equally obsessed/disappointed with his "change" must have a point as well. And that is the life event that I would point to as defining for Prince. His marriage fell apart after that as well, and I would not be surprised if his name change back to Prince was because of some kind of disillusionment that he felt during that time period.


Think about it, he was just coming out of the Vegan Vampire era into this "Emancipation" and we know the whole romance between He and Mayte was scripted but so was the pregnancy. Don't know the exact quote in the booklet for Emancipation but it said something (I think Mother, sister, lover, wife) where the conception happened on the wedding night and mayte gave birth 9 months later.

There was incredible celebration on this freedom and within it a horrifying tragedy. Prince put on his game face and only really went into it one time (Until You're in My Arms Again). The death of my cousin pretty much destroyed her immediate family unit, I can imagine that the death of a baby would destroy a singular person.

Unfortunately for everyone involved Larry Graham happened to be the one waiting in the wings.....


As for your last sentence.....
Ain't that The Truth!!! mad eek
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Reply #37 posted 05/20/09 4:10pm

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Prince is definitely not Moses or Ahkenaten.

Because I am.

tinkerbell

Possibly this makes Mayte my soul mate.
it's time for a new direction / it's time for jazz to die
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Reply #38 posted 05/20/09 9:30pm

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padawan said:

I'm actually in the minority who feel Prince's JW conversion was probably good for him. He was completely lost after parting with Warner Brothers. It wasn't until Larry Graham took him under his wing that P was able to mount his commercial comeback.

P's a kid, he needs an authority figure to keep him in line. The JWs basically took over the reins from WB as P's chief babysitter. It enabled P to concentrate on his music.

His work is still short on joy, though. He's business-oriented now, more efficient than passionate, hitting the requisite notes to make a "Prince" album. He doesn't have much to say these says, so he trots out the old tricks and dusts off the old 80s playbook.

He saves his passion for his private world, I guess. The public just gets his skill and proficiency. No more pearls 4 swine!


definitely more business than anything .... stunts the creative process imo


Being business-minded doesn't necessarily stunt creativity.

It's possible to be financial savvy and creative at the same time.
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Reply #39 posted 05/21/09 12:22pm

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padawan said:

utopia7 said:



definitely more business than anything .... stunts the creative process imo


Being business-minded doesn't necessarily stunt creativity.

It's possible to be financial savvy and creative at the same time.
[Edited 5/20/09 23:09pm]

Prince can't balance the two.
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