IMO..none of this is your business & if it was he would have already made it known.

RudyIsBackForGood said:

Yeah, he has ATTEMPTED to do what I mentioned, but he has never done it on a full scale. When I say musical, I mean a full-out Broadway production. Sure, he wrote Stray as a musical, but are we sure if he ever completed it? In the CB booklet, it says it never materialized.

Movies like Footloose and Legally Blonde have been adapted to the Broadway stage and have done extremely well. I think PR would also do well. The only major problem would be P wanting control over everything.

I don't think P's released live material (video or audio) sucks. I just think that whoever has done the editing for what's out there fails to capture the essence and feeling of a true Prince concert experience.

I recently got the new Stevie Wonder live DVD and I must say, it felt just like being at the show. The editing did not take away from the concert experience. Prince should take note of this.

When I say he should take lessons from MJ, I don't mean remixing or reworking a song with new hot artist, but issue outtakes and demos of his recordings.

In recent years, MJ has released LOTS of outtakes. I love the Special Editons of Thriller (NOT Thriller 25) and Off the Wall. Also, the Ultimate Collection (Boxed Set). Those cds contain LOTS of great outtakes).
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saafiir said:

A book about Prince's life WOULD be about music.

I'd love to read what happened during the process of his making his music. Not the mumbo jumbo he spins, but the real process.

And any non-spin he'd like to share about his personal life would be interesting to.

He's had a stellar recording career, made some **cough** cinematic art, toured around the globe, introduced his fans to new artists, took advantage of web technology, dated numerous fine honies, been married, been divorced, attempted and succeeded at reproduction, gone religous, worked with musical icons, worked with the muppets, been on late night TV, appeared on American Idol, released coffee table books and designed jewelry. So orgers...what's left for him to do? Let the count begin...



#1 He should write his own biography in his own words minus the ghost writer.


#2 He should open up a music school/performing arts academy for underprivileged (sp) but potentially talented youth.

I want Prince to do exactly what we post here and only that. I want total creative control over any and all future output. I think he should turn over the control of his career to the orgers. I think we should create and run the next website he creates or rather allows us to create for him. Then and only then will his career truly be a success. Just think of what the last 30 years would've been like if we ran the show. One big remix of Erotic City (the Can't Stop Being An Irresistible Bitch Cuz I'm Possessed Mix)

daPrettyman said:

Call me when MJ can do more than supposedly be working on new material with the hottest roster of producers today then showing up at some mall in Dubai wearing a surgical mask and pajamas!
The man can't even get on stage these days and Prince has been holding it down in the studio and on the road for 30 years straight!
There isn't one thing Prince could learn from MJ other than dramatic effect for the sake of dramatic effect!
He'd be better off talking to Madonna than MJ, at least she's worked consistently over the years.

He should write a book. I've said this before. A no holes barred, full on, name checkin', body shakin' truth filled book about his life. Don't tell the "I Saw God" story around 1988, but rather tell the "I became paranoid because of the drugs, and thought the devil was after me" truth that everyone around knew is a fact. Tell us about your thoughts on UTCM at the time. Tell us why certain projects were ousted and forgotten, dismissed, or not followed through on. Tell us about why Mayte fucked up, and why you fought so much with Manuella. Tell us why the houses were torn down. Tell us who the love of your life was. Tell us EVERY SINGLE THING. Clear up the rumor mill once and for all.

And I'd deal with a ghost writer. There's only one person that could truly do that. Alan Leeds.

Per Nilsen would be a second choice.

I don't think Prince could write a book. Prince comes from an era when you wrote a biography once you perceived yourself at some retirement stage or nolonger relevant.

1. He believes in his mystique
2. He has been too in control for it to be relevant, it would actually be boring

jcurley said:

Not necessarily agreeing with that. He's of THIS generation. He's only 10 years older than me. And people my age, and older, or younger, are writing books every few years it seems. Larry King has written how many? And he's so old, he owes Jesus a quarter. The mentality isn't "autobiography = retirement", and hasn't been for a long time. The same generalization could be made by artists who release a greatest hits package. "oh god, they're in a slump in their career, they have to release a greatest hits to get sales back up." Nowadays it's when an artist leaves a record label that they release a G.H. package, or they just have SO much back catalog, it practically demands itself to be created (like Madonna).



1. THAT is his biggest problem. Whether it relates to telling the truth, pissing on a record and thinking it would sell a million copies (as he's stated before), or making a movie.
2. THAT is his other biggest problem. If he really wants to grow...letitgo.

ernestsewell said:

I feel you for sure. I don't think P would ever write a book, though I think it would help his career out for sure. It seems like when singers write books in their 50s, they get a boost in their career. It has helped Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight, and a few others (that I can't recall now). It's like with them airing their dirty laundry, they gain new fans and more respect from the older ones.

If P did write a book, I would expect it to be full of "fluff". He wouldn't deal with any personal demons at all. I think it would be more of a "spiritual awakening" type of book. Not necessarily a book advertising his faith, but a book that describes his spiritual journey. He would never tell us his view of his relationships with past band members or his girlfriends. I think he's too private for something like that.

daPrettyman said:

It'd be full of poetry, and half-witten, unfinished statements about God, Spooky Electric, and how he doesn't want to be THAT guy during the Purple Rain years of 1984.

The Summer of Prince's life is coming to a close and Fall is around the corner.

Prince knows that the Winter of Life is time for reminiscing with good friends and settling down with a best friend and a blue light.

Nothinbutjoy said:

It's not "him"... I can't imagine Prince doing such "poor" things like this... his life is already in each song he made !

The Summer of Prince's life is coming to a close and Fall is around the corner.

Prince knows that the Winter of Life is time for reminiscing with good friends and settling down with a best friend and a blue light.

I want Prince to do exactly what we post here and only that. I want total creative control over any and all future output. I think he should turn over the control of his career to the orgers. I think we should create and run the next website he creates or rather allows us to create for him. Then and only then will his career truly be a success. Just think of what the last 30 years would've been like if we ran the show. One big remix of Erotic City (the Can't Stop Being An Irresistible Bitch Cuz I'm Possessed Mix)

HonestMan13 said:

You missed my point. I'm not comparing the two. Nor am I saying that he should be like MJ. I'm simply saying that MJ has released lots of demos and unreleased recordings in the last 10 years. That's it. I wish P would do that.

As for MJ not taking the stage, that's a different story. I think MJ has a lot of personal demons that he needs to deal with . That would probably explain why he hasn't done any stage performances since 2001.

MJ worked constantly for 30 years also. Ok back to the subject at hand.....

Eat some baked KFC chickens.

He should do some County western, I just saw Jamie foxx do it. I know Prince could.