evatorres said:

There are comparisons to be made, particularly because they were at the heights of their fame around the same time.

Hendrix, James Brown, and MJ.... If I were a musician I could live with those comparisons.

If you think for one second Prince was not inspired by MJ at some point then we're all crazy. Yes I believe Prince is feeling this along with the rest of the world.

xlr8r said:

He said it again with Larry King in '98 promoting "New Power Soul".

ecnirp98 said:

200% Right !

thecloud said:

Of course he's feeling it. Unlike Prince and Madonna (the three Class of 1958), MJ was making classic music while the other two were playing hopscotch.

This will bring home to Prince his mortality and the fact he no children or a stable lovelife. Maybe Prince will cut the bullshit and finally grow up
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emesem said:

So...wat you're sayin is that he can't be considered a grown man jus cause he has no children nor a stable love life?
Is that your reasonin?
I jus want clarification cause that's not logical at all.

datdude said:

datdude - Obviously you are not aware that Michael Jackson and his brothers and sisters were raised as a Jehovah Witnesses. His mother Katherine is still an active Jehovah Witness and some of the family members.

Also if you noticed during that trial where there were false allegations against him he said he had faith Jehovah would reveal the truth and he would be vindicated. I really think it is sad there are some people for some reason on this site who make negative statements against Jehovah Witnesses based on stereotypes. Oh and by the way Jehovah Witnesses are Christian - again you are stating false information.

Just KeepinItReal
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Silence is Golden.....when applied correctly.

Graycap23 said:

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..hey i wanted to say that..but then i thought about it
..mzsexybaby
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Who's to say that he hasn't contacted the family privately? He's not the sort to come out with public statements.. why would he now? It seems to me that all these celebs, making statements are basking in reflected media interest Jumping on the media wagon, like the attention whores that some of them are... Not cool.

What's with all the "Snips"????


Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

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..mzsexybaby

emesem said:

I agree with this 100%! I was thinking this same thing while in the car earlier. I thought that Prince must be thinking about his own mortality at this point. He's not getting any younger and he has no children. No, that doesn't mean that he isn't a grown man or anything stupid like that, but it means that if something happens to him, what happens to his legacy? He has no one. No wife, no children.

Michael's death made me sad for Prince. Michael may have had a weird life, as far as those that don't know him are concerned, but he was a father. He was more than MICHAEL JACKSON:THE SINGER, he was a father. Prince doesn't have that. He has his career and that's it. He should adopt or something


Smooches;)

datdude said:

Jehovah's Witnesses do BELIEVE in Jesus Christ and consider themselves Christains--which means to be Christ-like. Their door-to-door ministry is BASED on Jesus' preaching activity which can be found in the Bible.

SHOCKADELICA1 said:

You know these unnecessary SOCIAL COMPARISONS SUCK! AND ARE DEGRADING!!!! Prince has been blessed with a Magic Well, and nobody can take that from him! He has it like Michael did because the ALMIGHTY wanted him to have it! When a man dies ALL OF HIS TALENTS AND ABILITIES--THOUGH REMEMBERED--DIE WITH HIM...

MrsGoodnight said:

good pt...maybe he has already...

or maybe he'll pay tribute 2 MJ by playing some of his songs in his next per4mance...

SomewhereHereOnEarth said:

I hope not



Smooches;)

...i'm silent too!!!
..mzsexybaby

now with M.J passing away, you see all of these famous people now stepping out to say something..anything for there 15 seconds of fame!! Prince i am sure is grieving too..this was someone who came from the same genre as well as Madonna..Mabey he is not saying anything, due to the fact that someone will "go there" and be stupid...

mzkqueen03 said:

SCARLETTPUZY said:

I don't belive this is the case for most celebrities that are makin statements at this time.
If most of MJ's fans are feelin the pain of his passin,
then I believe that ppl that have actually spent time with him, whether it be in a studio or on a stage are sincerely feelin it too.

I agree with the board with the respect issue in Prince's silence .

However MJ's death will be linked to some pretty negative stuff in the future and right now it's really good not to say anything.

muleFunk said:

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..mzsexybaby

evatorres said:

I agree, and the more I see the last years of Michael's life I realize how out of touch he became. I love Mike's music, and will truly miss him, but Prince has taken care of himself while Michael really suffered a sad, tragic life and never really got past his childhood trauma and later, his addiction to prescription pain killers. Truly sad, but brilliant performer.
Prince is in complete control of his life and knows exactly who he is. There really is no comparison between the two of them. History will someday show that difference, while mainstream media may never.

its been said to be careful not to argue with a fool, cause some might not be able to tell who's who, so to those who attempted to insult my intellect because of the post, i won't dignify your asinine responses with one. the point i was making is that P has been known to say quite a few things that have been deemed insensitive and inappropriate and i feared that he would do so now. i never implied his silence was indicative of him not being saddened or touched by MJ's passing. i agree there was a mutual respect.

i KNOW the Jacksons are former JW's and I know what JW's believe about Christ (its NOT the same thing as orthodox Christianity by a long shot). these assumptions i felt compelled to reply to.

datdude said:

Orthodox Christianity has very little faith in the Bible, though they claim to represent it. Jehovah's Witnesses are different in that they try to adhere to it...

Spanky said:

for me personally I think that is just Prince being funny thats his sense of humour and shouldn't be taken so seriously - he certainly didn't take that situation all that seriously otherwise he wouldn't have mentioned it !!! only my opinion

xlr8r said:

exactly my point - he was just laughing about it not being too serious !!

I don't think P is the sort to make big gestures I am sure he feels for the family and will in his own time and in his own way make that known to them. It is a sad time for sure.

mochalox said:

That was a very long time ago.