Gav said:

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Can you name a fan that sued? And did Uptown not win the lawsuit and then go out of business.

I love watching Prince perform but that assless pants ish

I tuned that abomination OFF. Could not/would not watch!

motherfunka said:

Yeah, but as long as there was no police involved and no legal actions taken, I think it's only fair to discard those things as "bullshit". The western legal system aims to let anybody be innocent until proven guilty of a crime. This "no smoke without a fire" really is the worst kind of buzz and can probably break a man (Michael Jackson is a prime example, no?).

And I don't think that it can be any sort of scandal, that Prince didn't grief the way you and I might do. Who knows, if Prince in reality only thought he could work himself through the pain, plunge into his music and escape in well structured music in stead of the chaotic reality?
I mean, I've been to funerals of dear friends (a bit too often), but didn't cry .. that doesn't mean that I didn't feel pain or grief, only that I don't grief like they do on the telly, as television characters make bad tv if all their emotions are turned inward (and with nothing to look at).

Simply, it's unfair to call it a scandal if a man you and I don't know reacts to pain in a private way. Sure, one could say that a tragedy like that perchance should leave imprints on his behaviour (well, he did become a JW) or (more importently) in his lyrics and music, but I don't think anyone can be allowed the arrogance to think there's a "right" way of grieving (or doing anything for that matter) for anybody else but themselves.

Changing his name to a symbol.

I thought it was cool, but most of America didn't.

I love watching Prince perform but that assless pants ish

I tuned that abomination OFF. Could not/would not watch!

joseph8 said:

I actually liked this performance, Gett Off live.... cool.

but those assless pants were shocking alright, I think Marilyn Manson (yuck) did something similar a few years later. (?)

Prince could never beat Britney Spears or Michael Jackson when it comes to SCANDALS, (thank God)

but still:



what was in your opinion the biggest scandal in Prince's career????




- performing the "Dirty Mind" songs on stage in his underwear?

- performing "Gett Off" on MTV in assless pants?

- the 1985 "We Are The World" incident, Prince's refuse to be participating?

- removing a youtube video of a dancing baby, dancing to "Let's Go Crazy"?

- the threats and lawsuits against fansites?

- to sue piratebay together with Village People?

- the Lotusflower.com $77 payment fiasco?




- or: something else.... ?


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laurarichardson said:

No, it was settled out of court and they carried on for some time, in fact releasing "The Vault" post settlement.

Prince rarely gets to court, he either settles or walks away after receiving a counter-threat (as was the case with PFU)

Of course, his biggest "scandal" was the battle with Warner Bros. & the name-change. It was a career defining move...but in a way, it was positive.

Nowadays, his symbol is almost just as recognizable as the Warner Bros.' "WB" shield. It was a genius marketing strategy....He basically re-invented himself into a brand name, just as identifiable as the name "Prince". It was cool when he brought it back during the 3121 and Planet Earth eras...especially the Super Bowl.

There he was, in front of one of the largest crowds he ever played for at once, on a stage shaped as the symbol, ripping up the symbol guitar! He was rubbing it into the mainstream's faces...saying "ha, u made fun of the name, but hey, I'm still here." Now, when anyone 18 and up sees the symbol, they automatically know who it stands for. And everyone back in the day wondered what the hell the symbol meant...
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Wow may point is that out of all the b.s comments about lawsuits concerning fans or fansites. We only know of one!!!

Changing his name to a symbol.

I thought it was cool, but most of America didn't.

databank said:

Prince was being a spoiled brat, protesting over a contract HE signed. I thought it was stupid then and I still think it's stupid.

laurarichardson said:

You only know of one Laura because only one had the funds and the balls that got that far.

Prince uses lawsuit threats as a "bullying" technique sadly. He knows that fan sites and fanzines don't have the funds or the time to fight against him so they normally fold.

When they do fight back (PFU being a prime example) then he normally capitulates as he knows he's being unreasonable.

So in summary, Uptown was the only one that got to court but believe me, there's countless examples of where he's used lawyers to close fan supporting outlets - that's still lawsuit based intimidation, whichever way you look at it.

Yes there are bullshit comments about lawsuits but saying there was only one is a blinkered view.