theblueangel said:

I agree with that, but my reason is because I only like hearing the original person who started that line say it (James Brown).

IstenSzek said:

FunkyDissCo said:

Yeah, it's a necessary part of the show, and I like to hear/see the interplay between Prince and the band.

Gohi said:

That, and continually asking for the lights to be turned on or off wrecks the flow of the performance.

luv4u said:

Hello! When P does his "speak" thing in a concert, I'm down for it...whether it makes sense to the general public or not!

"[insert city here] know how to parrrrteah!" x 15

Mindflux said:

Exactly! i swear some folks are so moronic and generally stupid. i'm puzzled how their brains can spare enough power for them to hit those keys.

stupid edit.
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Kara said:

Yeah, his diva antics really messed up a lot of the 10/24 gig for me. I know a lot of people will get upset with me for saying this but that performance was kind of a disappointment.

This thread is funny.

I've been to several of Prince's concerts, and the only time he disappointed me was during one of the Musicology tours, it might have been Atlanta, I don't remember. Anyway, it was when he had dancers come up on the stage and one quite older woman was on stage doing her thing and when it was over, Prince sang out, "Will somebody come up here and get they grandmama, please?" I felt bad for the lady because she looked a little embarrassed. I just thought that was wrong. Hell, no matter how old she was, she honored him by paying her money for a ticket and he dissed her!

theblueangel said:

blasphemy!

Prince: "Can I play my guitar?"

Me: 'Sure, but rip that damned whammy bar off, first! Thanks!!!'

Prost!

that thing about time being a trick and blah blah blah... just play the god damn solo.

WaterInYourBath said:

Yeah that!

Maceo is the man, but I am sure that Eric has no problem with this fine replacement,

I hate it when he changes the lyrics to song in concert, just ain't the same. Not only that, it sounds crap when you got 20,000 people singing the wrong words.

NelsonR said:

Ok I have to agree with this one....but I love it when he talks about writing songs while looking in the mirror...too cute!

nosajd said:

bashraka said:

Um, I guess you don't know what an emoticon is for?

"check out my band"we didnt come 2 c da band! we came to c U!

Dimitri10 said:

Agreed. I hate it too.

PaisleyRose said:

KoolEaze said:

That's what I'm wondering too. I've seen Prince in concert multiple times, and have never seen this happen. Guess I'm lucky. I don't think watching Prince hollering at his sound guy for screwing up would be a fun thing to witness.

PaisleyRose said:

That's the first thing I thought,

Shyra said:

I'm sure Prince did that in a joking manner. I don't think he did it with the intention of embarrassing anybody. Prince does have a funny sense of humor at times.

Edited to say that during a concert at one of the Celebrations in Minneapolis, Prince called a man onstage to dance. Prince asked the man his name, and the man said his name was, "Tuna". Prince said in response something to the effect of, "Better make it funky Tuna, or we'll put you back in the can". Guess I'm used to Prince's dry sense of humor, because it doesn't bother me much.
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xpertluva said:

I agree. I don't mind him asking us to sing but I hate the fact that he has stopped singing and has the mike pointed at the audience.(We can't sing like him).

For me it's not any particular words said, but rather, a riff he has the band play. The string riff from the third verse of 'Take Me With U' (you know the one: "deedle-eedle eet deet DEE!"), that he now has the band play every four goddamn bars of that goddamn song! It's like a mosquito in my ear!

"Deedle-eedle eet deet DEE!
Deedle-eedle eet deet DEE!
Deedle-eedle eet deet DEE!"

I though it was stupid when he said that Abe Lincoln had nothing to do with the end of slavery in the United States. It is factually inaccurate. The 13th amendment only passed because Lincoln promised jobs to a lot of people. Prince is very gifted musically, but he is occasionally lacking academically.

eyewishuheaven said:

LMFAO, that is too funny!

Not a bad representation of that riff, either!

Darwintheorgangrinder said:

psychodelicide said:

Sorry, that was an exaggeration. What happened on 10/24 was, he stopped mid-song several times throughout the show to get the sound changed. And even mid-song he would be giving commands to the sound guy and lighting crew. It was effed.

KoolEaze said:

On the Jam of the Year tour at the Lexington, KY show, he all but screamed at the sound guy during the build-up to "Face Down." Along with all the things he was usually saying before the song ("no slaves in this building," "is this an 18 & over affair," etc.), he went into some bizarre speech about the universe and a bunch lot of other things and then lashed out at the sound guy about...something. Most of the rant was inaudible; I think his bass and/or mic wasn't loud enough. He was clearly angry but it was quite fascinating.

I've never been able to find a tape of that show but have always wanted to hear it again.

Gohi said:

That doesn't sound like it was much fun to see.