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Reply #60 posted 07/09/10 4:22am

crazydoctor

mike123 said:

and his new album is great. cant stop listening 2 it.

nod I love it!

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Reply #61 posted 07/09/10 4:32am

Trickology

This is a hater site. Let me tell you something, if Prince came to my door and said "Do you enjoy the music" I'd say hell no and kick him in the overbite. Then I'd say to Prince, "Why did you name your album 20Ten? When it sounds like it's from 1982? Is this your way of saying you were futuristic in 1999? Why didn't you name it 2020. You could at least sit down with ABC for a interview for cross promotion" Then Id take his bible and see if it was hi lited in purple magic marker of passages he thought were inspirational. I'd probably sell it on ebay.
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Reply #62 posted 07/09/10 5:10am

Paisley4u

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Ok,there are some albums/songs released after 3121 that I don't like that much but...the man has such a great backcatalogue I won't complain!!

In the 90's he refused 2 play the hits and fans complained that he was

destroying his carreer and legacy!

Nowadays he plays his older songs and people complain again;" he always

plays the same songs!!!"

I know Prince fans are not easy 2 please and if we don't like an album or song we can discuss it here. But these days a lot of fans(are they really fans???) don't talk about loving or hating a song, they break down Prince, his person, his talent and his music.

STRANGE!!

I don't like the fact he is so in2 Jehova, I don't like the fact that the man

who fought 2 be free and sang about freedom&freedom of speech

changes his lyrics these days and doesn't want his songs on YT (untill a few months) but that doesn't mean I will hate on him all the time.

Maybe some should realise they don't love HIM anymore and look 4

a new artist....a better one.. I'm sure:roll:

Love4oneanother
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Reply #63 posted 07/10/10 1:01pm

nursev

purplecam said:

nursev said:

I really wish he would just go back to not doing interviews at all-then there would be nothing for these folks to criticize daily here lol Maybe people would be happy then confused

I would like that too but I don't think even that will make them happy.

Ur probably right lol

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Reply #64 posted 07/10/10 1:38pm

Sweething

I suppose part of my question in the thread no one responded to falloff was my belief that Prince fans should have rallied on the side of Prince and the industry but sadly many just complained. Fair pay for product.

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Reply #65 posted 07/10/10 1:54pm

Erika2k8

Seriously in the world we live in your going to get POSITIVE PEOPLE, negative people and in the middle people casting views both positive , negative e.t.c

if people cant help but be negative towards prince (not honest or constructive with their criticism ) then LET THEM broadcast their ignorance. Id never generalise that every : "Prince fan has let him down".

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Reply #66 posted 07/10/10 2:09pm

eireboy34

NoVideo said:

The better question would be: has Prince let his fans down?

Or have we forgotten.... screwing fans over multiple times with scam websites. Suing fan sites. Abandoning projects shortly after their release. Performing the same lazy setlists over and over again.

Prince should be grateful that as many fans have stuck with him through all the BS because of the love of his music.

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Reply #67 posted 07/10/10 2:41pm

tricky99

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mysticman said:

robinhood said:

he's never going to respect anyone, he doesnt have the ability to genuinely care.

he doesnt even respect JEHOVAH - the God he proclaims as his own.

its all just emotional and spiritual vanity for him.

people been trynna figure this guy out for decades but the answer is so simple.

look up the definition for 'sociopath' and see if that shoe fits.

he fucks his girlfriend all up in Jehovah's face,

is so utterly self-consumed he can't see past his own dick and wallet anymore

most of his brain-cells are in his penis

and whichever ones remain in his skull, he kills em with drugs

musical genius sociopath constantly demands love respect and attention

has NEVER given anyone anything without expecting something in return

has NO respect for authority, or social etiquette

was ONCE a brilliant musician due to his schizophrenic nature he could do most anything

but back it up with some real smarts and authentic respect for others?

forget it. he's a sex-addict fronting as a JW to make himself look good.

couldnt even thank anyone for his Lifetime Achievement award...

oh no see it was all about him and how he and he alone was to make the grand sweeping decision that 'music is in good hands'

i mean seriously, 30 years in showbiz and NO ONE ever whipped that scrawny ass of his into some humility?

all the girls are totally ga ga over his looks and fake lyrics about how great a lover he is

because he's got em all fooled so bad by his false public image. mister romeo? i dont think so

2 failed marriages and a girlfriend he walks in front of?

yeah he really know how to treat a woman.

got a mouth on him bigger than a terrorist plot to take out the whole world

makes cruddy albums expecting everyone to kiss his ass because he's 'Prince' ?

why dont he go kiss his own ass, pay himSELF all the money he wants

and leave the world alone?

oh, because he's still got great music to share?

HOPE SO heart

whofarted

wow, u are one disturbed individual lol. U are trying to expose Prince but in the process u expose how totally nuts u are. Folks when ever u read this tag "robinhood" remember they are not playing with a full deck lol.

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Reply #68 posted 07/10/10 4:26pm

Erika2k8

tricky99 said:

mysticman said:

whofarted

wow, u are one disturbed individual lol. U are trying to expose Prince but in the process u expose how totally nuts u are. Folks when ever u read this tag "robinhood" remember they are not playing with a full deck lol.

I agree.. your issues..let us count the ways?

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Reply #69 posted 07/10/10 4:55pm

bluefish

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robinhood said:

Zannaloaf said:

it's on both sides. Respect all around if everyone gives it. If not...you get exactly what you see here.

he's never going to respect anyone, he doesnt have the ability to genuinely care.

he doesnt even respect JEHOVAH - the God he proclaims as his own.

its all just emotional and spiritual vanity for him.

people been trynna figure this guy out for decades but the answer is so simple.

look up the definition for 'sociopath' and see if that shoe fits.

he fucks his girlfriend all up in Jehovah's face,

is so utterly self-consumed he can't see past his own dick and wallet anymore

most of his brain-cells are in his penis

and whichever ones remain in his skull, he kills em with drugs

musical genius sociopath constantly demands love respect and attention

has NEVER given anyone anything without expecting something in return

has NO respect for authority, or social etiquette

was ONCE a brilliant musician due to his schizophrenic nature he could do most anything

but back it up with some real smarts and authentic respect for others?

forget it. he's a sex-addict fronting as a JW to make himself look good.

couldnt even thank anyone for his Lifetime Achievement award...

oh no see it was all about him and how he and he alone was to make the grand sweeping decision that 'music is in good hands'

i mean seriously, 30 years in showbiz and NO ONE ever whipped that scrawny ass of his into some humility?

all the girls are totally ga ga over his looks and fake lyrics about how great a lover he is

because he's got em all fooled so bad by his false public image. mister romeo? i dont think so

2 failed marriages and a girlfriend he walks in front of?

yeah he really know how to treat a woman.

got a mouth on him bigger than a terrorist plot to take out the whole world

makes cruddy albums expecting everyone to kiss his ass because he's 'Prince' ?

why dont he go kiss his own ass, pay himSELF all the money he wants

and leave the world alone?

oh, because he's still got great music to share?

HOPE SO heart

Bitter much? rolleyes

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Reply #70 posted 07/10/10 6:45pm

robinhood

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mike123 said:

i mean, is this a fan site or a hater site. seems like he gets way more hate and passive aggresive opinions about him on here.

"an artist gets the audience they deserve" - Prince

Prince is one of the most highly decorated and successful musicians in the entertainment industry.

Might it be fair to say that he has spent quite a fair bit of time passive-aggressively complaining?

"they wont even pay me an advance"

"they wont let me release as much music as i want, when i want"

etc, etc, etc... might that list go on? a very long list of constant complaints from Prince throughout his entire career?

when was the last time he said THANK YOU?

just askin.

this too shall pass
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Reply #71 posted 07/10/10 6:51pm

skywalker

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robinhood said:

mike123 said:

i mean, is this a fan site or a hater site. seems like he gets way more hate and passive aggresive opinions about him on here.

"an artist gets the audience they deserve" - Prince

Prince is one of the most highly decorated and successful musicians in the entertainment industry.

Might it be fair to say that he has spent quite a fair bit of time passive-aggressively complaining?

"they wont even pay me an advance"

"they wont let me release as much music as i want, when i want"

etc, etc, etc... might that list go on? a very long list of constant complaints from Prince throughout his entire career?

when was the last time he said THANK YOU?

just askin.

Probably said thank you at his concert last night. Probably said it a few times and meant it.

"New Power slide...."
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Reply #72 posted 07/10/10 6:55pm

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skywalker said:

robinhood said:

"an artist gets the audience they deserve" - Prince

Prince is one of the most highly decorated and successful musicians in the entertainment industry.

Might it be fair to say that he has spent quite a fair bit of time passive-aggressively complaining?

"they wont even pay me an advance"

"they wont let me release as much music as i want, when i want"

etc, etc, etc... might that list go on? a very long list of constant complaints from Prince throughout his entire career?

when was the last time he said THANK YOU?

just askin.

Probably said thank you at his concert last night. Probably said it a few times and meant it.

probably?

what if we compiled a list of his complaints next to a list of his thank you's?

which list would be longer question

complied/compiled

[Edited 7/10/10 18:56pm]

this too shall pass
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Reply #73 posted 07/10/10 8:12pm

Paris9748430

robinhood said:

skywalker said:

Probably said thank you at his concert last night. Probably said it a few times and meant it.

probably?

what if we compiled a list of his complaints next to a list of his thank you's?

which list would be longer question

complied/compiled

[Edited 7/10/10 18:56pm]

He said thank you a bunch when he recieved his Lifetime Achievement Award.

Why does it even matter???

JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!!
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Reply #74 posted 07/10/10 8:46pm

HatrinaHaterwi
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Paris9748430 said:

robinhood said:

probably?

what if we compiled a list of his complaints next to a list of his thank you's?

which list would be longer question

complied/compiled

[Edited 7/10/10 18:56pm]

He said thank you a bunch when he recieved his Lifetime Achievement Award.

Why does it even matter???

It matters because he did not thank anyone that has ever lived and breathed air on this Earth!

I'd have been happy had he just went and put it down like this:

"Resurrection (Paper, Paper)"

[Intro: Bizzy Bone]

Where the fiends at?
[Laughs]
Nigga
Bone Thugs
Harmony

[Chorus: Bizzy, Krayzie]

Money ain't a thang, I'ma get me some
My nigga I'ma get me some
Say my nigga yall, better get your paper
paper, paper, paper, paper, paper....

Money ain't a thang, I'ma get me some
My nigga I'ma get me some
Say my nigga yall, better get your paper
paper, paper, paper, paper, paper....

Money ain't a thang, I'ma get me some
My nigga I'ma get me some
Say my nigga yall, better get your paper
paper, paper, paper, paper, paper....

Money ain't a thang, I'ma get me some
My nigga I'ma get me some
Say my nigga yall, better get your paper
paper, paper, paper, paper, paper....

Money aint a thang,

[Verse One: Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone]
My my babys bangin,
beefin with me,
squashed it ordained it,
Better yet sustained the flurry
Hide in the fury,
but the ways of a broad
don't mean you've died out of my life,
I'm hurt, burn me baby,
tie down.
And child hood scars,
crackhead cause niggas I dont know
that who'd ya think you are.
And here we are, steady we roll out over you.
When it's over it's over,
for the soldiers who hear me, that'll
get me in trouble.
Can I be closer, stay right near me.
Here we are, aint no stars, uh huh.......
Can I get drunk off in some bar,
without some haters sayin
"Who do you think you are?!"
When I'm sober, start jumpin in it to win itttt.........

Shit I bet they thought we fell off.
Bone Thugs~n~Harmony Resurrection,
Krayzie, Layzie, Bizzy, Wish,
we in the Flesh.
Rememeber them thuggish ruggish niggas,
gotta get down fo my thang in here.
You already know when we came in here we raw,
fuck what u heard and you read about us,
just believe what you saw.
Till I die, Im down to ride in the war
when you niggas get serious, let a nigga know,
maybe then we can roll.
Nigga bad to the Bone,
But I sure dont click with hoes
and no bustas, hatas, or hoes when
they poppin up at my door
I get excited, all uptight, and violent.
Bitches was not invited!
Put'em in a coffin before they get me man.
Krayzie, loco, insane, bang bang.
Runnin with the pump pump, no bluffin
We buck!
Nigga better realize still claim
Nineteen nine nine the nine nine
Muthafucka, fuck'em to the end,
and when I run out,
I reloadin and buckin again, some mo!
Nigga puttin it down, worldwide.
Them wicked bad-ass thugs.
You punk niggas hate us,
but we don't trip,
we still get madd ass love.
I show you the rapper that's sick of this song
We'll straight up toss his ass
And if he flossin cash and jewelry,
rip it off his ass,
keep walkin fast.
Thuggish ruggish till the day that I die,
fuck it that's all I been all of my life.
It's just T-H-U-G we be.
And it aint no thang,
keep buckin buckin,
dumpin, fuckin'em bustas up with my gauge.
We poppin all yall,
Im watchin all yall.

[Chorus: Bizzy, Krayzie]

Money ain't a thang, I'ma get me some
My nigga I'ma get me some
Say my nigga yall, better get your paper
paper, paper, paper, paper, paper....

Money ain't a thang, I'ma get me some
My nigga I'ma get me some
Say my nigga yall, better get your paper
paper, paper, paper, paper, paper....

Money aint a thang,

[Verse Two: Layzie Bone, Wish Bone (Bizzy Bone) {Bizzy Bone & Wish Bone}]

Time after time,
everywhere I look,
everywhere I turn,
niggas talkin bout death.
Like a nigga can't dream of nuthin else,
but a lil bit of wealth.
Tryin to help they self,
and I really can't blame you,
cause I do the same too.
Man do what you gotta do.
But what Imma do is keep protectin my cheddar fool.
Aint none of yall niggas do it betta, ohhh.
And Im ahead of you and yall hate it,
only the real thugs keepin it raw.
Grippin that heat tight,
livin that street life.
Nigga Imma let it fool round and get war.
Niggas is plottin that 2-11,
thats why I got heat for armageddon.
Picture Lay on his knees and I'm beggin,
nigga betta shoot me and send me to heaven.
Fuck all the drama, Imma just blast,
hollow point tips off in that ass.
Tha slicka the nigga
thats pullin the trigga
is the nigga thats standin up last.
Countin this cash,
still doin this mash.
Blowin much weed
as we watch you bleed.
nigga got killed fo the love of the cheese.
Now you cant do shit cause your 6 feet deep.
Fuckin with Lay
is a game you shouldnt play,
even myself I could die today.
I could lie, but hey it aint worth it,
shit, aint none of us here to stay.
Imma hold my ground,
and Imma lace my boots.
So when its time to shoot, then thats it.
Screamin out Mo Thug in this bitch,
and Bone Thugs in this bitch, nigga.

It's all about money, yeah.
Imma get me some.
Cant be fuckin with niggas that aint got none.
Cause lately yall been actin funny,
I guess you smell some money.
Get out my pockets,
betta count your shit
It's still St. Clair wig-split.
Four other niggas that I run with,
you dont wanna fuck with.
{Dollars and dollars but still,}
{we gotta get mo}
Remember back in the days when we was fucked up
but not anymore (uh uh, no, no)
And aint a damn thang come easy,
alot of plannin, bus rides, and {Eazy}
Fo cheese,
believe me,
believe me,
and it aint gone stop at the end of my time
with my Bone Thug love
I'ma always get mine.
And I mean that,
gotta have that,
paper paper,
money money,
money, money.

[Chorus: Bizzy, Krayzie]

Money ain't a thang, I'ma get me some
My nigga I'ma get me some
Say my nigga yall, better get your paper
paper, paper, paper, paper, paper....

Money ain't a thang, I'ma get me some
My nigga I'ma get me some
Say my nigga yall, better get your paper
paper, paper, paper, paper, paper....

Money aint a thang,

[Verse Three: Flesh-N-Bone (Layzie Bone)]

You better believe we five of the last
true soldiers standin' in command
You thought of me closin the book.
On this bitch on ya'll, flip on yall,
I am what I am the Fifth Dawg!
It's all good,
paper paper for the whole hood.
Tell'em I got dibs on this and kids in this
(you real as, real as shit)
Reminiscin on my thug ass nigga Eazy-E (Eazy-E).
Six deep in a six-double-o Benzo
fo the love of money.
I gotta get the paper.
I told yall aint a damn thang changed
bout the nigga they bang.
My niggas,they're down,
and we'll bang your brain,
muthafucka for thinkin he famous!

[Bridge: Bizzy Bone & Layzie Bone]
We in the flesh flesh,
We in the flesh,

We in the flesh flesh,
We in the flesh

[Verse Four: Flesh-N-Bone]

And if I can go bite the bullet
so Eazy in my cadillac,
bend a couple of corners,
smoke out with some hoes,
now where yall at?
21st century heroes,
two-triple-zero,
righteous ones,
And wish the Howse
then can roll with one hundred and forty four thousand

I could have respected THAT because it is where he's coming from these days based on his deeds! Him acknowledging it would have been HONEST!

Actions speak louder than words to me!

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #75 posted 07/10/10 8:53pm

Paris9748430

So, you didn't see him thanking the people who had just paid tribute to him on stage??? You're either blind, and deaf, or out of your God Damn Mind.

Or, you could just have an agenda like you appear to be.

You didn't see him thanking anyone alive???

The fuck does that even mean???

You're just typing any old bullshit in order to fit something that doesn't appear to be based upon facts.

JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!!
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Reply #76 posted 07/10/10 9:28pm

HatrinaHaterwi
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Paris9748430 said:

So, you didn't see him thanking the people who had just paid tribute to him on stage??? You're either blind, and deaf, or out of your God Damn Mind.

Or, you could just have an agenda like you appear to be.

You didn't see him thanking anyone alive???

The fuck does that even mean???

You're just typing any old bullshit in order to fit something that doesn't appear to be based upon facts.

Ooooh...Boo, bye!!! Chaka Khan and Patti LaBelle did NOT contribute to Prince's success! HE contributed to theirs...later in their already fabulous careers! I won't even waste my time on the rest of the line up of that "tribute" because he generalized that half ass acknowledgement! So I can only assume it included them. shrug

As for the people that WERE actually there for him, taking his bullshit, one way or the other...he couldn't be bothered to recognize and no matter how THICK your purple blinders are...even YOU have to KNOW...there are actual people that were involved in his life and career that he could have taken just a moment of his time to recognize...and I am not talking about just his fans, either!

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[Edited 7/10/10 21:34pm]

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #77 posted 07/10/10 10:14pm

Paris9748430

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Paris9748430 said:

So, you didn't see him thanking the people who had just paid tribute to him on stage??? You're either blind, and deaf, or out of your God Damn Mind.

Or, you could just have an agenda like you appear to be.

You didn't see him thanking anyone alive???

The fuck does that even mean???

You're just typing any old bullshit in order to fit something that doesn't appear to be based upon facts.

Ooooh...Boo, bye!!! Chaka Khan and Patti LaBelle did NOT contribute to Prince's success! HE contributed to theirs...later in their already fabulous careers! I won't even waste my time on the rest of the line up of that "tribute" because he generalized that half ass acknowledgement! So I can only assume it included them. shrug

As for the people that WERE actually there for him, taking his bullshit, one way or the other...he couldn't be bothered to recognize and no matter how THICK your purple blinders are...even YOU have to KNOW...there are actual people that were involved in his life and career that he could have taken just a moment of his time to recognize...and I am not talking about just his fans, either!

.

[Edited 7/10/10 21:34pm]

You clearly have a jillted lover complex. It wouldn't matter what he did or said, because you would've found something to bitch about.

He's thanked plenty of people throughout his career.

You talk about me supposedly having "Purple Blinders". Who the fuck are you, Jill Jones???

Or maybe you're Prince' mother, because nothing satisfies you.

Or maybe you're some broad that he shtupped and didn't call back.

Whatever the fuck your problem is, you need to build a bridge, and get over it.

Because it's just music. It ain't real life, and it ain't that fucking serious.

Maybe a couple of valium or prozac would calm you down. Or a stiff drink, or something else that's stiff.

JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!!
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Reply #78 posted 07/10/10 10:18pm

HatrinaHaterwi
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Paris9748430 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Ooooh...Boo, bye!!! Chaka Khan and Patti LaBelle did NOT contribute to Prince's success! HE contributed to theirs...later in their already fabulous careers! I won't even waste my time on the rest of the line up of that "tribute" because he generalized that half ass acknowledgement! So I can only assume it included them. shrug

As for the people that WERE actually there for him, taking his bullshit, one way or the other...he couldn't be bothered to recognize and no matter how THICK your purple blinders are...even YOU have to KNOW...there are actual people that were involved in his life and career that he could have taken just a moment of his time to recognize...and I am not talking about just his fans, either!

.

[Edited 7/10/10 21:34pm]

You clearly have a jillted lover complex. It wouldn't matter what he did or said, because you would've found something to bitch about.

He's thanked plenty of people throughout his career.

You talk about me supposedly having "Purple Blinders". Who the fuck are you, Jill Jones???

Or maybe you're Prince' mother, because nothing satisfies you.

Or maybe you're some broad that he shtupped and didn't call back.

Whatever the fuck your problem is, you need to build a bridge, and get over it.

Because it's just music. It ain't real life, and it ain't that fucking serious.

Maybe a couple of valium or prozac would calm you down. Or a stiff drink, or something else that's stiff.

ohgoon

shrug

finger

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #79 posted 07/10/10 10:34pm

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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

headbang

"You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
"Water can nourish me, but water can also carry me. Water has magic laws." - JCVD
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Reply #80 posted 07/10/10 11:53pm

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WaterInYourBath said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

headbang

You...I am not concerned about! hug

Because game...REALLY does...RECOGNIZE...game!

No matter HOW you slice it! shrug

The Artist Formally Known As Prince...taught me that! Even if...right about now...him and his Fams are wishing like hell...he hadn't! wink

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[Edited 7/12/10 9:43am]

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #81 posted 07/11/10 3:16am

LittleNicci

Bulldog said:

It's been theorized that the music industry could never make another Prince. Or Jay-Z, Kid Rock, Metallica, AC/DC or the Beatles, for that matter. The media landscape is simply too decentralized, music fans too distracted, recording valuations too depressed to produce such mega-superstars again. History will judge that theory, but in the here-and-now, stars-of-old have to make some serious choices about their legacies.
Who knew that Prince was so out-of-touch. But outside the superfan contingent, hardly anyone knows that a new Prince album even exists. And perhaps that's the point. Sure, iTunes is not sending Prince a hefty advance for 20Ten, they take a handsome piece of the sale, and they offer only modest amounts of consumer data. But they'll definitely make it easy for fans to find the album, and they just might promote the release as well. It will exist.
So why restrict? Certainly, it's more profitable to sell a traditional CD or site-served album download. A covermount deal has an advance. But just like the old days, music remains an impulse buy, and that impulse often strikes in Apple's home court. The content has to be everywhere, even if the terms are unfulfilling - or nonexistent - over there.
Newer artists play the iTunes game, simply because they have no other choice! The hounds of obscurity will consume anyone that demands premium profit over presence. But wait: superstars-of-old face the same reality, at least if they want to continue to build their musical legacies.
And, there's no better time to start a band or release new material than right now, simply because there's no other time available! Want to wait until 2015? It rarely works that way, so artists had better maximize their prospects now while the creative energy is highest.
Then again, not everyone is fighting the tide. Radiohead and Trent Reznor are still innovating, so why can't Prince move beyond the covermount?
Too bad, because Prince - and any artist with an older core - has it relatively easy. Sure, younger fans will steal the album, cherry pick a few tracks if they pay, balk at expensive tickets, and plop Prince into a collection of 20,000 MP3s. But older fans will purchase an overpriced disc, and those whose mortgages are still intact might even attend a show or buy a DVD.
In fact, that's the saving grace for many older acts. Susan Boyle only has a modest presence online, but her disc sales are fantastic. Who says the album bundle is dead? Turns out that the artists enjoying that rare combination of mainstream awareness and older interest are the real winners right now. At least until this industry figures out how to create another generation of Princes.

I can't agree that P is out of touch, and even if he were how many 5o+ people are in touch with the youth of today ? I think P is doing what he does cos thats the way he wants it and who are we to disagree !!! it seems to me part of being a P fan is not knowing what is going to happen and feeling that you are part of an exclusive group and in some ways that can generate more loyalty. I do wish P would make some of his obscure works more open to the mainstream as he never seems to get the full aclaim he deserves.

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Reply #82 posted 07/11/10 3:18am

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mike123 said:

i mean, is this a fan site or a hater site. seems like he gets way more hate and passive aggresive opinions about him on here. i think he might be broken hearted about it all. we should all be her 2 love him and his music, not constsntly tea him down. Last straw was reading this long write up about his latest internet comments as usual with these haters its starts with some fake love, " no everyone know Prince is one of my musical heroes....." then just ends up as the usual hate article about he is out of touch, cant make good music anymore, rewriting history etc. really is a shame.

I agree with you there is someones too much one way and we are all here cos we love the music the man is only human and you can't make everyone happy all the time but I think through his music he makes more happy than most. I don't agree with everything he does or puts out but don't feel the need to point out the man's failings. I am not here to judge (who can) just to appreicate

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Reply #83 posted 07/11/10 5:39pm

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Paris9748430 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Ooooh...Boo, bye!!! Chaka Khan and Patti LaBelle did NOT contribute to Prince's success! HE contributed to theirs...later in their already fabulous careers! I won't even waste my time on the rest of the line up of that "tribute" because he generalized that half ass acknowledgement! So I can only assume it included them. shrug

As for the people that WERE actually there for him, taking his bullshit, one way or the other...he couldn't be bothered to recognize and no matter how THICK your purple blinders are...even YOU have to KNOW...there are actual people that were involved in his life and career that he could have taken just a moment of his time to recognize...and I am not talking about just his fans, either!

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You clearly have a jillted lover complex. It wouldn't matter what he did or said, because you would've found something to bitch about.

He's thanked plenty of people throughout his career.

You talk about me supposedly having "Purple Blinders". Who the fuck are you, Jill Jones???

Or maybe you're Prince' mother, because nothing satisfies you.

Or maybe you're some broad that he shtupped and didn't call back.

Whatever the fuck your problem is, you need to build a bridge, and get over it.

Because it's just music. It ain't real life, and it ain't that fucking serious.

Maybe a couple of valium or prozac would calm you down. Or a stiff drink, or something else that's stiff.

I love it! Every friggin' word of it!

falloff x 1,000,000,000,000,000

When eye go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all heart up in the house but when eye log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming!
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Reply #84 posted 07/11/10 5:54pm

JoeTyler

Any "fan" who disliked the Musicology/3121 era is a TRAITOR, and has let the man down...

tinkerbell
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Reply #85 posted 07/11/10 6:14pm

kaine

It's funny I was just thinking the same thing. Mad hate

1980-Present
First album bought: Controversy
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Reply #86 posted 07/11/10 11:58pm

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mike123 said:

i mean, is this a fan site or a hater site. seems like he gets way more hate and passive aggresive opinions about him on here. i think he might be broken hearted about it all. we should all be her 2 love him and his music, not constsntly tea him down. Last straw was reading this long write up about his latest internet comments as usual with these haters its starts with some fake love, " no everyone know Prince is one of my musical heroes....." then just ends up as the usual hate article about he is out of touch, cant make good music anymore, rewriting history etc. really is a shame.

my feelings xactly.if you profess to being a fan of someone how is it you are constantly tearing that someone to shreds?this is what confuses me about this site.i know prince has his faults but hey muh of the acid here is totally unalled for.people here talk about the man slmost as if he is a sworn enemy.i can't wrap my mind around it. i'm so glad i am not the only one who has noticed this.it really is uncalled for ,unless you truly are a hater.

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Reply #87 posted 07/12/10 12:07am

1kelle

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prijsbeestje said:

don't worry mike 123 there are still friendly prince fans here like me ....

i just come here to see if there is some news .

i get sick from all negative around here too .

and i'm not a prince ass kisser who thinks he can't do anything wrong .

i think most people around here are so unhappy and borred and you know what they say .

you take your frustrations to the person you love .

and yes my spelling is not perfect in english so bart van hemelen the king of negative around here will correct me very soon .

u said it .i too only come to see what's going on with the purple guy.but it's so negative i usually just skim through until something really catches my eye.

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Reply #88 posted 07/12/10 12:16am

1kelle

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Paris9748430 said:

Some of the people who are more demonstrative in their displeasure of Prince's behavior are just as egocentric and have just as much a need to make themselves the center of attention as he does.

It's almost like they're funhouse mirror images of each other.

The main ones here who give Prince the most shit for his ego and mistreatment of fans are the biggest, smuggest, know-it-all, "I'm better than you, I'm smarter than you".

Just the shear nerve of these people who post here and CONSTANTLY, CONSTANTLY state their opinion as if it's fact!!!

They're the most annoying, elitist, snobbish, egregious motherfuckers on the face of the planet!!!

They're the people who think if you actually have the nerve to like Prince's more recent output. Or if you don't think Prince's recent issues with the internet are grounds for immediate execution, there's something wrong with you!!!

They're the ones who constantly bitch about how Prince is being "controlled" or "brainwashed" by his religion. But, the reason why they're so pissed off is because THEY want to be the one to control him.

We know who they are.

They're the assholes who try to compare being a Prince fan to being an abused spouse.

Which, when you think about it is extremely offensive.

They're just loud, and type any bullshit they can think of because they like the sound of their fingers striking the keyboard.

HALLELUJAH!!!AMEN!!!!U TELL 'EM!!!!biggrin

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Reply #89 posted 07/12/10 12:21am

1kelle

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robinhood said:

mike123 said:

i mean, is this a fan site or a hater site. seems like he gets way more hate and passive aggresive opinions about him on here.

"an artist gets the audience they deserve" - Prince

Prince is one of the most highly decorated and successful musicians in the entertainment industry.

Might it be fair to say that he has spent quite a fair bit of time passive-aggressively complaining?

"they wont even pay me an advance"

"they wont let me release as much music as i want, when i want"

etc, etc, etc... might that list go on? a very long list of constant complaints from Prince throughout his entire career?

when was the last time he said THANK YOU?

just askin.

I HAVE OFTEN,VERY OFTEN HEAR PRINCE THANK HIS FANS AT CONCERTS.

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