What do you think prince would have done if he hadnt made it as a musician?

A vet perhaps?

Wow, we are gonna run with this!

Manage a Dairy Queen

Definetley a car sales man, little red corvette anyone.

What else

Fashion designer

Makeup artist

Ballet

Florist

Cafe owner

Unemployed welfare Darnell

Office worker

Postman

Missionary

A painter or something creative like that. He was always creative so I couldn't see him working a traditional nine-to-five at all.

In the early years run a strip club and become a preacher in his later years.

Photographer!

photographer:-)

Penguin said:

made it as in get signed to a major record lable?

that would not have stopped him

... we're talking about a man who claims he doesn't sleep at night due to new melodies and music constantly running through him

gynecologist

Two words: Porn. Star.

Probably be a manager of a Grocery Store or a Foot Locker.

mail room.

You all make me laugh out loud.... It's actually a hard question. Imagining Prince not being a musician is like imagining the world without a sky... hmmm I would say he'd be a minister at church. in United Methodist on Park Avenue in Minneapolis.

malbena said:

You all make me laugh out loud.... It's actually a hard question. Imagining Prince not being a musician is like imagining the world without a sky... hmmm I would say he'd be a minister at church. in United Methodist on Park Avenue in Minneapolis.

Here's why this is not probable:

Prince met Larry Graham in July-ish of 1997.

Prior to this point in time, Prince had shown no outward desire for any kind of organized religion. Prior to this point in time, Prince felt he could keep himself ahead of the game if he continued to write the rules. It is my belief that his sorrow over the loss of his son in late 1996 and the status of his marriage after that is what made Prince especially vulnerable to a message like Larry's.

Now, if Prince left the music biz at that point... I could see him being a minister.

But Prince ain't no minister and there is no ministering going on in his world save the sermons he gives his fans each concert.

Spinlight said:

malbena said:

You all make me laugh out loud.... It's actually a hard question. Imagining Prince not being a musician is like imagining the world without a sky... hmmm I would say he'd be a minister at church. in United Methodist on Park Avenue in Minneapolis.

Here's why this is not probable:

Prince met Larry Graham in July-ish of 1997.

Prior to this point in time, Prince had shown no outward desire for any kind of organized religion. Prior to this point in time, Prince felt he could keep himself ahead of the game if he continued to write the rules. It is my belief that his sorrow over the loss of his son in late 1996 and the status of his marriage after that is what made Prince especially vulnerable to a message like Larry's.

Now, if Prince left the music biz at that point... I could see him being a minister.

But Prince ain't no minister and there is no ministering going on in his world save the sermons he gives his fans each concert.

1997 That's all. Why was I under the impression Larry and Prince knew each other for decades???

Is it a cop out to say that he could have ended up as a great songwriter or producer if he hadn't made it himself? I've thought about how his career would have been different if all the great songs he wrote were recorded by other artists exclusively. Could have been interesting.

With a face like that... a model of course!

A resentful music teacher.

I remember back in 1988 when Lovesexy was first released,our local R&B station had just played the title track and when it was over,the DJ said "If Prince wasn't a musician,he would make an excellent phone sex operator"

yeah,you....you want me to walk right down your halls! Um hmm...you want me to swivel in your love seat,dontcha baby?!

featherweight champion of the world 1983-87, Lightweight Champion of the world 1988-90, Miraculously Moving down in weight (never done as a fighter gets older) in 1994 to challenge for the jr. Featherweight title but losing. Retired in 1997 Boxing Hall of Famer with a record of 58-7

If he was something other than a musician, then we would not know him, so who cares?

A gigolo for rich, older gay men.

We know our Prince...anything to make a buck!

Spinlight said:

malbena said:

You all make me laugh out loud.... It's actually a hard question. Imagining Prince not being a musician is like imagining the world without a sky... hmmm I would say he'd be a minister at church. in United Methodist on Park Avenue in Minneapolis.

Here's why this is not probable:

Prince met Larry Graham in July-ish of 1997.

Prior to this point in time, Prince had shown no outward desire for any kind of organized religion. Prior to this point in time, Prince felt he could keep himself ahead of the game if he continued to write the rules. It is my belief that his sorrow over the loss of his son in late 1996 and the status of his marriage after that is what made Prince especially vulnerable to a message like Larry's.

Now, if Prince left the music biz at that point... I could see him being a minister.

But Prince ain't no minister and there is no ministering going on in his world save the sermons he gives his fans each concert.

All that "logic" is flawed because it is based on Prince as Prince the life long musician. All of the events and people that you cite pobably would not have been a part of his life had he not been a great musician. It only takes a very small and seemingly insignificant turn of a single, minute event or span of time to change an entire lifetime.

Remember how he said he tried to write an erotic book but he perferred being an artist? Also refer to Moonbeam Levels -> "Yesterday I tried to write a novel. But I didn't know where to begin"

So I would think he woulda been:

author (early career -> erotic, then older career -> spiritual/evolution)

poet

fashion designer

something artistry

philosopher

Church person

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Spandau said:

Spinlight said:

Here's why this is not probable:

Prince met Larry Graham in July-ish of 1997.

Prior to this point in time, Prince had shown no outward desire for any kind of organized religion. Prior to this point in time, Prince felt he could keep himself ahead of the game if he continued to write the rules. It is my belief that his sorrow over the loss of his son in late 1996 and the status of his marriage after that is what made Prince especially vulnerable to a message like Larry's.

Now, if Prince left the music biz at that point... I could see him being a minister.

But Prince ain't no minister and there is no ministering going on in his world save the sermons he gives his fans each concert.

All that "logic" is flawed because it is based on Prince as Prince the life long musician. All of the events and people that you cite pobably would not have been a part of his life had he not been a great musician. It only takes a very small and seemingly insignificant turn of a single, minute event or span of time to change an entire lifetime.

Actually, the biggest flaw is "Prior to this point in time, Prince had shown no outward desire for any kind of organized religion."

Prince was a blatant Christian which, of course, is an organized religion and his music had been littered with various religious references and preaching for about 15 years prior to '97!

Penguin said:

What do you think prince would have done if he hadnt made it as a musician?

A vet perhaps?

I think he would have been a writer. I could see him publishing some good books about life sex and other things in that nature. A great author I should say.

Telemarketer:

*ring!*

"Hello?"

"Owwww-WAH! Wanna buy a subscription to The Post?"

"No."

[Edited 7/22/10 9:25am]

Spinlight said:

Probably be a manager of a Grocery Store or a Foot Locker.

lol