Please excuse me if this has been mentioned. Is it me or has anyone else noticed that to the right of the illustration of Prince the "hills" (for a lack of a better description) resembles the face of someone laying down?

The purple section being the forehead and nose, with a darker area where a nostril would be. The two orange sections representing the lips and the red section below that being the chin. What do you think?

I see what you're talking about.

Princes Muse

Born 20th October 197X

Prob because he's a gemini

i didn't even notice that.

I noticed the nostril when I first looked at it....

but I love the hand with the paintbrush.

I thought that was obvious. And with the slightly open mouth and drops above it's pretty dirty. Or is it just my imagination?

he does something similar in the Emancipation booklet

of course it was done long before that...

I noticed that right away when I first saw the cover.....but what is dripping into those lipe...LOL!

Another hidden gem was the womans body in the background of ATWIAD....it was years before I noticed that one!

And do i even need to mention whats on the cover of 1999?

I never noticed the boobs on ATWIAD

FunkyMoon said:

Please excuse me if this has been mentioned. Is it me or has anyone else noticed that to the right of the illustration of Prince the "hills" (for a lack of a better description) resembles the face of someone laying down?

The purple section being the forehead and nose, with a darker area where a nostril would be. The two orange sections representing the lips and the red section below that being the chin. What do you think?

yes there is =)

And I clicked on this thread thinking someone had found a hidden face...

Obviously there was going to be things hidden in the design, just like there were on the 1999 cover.

The album title is a year, just like 1999. The stuff on here that's "throwback" is a nod to the sound of 1999 - "Lavaux", "Compassion", etc, more so than any other 80's Prince album.

Prince's name is hidden within the "20TEN" logo, also - perhaps a nod to the hidden "and the revolution" from the 1999 cover.

Militant said:

Obviously there was going to be things hidden in the design, just like there were on the 1999 cover.

The album title is a year, just like 1999. The stuff on here that's "throwback" is a nod to the sound of 1999 - "Lavaux", "Compassion", etc, more so than any other 80's Prince album.

Prince's name is hidden within the "20TEN" logo, also - perhaps a nod to the hidden "and the revolution" from the 1999 cover.

so similar, yet so different...

I noticed it the first time I saw it.

The best detail is the hand still drawing the picture.

JEHOVAH said:

Princes Muse

Born 20th October 197X

Right except the date of birth! Wonder what she is about 2 take? Maybe an elixer of some sort.

I saw it right off, thought it was pretty obvious. Actually, if you erase everything in front of that part of the illustration, it would make a better album cover. Not a big fan of the fashion illustration of our hero.

Jakeasaurus said:

It's not hidden, everyone sees it, you're an [Name calling snip - luv4u]

Good job Luv4u! I didn't see it until it was mentionned and I see other orgers haven't either.

not hidden, pretty obvious and the drops are falling onto or into the face/mouth.

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kenkamken said:

I saw it right off, thought it was pretty obvious. Actually, if you erase everything in front of that part of the illustration, it would make a better album cover. Not a big fan of the fashion illustration of our hero.

The artist did make Prince look like a giraffe, but I still like it.

NDRU said:

of course it was done long before that...

Yoko sure loved herself, the very talented ex Beatle John Lennon is a tiny blurry thing and her big ass face takes up the whole picture.

Militant said:

Obviously there was going to be things hidden in the design, just like there were on the 1999 cover.

The album title is a year, just like 1999. The stuff on here that's "throwback" is a nod to the sound of 1999 - "Lavaux", "Compassion", etc, more so than any other 80's Prince album.

Prince's name is hidden within the "20TEN" logo, also - perhaps a nod to the hidden "and the revolution" from the 1999 cover.

Exactly!!!!

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Militant said:

Obviously there was going to be things hidden in the design, just like there were on the 1999 cover.

The album title is a year, just like 1999. The stuff on here that's "throwback" is a nod to the sound of 1999 - "Lavaux", "Compassion", etc, more so than any other 80's Prince album.

Prince's name is hidden within the "20TEN" logo, also - perhaps a nod to the hidden "and the revolution" from the 1999 cover.

Exactly!!!!

Do U think that "Laydown" is about the lady who is 'laying down' on the album cover?

it was the first thing i noticed when i saw the album cover

figured it must be Bria judging by the size of the nose

fair to assume his jizz is dripping into her mouth as well ?

colorblu said:

Onthereal said:

I hear the drawing is his muse. Prince supposedly had her in mind when he performed Creep at Coachella.

might be fair to say whoever his real muse is, is the woman he fucks physically, not the woman he fucks over.

plus Coachella and 20ten are 2 years apart, and 20ten is said to be his journal of 2010, or something.

robinhood said:

Onthereal said:

robinhood said:

might be fair to say whoever his real muse is, is the woman he fucks physically, not the woman he fucks over.

plus Coachella and 20ten are 2 years apart, and 20ten is said to be his journal of 2010, or something.

Maybe he knew her 2 yrs ago. If you listen to Beginning Endlessly the lyrics make it sound like Prince wants to be with a woman he knows loves him but won't be with him. If 20TEN is like his journal he's waiting for someone to say the word and Bria is history. Iwhen I heard Sticky Like Glue I thought he could be singing about her so you might be right.

with all due respect to Prince as a musician, i'm sure his lyrics are simply splendid, but i dont take any of them seriously.

my advice to any woman out there who thinks his songs are about them, or that he really means what he says, is this:

1. actions speak louder than words.

2. you can tell a man's thoughts by his actions

this guy has sung so many love songs, and said so many things about his 'muse', the goes on to sing about the women he fucks, and dont forget the lovely gem 'Valentina', plus 2 failed marriages.

a real man doesnt love a million different girls, he loves one woman, in a million different ways.

Spinlight referenced a certain type of Prince dementia saying how Prince's music makes crazy people crazier.

i dont necessarily agree with that statement in the same context, but it might apply to female prince fans who think prince is in love with them.

he's never loved anyone but himself.

and in context with the title of this thread, Prince has never genuinely apologized to anyone in his life.

i cant wait for the next album though, and the next album cover, and the next round of super code encrypted 'love songs'.

but what i'll enjoy the most, is watching him back it all up.