That's if you do...

Because I listen to him all day everyday!! HE is my favorite musician of all time, and I do everything I can to get my hands on his cds/dvds/etc. And I am considering going all the way to Europe to see him live if he doesn't announce any US dates anytime soon!! He's always on my mind, I constantly think about what it's like to talk to him. I find him to be more than just a musician, I am interested in the man as well. I know he's human and don't expect him to be perfect, but honestly, I can't see him doing any wrong in my eyes!! Everyone of his ablums, I find songs on that I just can't live without. I've loved him since I was 3, and now 23yrs later, I love him even more. And in 23 more years, I will love him even more. I don't tolerate anybody saying anything negative about him; I know other fans will voice frustration, and I'm cool with that, but non fans had better shut up! lol I adore the heck out of this man, everything about him just works for me. He is the sexiest man I've ever laid my eyes upon and he is the ideal man to me, I love his good and not so good sides!! There's alot more, but this pretty much gives you the idea!!

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

I'm asking because a lot of people can pull a quote out of nowhere and have the exact dates and times

and what he was wearing and all that...

I find that impressive.

I just Love his works, so I call myself a Lover. It reflects in my life a great deal, I believe the man is a genius by God's will. All of year 2003 I only replied with sentences from his songs. Not letting anyone know it was his songs, unless they found out by themselves, maybe if I was a better singer, I could have made 2003 into a real-time musical year, LOL, but I just spoke the phrases. I knew by heart almost all of his material, it was an experiment as well as a cadeau, as they say in french, and most of all a sharing of his wisdom words.

cuz I'm fuckin awesome (:

ooooh I'm just messin with ya!

I can't imagine a life without prince! when I was 6 years old, I was SO addicted 2 little red corvette! and I had NO idea that the song had nothing 2 do with a car...

I've always loved prince more than anything and he is truly my rolemodel! I love that sexy ass MF <3 A day does not pass by without my daily purple music

U !!!

I consider myself an enthusiast. There are plenty of Prince songs that I don't care for so I guess that takes me out of the hardcore group.

Let's be real, anyone who take the time to post on a Prince Fan website has obviously passed the 'Enthusiast' stage a loooonnnngggg time ago.

Also the way that there are such heated debates on this site only go to show what hardcore fans a lot of us are

Wildboy said:

Let's be real, anyone who take the time to post on a Prince Fan website has obviously passed the 'Enthusiast' stage a loooonnnngggg time ago.

hehehe...fair call.

united1878 said:

I consider myself an enthusiast. There are plenty of Prince songs that I don't care for so I guess that takes me out of the hardcore group.

No, that just makes you a realist.

ACACIA said:

All of year 2003 I only replied with sentences from his songs. Not letting anyone know it was his songs, unless they found out by themselves, maybe if I was a better singer, I could have made 2003 into a real-time musical year, LOL, but I just spoke the phrases. I knew by heart almost all of his material, it was an experiment as well as a cadeau, as they say in french, and most of all a sharing of his wisdom words.

That's just awesome

I thought I was hardcore until I came on this site. I don't know anything about Prince compared to most folks here...

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

Because I listen to him all day everyday!! HE is my favorite musician of all time, and I do everything I can to get my hands on his cds/dvds/etc. And I am considering going all the way to Europe to see him live if he doesn't announce any US dates anytime soon!! He's always on my mind, I constantly think about what it's like to talk to him. I find him to be more than just a musician, I am interested in the man as well. I know he's human and don't expect him to be perfect, but honestly, I can't see him doing any wrong in my eyes!! Everyone of his ablums, I find songs on that I just can't live without. I've loved him since I was 3, and now 23yrs later, I love him even more. And in 23 more years, I will love him even more. I don't tolerate anybody saying anything negative about him; I know other fans will voice frustration, and I'm cool with that, but non fans had better shut up! lol I adore the heck out of this man, everything about him just works for me. He is the sexiest man I've ever laid my eyes upon and he is the ideal man to me, I love his good and not so good sides!! There's alot more, but this pretty much gives you the idea!!

whoa nelly

MikeyB71 said:

united1878 said:

I consider myself an enthusiast. There are plenty of Prince songs that I don't care for so I guess that takes me out of the hardcore group.

No, that just makes you a realist.

I can live with that.

kikiB said:

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

Because I listen to him all day everyday!! HE is my favorite musician of all time, and I do everything I can to get my hands on his cds/dvds/etc. And I am considering going all the way to Europe to see him live if he doesn't announce any US dates anytime soon!! He's always on my mind, I constantly think about what it's like to talk to him. I find him to be more than just a musician, I am interested in the man as well. I know he's human and don't expect him to be perfect, but honestly, I can't see him doing any wrong in my eyes!! Everyone of his ablums, I find songs on that I just can't live without. I've loved him since I was 3, and now 23yrs later, I love him even more. And in 23 more years, I will love him even more. I don't tolerate anybody saying anything negative about him; I know other fans will voice frustration, and I'm cool with that, but non fans had better shut up! lol I adore the heck out of this man, everything about him just works for me. He is the sexiest man I've ever laid my eyes upon and he is the ideal man to me, I love his good and not so good sides!! There's alot more, but this pretty much gives you the idea!!

whoa nelly

What? I love him as an artists, for me, Prince can't put out a bad cd!! And yeah, I'd go to Europe to see him...a vacation to Europe is never bad, plus getting to see Prince while you're there!! 10x better!! And I am very intersted in who he is, not just what the world sees. Since we all know celebs put up a front. I'm not interested in that as much as I'm interested in what's inside. Call me weird, but I actually care about who a person is inside when I'm supporting them. And him becoming spiritual only made me more interested in him!! Prince is amazing, who wouldn't want to love him? And just listen to the songs he writes/sings, he is creating that from his heart and using his GOD given talent..so that I want to explore more. A man that can write the type of music he writes is well worth knowing!!

I consider myself both and here's why:

Let's just say I had a horrible childhood. It was me, my mom and dad, and my two half-brothers and half sister (my mother's kids). I was my father's only child and my half-sibs were 5, 6, and 8 years older than me. My dad was in the navy and always gone and there were always problems with my sibs...drugs, shoplifting, gang fights. The police were constantly at our house, either because my brother stole a car and wrecked it or my mom beat my brothers ass and he screamed child abuse. It was ridiculous and my mom lost her mind. Her brilliant psychiatrists solution was to drug her into a stupor. Now we kids were unaware at the time that we had different fathers and once they found out the truth, I became their punching bag. To them, everything made sense now...all the trouble they got in wasnt because they were constantly doing dumb shit, it was because I was mommy and daddys favorite. Im claustrophobic and my brothers thought it would be fun to put me in the clothes hamper and sit on it so I couldnt get out, or lock me in the closet an laugh their asses off as I screamed. It was absolutely horrible and I hated them all...my dad for abandoning me, my mom for being weak and my sibs because they were dumb asses.

I was all of about 9 years old as this was going on and I had no escape. I tried to hang out with my sibs, as stupid as that sounds now its true because fuck...I was a little kid and they were all I had, regardless of how crappy they treated me. I was already a Prince fan and had the Controversy and 1999 albums, but no stereo in my room. I used to be able to use my dads, but that stopped when my sibs screamed that it wasnt fair that I got to use my dads stereo and they didnt...never mind the fact that they tried to scratch on a dynamite turntable he bought on a trip to Japan and ruined it--he had to replace it with what he considered crap, not to mention his ruined James Brown album.

I had my own room due to our inability to get along (another example of my parent "favoritism"), and Christmas of 84 I got a stereo system, Purple Rain, Apollonia 6 and Ice Cream Castles on wax, and the Purple Rain video on Beta. It was all over...I had my escape. I NEVER left my room (even years later, after my sibs were gone) and absolutely immersed myself in Prince. When Around the World in a Day came out and Rolling Stone compared it to Sgt Pepper, I pulled out my moms Sgt Pepper album (my dad hated that shit! ) and tried to see what they were talking about. Liked a couple of songs and kept listening, then moved on to the Mystery Tour, etc. When the Prince and the Revolution Live video came out and they compared him to James Brown and Little Richard, I started pulling my dads records. And there began my musical education.

Prince was my salvation as a kid and opened my eyes and made me appreciate REAL music. He was my escape for years and without him I truly feel I would have lost my mind. I considered suicide as an 11 year old and there were many nights of listening to the song Purple Rain alone in the dark in tears...the song didnt relate to me personally, but the sadness of it helped me release my sadness. I tell you, the man saved my life.

Sorry for going on with my sob story, but this is how I feel about the man.

I have been extremely critical of his output after Wendy an Lisa left, but I always support, always purchase the albums and go to the shows whenever possible, and will always wave the Prince flag till the day I die.

StonedImmaculate said:

I consider myself both and here's why:

Let's just say I had a horrible childhood. It was me, my mom and dad, and my two half-brothers and half sister (my mother's kids). I was my father's only child and my half-sibs were 5, 6, and 8 years older than me. My dad was in the navy and always gone and there were always problems with my sibs...drugs, shoplifting, gang fights. The police were constantly at our house, either because my brother stole a car and wrecked it or my mom beat my brothers ass and he screamed child abuse. It was ridiculous and my mom lost her mind. Her brilliant psychiatrists solution was to drug her into a stupor. Now we kids were unaware at the time that we had different fathers and once they found out the truth, I became their punching bag. To them, everything made sense now...all the trouble they got in wasnt because they were constantly doing dumb shit, it was because I was mommy and daddys favorite. Im claustrophobic and my brothers thought it would be fun to put me in the clothes hamper and sit on it so I couldnt get out, or lock me in the closet an laugh their asses off as I screamed. It was absolutely horrible and I hated them all...my dad for abandoning me, my mom for being weak and my sibs because they were dumb asses.

I was all of about 9 years old as this was going on and I had no escape. I tried to hang out with my sibs, as stupid as that sounds now its true because fuck...I was a little kid and they were all I had, regardless of how crappy they treated me. I was already a Prince fan and had the Controversy and 1999 albums, but no stereo in my room. I used to be able to use my dads, but that stopped when my sibs screamed that it wasnt fair that I got to use my dads stereo and they didnt...never mind the fact that they tried to scratch on a dynamite turntable he bought on a trip to Japan and ruined it--he had to replace it with what he considered crap, not to mention his ruined James Brown album.

I had my own room due to our inability to get along (another example of my parent "favoritism"), and Christmas of 84 I got a stereo system, Purple Rain, Apollonia 6 and Ice Cream Castles on wax, and the Purple Rain video on Beta. It was all over...I had my escape. I NEVER left my room (even years later, after my sibs were gone) and absolutely immersed myself in Prince. When Around the World in a Day came out and Rolling Stone compared it to Sgt Pepper, I pulled out my moms Sgt Pepper album (my dad hated that shit! ) and tried to see what they were talking about. Liked a couple of songs and kept listening, then moved on to the Mystery Tour, etc. When the Prince and the Revolution Live video came out and they compared him to James Brown and Little Richard, I started pulling my dads records. And there began my musical education.

Prince was my salvation as a kid and opened my eyes and made me appreciate REAL music. He was my escape for years and without him I truly feel I would have lost my mind. I considered suicide as an 11 year old and there were many nights of listening to the song Purple Rain alone in the dark in tears...the song didnt relate to me personally, but the sadness of it helped me release my sadness. I tell you, the man saved my life.

Sorry for going on with my sob story, but this is how I feel about the man.

I have been extremely critical of his output after Wendy an Lisa left, but I always support, always purchase the albums and go to the shows whenever possible, and will always wave the Prince flag till the day I die.

StonedImmaculate said:

I consider myself both and here's why:

Let's just say I had a horrible childhood. It was me, my mom and dad, and my two half-brothers and half sister (my mother's kids). I was my father's only child and my half-sibs were 5, 6, and 8 years older than me. My dad was in the navy and always gone and there were always problems with my sibs...drugs, shoplifting, gang fights. The police were constantly at our house, either because my brother stole a car and wrecked it or my mom beat my brothers ass and he screamed child abuse. It was ridiculous and my mom lost her mind. Her brilliant psychiatrists solution was to drug her into a stupor. Now we kids were unaware at the time that we had different fathers and once they found out the truth, I became their punching bag. To them, everything made sense now...all the trouble they got in wasnt because they were constantly doing dumb shit, it was because I was mommy and daddys favorite. Im claustrophobic and my brothers thought it would be fun to put me in the clothes hamper and sit on it so I couldnt get out, or lock me in the closet an laugh their asses off as I screamed. It was absolutely horrible and I hated them all...my dad for abandoning me, my mom for being weak and my sibs because they were dumb asses.

I was all of about 9 years old as this was going on and I had no escape. I tried to hang out with my sibs, as stupid as that sounds now its true because fuck...I was a little kid and they were all I had, regardless of how crappy they treated me. I was already a Prince fan and had the Controversy and 1999 albums, but no stereo in my room. I used to be able to use my dads, but that stopped when my sibs screamed that it wasnt fair that I got to use my dads stereo and they didnt...never mind the fact that they tried to scratch on a dynamite turntable he bought on a trip to Japan and ruined it--he had to replace it with what he considered crap, not to mention his ruined James Brown album.

I had my own room due to our inability to get along (another example of my parent "favoritism"), and Christmas of 84 I got a stereo system, Purple Rain, Apollonia 6 and Ice Cream Castles on wax, and the Purple Rain video on Beta. It was all over...I had my escape. I NEVER left my room (even years later, after my sibs were gone) and absolutely immersed myself in Prince. When Around the World in a Day came out and Rolling Stone compared it to Sgt Pepper, I pulled out my moms Sgt Pepper album (my dad hated that shit! ) and tried to see what they were talking about. Liked a couple of songs and kept listening, then moved on to the Mystery Tour, etc. When the Prince and the Revolution Live video came out and they compared him to James Brown and Little Richard, I started pulling my dads records. And there began my musical education.

Prince was my salvation as a kid and opened my eyes and made me appreciate REAL music. He was my escape for years and without him I truly feel I would have lost my mind. I considered suicide as an 11 year old and there were many nights of listening to the song Purple Rain alone in the dark in tears...the song didnt relate to me personally, but the sadness of it helped me release my sadness. I tell you, the man saved my life.

Sorry for going on with my sob story, but this is how I feel about the man.

I have been extremely critical of his output after Wendy an Lisa left, but I always support, always purchase the albums and go to the shows whenever possible, and will always wave the Prince flag till the day I die.

I'm so glad you got to find the positive through all the negative.

StonedImmaculate said:

I consider myself both and here's why:

Let's just say I had a horrible childhood. It was me, my mom and dad, and my two half-brothers and half sister (my mother's kids). I was my father's only child and my half-sibs were 5, 6, and 8 years older than me. My dad was in the navy and always gone and there were always problems with my sibs...drugs, shoplifting, gang fights. The police were constantly at our house, either because my brother stole a car and wrecked it or my mom beat my brothers ass and he screamed child abuse. It was ridiculous and my mom lost her mind. Her brilliant psychiatrists solution was to drug her into a stupor. Now we kids were unaware at the time that we had different fathers and once they found out the truth, I became their punching bag. To them, everything made sense now...all the trouble they got in wasnt because they were constantly doing dumb shit, it was because I was mommy and daddys favorite. Im claustrophobic and my brothers thought it would be fun to put me in the clothes hamper and sit on it so I couldnt get out, or lock me in the closet an laugh their asses off as I screamed. It was absolutely horrible and I hated them all...my dad for abandoning me, my mom for being weak and my sibs because they were dumb asses.

I was all of about 9 years old as this was going on and I had no escape. I tried to hang out with my sibs, as stupid as that sounds now its true because fuck...I was a little kid and they were all I had, regardless of how crappy they treated me. I was already a Prince fan and had the Controversy and 1999 albums, but no stereo in my room. I used to be able to use my dads, but that stopped when my sibs screamed that it wasnt fair that I got to use my dads stereo and they didnt...never mind the fact that they tried to scratch on a dynamite turntable he bought on a trip to Japan and ruined it--he had to replace it with what he considered crap, not to mention his ruined James Brown album.

I had my own room due to our inability to get along (another example of my parent "favoritism"), and Christmas of 84 I got a stereo system, Purple Rain, Apollonia 6 and Ice Cream Castles on wax, and the Purple Rain video on Beta. It was all over...I had my escape. I NEVER left my room (even years later, after my sibs were gone) and absolutely immersed myself in Prince. When Around the World in a Day came out and Rolling Stone compared it to Sgt Pepper, I pulled out my moms Sgt Pepper album (my dad hated that shit! ) and tried to see what they were talking about. Liked a couple of songs and kept listening, then moved on to the Mystery Tour, etc. When the Prince and the Revolution Live video came out and they compared him to James Brown and Little Richard, I started pulling my dads records. And there began my musical education.

Prince was my salvation as a kid and opened my eyes and made me appreciate REAL music. He was my escape for years and without him I truly feel I would have lost my mind. I considered suicide as an 11 year old and there were many nights of listening to the song Purple Rain alone in the dark in tears...the song didnt relate to me personally, but the sadness of it helped me release my sadness. I tell you, the man saved my life.

Sorry for going on with my sob story, but this is how I feel about the man.

I have been extremely critical of his output after Wendy an Lisa left, but I always support, always purchase the albums and go to the shows whenever possible, and will always wave the Prince flag till the day I die.

Wow, that was moving. Thank you for sharing this story.

I hope you are better today and that you have a fulfilling life as a grown up!

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

Because I listen to him all day everyday!! HE is my favorite musician of all time, and I do everything I can to get my hands on his cds/dvds/etc. And I am considering going all the way to Europe to see him live if he doesn't announce any US dates anytime soon!! He's always on my mind, I constantly think about what it's like to talk to him. I find him to be more than just a musician, I am interested in the man as well. I know he's human and don't expect him to be perfect, but honestly, I can't see him doing any wrong in my eyes!! Everyone of his ablums, I find songs on that I just can't live without. I've loved him since I was 3, and now 23yrs later, I love him even more. And in 23 more years, I will love him even more. I don't tolerate anybody saying anything negative about him; I know other fans will voice frustration, and I'm cool with that, but non fans had better shut up! lol I adore the heck out of this man, everything about him just works for me. He is the sexiest man I've ever laid my eyes upon and he is the ideal man to me, I love his good and not so good sides!! There's alot more, but this pretty much gives you the idea!!

StonedImmaculate said:

I consider myself both and here's why:

Let's just say I had a horrible childhood. It was me, my mom and dad, and my two half-brothers and half sister (my mother's kids). I was my father's only child and my half-sibs were 5, 6, and 8 years older than me. My dad was in the navy and always gone and there were always problems with my sibs...drugs, shoplifting, gang fights. The police were constantly at our house, either because my brother stole a car and wrecked it or my mom beat my brothers ass and he screamed child abuse. It was ridiculous and my mom lost her mind. Her brilliant psychiatrists solution was to drug her into a stupor. Now we kids were unaware at the time that we had different fathers and once they found out the truth, I became their punching bag. To them, everything made sense now...all the trouble they got in wasnt because they were constantly doing dumb shit, it was because I was mommy and daddys favorite. Im claustrophobic and my brothers thought it would be fun to put me in the clothes hamper and sit on it so I couldnt get out, or lock me in the closet an laugh their asses off as I screamed. It was absolutely horrible and I hated them all...my dad for abandoning me, my mom for being weak and my sibs because they were dumb asses.

I was all of about 9 years old as this was going on and I had no escape. I tried to hang out with my sibs, as stupid as that sounds now its true because fuck...I was a little kid and they were all I had, regardless of how crappy they treated me. I was already a Prince fan and had the Controversy and 1999 albums, but no stereo in my room. I used to be able to use my dads, but that stopped when my sibs screamed that it wasnt fair that I got to use my dads stereo and they didnt...never mind the fact that they tried to scratch on a dynamite turntable he bought on a trip to Japan and ruined it--he had to replace it with what he considered crap, not to mention his ruined James Brown album.

I had my own room due to our inability to get along (another example of my parent "favoritism"), and Christmas of 84 I got a stereo system, Purple Rain, Apollonia 6 and Ice Cream Castles on wax, and the Purple Rain video on Beta. It was all over...I had my escape. I NEVER left my room (even years later, after my sibs were gone) and absolutely immersed myself in Prince. When Around the World in a Day came out and Rolling Stone compared it to Sgt Pepper, I pulled out my moms Sgt Pepper album (my dad hated that shit! ) and tried to see what they were talking about. Liked a couple of songs and kept listening, then moved on to the Mystery Tour, etc. When the Prince and the Revolution Live video came out and they compared him to James Brown and Little Richard, I started pulling my dads records. And there began my musical education.

Prince was my salvation as a kid and opened my eyes and made me appreciate REAL music. He was my escape for years and without him I truly feel I would have lost my mind. I considered suicide as an 11 year old and there were many nights of listening to the song Purple Rain alone in the dark in tears...the song didnt relate to me personally, but the sadness of it helped me release my sadness. I tell you, the man saved my life.

Sorry for going on with my sob story, but this is how I feel about the man.

I have been extremely critical of his output after Wendy an Lisa left, but I always support, always purchase the albums and go to the shows whenever possible, and will always wave the Prince flag till the day I die.

Great story!! Thanks for sharing. I can relate big time. If only Prince and MJ knew what they did for my life!! They were and still are the perfect escape...

You know I havent really shared my story with anyone but my wife...its good to get it out!

Funny thing, well not really, but my parents knew all that I went thru, felt terrible for it and decided to put me in therapy from the time I was 13-17. I went weekly and rambled to this lady about nonsense, half of it made up, and only went because there was a record store called Blue Meanie down the street from the docs office. EVERY week my mom took me there and I got something, not always Prince, but good shit! That's where I got my vinyl boots of the Black Album and Small Club, not to mention live boots of the Doors, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Marley, Sly Stone. Not so good times, but good times!

Now...when I got married at the age of 22, my mom finally told me that the real reason they sent me to therapy wasnt because of all I had gone thru, it was because they were afraid I was gay because I liked Prince too much.

I told her point blank at my wedding reception, with my cousin spinning "New Position" in the background:

"If it wasnt for Prince I wouldnt be here, mama!"

StonedImmaculate said:

You know I havent really shared my story with anyone but my wife...its good to get it out!

Funny thing, well not really, but my parents knew all that I went thru, felt terrible for it and decided to put me in therapy from the time I was 13-17. I went weekly and rambled to this lady about nonsense, half of it made up, and only went because there was a record store called Blue Meanie down the street from the docs office. EVERY week my mom took me there and I got something, not always Prince, but good shit! That's where I got my vinyl boots of the Black Album and Small Club, not to mention live boots of the Doors, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Marley, Sly Stone. Not so good times, but good times!

Now...when I got married at the age of 22, my mom finally told me that the real reason they sent me to therapy wasnt because of all I had gone thru, it was because they were afraid I was gay because I liked Prince too much.

I told her point blank at my wedding reception, with my cousin spinning "New Position" in the background:

"If it wasnt for Prince I wouldnt be here, mama!"

Good God. Firstly even if you were that is Lou reed dreadful. Secondly and not to harp on about the gay Prince thing-I've always found it more macho to like Prince than anyone else coz he does his own thing. It's weird that you should say that tho coz I remember my mother saying that any man as confident as prince to strut about as he does with makeup and heels is far from gay-she always found him very masculine-that he just knew what he wanted. And I know one can be masculine and gay-I'm just talking external stereotypes

Just for the music. Not all of it - but a lot of it.

I have only watched Purple Rain once, I can't be arsed to watch Graffiti Bridge or under the Cherry Moon, I really don't give a shit about what he is wearing, who he is or isn't dating, or what he likes or doesn't like.

I can't recall names of people in his band and all that kind of stuff either.

mblevels said:

ACACIA said:

All of year 2003 I only replied with sentences from his songs. Not letting anyone know it was his songs, unless they found out by themselves, maybe if I was a better singer, I could have made 2003 into a real-time musical year, LOL, but I just spoke the phrases. I knew by heart almost all of his material, it was an experiment as well as a cadeau, as they say in french, and most of all a sharing of his wisdom words.

That's just awesome

I thought I was hardcore until I came on this site. I don't know anything about Prince compared to most folks here...

I've loved Prince music since my first listen. He's still the absolute best musical artist alive, IMO. I feel much appreciation for the music he's given to us and for the pictures he paints with his lyrics.