NouveauDance said:

"It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that."

That is probably the most pathetic and disheartening thing I've ever read from Prince.

What a fucking cretin.

Didn't you predict recently that Prince will convert to Islam in the near future? I wonder what he will change his name to when he does.

I wouldn't put a lot of stake in the context of this interview since it is not even set up with a question answer format. And of course there's the publication itself! lol.

Only one post above guesses at trying to calculate possible context.

Islam is not in agreement with Jehovah Witness doctrine. They are both exclusive and dismiss each other in terms of validity. That's a fact. Prince seems to be a stickler to the JW doctrine. Fact right? Well, as far as as we can tell by the publicity show he puts on to seem like he's into JW doctrine.

I thnk it's safe to say the quote has been shifted in context.

Which Muslim countries did Prince perfom or vacation in lately?

NouveauDance said:

"It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that."

That is probably the most pathetic and disheartening thing I've ever read from Prince.

What a fucking cretin.

Well I think the message that he's trying to send is positive (people should live together as one and the same). It's the idea of one population, one race, one religion, one nation without conflict, where everyone is the same, and thus treated equally, without judgement. The overall message is not bad, it's the method of the unification that's horrible. He says, "The Bible is a study guide for social interaction," so he obviously thinks that the only way to achieve this uniform state of living is to embrace religion. Religion in my opinion just divides people.

JudasSmile said:

There is an excerpt from an interview with Prince here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk...CMP=twt_fd

There was a time when Prince's idea of fun was something beyond the wildest imaginings of most – his song Gett Off talked of "23 positions in a one-night stand", while Tipper Gore was so shocked when she heard her daughter listening to Darling Nikki she founded the Parents Music Resource Center to police perceived obscenity in pop. At 53, though, the eccentric star no longer sees sex as the be all and end all of a good time.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian's Film&Music, Prince said: "It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that." When asked about the fate of those unhappy with having no choice, he replied: "There are people who are unhappy with everything. There's a dark side to everything."

Prince embraced religion in 2001, when he became a Jehovah's Witness. "I was anti-authoritarian but at the same time I was a loving tyrant," he told the Guardian. "You can't be both. I had to learn what authority was. That's what the Bible teaches. The Bible is a study guide for social interaction.

"If I go to a place where I don't feel stressed and there's no car alarms and airplanes overhead, then you understand what noise pollution is. Noise is a society that has no God, that has no glue. We can't do what we want to do all the time. If you don't have boundaries, what then?"

Prince's views on the internet, however, have not changed. He has long been a vociferous critic of those who feel they have the right to post his music or even his image online – in 2007 his lawyers instructed fansites to remove all photographs and images related to his likeness. He told the Guardian: "I'm supposed to go to the White House to talk about copyright protection. It's like the gold rush out there. Or a carjacking. There's no boundaries." Because of the problem with piracy, he said, he has no plans to record another album.

His unease about the web is not just a matter of legality for him, however, but one of aesthetics. "I personally can't stand digital music," he said. "You're getting sound in bits. It affects a different place in your brain. When you play it back, you can't feel anything. We're analogue people, not digital."

Despite the effects of the internet on his album sales, Prince remains one of pop's biggest stars. In 2007 he played 21 nights at the 20,000-capacity O2 arena in London, selling out all of them and grossing a reported $22m (£13.7m). He criticised the organisers of this weekend's Glastonbury festival, claiming the annual rumours that he is to play the festival are just an attempt to sell tickets on the back of his stardom. "They use my name to sell the festival," he said. "It's illegal. I've never spoken to anyone about doing that concert, ever."

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OH HELL NO!!!!! NOOOOO!!! HELL FUCK NO!!!!!

I'm calling the Secret Service because they need to keep this crazy ass man that purposely doesn't vote and is a BFF of Tavis Smiley far away from the White House and as far away from the President as he can be kept!

ufoclub said:

Which Muslim countries did Prince perfom or vacation in lately?

Abu Dhabi

He's ignorant. About many subjects. That's not news. But I don't care: I love his music. And that's all that matters to me.

electricberet said:

Didn't you predict recently that Prince will convert to Islam in the near future? I wonder what he will change his name to when he does.

I know! I was thinking about that when I read it, maybe I should buy a lottery ticket my psychic powers are on point right now!

Vict0r said:

NouveauDance said:

That is probably the most pathetic and disheartening thing I've ever read from Prince.

What a fucking cretin.

Well I think the message that he's trying to send is positive (people should live together as one and the same). It's the idea of one population, one race, one religion, one nation without conflict, where everyone is the same, and thus treated equally, without judgement. The overall message is not bad, it's the method of the unification that's horrible. He says, "The Bible is a study guide for social interaction," so he obviously thinks that the only way to achieve this uniform state of living is to embrace religion. Religion in my opinion just divides people.

That sounds incredibly frightening and not at all positive.

NouveauDance said:

electricberet said:

Didn't you predict recently that Prince will convert to Islam in the near future? I wonder what he will change his name to when he does.

I know! I was thinking about that when I read it, maybe I should buy a lottery ticket my psychic powers are on point right now!

Watch for Cat Stevens...er, Yusuf Islam to open at the next concert.

^

Hahahahaaaaa!!

deebee said:

Ow lawd, I spilled my coffee and peed my pants

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deebee said:

He's really loving the front cover, isn't he?

Hate 2 say I told U so, but...

I told U so... and everyone doubted me.

Prince needs to do a concert at the Vatican. There's only one religion, everyone wears the same type of outfit. He'll love it.

Vict0r said:

NouveauDance said:

That is probably the most pathetic and disheartening thing I've ever read from Prince.

What a fucking cretin.

Well I think the message that he's trying to send is positive (people should live together as one and the same). It's the idea of one population, one race, one religion, one nation without conflict, where everyone is the same, and thus treated equally, without judgement. The overall message is not bad, it's the method of the unification that's horrible. He says, "The Bible is a study guide for social interaction," so he obviously thinks that the only way to achieve this uniform state of living is to embrace religion. Religion in my opinion just divides people.

The quote doesn't talk about unification, he talks about dictatorship - no choice. He says some people might want a choice, but tough shit. That's not positive AT ALL. He's saying he'd like a theocratic dictatorship (of course with the all capitalist freedoms he enjoys with his career).

He's a fruitloop and he's obviously running from something.

Also, I wouldn't believe the 'no new album' rubbish for a second, it probably means he's shopping one round right now, or recently has

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Great picture...

Well he was in abu dhabi in his 5 or 6 star hotel and saw the freedom on the street and all the rich people...no poor people at all...that must be heaven on earth...one nation under one dictatorship..united....

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electricberet said:

Prince needs to do a concert at the Vatican. There's only one religion, everyone wears the same type of outfit. He'll love it.

Yes

Or he will perform in teheran...all the lovely young ladys in black;)..freedom!

Guardian UK said:
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian's Film&Music, Prince said: "It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that." When asked about the fate of those unhappy with having no choice, he replied: "There are people who are unhappy with everything. There's a dark side to everything."

Right. We now have a new winner in the category for most absolutely stupid and naive thing he's ever said. He's gone from being 'slightly loony' to 'complete moron' now in my eyes. I can only hope that this is fake, misquoted or taken out of context (a bad joke perhaps?). I hope that's what it is. If not, he's just lost a lot of my respect.

linus4000 said:

electricberet said:

Prince needs to do a concert at the Vatican. There's only one religion, everyone wears the same type of outfit. He'll love it.

Yes

Or he will perform in teheran...all the lovely young ladys in black;)..freedom!

He'll love the temporary marriage concept too.

The ugly war on Prince has begun....

linus4000 said:

electricberet said:

Prince needs to do a concert at the Vatican. There's only one religion, everyone wears the same type of outfit. He'll love it.

Yes

Or he will perform in teheran...all the lovely young ladys in black;)..freedom!

^

I came to think of this picture, from Rolling Stone magazine, 2007:


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electricberet said:

deebee said:

He's really loving the front cover, isn't he?

Who wouldn't??

He tends not to bother to speak out when he's being misquoted, etc... but if there was ever a time to do so, this would surely be it.

...that's of course assuming he was misquoted or taken out of context...or something

If not, then hopefully this is as far back as the morality pendulum is going to swing before it changes course again.

Let's hope that Prince clarifies these comments really quickly.I'd hate to believe that he really feels this way

electricberet said:

He's really loving the front cover, isn't he?

More than that: he's probably getting a hard-on!

My favorite part is the article subtitle: "The singer who once sang of '23 positions in a one-night stand' praises Islamic countries for offering 'no choice.'"

If he does convert to Islam I feel sorry for Muslims around the world.

of course like anything else, there's a possibility that he's been misquoted.

however, with that being said it sure sounds like something he'd say.

which given the treatment of his fans and the websites for the most part,

and his strict adherence to being a JW makes this statements not surprising in the least.

I miss the Prince of my childhood that really seemed to love his fanbase.

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