Meloh9 said:

IceFlavor said:

The Interview itself is not the truth, it has been fabricated, this is one of the reasons why Prince stayed away from them. If U've followed him as a musician over the past 11 years even, U'd know that interviews used 2 b a NO, NO. Instead of speaking bad about him, try and take a deeper look, its simple really. There's NO WAY, nothing in life, that will keep Prince from making more MUSIC..it is who he is. If there were NO music/Albums coming from him - he wouldn't xsist. Think about it. Peace!!

yeah but making music and releasing it is two different things. this the guy that has a 100 unreleased songs for every oone song that is released, and the last album didn't even hit the states. I can see him rebelling and not putting anything out for awhile, then boom a record with a major distrubutor hits the states.. he changes like the wind, we know him by now.

Prince will continue music, making it, releasing albums/singles, touring and more..this is the truth..not that fabricated interview. Now how he chooses 2 do so, is entirely up 2 him not any1 else. I'm sure however he decides, it will be what he feels is best at that time for everyone. Sometimes people want this, while others want that, really there's no way 2 please every1 evertime, yet again, I'm sure he tries his best. There's a lot of logistics that go on behind the scenes of the music biz, and some fams do know about this, while others don't. It is quite easy 2 say what he has done, and what it looks like he may do and being based on a bogus interview, (I don't really c y any1 would express concern from it - knowing him as an artist), but all in all again speaking about his music, he will continue to create and release. Artists release albums, commercials and other works of art in other countries all the time, and not in the U.S., and for good reason! Perhaps a lot of Prince fams (I didn't say all), want 2 know everything about him, and would like all of his creations/him all the time. Not 2 say that there's anything wrong w/this, but there has 2 be a line drawn. He is an adult as well as a great businessman, I totally understand people wanting all of him, he's a genius, but truly he can't make all of the people happy - all of the time. Although he may want 2, he just can't. I say give the guy a break..seriously..most people don't have a clue as to what goes on. Maybe he has something planned for mid America, maybe not, but either way there's a host of Prince music out there that can, and will last 4 a lifetime - old & new. There will be continued music released, perhaps not all that u or another may want, but there will always be his music, and thats enuff 2 b grateful 4. Peace & Love

[Edited 6/23/11 21:03pm]

I don't know why ppl are trippin on this interview. Ya'll all know the last interview he did was stated that he hated fags.

Reporters arent allowed tape recorders or pencils when interviewing Prince.

Any and everything wheter accurate or not is gonna be printed. Its all Prince's fault and he wants it like that. Bad publicity is juicier than no publicity at all.

there's no such thing as fabrication.

1. i'd never allow a bunch of thieves to dictate whether or not i release a new album. i do what i want regardless of what anyone else thinks, says or does. thats what it is to be free.

2. unity and order come in many forms. many people are apparently unfamiliar with the concept. disrespectful of authority to their own detriment and the detriment of society as a whole.

3. time doesnt exist. if u think it is then fall in line with the sheep who look 60 when they're 30. be as vain as possible and watch urself age fast as lightning.

4. there's nothing new under the sun. all ur seeing and hearing is what u originally created in your holographic mind to help u cope with the sad truth of what it really means to be mortal.

5. i live forever in my heart matt damon.

Honestly, the article is written strangely; alot of additives and interpretations on the writers part.

It would be interesting to visit the middle east and see how they live rather than rely on others' viewpoints and/or ideas of how society should be life is about experience/exposing oneself to knowledge?

His stance on his music and wanting control is not unreasonable.

Prince says he is music, I believe him 'cause I've witnessed it myself.

Everybody's looking 4 the ladder.

Now, I would love to see the rest of his shirt design.

/

LOVEVERY1 said:

Hello,

While everyone is entitled to his/her opinion.

The boat was totally missed by many in regards in what he meant from his statements made in this interview. smiles.

Plz have a great day!!!!

Have a love for life......

See ya tomorrow

Goodday to all,

Nice to know that some understood what he was implying. I see many here got it. A type of order, unity, boundaries in a good way.

He wouldn't disrespect someone elses' faith in that manner.

As for a new album he will. No more recording new music & releasing what he already has recorded is a different thing all together.

(Are you really about the positive or the negative ------ LOVE is always the better choice)

[Edited 6/23/11 22:25pm]

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

"PaisleyPark"

...

Come 2 the park
And play with us
There aren't any rules
In Paisley Park

...

Admission is easy, just say U
Believe and come 2 this
Place in your heart
Paisley Park is in your heart

...

This is how Prince has always thought. Its how he wants the world 2 b.

Awww, one of my favs

I think what initially shook me about this interview is that I would have (basically) agreed with you yesterday, yet today I feel like his beliefs now really do lie a long way from this.

That said, I realise that you can still hold a notion of "Paisley Park" as such, being a place in your heart, where just truly believing will take you there, where there are no rules, etc... and still believe in rules and boundaries and structure whilst still on the journey to that place (a means to an end, so to speak).

But to suggest that's what he meant obviously relies on as much conjecture as those that say that he was celebrating burqas and dictatorships, so it's not terribly useful to speculate in any direction (though I know what I'm going to opt for personally).

I'll just have to ask him one day what he really believes, away from cameras and notebooks

Given all that he's dealt with in recent years -- deaths, setbacks, financial matters, lawsuits, I'm not surprised by his admiration of a more controlling society.

At the same time, I wonder if P is on meds or in therapy.

Laughing my ass off.

Looking forward with a kind of morbid curiosity for the entire interview.

Being a Prince fan has always been fun and uncomfortable at the same time.

Prince could keep quite and have his music speak for him. His music sometimes speaks genius. I can't psychoanalyze him, but the reality is that for whatever reason he seems to inadvertently insist in setting himself up as the butt of jokes.

That has been the case since day one. Most long time fans have long accepted this. That's who he is. He is your handicapable musical genius.

Yes it would be nice for some of us fans for Prince to keep quiet and just entertain us on cue to help keep our misguided illusions of him alive. And you can, that is why we have albums.

You can either love his music for what it is, or be a bigger fool than you believe him to be and still be shocked because of something he said. He is the rare tourettes syndrome genius that has a coin jar for the use of curse words. At least he makes a big point of the fact he is working on personal betterment. A coin jar for bad ideas may be next. Who knows?. That's part of the fun.

[Edited 6/23/11 22:54pm]

This may possibly be the best example that prince sees and hears what he wants. He seems to be a bit out of touch. While I hesitate to pass judgement on what he really means, it was a very bad choice to use the example of Islamic countries. He explains himself better through his music than in interviews.

On the other hand, I have been saying it for years to friends that Prince should just become muslim and then he can have as many wives as he can afford. to imply that "every one is happy", especially the women, who in this case are severely oppressed, is just silly and like I said, out of touch. One mans misery can be another mans heaven.

"the eccentric star no longer sees sex as the be all and end all of a good time." I highly disagree. It still holds the same value to him as before and this author has obviously not heard his new songs hes played in concert "when she comes" "ginger bread man" and "U will be with me". prince still holds sex in high regards. As do I

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."

[Edited 6/23/11 4:08am]

I think Prince uses colorful ways to describe his thoughts or positions, that in it self leads to misinterpretation. I took his "Muslim" comment as a sort of analogy to his personal "JW" beliefs. One way of thinking-one true religion-With in that there is order. I think Prince was trying to sound like he isn't just pushing the JW thing all the time, perhaps? Yet still trying to delivery his JW message covertly in analogical way, although it backfired.

What did you think Prince meant by the "Muslim" comment?

Theres a part of me that thinks he meant exactly what we all think he meant and then theres a part of me that thinks he meant something entirely different. I agree he paints his reality with creative metaphors and it is easily misunderstood because it comes off insensitive and offensive. But prince is old enough by now to know the difference and for that people tend to be less forgiving.

kewlschool said:

I think Prince uses colorful ways to describe his thoughts or positions, that in it self leads to misinterpretation. I took his "Muslim" comment as a sort of analogy to his personal "JW" beliefs. One way of thinking-one true religion-With in that there is order. I think Prince was trying to sound like he isn't just pushing the JW thing all the time, perhaps? Yet still trying to delivery his JW message covertly in analogical way, although it backfired.

What did you think Prince meant by the "Muslim" comment?

Oh, I want to get angry but sometimes Hypocrites are soooooooooooooo exhausting ...I wonder though if the custom officials in one of these muslim countries gets a gander at Prince they make him wear a Burqua (did I spell that right) and try to take his drivers liscence away? Prince probably has a lot of freedom. I wonder how he would feel if the High Heeled boot was on the other foot?

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.

The difference is that there's a mosque near the Vatican.

metallicjigolo said:

I don't know why ppl are trippin on this interview. Ya'll all know the last interview he did was stated that he hated fags.

Reporters arent allowed tape recorders or pencils when interviewing Prince.

Any and everything wheter accurate or not is gonna be printed. Its all Prince's fault and he wants it like that. Bad publicity is juicier than no publicity at all.

They're not "allowed" to have them, but I believe most have recorders hidden somewhere under their clothes when interviewing him outside of his personal domains. Otherwise, I doubt these reporters would even be bothered trying to remember the gibberish he always says when answering their questions.

kewlschool said:

I think Prince uses colorful ways to describe his thoughts or positions, that in it self leads to misinterpretation. I took his "Muslim" comment as a sort of analogy to his personal "JW" beliefs. One way of thinking-one true religion-With in that there is order. I think Prince was trying to sound like he isn't just pushing the JW thing all the time, perhaps? Yet still trying to delivery his JW message covertly in analogical way, although it backfired.

What did you think Prince meant by the "Muslim" comment?

Well, obviously it was kind of a stupid thing to say, given the oppression we have seen.

But for one thing, if Prince was playing in the country, it is probably a more tolerant place than Taliban ruled afghanistan. There are women in the USA who wear burkas who are probably tired of being looked at as oppressed, just as there are women who are tired of wearing them. Some do have a choice and choose to wear them.

All I really think he meant was "isn't the world interesting with all it's different traditions?"I think it is. And I think he was trying to show a tolerance toward their customs.

Once again, not well spoken, but not exactly in the spirit of the snippet they quoted on the front page of the web site.

thisisit said:

Vendetta1 said:

And for those who would defend him even as he is looking you in the eye and stabbing you in the back, if we are misinterpreting what he is saying, then he needs to stop the double speak and talk to us like the adult he is. I have a feeling though, that there is nothing he could say that some of you would have a problem with.

my back is seared with scars from the stabbings of much more powerful men than prince.

petty gripes over prince's struggle with the english language make me feel sad for 'those who', after how many years? still dont realise what he's really saying.

should a poet change the way they communicate just because his readers dont understand poetry?

i think not. but thats just my opinion.

imago said:

thisisit said:

my back is seared with scars from the stabbings of much more powerful men than prince.

petty gripes over prince's struggle with the english language make me feel sad for 'those who', after how many years? still dont realise what he's really saying.

should a poet change the way they communicate just because his readers dont understand poetry?

i think not. but thats just my opinion.

Danny...

Timmy84 said:

imago said:

Danny...

I'm sorry but the man is absolutely mental....he's a lunatic spouting crap about digital music and noise; this is the guy who bent us all over and sever us up digital offle through his short-lived website and the same guy who had band members who described music as a 'composite of noise, you hear music everywhere you go'

His head is so far up his own ass that he's re-writing reality....he's happy that some countries only have one religion and women where burqas...well fuck off and live in one then, stop bitching and moaning about the very things that have got you to a position where you can sit back on your little ass and live off the glory years, you're not doing us a favour by recording - if you're so unhappy then quit. Stop complaining about the systems, cultures and media that got you where you are - it's a real shame you regret so much of your past

- what has happened to you?

NuPwrSoul said:

Best line from the interview:

"I don't want to get up on a soapbox. My view of the world, you can debate that for ever. But I'm a musician. That's what I do. And I also am music. Come to the show for that."

Yeah, because he doesn't preach during concerts. Oh wait...

Trashcat 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."

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."

Well, a few things are cleared up now:

1. No new album in the near future

2. No Glastonbury Festival performance

3. Prince is nuts

[Edited 6/23/11 4:29am]

Not sure why this makes him nuts. Because you don't understand his perspective? Jackie Chan made the same point several years ago about China and he was ridiculed for it. Why can't they have a different point of view? While the United States is widely considered one of the best examples of a "free" society, it is hardly a poster child for democracy: The highest drug use per capita, one of the highest crime rates per capita, the highest rate of incarceration, one of the lowest scoring public education systems among industrialized nations, and a corrupt political system that favors the rich over the middle class and poor.

Like British Empire before us, the American Empire is on a steep decline with no brakes.

And the sad part is, most Americans don't know any better. We hardly know anything about the world around us. China: 1.7 billion people, is about to surpass our annual GDP with no end in sight. The Euro, while at times shaky, is in much better shape than the US Dollar. For over 20 years so-called American companies have been shipping most of our blue collar/manufacturing jobs overseas. And even when the true causes of the 2008 financial collapse are staring us in the face (a chronyistic banking industry gambling high stakes with OUR money, and both political parties in their pocket), no one -from either party- has the guts to do the right thing.

We are a spiritually bankrupt nation in my opinion. I was reading Henry Miller in my twenties and one thing he said in particular has never left me, and I'm paraphrasing: "I have travelled the world, but I have never met a happy American".

bboy87 said:

Militant said:

Oh shit.

On the front of the Guardian website, the quote has now been reduced to simply Prince - "It's fun being in Islamic countries. There's no choice."

Jeeeeeeez this is not good.

It's not looking good, is it?

I dunno... From the comments under the article, the general response seems to be 'meh' on his pronouncements from his velvet-covered soapbox. People know he's a few jingles short of a tambourine, but no-one cares because he's got an outstanding back catalogue and can still put on an amazing live show. And it seems the interview and the article written around it are being applauded overall.

Everyone'll be talking about Gaga's new hat or something by this time tomorrow, anyway.

babynoz said:

HonestMan13 said:

I'm posing this question not just to you but to everyone who is up in arms about this interview. Did this change anything for you personally on a real level or is it just another bump in the road? I ask this because a lot of orgers have chimed in who claimed to have written Prince off before but he still registers on their radar to this day.

There are times when Prince says something interesting, even profound...this isn't one of those times,

Does it change anything or bother me? Not particularly. I might feel different if he ever decided to run for office though,

The thing is, the people leaping to his defense are just as funny as the ones who are up in arms.

My take is he's like family. Crazy old Uncle Prince. We know about his redeeming features, and we remember him fondly in his day, so let's just have a good old laugh about what fruitcake ramblings he came out with this time. We'll miss him when he's gone.

XNY said:

Not sure why this makes him nuts. Because you don't understand his perspective? Jackie Chan made the same point several years ago about China and he was ridiculed for it. Why can't they have a different point of view? While the United States is widely considered one of the best examples of a "free" society, it is hardly a poster child for democracy: The highest drug use per capita, one of the highest crime rates per capita, the highest rate of incarceration, one of the lowest scoring public education systems among industrialized nations, and a corrupt political system that favors the rich over the middle class and poor.

Like British Empire before us, the American Empire is on a steep decline with no brakes.

[..]

Sure it makes him a bafoon. You immediately jump to the topic of "Democracy", totally over looking the core value in his views: Freedom of choice. In most of the western world the core value is that people should have the freedom to choose to live as they like, to express their opinions, to get educations, what kind of job they'd like, who they want to marry ect. ect.. Prince, in this interview, disagrees with that, mainly because, "people will always complain regardless", and it's apparently more "fun" in oppressed countries.

And of course you can criticize democracy .. I mean .. that's the whole point of democracy. But democracy is merely a sympthom, a logical result of western human views: freedom of thought and free will. Democracy is merely a system applied as the result of that conviction, a system that we find to be the closest to allow the freedoms we believe in.

And what you're actually criticizing is not democracy itself, but the application of it, it's workings and the theory of government we use when we want people to be the "most" free.

Prince however, seems to believe that free will for human kind is a problem that needs to be fixed before society can be perfect. Now that IS rather nuts.

Alexandernvrmind said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

This subject is going to become very ugly over the next couple of days.

Yep people have such a sense of entitlement... you can already read the comments calling Prince stupid.

I read that shit and thought Prince is right. We do need boundaries... we don't live in a world where anything goes and everything is ok. There are consequences for our actions.

The United States is such a fucking mess right now politically, culturally, religiously, socially, etc...

Everyone at each other throats.... Chaos and Disorder everywhere... Look at the responses to an article that we don't even know that it’s true. A Prince board no less

Too many of you want Prince to still act he is 20 years old wearing high heeled boots and singing about bangin his sister like some cat in heat

Let this dude do his thing or bounce... I have no idea why most of you even post on this board with the rude and obscene things that many of you say about him.

I understood exactly what Prince was talking about. Some of you need to get out more… there was nothing negative or stupid or foolish about his comments.

The reaction to them without the kind of serious introspection they deserve is disgusting

Sounds like you might enjoy this uplifting video:

[Edited 6/24/11 2:14am]

Full article/interview here (not sure if this link has been posted yet?)

http://www.guardian.co.uk...e-internet

The full article reads better. The interviewer's commentary throughout represents the majority's viewpoint I think.

I don't think there is anything to be concerned about. Prince is (and remains) Prince. I think he realises from people's reactions that his views can be seen as naiive and general and he does at least attempt to deflect attention back to the music (as Nu pointed out above).

Good to see his views on some current artists performance and image (Gaga, Adele, etc) at least he is paying attention to a degree.

Not quite so offputting as the teaser article yesterday IMHO.

[Edited 6/24/11 2:18am]

Well, the Aussie press were kind to him - I have a little news ticker at the bottom of my screen and suddenly saw "Prince blasts Glastonbury organisers" running along it. That seems to be the headline they're running with...

http://bigpondnews.com/ar...29681.html

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Prince blasts Glastonbury organisers

Friday, June 24, 2011

Prince claims Glastonbury festival organisers 'illegally' use his name to promote the event.

The 'Raspberry Beret' hitmaker insists he has never been in negotiations to perform at the three-day concert in Somerset, South West England, but thinks promoters - who only officially unveil the line-up a few weeks before it takes place - spread rumours he will be headlining in order to sell more tickets.

He said: 'They use my name to sell the festival. It's illegal. I've never spoken to anyone about doing that concert, ever.'

Prince - who will headline the Hop Farm festival in Kent, South East England on July 3 - also admitted he 'hates' digital music because he thinks the technology affects the way people listen to the sounds.

He explained in an interview to be published in The Guardian newspaper tomorrow (24.06.11): 'I personally can't stand digital music. 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.'

While Prince will not be headlining Glastonbury this weekend, festivalgoers will see U2, Coldplay and Beyonce Knowles close the main stage of the festival on consecutive nights.

once upon a time:

Be glad that U r free

Free 2 change your mind

Free 2 go most anywhere, anytime

Be glad that U r free

There's many a man who's not

Be glad 4 what U had baby, what you've got

Be glad 4 what you've got

Chiquetet said:

Well, the Aussie press were kind to him - I have a little news ticker at the bottom of my screen and suddenly saw "Prince blasts Glastonbury organisers" running along it. That seems to be the headline they're running with...

http://bigpondnews.com/ar...29681.html

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Prince blasts Glastonbury organisers

Friday, June 24, 2011

Prince claims Glastonbury festival organisers 'illegally' use his name to promote the event.

The 'Raspberry Beret' hitmaker insists he has never been in negotiations to perform at the three-day concert in Somerset, South West England, but thinks promoters - who only officially unveil the line-up a few weeks before it takes place - spread rumours he will be headlining in order to sell more tickets.

He said: 'They use my name to sell the festival. It's illegal. I've never spoken to anyone about doing that concert, ever.'

Prince - who will headline the Hop Farm festival in Kent, South East England on July 3 - also admitted he 'hates' digital music because he thinks the technology affects the way people listen to the sounds.

He explained in an interview to be published in The Guardian newspaper tomorrow (24.06.11): 'I personally can't stand digital music. 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.'

While Prince will not be headlining Glastonbury this weekend, festivalgoers will see U2, Coldplay and Beyonce Knowles close the main stage of the festival on consecutive nights.

And the fact that Glastonbury sold out months ago??? What extra tickets were they trying to sell then?

Prince is in la la land on this one.

Glasto sold out in hours. Hop farm can't seem to give them away. So who's the pull?

KeithyT said:

Full article/interview here (not sure if this link has been posted yet?)

http://www.guardian.co.uk...e-internet

The full article reads better. The interviewer's commentary throughout represents the majority's viewpoint I think.

I don't think there is anything to be concerned about. Prince is (and remains) Prince. I think he realises from people's reactions that his views can be seen as naiive and general and he does at least attempt to deflect attention back to the music (as Nu pointed out above).

Good to see his views on some current artists performance and image (Gaga, Adele, etc) at least he is paying attention to a degree.

Not quite so offputting as the teaser article yesterday IMHO.

[Edited 6/24/11 2:18am]

He's still off his rocker.

If he is so cool with things, why do reports need to be told that they can't mention the internet?