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Thread started 07/18/11 6:49am

mozark1

Former Prince associate writes a book

Mikki White who was with Prince for two years has written a book talking about the good the bad and they ugly of working for Prince. Name of the book is Purple Reigned On Me will be out soon . She gave an interview for a television program but reserved the meat and potatoes for the book here's the interview http://vimeo.com/26141426

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Reply #1 posted 07/18/11 7:00am

Gohi

what a terrible title.

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Reply #2 posted 07/18/11 7:00am

KeithyT

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Purple Reigned On Me?

lol

Just somewhere in the middle,
Not too good and not too bad.
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Reply #3 posted 07/18/11 7:02am

SoulAlive

hmmm I just watched the interview.It's the same old story we've heard many times before.She was a huge Prince fan but once she started working for him,she found that he's "egotistical" and not always the nicest person.Surprise,surprise.What else is new? lol Can't see why she felt the need to write a book about this.

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Reply #4 posted 07/18/11 7:08am

thisisit

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reading

"It's time for you to go to the wire."
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Reply #5 posted 07/18/11 7:32am

imago

lawd, this sounds like some weird MPLS version of Bukakki. Reigned on me?

lawd

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Reply #6 posted 07/18/11 7:43am

imago

i like her singing voice

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Reply #7 posted 07/18/11 7:57am

mozark1

Gohi said:

what a terrible title.

She was concerned that had she used Purple Rain that it might catch his people's attention and he might bring a lawsuit

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Reply #8 posted 07/18/11 8:11am

mozark1

We tried to contact the manager that handles PR for all things Prince to obtain permission to use videos and pictures of Milenia but they never responded. I have much respect for Prince and understands that he wants to protect 'the Brand' . I have read potions of Mikki's book and it raised my eyebrows a little more. I was shocked that all though the women of Milenia are sisters they can't market themselves under that name. Strange huh?

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Reply #9 posted 07/18/11 8:24am

kimrachell

she seems very talented, and honest. rose

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Reply #10 posted 07/18/11 8:24am

NouveauDance

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mozark1 said:

Gohi said:

what a terrible title.

She was concerned that had she used Purple Rain that it might catch his people's attention and he might bring a lawsuit

Err, 'Purple Rain on me' wouldn't be any better! falloff

She worked with Prince for two years, in Millenia or something? It doesn't seem a long enough period to stretch out into a book. I'm foreseeing lots of talk of finding 'the Lord' and similar guff.

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Reply #11 posted 07/18/11 8:43am

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imago said:

lawd, this sounds like some weird MPLS version of Bukakki. Reigned on me?

lawd

You're bad lol

and i feel bad understanding you're joke XD

Have a look at 'The W2A: Euro Tour Song Survey' http://prince.org/msg/12/362417
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Reply #12 posted 07/18/11 8:43am

mozark1

NouveauDance said:

mozark1 said:

She was concerned that had she used Purple Rain that it might catch his people's attention and he might bring a lawsuit

Err, 'Purple Rain on me' wouldn't be any better! falloff

She worked with Prince for two years, in Millenia or something? It doesn't seem a long enough period to stretch out into a book. I'm foreseeing lots of talk of finding 'the Lord' and similar guff.

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The thing I got most out of this interview is that she was more about helping the kids at heer school while still working on her musical career. She is happy doing what she does. Here's a video from her first solo album she has a new one out currently as well

http://www.youtube.com/wa...jVxG8xVY_k

the new album contains this single

http://youtu.be/vGz8Z6Nyldg

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Reply #13 posted 07/18/11 9:08am

DoffieParker

somehow i don't think this this will be sharing any juicy gossip/debauched or scandalous behaviour?

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Reply #14 posted 07/18/11 9:25am

NouveauDance

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mozark1 said:

NouveauDance said:

Err, 'Purple Rain on me' wouldn't be any better! falloff

She worked with Prince for two years, in Millenia or something? It doesn't seem a long enough period to stretch out into a book. I'm foreseeing lots of talk of finding 'the Lord' and similar guff.

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The thing I got most out of this interview is that she was more about helping the kids at heer school while still working on her musical career. She is happy doing what she does. Here's a video from her first solo album she has a new one out currently as well

http://www.youtube.com/wa...jVxG8xVY_k

the new album contains this single

http://youtu.be/vGz8Z6Nyldg

Good for her - I couldn't give a shit.

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Reply #15 posted 07/18/11 9:45am

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Say what u will...you know full and well all of you will be sneakin in Barnes and Nobles, heading to the local library to read it page by page to see the juicy gossip lol giggle
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Reply #16 posted 07/18/11 11:00am

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I'm writing a book as well. It's an explosive expose about my time with the ORG. It's tentatively titled 'My Purple Org-asms'. razz

When eye go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all heart up in the house but when eye log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming!
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Reply #17 posted 07/18/11 11:04am

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HonestMan13 said:

I'm writing a book as well. It's an explosive expose about my time with the ORG. It's tentatively titled 'My Purple Org-asms'. razz

Now that I might read lol

"How Can I Stand To..Stay Where I Am? Poor Butterfly Who..Dont Understand." P
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Reply #18 posted 07/18/11 11:07am

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ItsGonnaBLonely said:

HonestMan13 said:

I'm writing a book as well. It's an explosive expose about my time with the ORG. It's tentatively titled 'My Purple Org-asms'. razz

Now that I might read lol

nod I would definitley be on that book.

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Reply #19 posted 07/18/11 11:11am

OnlyNDaUsa

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where is her NDA?

"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!"
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Reply #20 posted 07/18/11 11:49am

alexnvrmnd777

Interesting with her saying, basically, that Prince is an egotistical, arrogant prick, which we all knew anyway. She chose her words carefully to say how much she valued him as an ARTIST. She was obviously turned off by his attitude and "eccentric" ways. And this was when he was supposedly all high and mighty and studying the word, between 2001-02. rolleyes

Anyone who was any kind of Prince fan could've told her this. We don't have to work with him to know he can be quite the ass!

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Reply #21 posted 07/18/11 11:59am

RubyButterfly

Horrible title. lol

If somebody writes a book detailing Prince's controlling behavior et al and wants to show no originality by making reference to Purple Rain, then they should title it 'PURPLE REINS'. twocents

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Reply #22 posted 07/18/11 12:41pm

SoulAlive

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Interesting with her saying, basically, that Prince is an egotistical, arrogant prick, which we all knew anyway. She chose her words carefully to say how much she valued him as an ARTIST. She was obviously turned off by his attitude and "eccentric" ways. And this was when he was supposedly all high and mighty and studying the word, between 2001-02. rolleyes

Anyone who was any kind of Prince fan could've told her this. We don't have to work with him to know he can be quite the ass!

nod

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Reply #23 posted 07/18/11 12:42pm

MadamGoodnight

Maybe I should view this in case it, gasp, disappears?

All I know is I tried to listen to the interview with the choreographer, and it was already removed.

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Reply #24 posted 07/18/11 1:28pm

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HonestMan13 said:

I'm writing a book as well. It's an explosive expose about my time with the ORG. It's tentatively titled 'My Purple Org-asms'. razz

falloff

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #25 posted 07/18/11 3:02pm

SoulAlive

paisleypark4 said:

Say what u will...you know full and well all of you will be sneakin in Barnes and Nobles, heading to the local library to read it page by page to see the juicy gossip lol giggle

boxed biggrin

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Reply #26 posted 07/18/11 4:08pm

Gohi

mozark1 said:

Gohi said:

what a terrible title.

She was concerned that had she used Purple Rain that it might catch his people's attention and he might bring a lawsuit

That's just as bad.

and paisleypark4: No, I definitely won't. I haven't read a Prince book since Prince: A Life & Times (the giant purple one).

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Reply #27 posted 07/18/11 5:12pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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Is that her singing in that video? Pretty bad singing. She would be lucky to get to Hollywood.
"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!"
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Reply #28 posted 07/18/11 6:10pm

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alexnvrmnd777 said:

Interesting with her saying, basically, that Prince is an egotistical, arrogant prick, which we all knew anyway. She chose her words carefully to say how much she valued him as an ARTIST. She was obviously turned off by his attitude and "eccentric" ways. And this was when he was supposedly all high and mighty and studying the word, between 2001-02. rolleyes

Anyone who was any kind of Prince fan could've told her this. We don't have to work with him to know he can be quite the ass!

Honestly? All musicians are like that. lol

But if Prince's music and his lyrics really give you some insight into where his head and heart is at, then I think that more often than not, the good in him by far outweighs the bad.

"I don't think you'd do well in captivity." - random person's comment to me the other day
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Reply #29 posted 07/18/11 6:38pm

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i can't believe one of the questions was....."so what time do you finish work at the school?"

what the hell?

"Mikke Time?"

oh god.i went numb watching that.

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