johnny2000 said:

Any opportunity Prince has to talk about something remotely interesting (ie- when he was asked about the song 'Sign of the Times') he shuts it down... he wants to talk about 2011, yet 2011 is all about playing those 25 year old songs.

and how many times do we have to hear about 'Nothing Compares 2 U'? It's common knowledge that he wrote it. The guy has nothing worthwhile to say after 30 years in the industry, no wonder his management shut him up and kept him out of the media in the 1980's.

He says he wants to talk about music ... well, I'm waiting.

lol,I never really pay attention to his interviews anymore.Too much silly talk

HonestMan13 said:

johnny2000 said:

Any opportunity Prince has to talk about something remotely interesting (ie- when he was asked about the song 'Sign of the Times') he shuts it down... he wants to talk about 2011, yet 2011 is all about playing those 25 year old songs.

and how many times do we have to hear about 'Nothing Compares 2 U'? It's common knowledge that he wrote it. The guy has nothing worthwhile to say after 30 years in the industry, no wonder his management shut him up and kept him out of the media in the 1980's.

He says he wants to talk about music ... well, I'm waiting.

That's funny because the last time he talked about the music industry everyone got all bent out of shape over his comments on covers. He said he wasn't recording another album and all everyone could talk about was burqas. So now he's not talking about music and it's also a problem. Why don't we just write what we want him to say from now on and fax it to him on the road?

There's a way to discuss a topic without making incredibly idiotic comments. WE want him to talk about music WITHOUT the added crap.

3232 said:

"Lady Gaga says you are a major influence on her new album.
He raises an eyebrow, almost coquettishly. "I don't talk about other artists."

"That was one thing about Michael Jackson. He was one of the greatest performers but he never had a great band around him.

above are excerpts from the interview...

one min " i dont talk about other artists"

next min "..MJ never had a good band bla bla bla..." come on...dont get me wrong, but nothing's wrong with him expressing his observation, its all about the music, right? He claimed to want to chat about the topic of music right? so then get into it.. talk about others ( in a respectfull way) state your point of view yes..but when he's going to bluntly portray himself has "a principle man"( I DONT TALK ABOUT OTHERS ) one min and the next contradict all that he CLAIM to stand for, he is just laughable.

One of the reasons I cringe when Prince does interview...the contradictions & hypocricy...he tries toooo damn hard to portray himself as someone/something he is not! he takes himself too seriously, just lighten up and have a normal unpretentious conversation and stop playing GOD! he always stick his foot in his mouth when interviewed. At least they ran out of time before he started the preaching this time.

Well, this wasn't a big deal - but you have to read between the lines. He's asked about Gaga, and says he doesn't talk about other artists, practically the next line in the interview is him talking about Beyonce, then he talks about MJ and Springsteen - What we glean from that is that he'd rather say nothing at all than something bad, in other words - he doesn't hold her in high esteem.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

HonestMan13 said:

That's funny because the last time he talked about the music industry everyone got all bent out of shape over his comments on covers. He said he wasn't recording another album and all everyone could talk about was burqas. So now he's not talking about music and it's also a problem. Why don't we just write what we want him to say from now on and fax it to him on the road?

MUSIC. Not the music INDUSTRY, you clueless yuppies.

Gohi said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

MUSIC. Not the music INDUSTRY, you clueless yuppies.

Exactly ... talk about 'MUSIC'

Gohi said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

MUSIC. Not the music INDUSTRY, you clueless yuppies.

I'm not clueless about anything concerning Prince. Speak 4 urself...

If I interviewed Prince I would ask him what he felt about Jesus and how his music related to him.

klick

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Gohi said:

MUSIC. Not the music INDUSTRY, you clueless yuppies.

I'm not clueless about anything concerning Prince. Speak 4 urself...

The mega-platinum huge success classic 20ten is a multi-million selling miracle. Prince! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Sorry, but I ain't putting this one on Prince. This douche has got to be the most juvenile writer ever. I would have given this dimwit the same exact treatment. Asking the same dumb questions about stuff he's done twenty years ago...really? Stupid questions deserve stupid answers and this so called journalist is a complete idiot.

Lady Gaga...pffft!

babynoz said:

Sorry, but I ain't putting this one on Prince. This douche has got to be the most juvenile writer ever. I would have given this dimwit the same exact treatment. Asking the same dumb questions about stuff he's done twenty years ago...really? Stupid questions deserve stupid answers and this so called journalist is a complete idiot.

Lady Gaga...pffft!

True. He sounds like a douche.

Gohi said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

MUSIC. Not the music INDUSTRY, you clueless yuppies.

"I'm not recording another album" sounds like a talk about 'music' to me but nobody seemed to focus on that part. If all you care about is the 'music' then all the rest should just be filler but that's not happening is it?

well we can all act like prince is cool and everyone else is a dickhead but at the end

of the day, every other interview prince does in a certain era, has the same stuff in

it.

it's like every tour he gives a dozen interviews and they all mention exactly the same

things. as if they were all in the same room at the same time.

and, like this interview shows once again, it really doesn't matter what they ask him.

not in the slightest. he never answers any question. he just forces the conversation

into a direction he wants it to go into and if he can't manage that in a subtle way he'll

just bluntly skip a question and answer something completely unrelated.

the springsteen story, the shopping story, etc etc. that's what this tour is all about, or

so it seems.

the person who said prince has nothing to say anymore is right, at least in part. he's

got a tremendous amount to say but he simply refuses to play ball. he's goofing. but

it just makes me wonder why he doesn't want to open up and talk about his music in

a real, adult way. talk about his songs, his body of work.

people do want to know. and a serious magazine, that is about music, would print it,

even if he only talked background on a dozen obscure songs in his catalogue. not all

people care about what prince thinks about lady gaga. i can decide for myself if she

is someone i like, i don't need that to depend on what prince thinks of her or others.

so, in conclusion, these interviews are just a way to get his name in print or his pics

in a magazine/website as a bit of extra promo for his tour. that's cool. but if that is

all we hear of him these days, it makes him seem like an airhead. or an out of touch

old loon.

i just wish he'd do one or two interviews once in a while where he talked about his

music, his songs, his playing, his technique, his writing etc etc. his likes and dislikes,

particulars about his favorit instruments, studio stuff etc.

but whenever anyone steers into that direction prince quips "i don't look back"

perhaps he should. that's all i'm saying

NouveauDance said:

That was quite a fun read, I guess interviewers have been told to keep it light?...... Fun to read, but that was a long article for absolutely no new information at all.

I found the style of the interview and the lack of straightforward answers very annoying.

3232 said:

"Lady Gaga says you are a major influence on her new album.
He raises an eyebrow, almost coquettishly. "I don't talk about other artists."

"That was one thing about Michael Jackson. He was one of the greatest performers but he never had a great band around him.

above are excerpts from the interview...

one min " i dont talk about other artists"

next min "..MJ never had a good band bla bla bla..." come on...dont get me wrong, but nothing's wrong with him expressing his observation, its all about the music, right? He claimed to want to chat about the topic of music right? so then get into it.. talk about others ( in a respectfull way) state your point of view yes..but when he's going to bluntly portray himself has "a principle man"( I DONT TALK ABOUT OTHERS ) one min and the next contradict all that he CLAIM to stand for, he is just laughable.

One of the reasons I cringe when Prince does interview...the contradictions & hypocricy...he tries toooo damn hard to portray himself as someone/something he is not! he takes himself too seriously, just lighten up and have a normal unpretentious conversation and stop playing GOD! he always stick his foot in his mouth when interviewed. At least they ran out of time before he started the preaching this time.

[Edited 7/28/11 10:28am]

He means talk badly. Like what he said about MJ and Beyonce was nothing bad at all. I think he doesn't like Gaga and a way of not saying anything bad about her is to say "i don't talk about other artists"

I don't think he wants to come off as pretentious or playing God at all. He wants to come off as gentlemanlike and respectful. I didn't see anything bad about this interview it was a gift that he talked at all.

HonestMan13 said:

johnny2000 said:

Any opportunity Prince has to talk about something remotely interesting (ie- when he was asked about the song 'Sign of the Times') he shuts it down... he wants to talk about 2011, yet 2011 is all about playing those 25 year old songs.

and how many times do we have to hear about 'Nothing Compares 2 U'? It's common knowledge that he wrote it. The guy has nothing worthwhile to say after 30 years in the industry, no wonder his management shut him up and kept him out of the media in the 1980's.

He says he wants to talk about music ... well, I'm waiting.

That's funny because the last time he talked about the music industry everyone got all bent out of shape over his comments on covers. He said he wasn't recording another album and all everyone could talk about was burqas. So now he's not talking about music and it's also a problem. Why don't we just write what we want him to say from now on and fax it to him on the road?

Oh stop it. He wanted to talk about music, but when the guy brings up music that's inspired by him, he doesn't wanna talk about it. I bet if the guy asked him about some song he recorded during the Lovesexy days, he STILL wouldn't have answered him. He prolly would've said, "Ask me about 2011 music!" Um, how about you haven't done SHIT in 2011, so what is there to ask?

He says he doesn't wanna talk about another artist, so what does he then answer? Questions about Beyonce, Van Morrison, talks about Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, etc... The guy asks about a cover, and his first response is to go into the semantics about the what the word "cover" truly means?? Seriously, I'd be almost ready to walk out on his ass. He thinks his "talk around the question" speak is cute, but it's not. Especially not for a 53-year old man. Grow the hell up.

Now granted, I wish the interviewer actually knew some Prince shit, because he could've asked about any remaster plans or possible vault releases. I mean, ask some real shit and stop rehashing what damn near ALL the interviewers seem to ask him. I'm just thankful the topic of religion didn't really come up. Whew. But, DO SOME FUCKIN' RESEARCH FIRST, ya pansies?! Is it that hard? Isn't that a part of your job??? Find out what has been talked about ad nauseum, and go somewhere else with your line of questioning. Sheesh.

And, just what are these damn near 500 songs his band now knows? And when are we going to start hearing them? On the 30th leg of his world tour?

It's obvious his ass just has nothing to say any more (his music has been showing this for YEARS now), and he should really consider just shutting the hell up and actually DO something worth talking about. His decades-old, I'm-a-mystery-man rhetoric just ain't hittin' no more, man. It's as old as he is, if not more.

[Edited 7/28/11 19:40pm]

alexnvrmnd777 said:

HonestMan13 said:

That's funny because the last time he talked about the music industry everyone got all bent out of shape over his comments on covers. He said he wasn't recording another album and all everyone could talk about was burqas. So now he's not talking about music and it's also a problem. Why don't we just write what we want him to say from now on and fax it to him on the road?

Oh stop it. He wanted to talk about music, but when the guy brings up music that's inspired by him, he doesn't wanna talk about it. I bet if the guy asked him about some song he recorded during the Lovesexy days, he STILL wouldn't have answered him. He prolly would've said, "Ask me about 2011 music!" Um, how about you haven't done SHIT in 2011, so what is there to ask?

He says he doesn't wanna talk about another artist, so what does he then answer? Questions about Beyonce, Van Morrison, talks about Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, etc... The guy asks about a cover, and his first response is to go into the semantics about the what the word "cover" truly means?? Seriously, I'd be almost ready to walk out on his ass. He thinks his "talk around the question" speak is cute, but it's not. Especially not for a 53-year old man. Grow the hell up.

Now granted, I wish the interviewer actually knew some Prince shit, because he could've asked about any remaster plans or possible vault releases. I mean, ask some real shit and stop rehashing what damn near ALL the interviewers seem to ask him. I'm just thankful the topic of religion didn't really come up. Whew. But, DO SOME FUCKIN' RESEARCH FIRST, ya pansies?! Is it that hard? Isn't that a part of your job??? Find out what has been talked about ad nauseum, and go somewhere else with your line of questioning. Sheesh.

And, just what are these damn near 500 songs his band now knows? And when are we going to start hearing them? On the 30th leg of his world tour?

It's obvious his ass just has nothing to say any more (his music has been showing this for YEARS now), and he should really consider just shutting the hell up and actually DO something worth talking about. His decades-old, I'm-a-mystery-man rhetoric just ain't hittin' no more, man. It's as old as he is, if not more.

[Edited 7/28/11 19:40pm]

Thank you very much, well said...end of this post.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Oh stop it. He wanted to talk about music, but when the guy brings up music that's inspired by him, he doesn't wanna talk about it. I bet if the guy asked him about some song he recorded during the Lovesexy days, he STILL wouldn't have answered him. He prolly would've said, "Ask me about 2011 music!" Um, how about you haven't done SHIT in 2011, so what is there to ask?

I have to agree, he's said pretty much this exact thing in other recent interviews. There's a definate avoidance of answering anything 'meaty' with regards to his past work, it's disappointing but not really unexpected. There was an interview not so long back that was quite interesting, I remember everyone saying 'more like this please!'

Another topic completely; I find it funny how most interviews make a point of saying how rare it is to get a Prince interview, when it seems to me like there's way more post-WB/post-millenial interviews than pre - I don't think it's that hard to get a royal audience any more, he does lots of press interviews when touring etc.

NouveauDance said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Oh stop it. He wanted to talk about music, but when the guy brings up music that's inspired by him, he doesn't wanna talk about it. I bet if the guy asked him about some song he recorded during the Lovesexy days, he STILL wouldn't have answered him. He prolly would've said, "Ask me about 2011 music!" Um, how about you haven't done SHIT in 2011, so what is there to ask?

I have to agree, he's said pretty much this exact thing in other recent interviews. There's a definate avoidance of answering anything 'meaty' with regards to his past work, it's disappointing but not really unexpected. There was an interview not so long back that was quite interesting, I remember everyone saying 'more like this please!'

Another topic completely; I find it funny how most interviews make a point of saying how rare it is to get a Prince interview, when it seems to me like there's way more post-WB/post-millenial interviews than pre - I don't think it's that hard to get a royal audience any more, he does lots of press interviews when touring etc.

Most of the press concerning Prince interviews act like it's still 1996 and Prince just started taking interviews.

Spinlight said:

NouveauDance said:

That was quite a fun read, I guess interviewers have been told to keep it light?...... Fun to read, but that was a long article for absolutely no new information at all.

Musta been in a bad mood when I read it because I found the interview to be annoying. It's sort of like reading an interview with a teenaged girl. This is further reinforced when he mentions he can't go to the mall with "them" (the 3 chicks).

I'ma kinda with you. I was getting a bit annoyed by the questions. I don't think we got anything new from this. It was cute, but that's about it.

Spinlight said:

NouveauDance said:

That was quite a fun read, I guess interviewers have been told to keep it light?...... Fun to read, but that was a long article for absolutely no new information at all.

Musta been in a bad mood when I read it because I found the interview to be annoying. It's sort of like reading an interview with a teenaged girl. This is further reinforced when he mentions he can't go to the mall with "them" (the 3 chicks).

No, it's not just you. The person who wrote the interview did so very poorly, and Prince continues to get more sickening with each interview. Prince's crazy nonsense babble stopped being funny a long time ago, and now I just find it really annoying and sickening.

The1592 said:

Spinlight said:

Musta been in a bad mood when I read it because I found the interview to be annoying. It's sort of like reading an interview with a teenaged girl. This is further reinforced when he mentions he can't go to the mall with "them" (the 3 chicks).

No, it's not just you. The person who wrote the interview did so very poorly, and Prince continues to get more sickening with each interview. Prince's crazy nonsense babble stopped being funny a long time ago, and now I just find it really annoying and sickening.

cant blame the people interviewing Prince. He narrows the range of things they can talk about & asnwers questions with dumd ass questions...this self indulgent fool is a waste of precious time talking to. There are bigger stars than Prince ( people who really matters )who just sit and chill and have a discussion on any topic. If a subject matter too personal is injected, they use INTELLIGENCE to get around it. But this bullshit about no recording devices and all the restictions goes to show lack of confidence in his word and credibility, not the interviewers. I'd rather read/watch/listen to REAL down to earth normal STARS in an interview..people who are NOT self absorbed. Prince is overly pretentious and assumes he is IT...the mysterious bigger than life GOD...he aint close to that (at least not anymore)...he is just trying too damn hard to come off as something/someone mystical & it backfires in every freaking interview and portrays himself as lame.

Just chill and talk dude...or just shut up and play.

[Edited 7/29/11 7:35am]

These interviews are nothing else than promotional stuff that he does in order to get himself some visibility while touring and trying to sell tickets to his gigs. Did the interviewer really ask him too many intelligent questions either? I'm annoyed by some of his stock answers, but there have been some journalists that he's opened up to. I think you'll also have to win his respect as well.

Prince has given interesting interviews in the past. He talked openly about music production, songwriting and his preferences in that area in the interviews for the Musician magazine, Guitar Player, Keyboard, etc. It's just that serious music journalism isn't very common in the printed format anymore and he'd more likely have to give interviews to web sites in that case.

At least we got to know he watched soccer on TV, hah.

This interview was nothing special for me, it was exceptionally long without saying NOTHING we really did not know before. Sure, he made clear some things I did not know; like watching soccer, etc. Haha, but the journalist seemed a little too happy, and a bit too intrigued at Prince and his genius; so much in that he could not ask the questions, which seem valid to ask. Instead, talking about a lot of blah blah about what has been talked about before. The best way to get Prince to talk is about GOD! Haha..jk. I think I would like this interview much better, if there was footage of it. I doubt that would surface though. Haha..If he does not allow himself to be recorded..which is soooooo ODD..a video clip would be nice. Haha..It's also interesting to know he has a camera..Haha

Why does Prince bother doing interviews?

He never answes a goddamned thing that tells us anything about him.

And the insights into his 'personality' are all given annectdotally from

the perspective of interviewees who are in awe that their misconceptions

have been refutued or that their conceptions have been justified--it's

all subjective.

It's like listening to a girl talk about a good or bad date

she just had with a guy, but that doesn't necessarily tell you what

the guy is like. Yet, if you were to ask the girl what they talked

about over their date, you'd get an anemic load of bullshit.

Seriously. You can't ask questions about other musicians.

You can't ask 'indelicate' questions. You can't ask questions

about his personal life. He keeps steering you back to talking

about the 'music', yet he gives vague and stupid answers

when asked. If you ask about his musical plans, he gives vague

and stupid answers about that or his manager shoots you

a 'don't ask' look?

So, he's learned to put on a smile and look 'genuinely friendly'?

And THIS makes a good interview?

The interview, like so many other ones, was total bullshit.

Prince should stop giving interviews.

Don't know why he's even doing interviews these days. He was NEVER a good interview. Go back to "American Bandstand" circa 1980. Whoever his manager was that told him "don't do interviews unless you feel really comfortable giving them" was smart since he only gave a handful of interviews to people in the '80s, least people he trusted like dude from Mojo in Detroit.

Timmy84 said:

Don't know why he's even doing interviews these days. He was NEVER a good interview. Go back to "American Bandstand" circa 1980. Whoever his manager was that told him "don't do interviews unless you feel really comfortable giving them" was smart since he only gave a handful of interviews to people in the '80s, least people he trusted like dude from Mojo in Detroit.

The bandstand interview is cringworthy.

His 'masculine' interviews ever since are probably his attempt to 'cover up' the ghey...his figurative burqa so to speak.

But he's not an insecure 17 year old boy anymore. He's an insecure 53 year old man. It's time to reture the act and just stop doing these things.

He never gives good interviews, and this was one of the worst.

And who is this Andy Allo trim?

what's with all the negativity?...as interviews go i thought it was quite quirky, nothing special but an interview non the less...quite normal and off the cuff..not a hint of a chem-trail.

Joyinrepatition said:

what's with all the negativity?...as interviews go i thought it was quite quirky, nothing special but an interview non the less...quite normal and off the cuff..not a hint of a chem-trail.

I don't know about quirky. It's just another example of why his interviews just sounded cringe-worthy. He's had a few moments where he actually does engage with someone about music but it's few and far between, always has been.

imago said:

Timmy84 said:

Don't know why he's even doing interviews these days. He was NEVER a good interview. Go back to "American Bandstand" circa 1980. Whoever his manager was that told him "don't do interviews unless you feel really comfortable giving them" was smart since he only gave a handful of interviews to people in the '80s, least people he trusted like dude from Mojo in Detroit.

The bandstand interview is cringworthy.

His 'masculine' interviews ever since are probably his attempt to 'cover up' the ghey...his figurative burqa so to speak.

But he's not an insecure 17 year old boy anymore. He's an insecure 53 year old man. It's time to reture the act and just stop doing these things.

He never gives good interviews, and this was one of the worst.

And who is this Andy Allo trim?

imago im not being funny but, what did he do wrong for you to say stop doing these things?...and why does everything have to revolve around being gay?... your witty retorts are becoming some what tiresome and lazy.

Joyinrepatition said:

imago said:

The bandstand interview is cringworthy.

His 'masculine' interviews ever since are probably his attempt to 'cover up' the ghey...his figurative burqa so to speak.

But he's not an insecure 17 year old boy anymore. He's an insecure 53 year old man. It's time to reture the act and just stop doing these things.

He never gives good interviews, and this was one of the worst.

And who is this Andy Allo trim?

imago im not being funny but, what did he do wrong for you to say stop doing these things?...and why does everything have to revolve around being gay?... your witty retorts are becoming some what tiresome and lazy.

I think it's well estblished what he's done wrong--giving interviews.

As far as your other comment, we're all entitled to our opinions--perhaps you'll learn that some day and not freak out over people disagreeing with yours.

lawd, some fans are