Source:

http://www.bt.dk/musik/mi...med-prince

^ "My Night With Prince" - by Susanne Johansson.

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SCROLL down to see the interview!!

- what is written on B.T.'s site is not the interview, just a teaser......

You have to buy the paper to read the interview...

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^^ The problem is with translation, maybe some other dane speaking better english than me, can help you english girls & boys.....

with translating the article....?

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THANKS!

Thanks for starting this thread!

Website teaser highlights that made me smile:

The reporter says she's been a Prince fan for decades and tells us she launched a hunt throughout Europe in 1988 to get to dance with him and finally succeeded.

Later in the article the reporter speaks to Prince, quote:

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I had already made me laugh in 1988. So why not pick up where I left off?

- I'd hoped that you might have recognized me! I said. And to see how it was now his brain's turn to be on overtime.

- Oh no, he said, and hid his face in his hand.

- You are not a former girlfriend, right?

And then he got the whole story of my hunt for a dance the summer of 1988. And laughed with me, saying sorry, sorry, sorry. And so we parted.

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Also, the reporter let's us know that during the interview Prince was wearing high heels with built-in discolights that were flashing.

translation please someone thanks

My english is not that accurate,

but I'll try to translate the 1st article part then:

Susanne Johansson in Amsterdam:

Prince and time:

Prince: " -53? who says I am 53 he laughs. Age and time is not easy to define. Look at my favorite movies The Adjustment Bureau
and Benjamin Buttons (XXX) Life (I don't know these movies so those titles are maybe not accurate), he says with a smile,

those movies are both about time tematicly.

One cannot refuse Prince is living in a time machine, That would explain how he is capable to play evening after evening, first a 3 hour show on a stadion and then after midnight to play a small intimate night club, to jam 3 to 4 hours.

Three concerts in a row:

I never felt I had used all my powers. I just can't go to bed and rest when something is driving inside me, Prince is now explaining the 3 concerts in a row,which also his 6 band members should be able to manage.

- I am a hard boss (/ tough boss) I am an alphamale, but I am also a human being with a lot of feminine energy. That is maybe why I love women in my band, Prince says with a smile. Women are better to match his high energy level.

- yesterday One person said to me "you have too much power in you, a child would had gone tired, Prince admits he does not sleep many hours in a day (24 hours).

- but I am priviliged the only thing in my schedule is the concert. In the daytime I can take a powernap. Through meditation and positive thinking, I have been quite able to do so.

I was raised in the 1970's so this is not far from me. If you are free and believes on God the creator it is easy, Prince explains.

Those who are not able to do so dies young, he says. One may think of the recent Amy Winehouse, who died last week. But That's not a subject Prince likes to speak about.

- I feel best to focus on my music, he says.

He gets energy from the music:

The music fills everything, it is through this he gets his energy.

- I don't do drugs. I don't drink (alcholhol). I don't do any of those things which drains the energy from me, Prince explains.

His dedication is total. Like he demands the perfect from himself, he also demands the perfect from his musicians.

300 songs they are apparently able to play. Prince never plays the same concert twice.

- we tried that with the 99 Purple Rain concerts back in time. People expected everything to be like in the movie. I hated it. That is too static.

- music is organic. It has to be changed, should be expanded constantly, and knows nothing yet how his 2 concerts in Copenhagen next week will be.

- but you should look forward. With completely different versions of songs, which you have never heard before.

- I am really looking forward to my concerts. I always feel joy to come back to Copenhagen. That is where my best audience is, I love to be there.

The 2 concerts takes place on 10-Øren the 6 and 7th august.

thanks alot do you have part 2?

thedance said:

My english is not that accurate,

but I'll try to translate the 1st article part then:

Susanne Johansson in Amsterdam:

Prince and time:

Prince: " -53? who says I am 53 he laughs. Age and time is not easy to define. Look at my favorite movies The Adjustment Bureau
and Benjamin Buttons (XXX) Life (I don't know these movies so those titles are maybe not accurate), he says with a smile,

those movies are both about time tematicly.

One cannot refuse Prince is living in a time machine, That would explain how he is capable to play evening after evening, first a 3 hour show on a stadion and then after midnight to play a small intimate night club, to jam 3 to 4 hours.

Three concerts in a row:

I never felt I had used all my powers. I just can't go to bed and rest when something is driving inside me, Prince is now explaining the 3 concerts in a row,which also his 6 band members should be able to manage.

- I am a hard boss (/ tough boss) I am an alphamale, but I am also a human being with a lot of feminine energy. That is maybe why I love women in my band, Prince says with a smile. Women are better to match his high energy level.

- yesterday One person said to me "you have too much power in you, a child would had gone tired, Prince admits he does not sleep many hours in a day (24 hours).

- but I am priviliged the only thing in my schedule is the concert. In the daytime I can take a powernap. Through meditation and positive thinking, I have been quite able to do so.

I was raised in the 1970's so this is not far from me. If you are free and believes on God the creator it is easy, Prince explains.

Those who are not able to do so dies young, he says. One may think of the recent Amy Winehouse, who died last week. But That's not a subject Prince likes to speak about.

- I feel best to focus on my music, he says.

He gets energy from the music:

The music fills everything, it is through this he gets his energy.

- I don't do drugs. I don't drink (alcholhol). I don't do any of those things which drains the energy from me, Prince explains.

His dedication is total. Like he demands the perfect from himself, he also demands the perfect from his musicians.

300 songs they are apparently able to play. Prince never plays the same concert twice.

- we tried that with the 99 Purple Rain concerts back in time. People expected everything to be like in the movie. I hated it. That is too static.

- music is organic. It has to be changed, should be expanded constantly, and knows nothing yet how his 2 concerts in Copenhagen next week will be.

- but you should look forward. With completely different versions of songs, which you have never heard before.

- I am really looking forward to my concerts. I always feel joy to come back to Copenhagen. That is where my best audience is, I love to be there.

The 2 concerts takes place on 10-Øren the 6 and 7th august.

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thedance said:

My english is not that accurate,

but I'll try to translate the 1st article part then:

Susanne Johansson in Amsterdam:

Prince and time:

Prince: " -53? who says I am 53 he laughs. Age and time is not easy to define. Look at my favorite movies The Adjustment Bureau
and Benjamin Buttons (XXX) Life (I don't know these movies so those titles are maybe not accurate), he says with a smile,

those movies are both about time tematicly.

One cannot refuse Prince is living in a time machine, That would explain how he is capable to play evening after evening, first a 3 hour show on a stadion and then after midnight to play a small intimate night club, to jam 3 to 4 hours.

Three concerts in a row:

I never felt I had used all my powers. I just can't go to bed and rest when something is driving inside me, Prince is now explaining the 3 concerts in a row,which also his 6 band members should be able to manage.

- I am a hard boss (/ tough boss) I am an alphamale, but I am also a human being with a lot of feminine energy. That is maybe why I love women in my band, Prince says with a smile. Women are better to match his high energy level.

- yesterday One person said to me "you have too much power in you, a child would had gone tired, Prince admits he does not sleep many hours in a day (24 hours).

- but I am priviliged the only thing in my schedule is the concert. In the daytime I can take a powernap. Through meditation and positive thinking, I have been quite able to do so.

I was raised in the 1970's so this is not far from me. If you are free and believes on God the creator it is easy, Prince explains.

Those who are not able to do so dies young, he says. One may think of the recent Amy Winehouse, who died last week. But That's not a subject Prince likes to speak about.

- I feel best to focus on my music, he says.

He gets energy from the music:

The music fills everything, it is through this he gets his energy.

- I don't do drugs. I don't drink (alcholhol). I don't do any of those things which drains the energy from me, Prince explains.

His dedication is total. Like he demands the perfect from himself, he also demands the perfect from his musicians.

300 songs they are apparently able to play. Prince never plays the same concert twice.

- we tried that with the 99 Purple Rain concerts back in time. People expected everything to be like in the movie. I hated it. That is too static.

- music is organic. It has to be changed, should be expanded constantly, and knows nothing yet how his 2 concerts in Copenhagen next week will be.

- but you should look forward. With completely different versions of songs, which you have never heard before.

- I am really looking forward to my concerts. I always feel joy to come back to Copenhagen. That is where my best audience is, I love to be there.

The 2 concerts takes place on 10-Øren the 6 and 7th august.

Thank you so much for the translation. I understood it perfectly!

Thank you!

Most interesting little thing: Prince has written a song for bassist Ida.

does anyone have part 2 please?

Thanks sooo much for translating!

Do you have part 2 translated?

swdee said:

Do you have part 2 translated?

I second this!!!

thanks soooo much for the translation, i appreciate it!

babyjubilation said:

swdee said:

Do you have part 2 translated?

I second this!!!

anyone..someone ? please

You have to wait for someone who speaks Danish...unless you want to have a crack at it yourself with Google translator.

Thanks for the translation!

That was a nice interview. Least part 1 if this is just the first part.