Love this topic forever a Prince fan too funni and will always let people know get lots of different comments most people say, "the artist or the symbol" or is he back to Prince....mixed reviews like anything else in life stand ur ground he's the man in my musical world like most of us here Helloooooo as if can anyone compare not in my eyes sorry to say the funksters the funkiest/sexiest/jamminest is that a word it is now anyway u know.....I know Prince knows we all know hey theres another jam...oh wait he already did that one.....I know....lol P

p4life said:

NeonCraxx said:

I HATE that. That's the first thing they'd say.

i know so ignorant he's not gay and if he was so what !

exactly like if they don't like him JUST because they think he's gay then that says more about them than him.... homophobes

uuhson said:

my generation's music taste is so horrible, when you people were kids did adults feel the same way?

in my experience the adults in my life, not just parents, still had good taste in music. or at least you could still hear the goodness in the music the older folks listened to. my parents were baby boomers- they grew into adulthood with motown, the beatles, brill building, dylan the singing groups of the 50's etc. it was different than prince madonna et al but good quality. i think these last 20 + yrs of music is simply subpar. sonically, structurally it just doesn't hold up. popular music from the 50-early 90's was buildt to last. or strived to be. not the case anymore- production is shit and buildt for now. in all genres of music,imo. one is not more disposable than the rest.

uuhson said:

most(and i mean pretty much all people) dont know anything about prince outside of purple rain, and a few of his other pop hits. they see him as nothing more than an effeminate, vapid, talentless song and dance man

Absolutely...I'm glad I'm not the only one to had this perception...people only seems to know Purple Rain... one of my friends who only listens to underground rock or reggae thinked he was dead the other day... Craziness...

udo said:

You mean he isn't gay?!


That is the approach of the common folk.

I have the feeling that although most don't know much about much of his music except the hits, he is a respected musician here in Denmark.

To answer your question I think it may have something to do with:

1) The fanatic way you express your love, or

2) The less than respectful people you surround yourself with

smoothcriminal12 said:

They think of him as gay.

they think either he's gay or you're gay...they act the way they do to those say they like mj, but not as badly....now I just laugh cause I'd rather be gay with good taste than gay like them

btw, people think mj is on my purple rain shirt

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Listen I been dealing with for the past 30 years.This is what I do.When people talk music and I bring up PRINCE.I talk about the MUSIC not all the other shit.It has always been about the MUSIC.Then I give them a LIVE CD-R-(YES A BOOTLEGG)I tell them 2 listen to it.

Next time I see them I ask "HOW WAS THE SHOW"???99% out them say "I DID NOT KNOW PRINCE sang that song!""That was a great show!When does HE come around here"?

At this point I know my shit-I know and have it all !People just love talking 2 me because I don't "LOOK"like a PRINCE fan!I don't know what that means but I hear that alot!

The MUSIC STANDS ON IT OWN!!

DMSRCMC12 said:

Listen I been dealing with for the past 30 years.This is what I do.When people talk music and I bring up PRINCE.I talk about the MUSIC not all the other shit.It has always been about the MUSIC.Then I give them a LIVE CD-R-(YES A BOOTLEGG)I tell them 2 listen to it.

Next time I see them I ask "HOW WAS THE SHOW"???99% out them say "I DID NOT KNOW PRINCE sang that song!""That was a great show!When does HE come around here"?

At this point I know my shit-I know and have it all !People just love talking 2 me because I don't "LOOK"like a PRINCE fan!I don't know what that means but I hear that alot!

The MUSIC STANDS ON IT OWN!!

The conversation normally goes:

Hey, What music are you listening to right now?

Prince.

Prince? That weird, gay guy, with that high voice? (crazy look)

What do you say to people like this? It's a huge percentage of people who do this too. Thats all they know.

pssssshhh some of u stop whining and take it as an opportunity to introduce Prince to others

I personally liked the fact that I got to make my friends listen to him for the first time. No one around me really had known much about or cared for Prince until I told them about him. It's not like they're fans of his now but at least they know a few songs of his...because of meee!! yay

It really is ignorance, if they heard the music they'd like it.

My young cousin who only listens to modern music heard The Holy River in my car and said "oh he's quite good actually!"

Hopefully he will get an official YouTube channel and show the world what they've been missing!

I think, as time has passed, Prince has proven to larger audiences what his fan base, music lovers, and critics alike have known for a while -- he is a powerful performer. In the 80's and 90's, Purple Rain notwithstanding, folks thought of him as a prissy, sex-obsessed "song and dance man" (to use Bono's phrase. His performances at the 2004 Grammys, RRHOF ceremony, Super Bowl, recent talk show appearances, etc., and his becoming an elder statesman of sorts, have IMO made more of an impression on the general public than even 1999 or Purple Rain.

Anyone who knows me knows I've always been a devoted Prince fan. In high school, the reactions were mixed, but a lot of friends I had dug him to a certain level too. In college and in my 20's, the reactions were kind of, "really?" because of albums that flopped and the whole WB contract debacle. But as I hit my early 30's, Prince's resurgence was beginning, and I noticed a shift to him being accepted as a great musician who put out obscure records but could sell out a venue because he was an "event." Kind of like Jimmy Buffett, in a way.

Who cares, i wear my symbol charm on my chain everyday. I want everybody to know im a true fan

I don't give a flying fig what others think about my love for Prince. I'm gonna show off, talk about him, and play his music 24/7.

rgsince81 said:

Who cares, i wear my symbol charm on my chain everyday. I want everybody to know im a true fan

You mean the "gay pride medallion"

My friends and people related to me think he's a great artist. Almost everyone I know was at his shows, sometimes several times over.

Real recognizes real. I don't hang out with lames who would try to give me shit about it. It wouldn't work anyway.

aardvark15 said:

rgsince81 said:

Who cares, i wear my symbol charm on my chain everyday. I want everybody to know im a true fan

You mean the "gay pride medallion"

No i meant what i said, if u wear your symbol for gay pride , thats on u . WOW!!!!

I've been a bigger fan of him than anyone I've ever known, period. I still feel that way about his Purple Rain heyday material.

But for the last 10 years or so I think of his hardcore fans as silly and naive and kind of weenie-ish. I actually think Cure fans are more mature than Prince fans.

rgsince81 said:

aardvark15 said:

You mean the "gay pride medallion"

No i meant what i said, if u wear your symbol for gay pride , thats on u . WOW!!!!

U don't get it do you? There was a topic here awhile back that on Ebay someone was selling Prince symbol necklaces advertising them as "gay pride medallions"

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aardvark15 said:

rgsince81 said:

No i meant what i said, if u wear your symbol for gay pride , thats on u . WOW!!!!

U don't get it do you? There was a topic here awhile back that on Ebay someone was selling Prince symbol necklaces advertising them as "gay pride medallions"

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That's . . . interesting. I mean, when the symbol first dropped, it was an update on the symbol used in PR and elsewhere, but it was still looked at by the larger public as, well, un-masculine. Leading to the question asked here.

Just remember it's their loss not yours. I don't expect everyone to like his music or even respect his talent, but when they give me that look, like they know better I just laugh at them.

I once told a co-worker of mine, from my homestate of NY, that I moved to MN because of Prince... just to get a rise out of him (I really went to college here and loved it).

He tried to ridicule me in front of about 50 co-workers repeating what I said to him. I quipped back, "And now you know why I really left NY". Assholes. Not all of them mind you, but let's just say the ratio of cokehead to human is a lot higher.

You are a freak...I am a freak, and proud of it! But...we know something the masses don't really understand...his musicianship and his song-writing perfection! I compare it to my love for David Lynch and his projects. Most people don't even know who he is...and those who do just think his stuff is "weird"...

....so let your freak-flag fly high baby!!!!

BobGeorge72 said:

You are a freak...I am a freak, and proud of it! But...we know something the masses don't really understand...his musicianship and his song-writing perfection! I compare it to my love for David Lynch and his projects. Most people don't even know who he is...and those who do just think his stuff is "weird"...

....so let your freak-flag fly high baby!!!!

We're supa freaks supa freaks. We're supa freaky aow!

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smoothcriminal12 said:

They think of him as gay.

I think he's gay too but for them to have a problem with it, means the world is still fucked up and needs to change.

NeonCraxx said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

They think of him as gay.

I HATE that. That's the first thing they'd say.

I don't hate that they think he's gay. I hate that they have a problem with it.

vainandy said:

NeonCraxx said:

I HATE that. That's the first thing they'd say.

I don't hate that they think he's gay. I hate that they have a problem with it.