this was from back when Prince was obsessed with wordplay.

it was an amusing period.

Prince was convinced that words had power.

CONtracts were bad because CON implied a con job, etc.

How he reconciled these supposed ancient beliefts of the power of words with English, a language that didn't exist when these supposed ideas originated, I'm not sure.

I doubt CONspiracy and CONtract in whatever language was around them exactly matched English.

Either way, Prince CONsistently proved he wasn't all that brilliant.

imago said:

Prince was convinced that words had power.

CONtracts were bad because CON implied a con job, etc.

How he reconciled these supposed ancient beliefts of the power of words with English, a language that didn't exist when these supposed ideas originated, I'm not sure.

I doubt CONspiracy and CONtract in whatever language was around them exactly matched English.

Either way, Prince CONsistently proved he wasn't all that brilliant.

especially since the root of "CON" as Prince was referring to it means exactly the opposite of what he was implying.

errant said:

imago said:

Prince was convinced that words had power.

CONtracts were bad because CON implied a con job, etc.

How he reconciled these supposed ancient beliefts of the power of words with English, a language that didn't exist when these supposed ideas originated, I'm not sure.

I doubt CONspiracy and CONtract in whatever language was around them exactly matched English.

Either way, Prince CONsistently proved he wasn't all that brilliant.

especially since the root of "CON" as Prince was referring to it means exactly the opposite of what he was implying.

Did you factor in that chemtrails were affecting his mind? Chemtrails are the direct result of policies started by the 7 presidents before George Washington took office, you know.

imago said:

errant said:

especially since the root of "CON" as Prince was referring to it means exactly the opposite of what he was implying.

Did you factor in that chemtrails were affecting his mind? Chemtrails are the direct result of policies started by the 7 presidents before George Washington took office, you know.

it came to him in a dream wherein accosted Madonna on her way to the stage pick up a Grammy.

imago said:

errant said:

especially since the root of "CON" as Prince was referring to it means exactly the opposite of what he was implying.

Did you factor in that chemtrails were affecting his mind? Chemtrails are the direct result of policies started by the 7 presidents before George Washington took office, you know.

Beano solves most household chemtrail problems.

imago said:

Prince was convinced that words had power.

CONtracts were bad because CON implied a con job, etc.

How he reconciled these supposed ancient beliefts of the power of words with English, a language that didn't exist when these supposed ideas originated, I'm not sure.

I doubt CONspiracy and CONtract in whatever language was around them exactly matched English.

Either way, Prince CONsistently proved he wasn't all that brilliant.

I remember the Larry King interview where he was promoting his rave concert on pay-tv, which ended up on DVD.

He was ranting again about CONtracts like he did a lot these days. And then Larry King asked him if he didn't have a contract with that tv-station and prince went

ludwig said:

imago said:

Prince was convinced that words had power.

CONtracts were bad because CON implied a con job, etc.

How he reconciled these supposed ancient beliefts of the power of words with English, a language that didn't exist when these supposed ideas originated, I'm not sure.

I doubt CONspiracy and CONtract in whatever language was around them exactly matched English.

Either way, Prince CONsistently proved he wasn't all that brilliant.

I remember the Larry King interview where he was promoting his rave concert on pay-tv, which ended up on DVD.

He was ranting again about CONtracts like he did a lot these days. And then Larry King asked him if he didn't have a contract with that tv-station and prince went

Or the non-disclosure agreements EVERYONE he comes into contact with seems to have to sign.

He really is a douche sometimes.

in France and Spain (and maybe other countries):

NATO is called OTAN...

en francés: Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord, OTAN

from Wikipedia.

The general thinking by fans at the time was that this was Prince's way of squeezing in the Aten as Otan. Which I guess means he is saying the opposite of trust in a "world government" (the crank definition of NATO) is the belief in a single divinity (the Aten often being accredited to being the first monotheistic deity).

Remember, this follows on from such illuminations as Satan Claws and the Stauros debacle, so excuse my indulgence, but now I'm going to take my index finger now, put it parallel to my lips and move it rapidly.

imago said:

Prince was convinced that words had power.

CONtracts were bad because CON implied a con job, etc.

How he reconciled these supposed ancient beliefts of the power of words with English, a language that didn't exist when these supposed ideas originated, I'm not sure.

I doubt CONspiracy and CONtract in whatever language was around them exactly matched English.

Either way, Prince CONsistently proved he wasn't all that brilliant.

which is probably why most of the people from band members to other people that signed CONtracts with him had to take him to court or just didn't get paid or credit

Kevin Smith just never signed his CONtract. It's a funny story.

imago said:

ludwig said:

I remember the Larry King interview where he was promoting his rave concert on pay-tv, which ended up on DVD.

He was ranting again about CONtracts like he did a lot these days. And then Larry King asked him if he didn't have a contract with that tv-station and prince went

Or the non-disclosure agreements EVERYONE he comes into contact with seems to have to sign.

He really is a douche sometimes.

I never knew about this till I read that infamous article about Mayte, where he wanted her two assistants to sign that contract after the baby incident. It was a sad read.

James Brown was famous for handing those contracts as well.

http://prince.org/msg/7/45076

[Edited 7/25/12 11:09am]

Harlepolis said:

imago said:

Or the non-disclosure agreements EVERYONE he comes into contact with seems to have to sign.

He really is a douche sometimes.

I never knew about this till I read that infamous article about Mayte, where he wanted her two assistants to sign that contract after the baby incident. It was a sad read.

James Brown was famous for handing those contracts as well.

This is one of the reasons why I enjoyed the Kevin Smith talks about his participation in the Paisley Park "Celebrations" back during the Rainbow Children period.

Kevin was extremely candid (and hilarious) in his descriptions of Prince and the experience, and this was partly due to the fact that he actually managed to slip out of signing one.

THere's also a short video clip of Lisa and Wendy discussing how displeased they are at these 'gag' agreements, because according to them, "It was our past too."

I just find Prince's public proclaimations of how unecessary CONtracts are odd considering how heavily he relies on them, and how willing he is to sue his fans over intellectual property that is protected by this ghastly CONtracts.

ufoclub said:

imago said:

Harlepolis said:

I never knew about this till I read that infamous article about Mayte, where he wanted her two assistants to sign that contract after the baby incident. It was a sad read.

James Brown was famous for handing those contracts as well.

This is one of the reasons why I enjoyed the Kevin Smith talks about his participation in the Paisley Park "Celebrations" back during the Rainbow Children period.

Kevin was extremely candid (and hilarious) in his descriptions of Prince and the experience, and this was partly due to the fact that he actually managed to slip out of signing one.

THere's also a short video clip of Lisa and Wendy discussing how displeased they are at these 'gag' agreements, because according to them, "It was our past too."

I just find Prince's public proclaimations of how unecessary CONtracts are odd considering how heavily he relies on them, and how willing he is to sue his fans over intellectual property that is protected by this ghastly CONtracts.

Were they given these contracts during their time with him or later? Also, do you know which video clip, there're many of 'em in youtube.

To be honest, I really have no quarrels about the idea of protecting self's intellectual property, esp considering his status as an indie artist. But his methods are not protection, its bullying. There're many examples that ring to mind but nothing lower than him going after that woman who posted a youtube clip of her baby dancing to "Lets Go Crazy". That was the moment when I had to divorce the person from the music, and just focus solely on the music.

Harlepolis said:

imago said:

This is one of the reasons why I enjoyed the Kevin Smith talks about his participation in the Paisley Park "Celebrations" back during the Rainbow Children period.

Kevin was extremely candid (and hilarious) in his descriptions of Prince and the experience, and this was partly due to the fact that he actually managed to slip out of signing one.

THere's also a short video clip of Lisa and Wendy discussing how displeased they are at these 'gag' agreements, because according to them, "It was our past too."

I just find Prince's public proclaimations of how unecessary CONtracts are odd considering how heavily he relies on them, and how willing he is to sue his fans over intellectual property that is protected by this ghastly CONtracts.

Were they given these contracts during their time with him or later? Also, do you know which video clip, there're many of 'em in youtube.

To be honest, I really have no quarrels about the idea of protecting self's intellectual property, esp considering his status as an indie artist. But his methods are not protection, its bullying. There're many examples that ring to mind but nothing lower than him going after that woman who posted a youtube clip of her baby dancing to "Lets Go Crazy". That was the moment when I had to divorce the person from the music, and just focus solely on the music.

http://youtu.be/hZZomOd9BeY

It's hilarious, but also shows how unprofessional Prince can be. I mean the start of his meetings with Smith start with constantly telling him to wait for a call...Like multiple times, and this is for someone who Prince wants to do him a favor. Seriously, this is how Prince treats people he wants to work with him.

What seems to shine through in the half hour presentation is that Prince is....difficult.

Oh man! These threads are why I love P.org