....Because he's got ears and taste....

juliejuliejulie said:

Why not? His "music" sucks. It is a product primaily produced by other people. He is just the image that is frontin' it.

True and I don´t worship JT but I think Pharrell and Timbaland did a great job and

the 2 JT albums are still great albums...great pop/R&B 4 the masses, just enjoy it!

It's a joke. Prince, Patti Labelle, Cameo, Timberlake...No harm in noticing that JT is not quite a classic soul singer.

prince re-hired the guy, so he obviously doesn't really have any major issues with his decision, and Timberlake probably pays better anyway.

MadamGoodnight said:

purpleshadow said:

before "extraloveable" at a recent chicago show, prince presented band members..

"this guy played for cameo.. this member played for pati labelle"..

when its mike scotts turn.. Prince says with disapointment.. "This pimp played for TIMBERLAKE,". then forgives scott by saying. " That's alright.." as if he did something wrong

maybe he was sarcastic and said it because he wants scott to stay with his band but i always got the impression that Prince was never too fond of timberlake's music. But I wonder why that is..

Timberlake has made greats songs in the past and learned from prince by choosing great musicians to play live with him.. not to mention a lot of his music was very prince influenced. Timberlake has been giving him a lot of props too..

Also This ain't the first time prince took a jab at him.. Y'all probably remember when prince said sexy never left at an after party with jt watching..

maybe i'm looking too deep into this

but there's seems to be tension between those too

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Oh well, I don't like Justin "Mickey Mouse Club" Timberlake either.

Must be the fame and $$$, he's not cute at all.

Same here!

It's just a harmless jab. Nothing more. Nothing less.

dannyd5050 said:

It's just a harmless jab. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Nah, they got a little tension.

I feel like he was just joking around with him. But Prince never has been a big fan of people who were influenced by him

Prince and Timberlake love each other. It's nothing but a little jab from a big brother to a little brother. JT used the whole NPG at one point. Prince wasn't touring and the guys in the band need to eat, so they took work when they could get it. Guns for hire!

aardvark15 said:

I feel like he was just joking around with him. But Prince never has been a big fan of people who were influenced by him

Ironic, isn't it?

skywalker said:

Did Bootsy Collins leave James Brown's group to play with Donnie Osmond? I don't think so.

Ultimately, Justin Timberlake is a pretender. He is celebrity/pop star that works with the right people. That's it. But , that's all is needed for some.

After Mickey Mouse Club, he semi fronted a completely manufactured boy band that had about as much talent as New Kids on the Block. Then, he Madonna'd his way through his solo years by crafting an image based on basic talent. Mostly, he mimicked Michael Jackson worse than Usher (and somewhat Prince sonically).

It is very telling that JT wants be an actor more than a "musician". It's because he's a popstar that's more interested in being a celebrity...Prince smells a phony and gives his guitar player shit for it.

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True, Justified is MJs sound because of The Neptunes being heavily inspired by Mike (wanting to produce tracks for him) and Future Sex/LoveSounds is heavily Prince inspired because of Timbaland. Love both The Neptunes & Timbaland but JT was always so over confident and thinking he's the greatest since MJ & Prince, which he isnt and will never be. He's been saying he wants to be an actor for a while now but he cant act...

Prince is joking around for an audience reaction. He's playing to the humor that will get the stadium to chuckle.

The fact JT also made fun of P's height during an awards show probably didn't help either....in fact I thought it was down right disrespectful for some wannabee to do that to someone of Prince's (musical) stature!

TheFreakerFantastic said:

The fact JT also made fun of P's height during an awards show probably didn't help either....in fact I thought it was down right disrespectful for some wannabee to do that to someone of Prince's (musical) stature!

The short jokes are just too easy. And it's not like Prince chose to be short, so how can you really Justi-fy making fun of someone for being born that way? Why not make fun of people in wheelchairs, too?

Make fun of his outfits, his image, his music, his oddities, his hypocricy...but height? lame

^ Yes I totally agree. It was disrespectful and pathetic.

TheFreakerFantastic said:

The fact JT also made fun of P's height during an awards show probably didn't help either....in fact I thought it was down right disrespectful for some wannabee to do that to someone of Prince's (musical) stature!

I agree and the short jokes are old-Im sure Prince was like whatthefuckeva

NDRU said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

The fact JT also made fun of P's height during an awards show probably didn't help either....in fact I thought it was down right disrespectful for some wannabee to do that to someone of Prince's (musical) stature!

The short jokes are just too easy. And it's not like Prince chose to be short, so how can you really Justi-fy making fun of someone for being born that way? Why not make fun of people in wheelchairs, too?

Make fun of his outfits, his image, his music, his oddities, his hypocricy...but height? lame

true

Justin Timberlake's weak ass falsetto makes me want to punch stuff. And why is he always so smug? He's just an irritating person, and his attempts at imitating Prince's sound are just laughably shit.

Stymie said:

When has Prince said he disliked JT's music? Also, why, when or if Someone criticizes Prince or he them, does it become fodder for some of you to say such terrible things about people, especially when you guys don't want the same things said about Prince. That's the shit that's laughable.

Stymie said:

When has Prince said he disliked JT's music? Also, why, when or if Someone criticizes Prince or he them, does it become fodder for some of you to say such terrible things about people, especially when you guys don't want the same things said about Prince. That's the shit that's laughable.

I totally agree. It is ridiculous. When Prince made that comment, I personally thought he was joking. I thought he was just playing the dozens--getting a rise out of the crowd by throwing JT a little good-natured shade. I still stick to the notion that JT was probably somewhere lurking about that night. He opened Ryder Cup in Chicago the very next day.

PurpleChi said:

JT sucks...the truth is he sold out Janet...no one likes those who are disloyal!

With Prince and his sense of humour I believe it was a joke and nothing more.

Because everything Justin Timberlake does suck!!!!!!!!!!!!

skywalker said:

Did Bootsy Collins leave James Brown's group to play with Donnie Osmond? I don't think so.

Ultimately, Justin Timberlake is a pretender. He is celebrity/pop star that works with the right people. That's it. But , that's all is needed for some.

After Mickey Mouse Club, he semi fronted a completely manufactured boy band that had about as much talent as New Kids on the Block. Then, he Madonna'd his way through his solo years by crafting an image based on basic talent. Mostly, he mimicked Michael Jackson worse than Usher (and somewhat Prince sonically).

It is very telling that JT wants be an actor more than a "musician". It's because he's a popstar that's more interested in being a celebrity...Prince smells a phony and gives his guitar player shit for it.

[Edited 10/1/12 18:48pm]

This and it was a joke.

kpowers said:

Because everything Justin Timberlake does suck!!!!!!!!!!!!

Each their own taste in music and so....

BUT: if MJ did Like I love you or Dance with me

or Prince or some some R&B dude did Sexyback or Cry me a river there probably wouldn´t be a problem!!

I never was a fan of Nsync or whatever boyband so I wasn´t in a hurry 2 buy a JT album

but it just sounded so good I bought the shit and loved it.

It´s the Neptunes and Timbaland at their best with a good voice performing..I don´t know HOW Justin is or what a person he is....don´t care!

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Paisley4u said:

or Prince or some some R&B dude did Sexyback or Cry me a river there probably wouldn´t be a problem!!

That's because they would have been Prince written/produced songs. These songs aren't Justin Timberlake. Is he talented enough to create these type of grooves on his own?

It´s the Neptunes and Timbaland at their best with a good voice performing..I don´t know HOW Justin is or what a person he is....don´t care!

Exactly. These are not Justin Timberlake's creations by a longshot.

skywalker said:

Paisley4u said:

or Prince or some some R&B dude did Sexyback or Cry me a river there probably wouldn´t be a problem!!

That's because they would have been Prince written/produced songs. These songs aren't Justin Timberlake. Is he talented enough to create these type of grooves on his own?

It´s the Neptunes and Timbaland at their best with a good voice performing..I don´t know HOW Justin is or what a person he is....don´t care!

Exactly. These are not Justin Timberlake's creations by a longshot.

Actually the songs they made were done by using sounds created by Prince and them doing their best to make JT sound like Prince!!!!

Personally, I like JT...since his last CD was such an ode to P!

Justin Timberlake=Elvis

Prince=Little Richard