Since nobody else has mentioned it: http://princetext.tripod.com/i_hs.html

I liked reading the interviews in Rolling Stone from 85 and 90.

In some situations he's clearly not at ease, so those more intimate ones like Tavis Smiley are decent, though Tavis comes across as even weirder than Prince.

Oprah was disturbing, to watch these two people who'd just been through tragedy trying to smile and promote an album & sell the "greatest romance" to the world

Hey, thanks! This was an interesting read. Prince is 2 cool. He has that way of saying things where you understand what he's talking about.... but then ya don't... (Tavis does seem like a weirdo..all up in Prince's grill like "Hmm... everything you say is just... LOVELY. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I AGREE WITH IT ALL, YOUR PURPLE HIGHNESS.")

OldFriends4Sale said:

NikkiAndTheRevolution said:

Tavis Smiley (2004)

my favorites are the 1985 rolling stone interview and 2008 tavis smiley interview

also i like those silly playful interviews on jay leno, george lopez and where mel b interviewed him in palisey park

besides from that, i love hearing his voice in any interview, even if it gets weird

rdhull said:

fortuneandserendipity said:

Second, unless he's talking about record contract disputes, he's unwilling to speak at length about anything. He comes across as having a lot to hide, like he doesn't want to tarnish his image by saying the wrong thing. He has said before, he would rather let his music speak for him. That's ok. Just don't expect lyrics with profundity of Goethe, Shakespeare, nevermind Dylan or Morrissey.

Same as 90% if the artists out there. I rarely see an intrview out there with some artists trying to talk about Shakespeare, Goeth (yall are really reaching for shit now), etc etc. Stop making Prince put to be stupid just because he isnt a pretentious prick in interviews.

Hell, half of yall arent really mensa posting your damn selves.

Try reading my post correctly before replying. I was saying how Prince doesn't really open up in interviews - that's his prerogative. But his personality comes across as less interesting than his music.

With him saying that his songs explain himself better than he does, it would be amazing if his song lyrics achieved depths comparable to the writings of a Shakespeare or Goethe. Also, I never mentioned any need for Prince to express opinions about said authors. They're poets/playwrights, not musicians.

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Spinlight said:

When Prince started talking about modern day politics in interviews as opposed to in songs like "Mountains" and shit, he began to completely fucking lose it. Nothing worse than a rambling religious nutcracker, ostensibly talented at something, telling us just how legitimately fucking crazy he is.

The Tavis Smiley interview was the WORST.

However, if you wanna talk about the best interview while still suspending disbelief and feeling that Prince magic and lore... The Oprah interview doesn't get any better. Weird, creepy, flowery, ethereal, gorgeous, and full of shit. Essentially what Prince has always been.