ok,so Larry Graham is Prince's friend...& yet when his name is brought up ppl say stuff in here like "he is STILL hangin with Larry??"
is it because people can't handle the fact he has FRIENDS & the obsessed fanbase can't handle it that THEY aren't the ones sharing a coffee or a meal with Prince?

it is juts something i don't understand.

i know alot of people don't like larry cos he apparently got Prince on2 the Jehovahs Witness religion...
& they r upset they won't hear Darling Nikki or Head in the near future...
but come on people...Larry is a wild musician,gets a crowd happy...
& if Prince & he share a close,productive friendship,More power 2 them.
in this day,where even REAL FRIENDS r hard 2 come by & more importantly stand by you & vice versa...
i think it's cool


peace
love,
Joshy

Some p-fans be trippin', man

In terms of real friendship, we'll see how this will evolve !!

It's already been how many years? They still kick it and go out on the town, checkin' out music at the clubs. When I go out I hang with my hommies!

larry is... ok well maybe i just need to give him another chance.

i guess what it REALLY comes down to...i hate to admit it but...

it's that ugly sweaty preacherman face he makes when he's doing a solo!

euuurgh.

ok. but he's probably alright...maybe...

I like larry...he is a very respectable man, very positive, I like everything about him.

He is right on Princes level, meaning the friendship is equal. They need each other equally the same.
Prince has much respect for Larry and I think thier relationship is cool.

Some people hold a grudge against larry cuz they say Larry has "influenced" him into JW.

I say I give Prince more credit then that, If he is into JW its because HE choses to go that path.
Prince is not some puppet.

Those who dislike Larry, sure give him alot of credit and power over Prince, and even thou they say they love Prince, they sure aint giveing him enough credit of being his own man.

I think the Larry and Prince friendship is a life long thing...and I love it.

much better then some of those others who smiled n his face, and decived him behind his back...fakes.

Looks like you answered your own question !
Nothing to do with coffee, just upset that he got Prince into JW's.

he seems to b a real friend.
he's a good man and a great bass player .

Can you handle people being obsessed about Prince?

Larry and Prince probably connect on many different levels. Musically, this connection means FUNKY.

james said:

but what i would like 2 know is WHY ppl r pissed at this...
it's Prince's life,he ain't doing anything illegal in being a JW so why r ppl so uptight about it?

that's what i wanna know.
is it because he isn't doing explicit music...etc...?

Joshy84au said:

people have issues about JWs, for a variety of reasons.

Cause Larry sucks big time when he's with Prince and everyone knows it.

Can't stand seeing him or hearing him. Boring.


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meatloaf? again?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

This lady is a star.

Larry is cool and a legend.

His 'influence' on both 'The Rainbow Chilren'(bass on 'The Work'& 'Last December') and the 'ONA' box-set ('Joy in Repetition', '2 nigs united' etc) were pretty good in my opinion.

I saw him open for Prince at Wembley in '98 to a full house. He tore it up.

Mr7 said:

I can verify that as true

ConsciousContact said:

yep.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Where did (turning this into a private conversation) you get that emoticon? I can't see it nowhere's.

ConsciousContact said:

from here. it's in the "toothy" section, i think.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Cor, what a pain in the arse, copying out all that!

Every man, regardless of how tough a face he may display in public, needs friends, and they are hard to come by. Many men have formed a bond while in the military, when their lives depend on one another. Other circumstances can produce friendships.
If Larry is Prince's closest friend then so be it. Maybe they're on the road to Emmaus.

A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

I'll give credit where it's due...
Larry is a great bass player, and he MAY be
a great friend to Prince...those are not
my concerns..

IMO, Larry is boring...Prince should've never
given him the mic...all he does is preach when
he has the mic, when all i want from him is
BASS PLAYIN'..

Religion is not what i want to hear at a concert,
especially from Larry. I'll take a little from
Prince, only because he's the one i came to see..
unfortunately, Prince is preaching a little bit
more these days, and it looks like it's gonna get
worse.

No more cursing?? It's got Larry's influence written
all over that...
A little less sexuality??? That too...

Note to Prince: GOD LIKES FUNK, GOD LIKES SEX..
don't take away that aspect of your music...and if
a four-letter word makes it funkier, mo stanky, then
by all means...

Prince is simply evolving in ways that his listeners can dig or not. I personally think Larry Graham has had a negative effect on the PRODUCT, but not the PERSON. The former, I regret; the latter, I appreciate.

Look, many Prince fans may be at the stage where former P fans were after ATWIAD (he got too weird), or Lovesexy (too religious), and now Rainbow Children (too much of both). I still have faith he can make music that appeals to me. Personally, I wish he'd remain friends with Larry and make him buy a ticket to his concerts or get an appointment to come to the studio.

Nobody likes to be preached to by someone who isn't a parent, a pal or a pastor.

I think Prince was desperate for anwers to live and Larry's quick fix religious crap has put Prince on the wrong track. I think Prince will wake up someday and see this for what it is: mind control! Larry gives me the creep!

Fhunkin said:

They have been close for years now. What do you mean?

Larry is cool. He influenced the Funk through his own method of bass playing. No way 4 prince 2 ignore Larry as a musician. But that they r closest friends, it's phantastic!

Go on and make music!!!

I just think people are suprised they're still friends
Prince doesn't seem the type to look up to someone other than god

Joshy84au said:

Never mind that old tosh. Love your symbol man, Bruce Springsteen rocks, I am seeing him love at the end of May

Revolution said:

CO-SIGN!!!