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Does Prince exist in France? As a "former" French fan (from 1999 to SOTT), I am feeling today like a kind of veteran of Prince's golden age. Here in Paris, and you know how Prince loved Paris and how Paris loved Prince, young people do not know him now. They know "Kiss" and that is all... Does Prince existr in France, not sure. Sad times... | |
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Je ne sais pas, mais je suppose c'est comme ca en tout le monde. [Edited 7/4/13 15:02pm] | |
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No he doesn't exist outside of this site. When go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all up in the house but when log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming! | |
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A lot of Americans will tell you that Paris, or indeed the rest of the world does not exist. | |
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I hate to break it to you but, Parade/Under the cherry moon was 27 years ago!!! Young French people weren't born yet! | |
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Well, he started his last European tour (2011) in Paris, though the Stade de France wasn't sold out...
To get more contributions to this thread, you should have explained to some orgers what and where "France" is. | |
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Mais bien sur! Il n'y a pas beaucoup de fans mais suffsant pour quelques concerts.
Check schkopi.com. Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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Everyone from my generation (I'm 36) knows Prince!!! As for the youngsters I guess some do and some don't, but the same can be said about most artists from the 80's and earlier, save a few real icons such as MJ or Madonna. There's still a heavy Prince fanbase in Paris, quite active as far as I know, organizing parties and concerts and shit, and yes there's also a pretty active French forum. When Prince announced his surprise 2 concerts in a raw in Paris in late 2009, the 10,000 seats venue was sold-out for both shows in TWO goddamn hours (God was I mad to miss that!), so that says it all.
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Ma théorie, c'est que Prince considère la France comme un terrain de jeu où il a été trop indulgent dans sa vie personnelle, particulièrement vers la fin des années 80. Il a bien dû y laisser une fortune en caprices et exigences, surtout quand il a filmé Under the Cherry Moon. Depuis, il y est retourné pour quelques occasions mémorables, mais je crois qu'il n'a pas tendance à y passer trop de temps parce qu'il s'y sent moins d'éthique du travail. Cependant, tout n'est pas dit et ses passages à Montreux et Canal + prouvent qu'il pourrait très bien y trouver son compte de nouveau.
Autrement dit, chers cousins outre-Atlantique, lâchez pas : un jour votre Prince reviendra. | |
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In my experience.. Prince is As respected or more in France as he is in all other parts of the world... Most people that consider themselves real musicians or music lovers know how Talented.Iconic & Influential Prince is.. | |
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It's the same in America as well, a lot of younger people dont know or care about Prince. There are a lot of younger people out there, who have cultured themselves beyond modern-day music, like myself. But there aren't too many. But I believe that there are some in Paris who have true adoration for Prince and his work. They just aren't in abundance, sadly. ...No wonder there are more ardent MJ fans... | |
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Oh come on - Americans are totally aware of the French. We know they bathe once a month. We know French women don't shave any parts of their anatomy. We know they worship Jerry Lewis. We know tons of fun facts about the French. | |
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then we'll try to imagine... what silence looks like | |
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He has an apartment/house there - apparently. | |
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France doesn't exist in France. When go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all up in the house but when log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming! | |
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Yes! And don`t forget the 2011 Stade de France concert with about 45 000 people..not sold out, but not bad! When i talk to people and the issue comes to prince, it seems most people know him, even many younger music fans...but of course most of them buy the hottest bands on the charts like it is usual for younger music fans... Wetalked about it many times...Prince doesn`t make it easy to follow him...just look at 3rdeyegirl;) Only 10 000 likes on facebook or twitter...which is what he performs usually in one city alone! Prince is a legend with many fans and you can see that if he sells out larger venues around the globe... | |
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Yeah, he's just a doll we take out and play with sometimes. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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r u kidding.....they have the besat quality tracks for some reason... | |
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Sometimes it snows in... Paris.I wrote this post last week and Saturday, I met into the parisian metro a young girl listening to Prince and TTDA... Sure that Prince will become, one more time, a kind of posh myth for trendy Parisians. | |
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The real question is
Does France exist in Prince?
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"Every now and then." [Edited 7/8/13 22:55pm] Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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http://prince.org/msg/7/321407
Après deux concerts donnés au Grand Palais, dimanche 11 octobre, à Paris (Le Monde du 13 octobre), Prince dit s'être endormi à l'aube en regardant le DVD de French Kiss, une comédie romantique avec Meg Ryan et Kevin Kline (1995). Lundi 12 octobre, vers 13 h 30, le chanteur, guitariste et producteur américain, 51 ans, reçoit pourtant dans le salon chinois de l'Hôtel Costes, dans le 1er arrondissement de Paris. Chapeau andalou noir et lunettes de soleil comme un masque, une redingote mauve épousant son buste fin, la star stylisée marche en s'appuyant sur une canne argentée (il semble souffrir d'un problème de hanche, boitillement remarqué par de nombreux spectateurs lors des concerts au Grand Palais). Avant une petite conférence de presse, Prince accorde au Monde vingt minutes d'un de ses très rares entretiens, à condition de ne pas l'enregistrer mais de prendre des notes. Il est souriant et presque affable. | |
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And they eat frogs. | |
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That's why Louisianna Creole culture loves frog legs? | |
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No, the moment he crosses the French border he simply goes "poof!" | |
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I think we should start a new thread every day now...does Prince exist in....germany, tonga? jamaica? | |
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linus4000 said: Dave1992 said: No, the moment he crosses the French border he simply goes "poof!" I think we should start a new thread every day now...does Prince exist in....germany, tonga? jamaica? Prince does not exist in Germany since the Cologne Gig.... and I'm not sure if he existed beforehand | |
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i think he exists everywhere! | |
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Upcoming show, albumrelease this summmer ,so yes! | |
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