I am young, I know!

I just recently went to a gathering with my friends & family.

I had met some people my age, a friend of mind had introduced me to them.

Well, I thought at first the group was cool.

We started having a conversation AND we started talking about celebrites.

Everybody was talking about their celebrity crush/ their favorite celebrites.

Of course, P isn't my only celebrity crush; BUT he is the main one.

My brother already knows about it, so he didn't care much.

So I started talking about P & they looked at me like I was insane.

They told me I was to young to like him & he was to old to be performing.

I immediatly got upset; but I didn't want to show it cause I knew it was just opinions so I brushed it off my shoulders.

THEN

they started insulting him. I kept the conversation at a basic level.

Once the noticed was trying to flip the conversation (so that way I don't get pissed)

they started insulting me.

I'm kinda glad there was someone else there that was a P fan.

I'm already super shy in public, so when I hear people talk about music I don't always like to comment in those discussion for a reason.

I just find it annoying.

Just tell me, Am I overreacting?

I'm young too, (18) and i have had encounters like this with some people.. but i mean, the people who always had something negative to say i don't think very much of them or their taste anyways.. so it never really bothered me.. Most people my age actually really like Prince a lot, when I was in the tenth grade (3 years ago) people used to come over and want to watch purple rain. I had the Sign O the Times album playing in my car the other day, and one of my college buddies said "who's this?" i said "that's Prince" he was like "oh man this is good stuff, i've gotta start listening to him more." So i mean, everyone has their own opinion, but for the most part, 90% of the people i have ever talked to about music like Prince. And I live in a small country town in South Mississippi, hahah!

EyeHatechu said:

To a certain degree you are slightly overreacting. I am young as well. Lets just say, I wasnt born to witness Lovesexy or some of the early 90s material. People my age dont like Prince at all. They will either say he is gay or too old or his music is bland but I brush it off my shoulders. Now if they start to insult me, they have taken it too far and I will voice my opinions but hey, these are the things that come with being a young Prince fan with little or no one your age to enjoy Prince with. Lots of people think im a freak for liking Prince, even my parents used to go half nuts when I would play his music in my car. Im going through it as well...

Yeah, I know I must have been.

I'm a super passionate person. AND when I have hobbies and interest. I am into it. ZEALOUSLY!

I hardly EVER change hobbies or most of anything I do. So when I meet somebody who tries to tell me the least bit about the things I love, I get crazy inside. I try to hide my emotions because I don't want people to think I'm crazy; but hiding it burns me up inside. I have to tell them what I feel at the end.

*sigh* I am so weird to be liking someone I hadn't met yet this much; but thats how I feel.

Its okay to not like P; but to insult him. It was like they we're insulting me, personally.

I don't EVER hear of a teen liking Prince so that made me feel good.

Im probably not going to add much but i'll try to say something

Yes you are a bit over reacting

Of course, P isn't my only celebrity crush; BUT he is the main one.
For a 15 yr old to say they have a crush on a 56 yr old man sounds a bit strange


They told me I was to young to like him & he was to old to be performing.
Prince was a mega pop star *what ever you want to call it* Back in 1984
That was 30 years ago, Most people will probably remember him for a few things
Purple Rain, flamboyant, over sexualised, his name chage
I tend to find people my age dont even know he still releases records any more

Of course i dissagree that you are too young and he is too old to still be performing
I became a fan when i was 8 yrs old (1981)
Over the years as a teen and as an adult i got weird looks when i brought up Prince
You know how many time i've been asked "Is he gay?" or heard "He is gay"
But i never let it bother me. some jugde him like they do a book, by its cover
What they fail to understand why we love him is because of his music (well at least i do )
I've had friends say turn that shit off, Then ive had friends say "man you got that song stuck in my head"

Dont let any one get you down, theres nothign wrong with being a fan

Anotherlova4Nessa said:

I am young, I know!

I just recently went to a gathering with my friends & family.

I had met some people my age, a friend of mind had introduced me to them.

Well, I thought at first the group was cool.

We started having a conversation AND we started talking about celebrites.

Everybody was talking about their celebrity crush/ their favorite celebrites.

Of course, P isn't my only celebrity crush; BUT he is the main one.

My brother already knows about it, so he didn't care much.

So I started talking about P & they looked at me like I was insane.

They told me I was to young to like him & he was to old to be performing.

I immediatly got upset; but I didn't want to show it cause I knew it was just opinions so I brushed it off my shoulders.

THEN

they started insulting him. I kept the conversation at a basic level.

Once the noticed was trying to flip the conversation (so that way I don't get pissed)

they started insulting me.

I'm kinda glad there was someone else there that was a P fan.

I'm already super shy in public, so when I hear people talk about music I don't always like to comment in those discussion for a reason.

I just find it annoying.

Just tell me, Am I overreacting?

never let the opinions of others affect you especially if its as harmless as liking an artists music and having an innocent crush, just dont let your fandom take over the being of your existence like it does many of the ppl on this board. i can see why you'd find it annoying but keep your head up kiddo at the end of the day its just music and to each his/her own. Your friends dont have too good of a taste in music huh?

Anotherlova4Nessa said:

Rock on yougsters!

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I was a teen when I started listening to Prince, but he was current then, so it wasn't that out of the ordinary. There were still some who would dismiss him straight away becaue of the sexualised looks and style of performance. I once shared a nugget of info that was relevant at the time; letting people know that he wrote 'Manic Monday' and 'Nothing Compares 2 U', which raised a few eyebrows. Both massive hits for other artists that an anti-Prince person would either enjoy or 'get' the quality of the songwriting. Today you've got the Rita Ora thing, if your crew can appreciate that, then maybe learning the talent behind it would start to open their minds. Maybe not to end up liking P as much as you, but at least understanding why peolpe are still fans.

Yes, you're overreacting, but don't feel bad, it's happened to me when I was young Prince fan also. Heck, it still happens today, and I'm a older fan, a couple years younger than Prince. .......When I was young and loved Prince, my peers used to ask me why? No one seem to know what I saw in him, or why I liked his music. I get the same questions today, from anyone who knows I like Prince and his music. Most think that Prince is weird, and don't understand Prince or his fans. Just ignore it, and enjoy whomever music you like, no need to get upset.

dm3857 said:

I'm young too, (18) and i have had encounters like this with some people.. but i mean, the people who always had something negative to say i don't think very much of them or their taste anyways.. so it never really bothered me.. Most people my age actually really like Prince a lot, when I was in the tenth grade (3 years ago) people used to come over and want to watch purple rain. I had the Sign O the Times album playing in my car the other day, and one of my college buddies said "who's this?" i said "that's Prince" he was like "oh man this is good stuff, i've gotta start listening to him more." So i mean, everyone has their own opinion, but for the most part, 90% of the people i have ever talked to about music like Prince. And I live in a small country town in South Mississippi, hahah!

Another Mississippi orger, which is rare. I'm in the Jackson area.

Just tell those other people that most likely the ones they are into are huge fans of Prince and have even mimicked him on many occasions.

Applies to celebrities ranging from Justin Timberlake to Pharrell, from Beyonce to Daft Punk and from Bono to Eric Clapton. You should have all age brackets covered.

When dumblings try to give you shit for you liking Prince just ask them what they listen to themselves. If you already happen to know the artists they give back as answers are big Prince fans, the chances are pretty big in any case, that's a good way to get back at them instantly. There are very few names in the industry who don't respect Prince greatly.

FragileUndertow said:

Im probably not going to add much but i'll try to say something

Yes you are a bit over reacting

Of course, P isn't my only celebrity crush; BUT he is the main one.
For a 15 yr old to say they have a crush on a 56 yr old man sounds a bit strange


They told me I was to young to like him & he was to old to be performing.
Prince was a mega pop star *what ever you want to call it* Back in 1984
That was 30 years ago, Most people will probably remember him for a few things
Purple Rain, flamboyant, over sexualised, his name chage
I tend to find people my age dont even know he still releases records any more

Of course i dissagree that you are too young and he is too old to still be performing
I became a fan when i was 8 yrs old (1981)
Over the years as a teen and as an adult i got weird looks when i brought up Prince
You know how many time i've been asked "Is he gay?" or heard "He is gay"
But i never let it bother me. some jugde him like they do a book, by its cover
What they fail to understand why we love him is because of his music (well at least i do )
I've had friends say turn that shit off, Then ive had friends say "man you got that song stuck in my head"

Dont let any one get you down, theres nothign wrong with being a fan

That's only an insult if you consider it as an insult. Of course, they're dishing it out is if it were an insult but I simply flip the script on people like that by replying just as calm and cool as I can as if we were talking about the weather or something, and I say something like...."Well, of course he's gay. Hell, even Stevie Wonder can see that."..... And then I laugh and say something like..... "This crazy fool had to even ask if Miss Prince is gay. Hell, as if there was any doubt."..... Oh, that really pisses them off because my attitude is like..... "Well...duh?.....You have to ask? Don't you have eyes of your own?". I mean, hell, that's like looking outside and asking if the sky is blue or if the grass is green.

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[Edited 7/16/14 3:50am]

Anotherlova4Nessa said:

I am young, I know!

I just recently went to a gathering with my friends & family.

I had met some people my age, a friend of mind had introduced me to them.

Well, I thought at first the group was cool.

We started having a conversation AND we started talking about celebrites.

Everybody was talking about their celebrity crush/ their favorite celebrites.

Of course, P isn't my only celebrity crush; BUT he is the main one.

My brother already knows about it, so he didn't care much.

So I started talking about P & they looked at me like I was insane.

They told me I was to young to like him & he was to old to be performing.

I immediatly got upset; but I didn't want to show it cause I knew it was just opinions so I brushed it off my shoulders.

THEN

they started insulting him. I kept the conversation at a basic level.

Once the noticed was trying to flip the conversation (so that way I don't get pissed)

they started insulting me.

I'm kinda glad there was someone else there that was a P fan.

I'm already super shy in public, so when I hear people talk about music I don't always like to comment in those discussion for a reason.

I just find it annoying.

Just tell me, Am I overreacting?

U're not overreacting and it's not really something u had to go thru "as a fan". What u had to go thru is meeting a real, true bunch of ill-mannered idiots who happened to be bullies on top of it. It happens. The best thing is trying to avoid their kind as much as u can for the rest of ur life because u can't have a normal conversation with people whose I.Q. is 70. And this is really the best advice I can give u from my 37 y.o. perspective: if u're a clever, sensible and sensitive person, hang out with your kind and avoid the other kind as much as possible

vainandy said:

FragileUndertow said:

Im probably not going to add much but i'll try to say something

Yes you are a bit over reacting

Of course, P isn't my only celebrity crush; BUT he is the main one.
For a 15 yr old to say they have a crush on a 56 yr old man sounds a bit strange


They told me I was to young to like him & he was to old to be performing.
Prince was a mega pop star *what ever you want to call it* Back in 1984
That was 30 years ago, Most people will probably remember him for a few things
Purple Rain, flamboyant, over sexualised, his name chage
I tend to find people my age dont even know he still releases records any more

Of course i dissagree that you are too young and he is too old to still be performing
I became a fan when i was 8 yrs old (1981)
Over the years as a teen and as an adult i got weird looks when i brought up Prince
You know how many time i've been asked "Is he gay?" or heard "He is gay"
But i never let it bother me. some jugde him like they do a book, by its cover
What they fail to understand why we love him is because of his music (well at least i do )
I've had friends say turn that shit off, Then ive had friends say "man you got that song stuck in my head"

Dont let any one get you down, theres nothign wrong with being a fan

That's only an insult if you consider it as an insult. Of course, they're dishing it out is if it were an insult but I simply flip the script on people like that by replying just as calm and cool as I can as if we were talking about the weather or something, and I say something like...."Well, of course he's gay. Hell, even Stevie Wonder can see that."..... And then I laugh and say something like..... "This crazy fool had to even ask if Miss Prince is gay. Hell, as if there was any doubt."..... Oh, that really pisses them off because my attitude is like..... "Well...duh?.....You have to ask? Don't you have eyes of your own?". I mean, hell, that's like looking outside and asking if the sky is blue or if the grass is green.

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lol, that's what i always used to do

what was really annoying was when Sexy MF came out and people

in school kept singing "sexy mf shakin' that ass, shakin' that ass"
whenever i'd get up or get near it was funny to start with

but they did it for like 8 weeks prince has a lot to answer for!

databank said:

robertgeorgeakabob said:

databank said:

U're not overreacting and it's not really something u had to go thru "as a fan". What u had to go thru is meeting a real, true bunch of ill-mannered idiots who happened to be bullies on top of it. It happens. The best thing is trying to avoid their kind as much as u can for the rest of ur life because u can't have a normal conversation with people whose I.Q. is 70. And this is really the best advice I can give u from my 37 y.o. perspective: if u're a clever, sensible and sensitive person, hang out with your kind and avoid the other kind as much as possible

Nobody is a bully for criticising music. Heck I've read you slagging many 'artists' off.

Check the parts I've put in bold in the OP's post.

And no I usually tend to respect artists, it must have been someone else, but that's not the point here really anyway.

If you know anything about music, you know Prince is excellent. There's bands and musicians I don't listen to because they're not to my taste. I don't diss them or their fans. If you like Prince, excellent. If someone has a problem with that - it's their problem.

A thread to say you found people who don't like Prince and don't have the same tastes as you?

Welcome to the world!

[Edited 7/16/14 5:45am]

Anotherlova4Nessa said:

I am young, I know!

I just recently went to a gathering with my friends & family.

I had met some people my age, a friend of mind had introduced me to them.

Well, I thought at first the group was cool.

We started having a conversation AND we started talking about celebrites.

Everybody was talking about their celebrity crush/ their favorite celebrites.

Of course, P isn't my only celebrity crush; BUT he is the main one.

My brother already knows about it, so he didn't care much.

So I started talking about P & they looked at me like I was insane.

They told me I was to young to like him & he was to old to be performing.

I immediatly got upset; but I didn't want to show it cause I knew it was just opinions so I brushed it off my shoulders.

THEN

they started insulting him. I kept the conversation at a basic level.

Once the noticed was trying to flip the conversation (so that way I don't get pissed)

they started insulting me.

I'm kinda glad there was someone else there that was a P fan.

I'm already super shy in public, so when I hear people talk about music I don't always like to comment in those discussion for a reason.

I just find it annoying.

Just tell me, Am I overreacting?

YOU...... ARE NOW............ ONE OF US.

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If you want to fit in with the mainstream....?? DONT DO PRINCE.

andymacfunky said:

I know exactly how you feel, it reminds me of how I used to be with michael jackson at your age. If you love prince and you're secure about it, you don't need validation or to compete with anyone about who you're into being better than them. Just be confident about it without having to prove anything, and if you want to bring it up, pick and choose your own battles, or else avoid bringing negative attention onto yourself, cause most people just don't know a good thing and it's their loss more than yours or that artists. It's just human nature really, and I'm sure you want to be known for being you and not just for who your favourite celebrity is, and people will respect your more for it long term.

Sorry if I sound blunt or discouraging, I think it's great you appreciate Prince and his artistry at your age and you should definitely continue being a fan no matter what anyone says, but the stress long term isn't worth it over anybody either.

[Edited 7/16/14 21:59pm]

I've had this loads through my life. As an adult (42) if someone slags him off to me now I just tell them they sound f***ing thick. When I was 11 and Purple Rain came out I felt bullied.

I genuinely think if someone thinks he's crap then they don't truly consider things and have knee jerk reactions i.e they are base and simple. Go and enjoy your mediocrity is what I say. Life must be so much more simple to have such low expectations

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I'm 26, my friends generally have a broad range of prefered music, from Funky/soulful house to Rock.

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Yeah I've heard the usual that He's gay or that he sucks himself off etc... but its all in jest and it comes back to everyone saying "At the end of the day, if we all liked the same stuff the world would be a boring place" and its true, what would you discussed and debate if everyone liked the same?

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If people dont like him or even make an attempt to think he is a great musician then that's their loss, I dont like Metalica but I'd never say they wasnt a great band.

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People think Michael Jackson was a great musician, and yeah he was, but he was more of a Performer than Musician/Artist yet he gets alot of credit when Prince gets very little, and thats what makes me sad.

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I'll say one thing though, when Purple rain remaster comes out (IF) and it enters the charts watch how many people jump on the bandwagon. Especially older people who might have been a fan of Purple rain or any other tracks at the time. Alot just figured he hasnt released anything for years and is probabaly past it performing because they havent seen/heard about it.

Even when Prince was huge he was not the easiest person to be a fan of - never due to his music but his public persona which has actually been toned down considerably.

Bottom line, his music is *extraordinary*, and anyone with any taste will tell you the same even if its not their personal cup of tea. When you are young you overvalue your peers' opinion but as you get older realize that all that matters is the joy YOU receive from listening to that little bugger sing and play his ass off.

Enjoy the journey and having him with us alive and well.

Well, I'm feeling old now.

My nine year old son loves Prince music and keeps asking me to make different compilation CD's. His friends laugh at him for liking Prince but he doesn't care. They're a bit young for the gay thing I think, at least that has never been mentioned. But my son has been told that Prince was good for the 80's but not so much now, he's too old and he sings like a duck.

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I think one of the great things about Prince is he has a broad age range of fans, not many musicians his age can say that especially when they havent had a hit record out in years or major tours/tv exposure etc...

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Despite age anyone person who feels the need to put someone down because they like something/someone different than them is a douche. Also if your part of a group that needs validation from your friends on what is socially acceptable then you need new friends. Like what you like and be who you are.