I don't expect PR every time he releases a new album, but I know so many of you old ass lame fans do. He has no competition. He speaks as though he's two [or three] totally different people sometimes, imo. Was it all of the "naughty" shit he did that he dislikes now? Or is it all just about temptation [there was this rumor about Prince being into witchcraft back in the day, but I won't entertain(t) such a silly myth].

I really don't get it. He should be happy that he got to a level many will dream of, but never accomplish. You won't be seeing Prince on an episode of "Unsung" ever.



But on the other hand, maybe he's not happy as to the journey he took for him get there??

have you seen his hallways? :fallof:

IstenSzek said:

have you seen his hallways? :fallof:

Describe in good detail. Maybe you have an interesting idea

Tittypants said:

I really don't get it. He should be happy that he got to a level many will dream of, but never accomplish. You won't be seeing Prince on an episode of "Unsung" ever.



But on the other hand, maybe he's not happy as to the journey he took for him get there??

There are people in the ghettos of Africa that are more happy than him and will get into heaven sooner than him.

But Prince has found a way back home with this album.

68686 said:

IstenSzek said:

have you seen his hallways? :fallof:

Describe in good detail. Maybe you have an interesting idea

what is there to describe, really? his hallways are lined with poster size photographs

of himself through the decades, each with the corresponding year next to it. placed

in a chronological timeline.

for a man who constantly says he doesn't look back and doesn't like revisiting the

past, he sure has a contra-intuitive decorating scheme going on

I said this in a different post but I will say it here too. The whole living in the now thing is great, but a bit hipocritical, every time he takes the stage and performs a song, he is living in the past, regardless of how new it is, but especially if he is playing something a few years to a few decades old. He releases different reworked/rehearsal versions of Bambi, Lets Go Crazy, Extraloveable, In A Large Room With No Light, Something In the Water (does not compute), etc, that is also living in the past.

If living in the now means reworking songs that are decades old, and performing anything from the catalog on tour, then it should also apply to anything in the vault that us fans would love to hear and/or get our hands on.

Tittypants said:

Or is it all just about temptation [there was this rumor about Prince being into witchcraft back in the day, but I won't entertain(t) such a silly myth].

I really don't get it. He should be happy that he got to a level many will dream of, but never accomplish. You won't be seeing Prince on an episode of "Unsung" ever.



But on the other hand, maybe he's not happy as to the journey he took for him get there??

From a christian point of view, a lot of the things he sings about (like channeling, astral travelling, telepathy, etc) is witchcraft

prince whole living in the now thing confuses me cuz people who normally say that in my life have a past they are ashamed of like jail bad marriages something that throws them off. but prince has a wonderful past that has no shame alot of great music and things he should be so damn proud of. i have heard his speak negative of his guitar playing in the past but i have seen like video of prince playing guitar on the controversty tour he had more enegy back then than he do now he ripped the hell out of the solos and stuff he was just amazing. i think prince hates being old and uses all this shit as a excuse not to embrace surrounding himself wit these amtuer players and producers to make himself fee like he getting young vibes off of them. prince is the best and i love his music if he really wanna find his way back home he would open that door 2 his past and embrace the hell out of it cuz its some incredible stuff in that past

nonamesleft said:

it's probably just a motivational or work ethics thing. If you keep looking back, reworking or whatever, you'll never finish anything or move on. It would feed procrastination. . However, there would be times when it's necessary. So don't worry too much about what he says vs. what he does. People tend to promote their ideal self, even if reality requires behaviour that appears contradictory. . Still having the desire to create new works may need a focus on what's next rather than what's past. And he's maybe reminding himself by saying it out loud. /amateur psychology 😉

It is a new age metaphysical concept, like all the other stuff he subscribers to. I recall him reading a book called The Power of Now back in the day, and mentioning it a few times, since then, he has been living in the now.

Prince seems to contradict himself on a lot of things he says.

For someone who hates his past, his hallways are just one example. His setlists are stuck in it. And when he plays new songs, it's usually the worst of his new material. Life O The Party anyone? Dear Mr Man live on that single? Get On The Boat? I know everybody loves the title track of Musicology, but I much would've rather had him play Call My Name every night, and play A Million Days more than once...Remember Fury? Played 1 and a half times, and then it's done. He knows the past pays the bills, but he only pays somewhat proper respect to the old songs...either half baked medleys, or he doesn't sing all the lyrics, or like with Kiss, he holds the mic to the crowd to sing...

I'd love to see him play the best 6 or 7 from these two new albums properly, and along with 15 hits in full length...but Prince can't and won't. But he should.

he has gotta keep the $ coming in somehow and it ain't gonna be playing Breakfast Can Wait live

3rdeyedude said:

he has gotta keep the $ coming in somehow and it ain't gonna be playing Breakfast Can Wait live

That is true, but at least he could say, I live in the now, unless benjamins are at stake....

His living in the "now" thing is utter pish. Paisley Park is a homage to himself though the years. If you didn't want to look to the past you wouldn't line your corridors with it.

Add to that - for 15 at least years he's been talking about how good music USED to be. Playing covers of songs that were out before his first album.

stillwaiting said:

For someone who hates his past, his hallways are just one example. His setlists are stuck in it. And when he plays new songs, it's usually the worst of his new material. Life O The Party anyone? Dear Mr Man live on that single? Get On The Boat? I know everybody loves the title track of Musicology, but I much would've rather had him play Call My Name every night, and play A Million Days more than once...Remember Fury? Played 1 and a half times, and then it's done. He knows the past pays the bills, but he only pays somewhat proper respect to the old songs...either half baked medleys, or he doesn't sing all the lyrics, or like with Kiss, he holds the mic to the crowd to sing...

I'd love to see him play the best 6 or 7 from these two new albums properly, and along with 15 hits in full length...but Prince can't and won't. But he should.

CHURCH!!!

Noodled24 said:

His living in the "now" thing is utter pish. Paisley Park is a homage to himself though the years. If you didn't want to look to the past you wouldn't line your corridors with it.

Add to that - for 15 at least years he's been talking about how good music USED to be. Playing covers of songs that were out before his first album.

TABERNACLE!!!

thesoulbrother said:

stillwaiting said:

For someone who hates his past, his hallways are just one example. His setlists are stuck in it. And when he plays new songs, it's usually the worst of his new material. Life O The Party anyone? Dear Mr Man live on that single? Get On The Boat? I know everybody loves the title track of Musicology, but I much would've rather had him play Call My Name every night, and play A Million Days more than once...Remember Fury? Played 1 and a half times, and then it's done. He knows the past pays the bills, but he only pays somewhat proper respect to the old songs...either half baked medleys, or he doesn't sing all the lyrics, or like with Kiss, he holds the mic to the crowd to sing...

I'd love to see him play the best 6 or 7 from these two new albums properly, and along with 15 hits in full length...but Prince can't and won't. But he should.

CHURCH!!!

I created a version Life O The Party with Candy edited out completely back when Musicology came out, its a pretty good song without the Chorus.

leadline said:

thesoulbrother said:

CHURCH!!!

I created a version Life O The Party with Candy edited out completely back when Musicology came out, its a pretty good song without the Chorus.

I doubt I'd agree, but it has to be a lot better without the chorus.

Noodled24 said:

His living in the "now" thing is utter pish. Paisley Park is a homage to himself though the years. If you didn't want to look to the past you wouldn't line your corridors with it.

Add to that - for 15 at least years he's been talking about how good music USED to be. Playing covers of songs that were out before his first album.

Real Talk!

All he wants is to make sure his new albums are not compared to Purple Rain. He doesn't want people to expect another SOTT. He just wants fans to take his new albums and judge them for what they are on their own instead of hearing fans say, "This album is no Purple Rain or it doesn't sound as good as Parade." He loves his career. If it wasn't for the past, he wouldn't have one. He is just very bad at explaining his feelings on certain subjects and thats why he comes off cryptic and is almost always misunderstood. He is still naughty. Just listen to the lyrics on just about any song on the AOA album. I was listening to This Could Be Us and he says' "Let me lick your kitty clean" in the background. Thats still nasty. He is still nasty, just not as blunt as he was back then. That's all!

EyeHatchu is talking sense.

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And don't forget that any kind of performing is being in the now. The songs may have been played, rehearsed, perfected, but a performer of any kind is 'in the now' when they're performing, so 'old setlists' aren't the same kind of nostalgic looking back that we punters might like to do.

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(Watching north sea nights while writing this, P having fun with alphabet st., thats a unique moment right there)

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