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Reply #60 posted 11/06/14 6:04am

iZsaZsa

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^ Don't look at me. talk to the hand
What?
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Reply #61 posted 11/06/14 6:41am

Ego101

Thank you for your interest in my personal life but, i've shared all i care to share

on this topic with strangers. lol

lwr001 said:

Ego101 said:

From what i was told by a few daily employees at PP ... it was the norm.

give us some names or its pure conjecture

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Reply #62 posted 11/06/14 6:46am

ufoclub

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Rimshottbob said:

I have a friend who produced a video for Prince back in the early 90s, who told me about the editor on the job.

I guess the editor was going through the rushes, selecting the best takes, and was informed that Prince would be coming in to look through material with him. A manager figure at Prince's end came in first and politely requested that, during the visit, the editor not look at Prince.

Prince walked in, sat down next to the editor and started talking, and, as any normal human would, the editor turned to Prince and looked at him as he talked to him, a reflex reaction before he could check himself.

Prince immediately got up and left the room. Shortly after the manager person re-entered and - again very politely and professionally - told the editor that they would have to let him go. No reflection on his work and he would be paid in full for the job he had barely started, but they were going to have to find someone else...

Ha... that's Prince, I guess.

Although, contrary to that, another colleague of mine directed a couple of videos for Prince during the 3121 era. They were always ridiculously quick turnarounds - 'Prince is going to be in X town tomorrow night for 24 hours. We want to shoot a video, are you up for it?' kind of thing... and by all accounts he was a very different person. Relaxed, fun, professional as hell as always, but very pleasant to be around.

Sounds like a Brian DePalma film... about identical twins.

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Reply #63 posted 11/06/14 9:53am

bonatoc

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Whay about the third eye ?
Do I get a discount if I just look at one eye ?

The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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Reply #64 posted 11/06/14 10:53am

Angelsoncrack

bonatoc said:

Whay about the third eye ?
Do I get a discount if I just look at one eye ?

falloff Thats what his funky shades with three lenses are for

I heard he's on about flogging them too

Probably for about half it would cost you to buy a house lol

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Reply #65 posted 11/06/14 1:09pm

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1. Making eye contact

2. Staring

3. R 2 totally different actions

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Reply #66 posted 11/06/14 1:30pm

Noodled24

chriss said:

1. Making eye contact

2. Staring

3. R 2 totally different actions

Kind of.

But if you run a business, and have a VIP around. The easiest way to deal with your staff is to tell them to avoid making eye contact. "Don't look at/make eye contact with the VIP - just carry on as if they weren't there". This helps you (The Business owner) appear professional (as if your staff are used to VIPs). People stare at celebs all the time it's just what happens so I can see exactly why a business owner would say that kind of thing to people working for them.

In the case of Prince there have never been reports of his staff being told not to look at him. It's something venue staff are told.

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Reply #67 posted 11/06/14 1:49pm

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Noodled24 said:

chriss said:

1. Making eye contact

2. Staring

3. R 2 totally different actions

Kind of.

But if you run a business, and have a VIP around. The easiest way to deal with your staff is to tell them to avoid making eye contact. "Don't look at/make eye contact with the VIP - just carry on as if they weren't there". This helps you (The Business owner) appear professional (as if your staff are used to VIPs). People stare at celebs all the time it's just what happens so I can see exactly why a business owner would say that kind of thing to people working for them.

In the case of Prince there have never been reports of his staff being told not to look at him. It's something venue staff are told.

that makes sense...from a business perspective

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Reply #68 posted 11/07/14 1:48am

Gunsnhalen

I've been hearing about the eye thing for awhile. The first guy that i dated. His dad used to play piano for Frank Zappa & Stevie Nicks on tour in the 80's And he got to play with Prince one day. Literally just one day lol and he has no idea what happened to the music them and the band played.

He was instruected by friends not to look him in the eye. Cause he fired someone a week prior for doing so. So who knows shrug could just be a diva thing.

Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener

All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen

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Reply #69 posted 11/08/14 2:36pm

ERINAMONDO

Ok, I ran into him at a grocery store in Chanhassen last month, I basically chased his car down in the parking lot and rolled up next to him. He had his window cracked and I asked him if I could just say "Hi". He made Eye contact and let me ramble on aBout loving him for about 90 seconds. One of the best 90 seconds of my life!

After posting my story on Facebook, a woman I know posted that she was surprised that he actually engaged because her husband was doing some type of communications work at Paisley years ago and was asked to leave after making eye contact with him. I do get why he's like this though. It's obvious to me in interviews that he's painfully shy. He's obviously confident on stage etc., but when All eyes are on him when he's not holding a guitar, etc. you can see a level of discomfort, although I think it's gotten better over the years.
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Reply #70 posted 11/08/14 2:58pm

Angelsoncrack

This thread just reminds me of that scene from 'Mean Girls' where Damien is singing lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zbHIckzE7M

10 seconds in :')

Also, the music kinda fits for Prince lol

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Reply #71 posted 11/08/14 4:29pm

1contessa

Ego101 said:

I worked with him around the rave era... Fall 1999..

He didnt want anyone looking at him or speaking 'directly' to him..

there were also rules about what to eat & not eat at Paisley Park..

& a few other things that stopped me being a fan for a few years.

Angelsoncrack said:

Ooh, share, share!

I looked at him a lot but I guess he was ok with me staring at him when I saw him live cus im a girl

Geez, I knew the guy was a control freak, but what to eat and not eat at Paisley Park.....really! rolleyes I could understand the not staring part to some degree, because I don't like when others stare at me either, but that's because I'm shy by nature and it makes me feel uncomfortable, but with Prince, I don't know what that's about, especially if it only pertains to men and not women.

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Reply #72 posted 11/09/14 12:52am

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I don't want you weirdos staring at me either. It's creepy! Are you a creepy weirdo who just likes to stare at people? Very unnerving. Can't even imagine being a celebrity having to deal with people constantly just staring at them. But I'm the guy that says what in the fuck are you staring at? I wouldn't like to be treated as some animal in a zoo. It's funny to me that people don't get this about celebrities. I know celebrities can do dumb shit sometimes but this kind of thing makes sense to me. If you have business with me then lets discuss it don't stare at me.
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Reply #73 posted 11/09/14 7:58am

train23

he walked right passed me at an after party after a concert around 2000 just before Rainbow Children I said "what's up brotha" he looked up with those huge eyes and nodded
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Reply #74 posted 11/09/14 9:32am

KCOOLMUZIQ

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Jennifer Lopez is the same way too. I heard she fired one of her hair dressers for making eye contact.

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eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #75 posted 11/10/14 6:55am

vman4639

Prince goes to the grocery store? I think you just told a Prince Imperonsator how much you love him. eek

ERINAMONDO said:

Ok, I ran into him at a grocery store in Chanhassen last month, I basically chased his car down in the parking lot and rolled up next to him. He had his window cracked and I asked him if I could just say "Hi". He made Eye contact and let me ramble on aBout loving him for about 90 seconds. One of the best 90 seconds of my life! After posting my story on Facebook, a woman I know posted that she was surprised that he actually engaged because her husband was doing some type of communications work at Paisley years ago and was asked to leave after making eye contact with him. I do get why he's like this though. It's obvious to me in interviews that he's painfully shy. He's obviously confident on stage etc., but when All eyes are on him when he's not holding a guitar, etc. you can see a level of discomfort, although I think it's gotten better over the years.

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Reply #76 posted 11/10/14 9:52am

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NOPE! It was him, If I were by myself I probably wouldn't have believed it either, but my sister and my kids were with me. I even compared his car to what was the cars listed here on the archive just for piece of mind - I'm still in disbelief!

He did not enter the store mind you.. First, he came close to running into me as I was exiting the parking lot and once I realized it was him, I followed him around to the front of the store, where he accidentally drove up on the curb! He had a beautiful young girl as a passenger, I still can't decide if it was Delilah or Lianne possibly.. She was short.. Because she jumped out of the car and ran in a couple of times and stood in front of the store. My guess is they called in an order and were picking it up? This store is about a mile from Paisley.. After posting my story on the Living Legend group on FB, I learned that 3rd eye girl frequents that store and orders tons of food from there. He has been spotted in Chanhassen a lot lately, even in Target and Walgreens from some accounts!! This particular natural foods store I ran into him at, has been mentioned before in these forums. My daughter took a not so great photo of his car before we rolled up next to him. If there is interest, I can post the pic?

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Reply #77 posted 11/10/14 3:20pm

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ERINAMONDO said:

NOPE! It was him, If I were by myself I probably wouldn't have believed it either, but my sister and my kids were with me. I even compared his car to what was the cars listed here on the archive just for piece of mind - I'm still in disbelief!

He did not enter the store mind you.. First, he came close to running into me as I was exiting the parking lot and once I realized it was him, I followed him around to the front of the store, where he accidentally drove up on the curb! He had a beautiful young girl as a passenger, I still can't decide if it was Delilah or Lianne possibly.. She was short.. Because she jumped out of the car and ran in a couple of times and stood in front of the store. My guess is they called in an order and were picking it up? This store is about a mile from Paisley.. After posting my story on the Living Legend group on FB, I learned that 3rd eye girl frequents that store and orders tons of food from there. He has been spotted in Chanhassen a lot lately, even in Target and Walgreens from some accounts!! This particular natural foods store I ran into him at, has been mentioned before in these forums. My daughter took a not so great photo of his car before we rolled up next to him. If there is interest, I can post the pic?

Lol, trying to picture him in a Wallgreens. It

s nice that he can go to those places without too much hassle. I think u can post the picture but I posted a pic once of his car on housequake and it was taken down. Not sure how they feel about that around here though.

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Reply #78 posted 11/11/14 8:02am

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Prince waiting outside the store in his car - a CTS-V Sport Coupe:

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Reply #79 posted 11/11/14 8:08am

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sweet car! i wish i still had the blue baby bently pic..........i walked past it once and it started up, could not see him inside because of the tinted windows but when it drove away i recall never hearing a car that sounded like that - the engine sounded amazing and i'm not really a car guy

ERINAMONDO said:

Prince waiting outside the store in his car - a CTS-V Sport Coupe:

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Reply #80 posted 11/11/14 8:23am

KCOOLMUZIQ

ERINAMONDO said:

Prince waiting outside the store in his car - a CTS-V Sport Coupe:

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prince

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eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #81 posted 11/11/14 8:37am

JoshuaWho

lombard said:

During the Celebration at Paisley Park in 2002, the bodyguards were shouting constantly: Don't stare at him !!.

He is weird.... but brilliant

THat is what the bodyguards said - how do you know that is something to do with Prince?

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Reply #82 posted 11/11/14 8:39am

JoshuaWho

ERINAMONDO said:

Prince waiting outside the store in his car - a CTS-V Sport Coupe:

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WHat? Am I missing soething? Who teh hell is buying this? eek

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Reply #83 posted 11/11/14 11:11am

ERINAMONDO

JoshuaWho said:

ERINAMONDO said:

Prince waiting outside the store in his car - a CTS-V Sport Coupe:

WHat? Am I missing soething? Who teh hell is buying this? eek

Joshua, What is there to "buy"? The guy lives and works a mile from the store and he's a vegan, it's a health foods store, you do the math!! Like I said, I've talked to the employees there, and the girls are in there all the time.. This time, he drove up and waited outside, he is Normal, and he does eat food, believe it or not.. I figured some people might be skeptical- I'm totally fine with that.. It was my moment, nobody else has to "buy" it. Have you never read the stories on these forums about him riding a bike around Chanhassen? He does leave the house!

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Reply #84 posted 11/11/14 11:29am

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I have heard of other celebs with the "no eye contact" rule. One who supposedly had it in his deal was Neil Diamond.

I remember Ed Vedder talking about the effect it has - like, have you ever taken drugs and become paranoid that everyone is looking at you? Well guess what, when I go out to get catering at the truck, EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT ME. He obviously didn't like it.

I guess if I had that much control over things in my life, and that was something that really bothered me, I would try to control it too. That's one of those things that people will tell you is the price of fame - don't try to be famous if you want a normal life that bad.

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Reply #85 posted 11/11/14 1:25pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

ERINAMONDO said:

Prince waiting outside the store in his car - a CTS-V Sport Coupe:

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Eye'm sure U scared poor prince half 2 death, rollin up on him like that! Eye'm sure he had no security & felt helpless. Maybe he should have sent Trevor to pick it up instead. Poor prince .

Now U invading his privacy! By posting his errand runs, on a fansite, in his ride!For christsake give prince sum PRIVACY!! disbelief

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #87 posted 11/11/14 3:09pm

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The stories involving musicins or editors sound like they're about power dynamics and being a diminutive sized man working with dudes. He might be trying to avoid certain types of interaction he finds distracting, or potentiially disrespects him.

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Reply #88 posted 11/11/14 4:16pm

ERINAMONDO

Response is below in RED:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Eye'm sure U scared poor prince half 2 death, rollin up on him like that! Eye'm sure he had no security & felt helpless. Scared? I should've been scared, he almost ran into my car while I had my kids in it! Scared and Helpless? Is that why he didn't drive off and rolled his window down when I asked if I could say hi, cracked a joke and smiled the whole time? I don't know if he just happened to be in a good mood or what, but he enjoyed the admiration that day. You don't drive THAT car, THAT FAST through the quiet streets Chanhassen expecting heads aren't gonna turn.. I Maybe he should have sent Trevor to pick it up instead. Poor prince .

Now U invading his privacy! By posting his errand runs, on a fansite, in his ride!For christsake give prince sum PRIVACY!! disbelief Listen, it's not like I said he goes there at 4pm every Sunday or something, the fact that he lives in the area - common knowledge, many threads about his homes including photos on this site, it's not like his cars are not common knowledge, whole thread on here dedicated to that too.. From what I can see, you are enjoying talking about his car. Maybe he should drive a Honda Accord...

Whatever it was that made him give me 90 seconds of his smiles that day I will be forever greatful, now my teenage daughter is finally giving his music a try And really digging it - after years of my efforts - because she thought it was pretty cool to look into the eyes of a superstar. It was one of the best days of my life!

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Reply #89 posted 11/11/14 4:32pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

ERINAMONDO said:

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Eye'm sure U scared poor prince half 2 death, rollin up on him like that! Eye'm sure he had no security & felt helpless. Scared? I should've been scared, he almost ran into my car while I had my kids in it! Scared and Helpless? Is that why he didn't drive off and rolled his window down when I asked if I could say hi, cracked a joke and smiled the whole time? I don't know if he just happened to be in a good mood or what, but he enjoyed the admiration that day. You don't drive THAT car, THAT FAST through the quiet streets Chanhassen expecting heads aren't gonna turn.. I Maybe he should have sent Trevor to pick it up instead. Poor prince .

Now U invading his privacy! By posting his errand runs, on a fansite, in his ride!For christsake give prince sum PRIVACY!! disbelief Listen, it's not like I said he goes there at 4pm every Sunday or something, the fact that he lives in the area - common knowledge, many threads about his homes including photos on this site, it's not like his cars are not common knowledge, whole thread on here dedicated to that too.. From what I can see, you are enjoying talking about his car. Maybe he should drive a Honda Accord...

Whatever it was that made him give me 90 seconds of his smiles that day I will be forever greatful, now my teenage daughter is finally giving his music a try And really digging it - after years of my efforts - because she thought it was pretty cool to look into the eyes of a superstar. It was one of the best days of my life!

Eye'm actually VERY happy 4 U & your family! Also; U just showed EVERYONE on here, what a sweet,humble man my musical hero prince is....

Who always keeps a hot babe with him... biggrin

P.S was just pushing your buttons wink

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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