just wondering..?

[Edited 12/7/15 14:44pm]

Prince already made a photobook in 2008 "21 Nights book & cd".

I did a quick head count and yeah, it's just you.

History has shown that Prince is only great at one thing and it's making and performing music.

If he's directed (and accepts being directed), he can be ok at acting so long as there's a performance scene in the next 50 seconds.

Prince should not under any circumstances:

- direct movies;

- write anything but tweets and lyrics;

- cultivate any talent unless it's music related, except sports to keep fit.

I would like to see him act more. Not leading roles, but cameos in films (and more TV appearances would be fine). I could imagine him doing the David Bowie cameo in Zoolander, for example. Perhaps he'll be in the sequel...

Aerogram said:

yes and no. only if he's putting out quality stuff. i'm all for him having his freedom to do what he wants when he wants. he is the ultimate blueprint so to speak as far as an artist is concerned. who wouldn't wanna be where he is now? but for fans it's too all over the place. that's the ONLY thing about warners that i miss from back then. quality control...kinda. and the people around him to tell him when something was whack. too many yes men around him the past few years. you can't grow thru compliments but you can with CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.

JudasSmile said:

I would like to see him act more. Not leading roles, but cameos in films (and more TV appearances would be fine). I could imagine him doing the David Bowie cameo in Zoolander, for example. Perhaps he'll be in the sequel...

Same, even though his acting isn't the best I always love to see him on screen.

I'm still hoping he makes another feature length film but I doubt that will happen.

Maybe he will release the movie he made around the 3121 era one day

Like what? He's a musician by trade. Recording and touring is what they do.

JudasSmile said:

TheEnglishGent said:

Aerogram said:

I did a quick head count and yeah, it's just you.

He should have done this http://prince.org/msg/12/346012

I think Prince's music career, of late or at least since he broke through to superstardom anyway, is just a bypoduct of his other activities. I don't think he's in it to make art. I don't think he's in it for money, per se. I think he's in it for the attention and the lifestyle. I don't see how he really could change. So if he were to do something, other than his same old protege-styling/album/ tour-but-not-really-tour/ I'm thinking about the future, the past doesn't mean anything to me combo... Yes, I'd like to see it happen.

Ego101 said:

just wondering..?

Because it cant be that he needs the cash.. But, Maybe it is?

After being a fan for over 3 decades.. IMO it would great to have some new Prince experiences..

Like imagine if he took up photograhy seriously and he took a year off to make a photo book or something...?

I dont know...

It just seems to me that a lot of these 'gigs' that he does/ 3rd eye girl... the 200 pc horn section gigs... ect

are 'lacking' in substance/importance a bit..

Does Prince really need to go back to

London again? what's this like the 3rd or 4th time in 2 years?

maybe its just me?

I don't know, his life does seems kind of repetitive, lonely, and sad sometimes, but that's just my opinion. I would think that he would get tired of doing the same things over and over, but again, that's just me, maybe it doesn't bother him or maybe he just loves it that much, but I just couldn't see myself in his role in life. For some reason, I think it's sad to picture him doing this when he's 70 or what not, like I see many musicians doing, still stuck in time, trying to relive their glory days, and I just want to say to them, "let it go, your time has come and gone, and you will never be as great as you were when you were on top".....that's how I feel about Prince now, so I can't even imagine when he's even older.

1contessa said:

Ego101 said:

just wondering..?

Because it cant be that he needs the cash.. But, Maybe it is?

After being a fan for over 3 decades.. IMO it would great to have some new Prince experiences..

Like imagine if he took up photograhy seriously and he took a year off to make a photo book or something...?

I dont know...

It just seems to me that a lot of these 'gigs' that he does/ 3rd eye girl... the 200 pc horn section gigs... ect

are 'lacking' in substance/importance a bit..

Does Prince really need to go back to

London again? what's this like the 3rd or 4th time in 2 years?

maybe its just me?

I don't know, his life does seems kind of repetitive, lonely, and sad sometimes, but that's just my opinion. I would think that he would get tired of doing the same things over and over, but again, that's just me, maybe it doesn't bother him or maybe he just loves it that much, but I just couldn't see myself in his role in life. For some reason, I think it's sad to picture him doing this when he's 70 or what not, like I see many musicians doing, still stuck in time, trying to relive their glory days, and I just want to say to them, "let it go, your time has come and gone, and you will never be as great as you were when you were on top".....that's how I feel about Prince now, so I can't even imagine when he's even older.

WOW.

So are you under 40? You MUST BE. Just because Prince or ANYONE for that matter is not pop cultures dish du jour hardly means he should stop. I mean seriously what kind of BS IS THAT? So he should roll over and descend into the woodwork...why?

He's not trying to re-live anything. HE'S JUST LIVING. PRINCE LIVES TO PLAY. Thats it. End of story.

There's absolutely no reason for him to EVER stop.

Everyones life has ups and downs, and if Prince's life is sad repetive and lonely WELL WTF is the rest of ours???? seriously? You must be so exciting. I mean you must not go to a repetive job everyday where you go do the same things the same way for the same pay, day after day after day after day. You must be setting the world on fire!

He doesn't have to be 'on top' (on top of what? anyway?) to go out and play shows every night. PRINCE LOVES TO PLAY. THATS WHY HE DOES IT. The second Prince doesn't want to do something you can bet he doesn't.

Sad, lonely and repetive lololololol.... okay. So much judgment so little knowlege lolololol

[Edited 11/15/15 15:47pm]

He just posed and pouted for some pictures with the twins!

thedance said:

Prince already made a photobook in 2008 "21 Nights book & cd".

You people are humourous! Purple Cool-aid for all!!!

babynoz said:

TheEnglishGent said:

Aerogram said:

1contessa -

Thank you for your intelligence!

My whole point was - Damn is that it? gigs.. promoting things and staying isolated most of the time surrounded by yes men, women & lately 20+ year olds?!!!!

It just strikes me as a bit... Odd.. I'd love to see him have a family or something..

1contessa said:

Ego101 said:

just wondering..?

Because it cant be that he needs the cash.. But, Maybe it is?

After being a fan for over 3 decades.. IMO it would great to have some new Prince experiences..

Like imagine if he took up photograhy seriously and he took a year off to make a photo book or something...?

I dont know...

It just seems to me that a lot of these 'gigs' that he does/ 3rd eye girl... the 200 pc horn section gigs... ect

are 'lacking' in substance/importance a bit..

Does Prince really need to go back to

London again? what's this like the 3rd or 4th time in 2 years?

maybe its just me?

I don't know, his life does seems kind of repetitive, lonely, and sad sometimes, but that's just my opinion. I would think that he would get tired of doing the same things over and over, but again, that's just me, maybe it doesn't bother him or maybe he just loves it that much, but I just couldn't see myself in his role in life. For some reason, I think it's sad to picture him doing this when he's 70 or what not, like I see many musicians doing, still stuck in time, trying to relive their glory days, and I just want to say to them, "let it go, your time has come and gone, and you will never be as great as you were when you were on top".....that's how I feel about Prince now, so I can't even imagine when he's even older.

terrig said:

1contessa said:

I don't know, his life does seems kind of repetitive, lonely, and sad sometimes, but that's just my opinion. I would think that he would get tired of doing the same things over and over, but again, that's just me, maybe it doesn't bother him or maybe he just loves it that much, but I just couldn't see myself in his role in life. For some reason, I think it's sad to picture him doing this when he's 70 or what not, like I see many musicians doing, still stuck in time, trying to relive their glory days, and I just want to say to them, "let it go, your time has come and gone, and you will never be as great as you were when you were on top".....that's how I feel about Prince now, so I can't even imagine when he's even older.

WOW.

So are you under 40? You MUST BE. Just because Prince or ANYONE for that matter is not pop cultures dish du jour hardly means he should stop. I mean seriously what kind of BS IS THAT? So he should roll over and descend into the woodwork...why?

He's not trying to re-live anything. HE'S JUST LIVING. PRINCE LIVES TO PLAY. Thats it. End of story.

There's absolutely no reason for him to EVER stop.

Everyones life has ups and downs, and if Prince's life is sad repetive and lonely WELL WTF is the rest of ours???? seriously? You must be so exciting. I mean you must not go to a repetive job everyday where you go do the same things the same way for the same pay, day after day after day after day. You must be setting the world on fire!

He doesn't have to be 'on top' (on top of what? anyway?) to go out and play shows every night. PRINCE LOVES TO PLAY. THATS WHY HE DOES IT. The second Prince doesn't want to do something you can bet he doesn't.

Sad, lonely and repetive lololololol.... okay. So much judgment so little knowlege lolololol

[Edited 11/15/15 15:47pm]

WOW.

Did I yank your chain or something? I MUST HAVE. Like I said, this is just MY opinion, of how I think of his life. I never said that he should EVER stop doing what he's doing, especially if he loves it. However, I do think that his life is repetitive, and that he does the same things he's done since he started, I thought that what the question of this post was about. Now, if you have a problem with that.....TOUGH! lololololol

Ego101 said:

You people are humourous! Purple Cool-aid for all!!!

babynoz said:

Then don't ask questions if you don't want to hear the answer. You are the one who asked if it was just you, right?

Better yet don't whine about Prince repeating himself when this is the fourth thread this week saying essentially the same thing. Posting the same type of thread week after week is more repetitive and annoying than anything Prince is doing.

Don't start a thread if you don't want feedback you dont agree with. Simple.....

Let him do what he loves

Two words, PUPPET SHOWS!

IMO I am happy if he is happy with what he is doing. He has certainly entertained me and lifted my spirits up enough over 30+ years. I do WISH though, that he would do something like "Live at Darryl's House". I think that could be an incredible project that could last in perpetuity. I can just imagine random artists (some big name, some no name) just jammin, with Prince, "Live at Prince's House".

[Edited 11/16/15 3:24am]

Noodled24 said:

Like what? He's a musician by trade. Recording and touring is what they do.

Nooo, he should open a nail salon/rib shack and sell souse from the back door at Paisley Park,

y'know? i never met him. he can do what he wants. but in MY opinion, all that music kinda gets in the way of prince winning the ping pong world championship series

babynoz said: