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I used to joke about how this outfit was pajamas. And if you saw the press confrence the question of how he was dressed came up... was it sleep clothes or clothes... and there was a little laiugh...and the sheriff said something about how with Prince you could not always tell...
"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!" | ||
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SOLO... I hear ya, I was thinking of this song yesterday also. |
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God, another day! Woke up today with Prince on my mind, feeling sad once again. I never knew loving your favorite entertainer would hurt so much. I'll be glad when the grieving process is over. | |
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You're so welcome...just my own way of saying goodbye to Prince | |
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For the older The Purple Family that grew up with Prince from the beginning 1979 to Today; Its been one wild ride. Love Prince with the bottom of my heart. Like some of you all say, he just like a Loved family member. Even during his website of the NPG Music Club message board, my screen name was "SonofPrince"!!! |
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So to Pops you will be dearly missed but Will Love You Forever!!! | - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
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So, now I have read all your beautiful and tear-injecting comments and memories in this thread (over the course of two days). It is some comfort knowing that there are so many that feels as sad as I - IRL I have no (major) Prince fans among my friends. In 2011 I travelled on the day to see Melkweg night 2 in Amsterdam, then the Rotterdam concert and finally the fantastic concert at the Way Out West festival in my home town Gothenburg. | |
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lleena. | |
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Yes, I'm one of them, and I so agree. | |
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there are some memories and stories that are giving me oxygen right now. but i still don't know how to breathe.
i've done some filthy things to crystal ball. | |
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I haven't been on the org in years, but it feels like coming home. I needed to go somewhere where people would understand my grief. I've never felt so empty. There is a Prince song attached to every single significant memory I have over the last 20 years; his music has been such a huge part of my life. I was fortunate to see him live 9 times, and each time, I left feeling euphoric. His music just made everything right. There are no words to express how devastated I am. Life will never be the same. Thank you all for sharing your experiences. | |
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DITTO
WITH LUV | |
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And thank you. I was thinking thoughts today, thinking "some people would really think that I'm nuts, grieving about an entertainer that I loved, but didn't know personally, or never met and had no idea that I existed". However, it's comforting knowing that many of his true fans feel the same way I do right now, and only they would understand. | |
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im still in shock... Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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Justin, here. BinaryJustin/GirlBrother. It's just taken me nearly 30 minutes to recover my password. I'd apparently used a long-forgotten email address to create this account. I had to reactivate that email account, with a recovery email to another email account that I hadn't used in years... Happy to see so many names and avatars that are familiar to me. I can't verbalise how I feel about Prince's passing, other than to say that I am grieving the loss of someone I love dearly, and I am crushed. Prince was the cool older brother I turned to, during my difficult adolescence. He made sex sound simultaneously dirty and heavenly, at a time when the 1980s AIDS Crisis made sex sound sinister and deadly. His "fuck you" attitude towards conventional normalcy empowered me to embrace my being gay. I'm not even talking about the sexual ambiguity in his lyrics here. The clothes and the constant preening & posing & pouting... If a man identifying as straight could appropriate behaviour identified as "being feminine" without caring what others thought, why should I care what others think of me? It's interesting that so many media outlets have focused on his virtuosity as a musician, which was never in question to me. I wish that more credit was given for his lyrics. I've always honed in on lyrics rather than, say, the technical brilliance of a guitar solo. Many of his lyrics are genius - they're absolutely genius poetry really. I didn't follow him as slavishly in recent years. I've never been rich, and a Tidal subscription simply to listen to Prince seemed like an unnecessary debt. I live alone, on a meagre wage. I acquired both Hit 'N' Run Phase One and Two, for free (sorry Prince). I later bought Phase One on CD - I genuinely loved it, and was happy that he was trying something new. Phase Two seemed like he was treading water again, and my interest waned once more. But, I still loved him. I always will. I still checked in on him, Googling to see what he was up to next. I've seen comparisons to David Bowie, over the last two days. There's definitely some similarities, but I'm certain that David Bowie was just a regular guy in sweatpants, behind closed doors; there was a definite divide between the man and his art. Prince was never not "being Prince"... He was more like Willy Wonka than just a pop star, with Paisley Park his magical factory. Bowie's passing saddened me too, but Prince's passing has crushed me. I know that loss makes you angry, and I'm trying not to lay blame. I'm no angrier at Larry Graham's indoctrination of Prince since his passing, than I was over a decade ago. That's all I'll say about that, at this time. I hope you are all coping well, and dealing with recent events, in the best way possible. Don't feel ashamed that you are suffering from grief; it is real, and needs to be processed. Never let anyone make you feel silly for feeling sad. If anybody wants to reach me, I'm justinionn in most places online. I deactivated Fakebook a year ago, and will never reactivate it. Thinking of you all, with love and fond memories. xx | |
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Justin, here. BinaryJustin/GirlBrother. It's just taken me nearly 30 minutes to recover my password. I'd apparently used a long-forgotten email address to create this account. I had to reactivate that email account, with a recovery email to another email account that I hadn't used in years... Happy to see so many names and avatars that are familiar to me. I can't verbalise how I feel about Prince's passing, other than to say that I am grieving the loss of someone I love dearly, and I am crushed. Prince was the cool older brother I turned to, during my difficult adolescence. He made sex sound simultaneously dirty and heavenly, at a time when the 1980s AIDS Crisis made sex sound sinister and deadly. His "fuck you" attitude towards conventional normalcy empowered me to embrace my being gay. I'm not even talking about the sexual ambiguity in his lyrics here. The clothes and the constant preening & posing & pouting... If a man identifying as straight could appropriate behaviour identified as "being feminine" without caring what others thought, why should I care what others think of me? It's interesting that so many media outlets have focused on his virtuosity as a musician, which was never in question to me. I wish that more credit was given for his lyrics. I've always honed in on lyrics rather than, say, the technical brilliance of a guitar solo. Many of his lyrics are genius - they're absolutely genius poetry really. I didn't follow him as slavishly in recent years. I've never been rich, and a Tidal subscription simply to listen to Prince seemed like an unnecessary debt. I live alone, on a meagre wage. I acquired both Hit 'N' Run Phase One and Two, for free (sorry Prince). I later bought Phase One on CD - I genuinely loved it, and was happy that he was trying something new. Phase Two seemed like he was treading water again, and my interest waned once more. But, I still loved him. I always will. I still checked in on him, Googling to see what he was up to next. I've seen comparisons to David Bowie, over the last two days. There's definitely some similarities, but I'm certain that David Bowie was just a regular guy in sweatpants, behind closed doors; there was a definite divide between the man and his art. Prince was never not "being Prince"... He was more like Willy Wonka than just a pop star, with Paisley Park his magical factory. Bowie's passing saddened me too, but Prince's passing has crushed me. I know that loss makes you angry, and I'm trying not to lay blame. I'm no angrier at Larry Graham's indoctrination of Prince since his passing, than I was over a decade ago. That's all I'll say about that, at this time. I hope you are all coping well, and dealing with recent events, in the best way possible. Don't feel ashamed that you are suffering from grief; it is real, and needs to be processed. Never let anyone make you feel silly for feeling sad. If anybody wants to reach me, I'm justinionn in most places online. I deactivated Fakebook a year ago, and will never reactivate it. Thinking of you all, with love and fond memories. xx | |
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I'm still in shock and disbelief. Didn't see this coming. Although I never knew him personally, I feel like I lost a member of my family. I've been a "fan" of Prince since I was a mere 10 years old. My prayers are with his immediate family and all of us who he affectionately referred to as fam. I will miss you, Sir.
Brian Donald
[Edited 4/23/16 11:02am] Check out my tribute to Prince
http://www.soundclick.com...47524&q=hi | |
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This morning my 13yr old daughter started playing How come U dont call me anymore on the piano. No lyrics, just the great chords.... Now my wife and I am browsing through his albums.
The void is getting bigger and darker, but the Org is the light, energized by beautiful people with beautiful stories.
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Yes! I flew in from Chicago to the One Night Alone Dates in London, October 3 - 5, 2002. On the first day we were waiting in line at the Hammersmith for the box office to open to get our tickets. When we discovered they were seat assignments not in the first 15 rows as promised by NPG Music Club, we brought this issue up during the soundcheck. I was sitting on the front row end seat by the stairs that led up to the stage. We (the NPG Music Club members) stated the facts to Prince that we felt it was unfair, his true fan club members were not in the first 15 rows and how far we travelled to come see him. And Prince said, "Y'all stay where you're sitting," stood up and walked back stage.
We were so happy because we were inside before the general public. When this man and woman came in and said me and the person next to me were in their seats, I explained to them and the usher that Prince told us to sit in these seats and if they had an issue with it, take it up with Prince. Of course that night, Toto (Salvatore!), the girl in the white suit and I got pulled on the stage to dance to 'The Work' from The Rainbow Children album. I won the dance concert. But, when Prince asked me if it's better to be a leader or follower, I couldn't hear him and he put his hand on my shoulder and repeated it again in my ear. My mind disconnected from my body because Prince was touching me. All I could see was the audience and purple dancing lights, it was so hard to wrap my mind around what he was saying because Dude's aura took over my being. Luckily, something clicked in my brain and said to answer, "A follower." Now, that's just one story I have to tell.
Thanks, Prince. You just brought a smile to my face for the first time in two days. | |
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