Lots of funny comments here

(To be fair though, hardcore Prince fans on this board spout a lot of nonsensical "facts" about artists they aren't as familiar with too.)

Stump the newbs! When they profess their newfound fandom - ask them their favorite Lovesexy track.

When they say Alphabet Street ring the buzzer and remind them the whole CD was a SINGLE TRACK.

Then congratulate yourself for feeling smug

"A wonderful trip through our time
And laughter is all you pay

Around the world in 80 days
Around the world in 80 days"

Yeah, try singing that without laughing

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SquirrelMeat said:

I was at a village BBQ this afternoon and there was a guy who said he was in mourning becasue of Prince.

I asked him if he was a big fan and he said, the biggest. So I asked he the last gig he went to. 'Oh sadly never got around to that' he said.

I asked him if he had a lot of the music and he said ' I have all of it. Purple Rain, 1999 and Around the World in 80 Days'.

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Around the World in 80 Days , missed that one lol

KingSausage said:

McD said:

My other half said 'I'll never see him live now. Oh well.' I said 'You did! I took you! Hop Farm?' 'Was that Prince?'

Oh god....

Se7en said:

I'm hearing so much crap from people. 'huge fans' who don't seem to own any albums being the most common.

I cringe when I hear 'I never got a chance to see him live. So you weren't available on any of those 21 nights at the 02 then? Or any of the hit not run dates?

People are so fake and insincere it makes me shudder.

I have way more respect for people if they said they weren't too interested.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

The Monday after a woman I know as singing Head all jacked up... and I told her she was getting it wrong and she looks at me all crazy and asked "What you know about Prince?" and I said "Well I know the words to Head"

djThunderfunk said:

I'm having a hard time not being an ass with anyone that tries to share music or facts they just discovered with me as if I didn't already have it or know it.

I've managed to keep it at, "Aww, that's cute! But yeah, I already know! Thanks for trying."
Which, now that I think about it, I guess I'm still being a bit of an ass after all. I could react worse, I suppose...

I just give them the deadpan "yeah, I know." Or "actually, that's wrong" and then give them the correct information before giving them the once over/eye roll and walking away. Don't try to sit there and tell me about my Prince like you've been a fan for more than 5 minutes. Mama don't play that.

FrancisRaphael said:

Yes, excellent post. I find myself being defensive about these sorts of things too. People getting hip to someone they really didn't care too much about (i.e. didn't buy or listen to his music for decades) as some sort of grief-junkies.

And the comment above about him suddenly being revered (by some) as merely an 'axe-god' are spot-on. Some are trying to box him into a conservative culturally acceptable narrative which is easier for popular comsumption. It's like those dull males I had to argue endlessly with as a teenager who disdained him for the most superficial reasons ("Look at his clothes! He must be gay!"), and their modern-day contemporaries, are only capable of revering him once they can configure him in their preferred, depressingly conservative, 'axe-god' mode or trope.

I feel the same way. It irritates me that 20 years ago in high school, the people who would call me "that fag who likes Prince" are now singing his praises to no end. And moreso, those who only recognize his guitar prowess without crediting his other abilities, do so because it reinforces that masculine sterotype which society and mainstream finds so acceptable. To me, the one thing that comes through in Prince's music, more than in any other artist, is his passion. That's what always has attracted me to him. So wether he's playing a blistering guitar solo or screaming "do me baby, like you've never done before ..." he always captivates me. Some of my favorite preformances where the one's he did of Just My Imagination on the Sign O' The Times Tour during the Aftershows. He would do those amazing guitar solos and then break it down and do the adlib part in his falsetto: "I treated you so strong, made love to you all night long. Bought u diamond rings, gave u everything." For much the same reason I loved the Sister / Adore Medley he did on the Lovesexy Tour with that blistering guitar solo and then at the end just his falsetto against the organ / keyboards / saxophone singing "I'll give u anything you're heart desires, I'll take u higher & higher, If u let me." That's why I love Prince. Sorry if I strayed off topic.

We all know us here are the true hugest, hardcoredest SUPERMEGA fans, the True Purple Breed, the Guardians of the Paisley Galaxy... and more!

We are forced to live in a world where other, less meticulously informed individuals also like and even love some of his biggest hits, individuals that may even own more than one of his albums but not 37 of them plus an almost equal number of albums with bootlegged material.

The fact we have to share him with them is admittedly undignified, but I urge the Purple Congregation to "think about the future" because we depend on less dedicated self-described "fans" to eventually get what has yet to be released. The record companies will only be interested if they think enough people consider themselves Prince fans.

So it is imperative that next time you meet someone who clearly is not an admirer of your magnitude, you hold your nose and promptly play along so as to boost the person's (wrong) impression they are actual real fans.

Here are some suggested replies to some of the things you might hear:

Them: "Back in the day, I really loved his hit "I want your sex"

You: "Then you absolutely need to get the sequel, "Sex in the summer" -- it's on Emancipation".

Them: "Oh man, I get chills listening to that "Untitled" song he gave to that naked guy."

You: "Then you need to get your hands on Sign O' The Times, specifically Adore".

Them: "My brightest memory is dancing to his song, "Oh Sheila!" but I just can't find it on any of his albums!"

You: "It's a sad story -- they were engaged to be married but they had a fight so he had to song removed. But run and get A Glamourous Life and Romance 1600, it's just as great!"

Basically, just humor everybody, lie for the cause and let them think they're worthy. It's the only way.

[Edited 5/1/16 13:11pm]

My partner is from Poland, and while her English is very good, it's not great. Sometimes things are lost to her in translation. On the day that Prince passed, I had heard what had happened from news clips and about an hour later my partner called me in a fluster and blurted out "Prince William has died!" I camly said "No, it's Prince that's died honey," she said "Yes Prince William....how sad," I said "It's Prince the musician that's died." She replied with "OH!...I'm so sorry." Somewhere through hearing about in on the radio she had not listened properly and jumped to the conclusion it was William that was dead....bless her.

Aerogram said:

We all know us here are the true hugest, hardcoredest SUPERMEGA fans, the True Purple Breed, the Guardians of the Paisley Galaxy... and more!

We are forced to live in a world where other, less meticulously informed individuals also like and even love some of his biggest hits, individuals that may even own more than one of his albums but not 37 of them plus an almost equal number of albums with bootlegged material.

The fact we have to share him with them is admittedly undignified, but I urge the Purple Congregation to "think about the future" because we depend on less dedicated self-described "fans" to eventually get what has yet to be released. The record companies will only be interested if they think enough people consider themselves Prince fans.

So it is imperative that next time you meet someone who clearly is not an admirer of your magnitude, you hold your nose and promptly play along so as to boost the person's (wrong) impression they are actual real fans.

Here are some suggested replies to some of the things you might hear:

Them: "Back in the day, I really loved his hit "I want your sex"

You: "Then you absolutely need to get the sequel, "Sex in the summer" -- it's on Emancipation".

Them: "Oh man, I get chills listening to that "Untitled" song he gave to that naked guy."

You: "Then you need to get your hands on Sign O' The Times, specifically Adore".

Them: "My brightest memory is dancing to his song, "Oh Sheila!" but I just can't find it on any of his albums!"

You: "It's a sad story -- they were engaged to be married but they had a fight so he had to song removed. But run and get A Glamourous Life and Romance 1600, it's just as great!"

Basically, just humor everybody, lie for the cause and let them think they're worthy. It's the only way.

Aerogram said:

FUNKNROLL said:

Aerogram said:

We all know us here are the true hugest, hardcoredest SUPERMEGA fans, the True Purple Breed, the Guardians of the Paisley Galaxy... and more!

We are forced to live in a world where other, less meticulously informed individuals also like and even love some of his biggest hits, individuals that may even own more than one of his albums but not 37 of them plus an almost equal number of albums with bootlegged material.

The fact we have to share him with them is admittedly undignified, but I urge the Purple Congregation to "think about the future" because we depend on less dedicated self-described "fans" to eventually get what has yet to be released. The record companies will only be interested if they think enough people consider themselves Prince fans.

So it is imperative that next time you meet someone who clearly is not an admirer of your magnitude, you hold your nose and promptly play along so as to boost the person's (wrong) impression they are actual real fans.

Here are some suggested replies to some of the things you might hear:

Them: "Back in the day, I really loved his hit "I want your sex"

You: "Then you absolutely need to get the sequel, "Sex in the summer" -- it's on Emancipation".

Them: "Oh man, I get chills listening to that "Untitled" song he gave to that naked guy."

You: "Then you need to get your hands on Sign O' The Times, specifically Adore".

Them: "My brightest memory is dancing to his song, "Oh Sheila!" but I just can't find it on any of his albums!"

You: "It's a sad story -- they were engaged to be married but they had a fight so he had to song removed. But run and get A Glamourous Life and Romance 1600, it's just as great!"

Basically, just humor everybody, lie for the cause and let them think they're worthy. It's the only way.

[Edited 5/1/16 13:11pm]

LMAO post of the week

The MOST hilarious thing is people are now willing to pay $50 for Emancipation, Rave, Musicology, 3121, etc...when a month ago you could get them for under 2 bucks used. I could resist I had to sell a few of my cds. Then I wanted them back LOL (luckily I found them again for cheap- all in all I made a profit though)

Aerogram said:

FUNKNROLL said:

Aerogram said:

We all know us here are the true hugest, hardcoredest SUPERMEGA fans, the True Purple Breed, the Guardians of the Paisley Galaxy... and more!

We are forced to live in a world where other, less meticulously informed individuals also like and even love some of his biggest hits, individuals that may even own more than one of his albums but not 37 of them plus an almost equal number of albums with bootlegged material.

The fact we have to share him with them is admittedly undignified, but I urge the Purple Congregation to "think about the future" because we depend on less dedicated self-described "fans" to eventually get what has yet to be released. The record companies will only be interested if they think enough people consider themselves Prince fans.

So it is imperative that next time you meet someone who clearly is not an admirer of your magnitude, you hold your nose and promptly play along so as to boost the person's (wrong) impression they are actual real fans.

Here are some suggested replies to some of the things you might hear:

Them: "Back in the day, I really loved his hit "I want your sex"

You: "Then you absolutely need to get the sequel, "Sex in the summer" -- it's on Emancipation".

Them: "Oh man, I get chills listening to that "Untitled" song he gave to that naked guy."

You: "Then you need to get your hands on Sign O' The Times, specifically Adore".

Them: "My brightest memory is dancing to his song, "Oh Sheila!" but I just can't find it on any of his albums!"

You: "It's a sad story -- they were engaged to be married but they had a fight so he had to song removed. But run and get A Glamourous Life and Romance 1600, it's just as great!"

Basically, just humor everybody, lie for the cause and let them think they're worthy. It's the only way.

[Edited 5/1/16 13:11pm]

Oh Sheila - brilliant. Sadly true. I've experienced that one.

To this DAY I have people arguing with me, saying that Oh Sheila is a Prince song. AAAHHH!!!

You people are no fun. There's nothing wrong with findings some light-hearted humor in things like saying this-or-that not-stellar Pr....

Nah, fuck it. If you don't want to join the discussion and just laugh and roll your eyes a bit (recognizing that golly gee some people might want to find things to laugh at in the wake of April's shittiness) just move the fuck on and ignore this thread. This is a discussion for people just want to share some giggled about the fans who aren't totally obsessed as we are are saying right now. This isn't a sounding board for you to come on here and police shit. Move the fuck along.