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Reply #90 posted 05/10/16 2:00pm

LavenderSky

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1contessa said:

Lord have mercy! If "they" killed Prince as he said, then why wouldn't "they" kill him since he's the one talking all the crap about them, why would he still be living? rolleyes

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Reply #91 posted 05/10/16 2:01pm

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steakfinger said:

Not to mention the fact that Warners doesn't own Prince's master recordings. Prince got them ALL back and any deal struck with Warners was a temporary licensing allowing them to release them for a while, but they do not OWN his masters NOR would he have struck a deal handing ownership over to Warner Brothers. There is no "they" and Prince, almost certainly, killed himself. Period.

You mean knowingly, willingly, literally killed himself?

Or killed himself because he was using painkillers and he realized he had a problem when it was too late?

Because I don´t believe he´d kill himself. That would go against his religion and his principles.

Although that book excerpt does sound eerie in hindsight.

What book excerpt are you referring to?

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Reply #92 posted 05/10/16 2:07pm

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paigebuddy2343 said:

KoolEaze said:

You mean knowingly, willingly, literally killed himself?

Or killed himself because he was using painkillers and he realized he had a problem when it was too late?

Because I don´t believe he´d kill himself. That would go against his religion and his principles.

Although that book excerpt does sound eerie in hindsight.

What book excerpt are you referring to?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RNsb_TWgUzcs-ZTcfDLIRtgsG_fcaeBCFDCDuzCALaM/pub

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Reply #93 posted 05/10/16 2:11pm

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Gregory implores you to not just take everything they feed you at face value. Something more is going on. He's hard to take but he does put something on your mind.

There's a difference between healthy skepticism and full on tin foil hat conspiracy theroies and drummed up ideas about assasinations and shit. This is full on "the government did 9/11 and the moon landing was faked" type of stuff.

Also, who is "they"? the government? The media? The Illuminati? Music companies?

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Reply #94 posted 05/10/16 2:13pm

herb4

What's suspect about it? Sounds just like Prince to me.

Superfan1984 said:

Also, I do not believe Prince was killed but I DO find it suspect that he was completely alone at Paisley Park and that there was no will.
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Reply #95 posted 05/10/16 2:21pm

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1contessa said:

Lord have mercy! If "they" killed Prince as he said, then why wouldn't "they" kill him since he's the one talking all the crap about them, why would he still be living? rolleyes



Lol, I was just thinking the same thing.
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Reply #96 posted 05/10/16 2:24pm

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LavenderSky said:



1contessa said:


Lord have mercy! If "they" killed Prince as he said, then why wouldn't "they" kill him since he's the one talking all the crap about them, why would he still be living? rolleyes



thumbs up!



Not to stir the pot more but maybe because he doesn't have the same net worth, & many doubt his credibility, where as Prince was good on both... but really, I was thinking the same thing. lol

He might be grabbing for straws, but I agree that there is more to this than meets the eye. Perhaps not a conspiracy, but we'd be fools to swallow all morsels the media throws at us.

mrwiggles said:
Gregory implores you to not just take everything they feed you at face value. Something more is going on. He's hard to take but he does put something on your mind.


Well put. However, it would serve him well to be more specific. "They" is ambiguous & paranoid, but maybe that's his point, he thinks many people are involved.

The only thing I know for sure is that for a man who risked it all grappling for CONTROL his whole life, it is horribly ironic he died so close to gaining it (from WB), & worse still that his will is missing... neutral
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Reply #97 posted 05/10/16 2:58pm

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purplethunder3121 said:



OnlyNDaUsa said:


someone needs a nap or maybe a sinckers bar?



If he can chew it. That was in bad taste. I'll stop now.



Hmmm. Dick Gregory was also discredited when he said people in this country are too obese and that we should all embrace a vegan diet back in the early 70's. He was a laughing stock to most. Sometimes it takes a while for the masses to catch up.
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Reply #98 posted 05/10/16 3:03pm

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ToraToraDreams said:

I love Dick Gregory. I saw him speak last year. And he was GREAT.



But, man, between what I've seen on Reel Black and that Breakfast club interview -- this man's mind is going fast.



It's not the conspiracy theories, he always fanangled those into something meaningful -- it's how bitter, impatient and ANGRY he's gotten suddenly. He was always boisterous, but I cringe watching him now.



Maybe he's upset about Prince being dead like we all are. And he actually KNEW him.
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Reply #99 posted 05/10/16 3:04pm

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Scarfo said:

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss what Dick Gregory has to say. That man knows things that would keep us up at night. I take what he has to say very serious.



This is why I sat up & paid attention to this. Even though it didn't entirely flow, he has experience with such matters that'd shrivel us, I bet. He knows stuff & I respect him for that. nod
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Reply #100 posted 05/10/16 3:14pm

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filthyrichyuppie said:



filthyrichyuppie said:




RJOrion said:


Dick Gregory has always spoken truth against power...anyone who knows this man's history, knows he is not one to engage in folly and tomfoolery...

Well, you might want to look away when he talks up chemtrails. That hokum has been categorically debunked time and time again. Weak minds don't like facts. Also, try to refute idol worship. He's right on some things, very wrong on others.




...and, with respect to Prince, echoing this nonsense wasn't one of his finer moments.



There so many things that we can absolutely never imagine the government of the United States doing.
But then we hear about experiments in Tuskegee, and people being injected with venereal diseases in poor Latin American countries 50-60 years after the fact. Lets not even get on the fact that the Reagan administration put crack into poor urban neighborhoods. And these are only the things we know about.
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Reply #101 posted 05/10/16 3:18pm

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Iluvmusic78 said:



CynicKill said:




TonyVanDam said:




In saying THAT^, are you implying that Prince was wasting his time having an interest in a few conspiracies? Remember, Prince was aware of the the issues concerning chemtrails.



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Did you see Dick's video though?


He isn't even aware of Prince's relationship with

his neighbors.


And he thinks Prince died on the plane.





I believe he was saying that the airplane incident sealed Princes fate. That it was only a matter of time then. Not that he actually died on the plane




Honestly...I too find it a little odd that after an emergency landing and near death experience Prince hosted a party at Paisley Park. Is there any footage of this event? Also...why was he alone after a near fatal experience less than a full week prior?
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Reply #102 posted 05/10/16 3:22pm

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Superconductor said:

This video fits with the other bs ones on youtube claiming Prince was killed by the illuminati and Prince was killed for Jesus on Passover.
They're all a sandwich short of a picnic!


Do you even know the etymology of the word "picnic"?
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Reply #103 posted 05/10/16 3:26pm

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SapereAude said:

LavenderSky said:



1contessa said:


Lord have mercy! If "they" killed Prince as he said, then why wouldn't "they" kill him since he's the one talking all the crap about them, why would he still be living? rolleyes



thumbs up!



Not to stir the pot more but maybe because he doesn't have the same net worth, & many doubt his credibility, where as Prince was good on both... but really, I was thinking the same thing. lol

He might be grabbing for straws, but I agree that there is more to this than meets the eye. Perhaps not a conspiracy, but we'd be fools to swallow all morsels the media throws at us.

mrwiggles said:
Gregory implores you to not just take everything they feed you at face value. Something more is going on. He's hard to take but he does put something on your mind.


Well put. However, it would serve him well to be more specific. "They" is ambiguous & paranoid, but maybe that's his point, he thinks many people are involved.

The only thing I know for sure is that for a man who risked it all grappling for CONTROL his whole life, it is horribly ironic he died so close to gaining it (from WB), & worse still that his will is missing... neutral
[Edited 5/10/16 14:25pm]

But is it realistically "paranoid" 2 say "They" at this point? Media consolidation is well documented, as is the worldwide distribution of wealth/power, the 1%.
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #104 posted 05/10/16 3:26pm

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mechanicalemotion17 said:

Superconductor said:

This video fits with the other bs ones on youtube claiming Prince was killed by the illuminati and Prince was killed for Jesus on Passover.
They're all a sandwich short of a picnic!


Do you even know the etymology of the word "picnic"?


If you think it's anything to do with lynchings, then I'm afraid you're wrong.
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Reply #105 posted 05/10/16 3:28pm

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mechanicalemotion17 said:

filthyrichyuppie said:



filthyrichyuppie said:




RJOrion said:


Dick Gregory has always spoken truth against power...anyone who knows this man's history, knows he is not one to engage in folly and tomfoolery...

Well, you might want to look away when he talks up chemtrails. That hokum has been categorically debunked time and time again. Weak minds don't like facts. Also, try to refute idol worship. He's right on some things, very wrong on others.




...and, with respect to Prince, echoing this nonsense wasn't one of his finer moments.



There so many things that we can absolutely never imagine the government of the United States doing.
But then we hear about experiments in Tuskegee, and people being injected with venereal diseases in poor Latin American countries 50-60 years after the fact. Lets not even get on the fact that the Reagan administration put crack into poor urban neighborhoods. And these are only the things we know about.


My sentiments exactly. The government does not care about your life. They do not care whether you live or die. In my heart of hearts I believe Bush knew full well what the deal was gonna be on 911. The sheeple are nothing but cattle fully expendable. If you believe otherwise then you have not really taken a look around you nor at the history of this world. Hell they were always tight with the Bin Ladens. Dick wants to pull the covers off of it, pull the sheet off it.

I'm rambling like Dick now.

We just do not know what happened to our beloved. I don't think the autopsy will tell much either. Again, I believe the man died of natural causes. Body just gave it up. Too much physical stress for too long, genetics, workaholic, whatever. I just feel it caught up to him.

However, if some nefarious element did him in well, let's just say I would not be surprised.
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Reply #106 posted 05/10/16 3:33pm

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unknowncheese said:

Dude is a fucking nutbar. End of story. Didn't he once claim the government is putting shit in malt liquor that makes blacks violent towards one another because blacks drink a lot of that crap?



I can't believe anyone takes this stuff seriously. Go back to your Alex Jones fanpages.



Well...the Government does do many things that don't come to light until years later. Sometimes we laugh at the people who have insight and try to school us. I guy I know showed me an experiment he did for his grad school thesis that shows a watermark serial number code in every filter of Newport cigarettes that can be traced back to where they were purchased. He told me about how the perpetrators of an armed robbery were found using this method. And it's been determined and admitted that the government played a role in the crack cocaine epidemic of the 80s
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Reply #107 posted 05/10/16 3:54pm

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"Hell they were always tight with the Bin Ladens."





Business partners! Their names are listed on several documents together
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Reply #108 posted 05/11/16 7:57am

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I´m not familiar with Dick Gregory as a comedian or his later work as some sort of political commentator or conspiracy theorist but while watching this video I did not find him very likeable at all. He keeps saying stuff without saying anything, and his constant "Huh, huh? " got on my nerves real quick, just like him expecting the interviewer to know the answers or "secrets" already.

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And how he stressed that he does not know any entertainers or athletes, and that he´s never met Prince.

I´m actually a bit sad that Prince believed in this guy so much .

Mr.Gregory sounds very rude and impolite, too. What´s with the constant use of the n-word and "motherfucker"? Is that really necessary?

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Reply #109 posted 05/11/16 8:09am

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Sad that many people's minds will get polluted with this man's buffoonery.
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Reply #110 posted 05/11/16 8:13am

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The guy is a complete nutter. Chem trails, conspiracies. It's all nonsense.

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Reply #111 posted 05/11/16 8:37am

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james said:

The guy is a complete nutter. Chem trails, conspiracies. It's all nonsense.




Unfortunately, a lot of folk around here love all that sort of bullshit.
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Reply #112 posted 05/11/16 8:56am

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KoolEaze said:

I´m not familiar with Dick Gregory as a comedian or his later work as some sort of political commentator or conspiracy theorist but while watching this video I did not find him very likeable at all. He keeps saying stuff without saying anything, and his constant "Huh, huh? " got on my nerves real quick, just like him expecting the interviewer to know the answers or "secrets" already.


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And how he stressed that he does not know any entertainers or athletes, and that he´s never met Prince.


I´m actually a bit sad that Prince believed in this guy so much .


Mr.Gregory sounds very rude and impolite, too. What´s with the constant use of the n-word and "motherfucker"? Is that really necessary?


Agree"... Dick Greggory seems like a hateful bitter negative person.
I do think he gets his info from info wars and natural news what he is saying does have some truth (remove his hateful language) it is very possible our current govt is involved. Prince was exposing what many think to be conspiracy theory's and did point out he was not happy with the current president and what was going on in America today. My own personal beliefs....I found what Prince was saying to be true he was a very smart man.
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Reply #113 posted 05/11/16 10:33am

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KoolEaze said:

I´m not familiar with Dick Gregory as a comedian or his later work as some sort of political commentator or conspiracy theorist but while watching this video I did not find him very likeable at all. He keeps saying stuff without saying anything, and his constant "Huh, huh? " got on my nerves real quick, just like him expecting the interviewer to know the answers or "secrets" already.

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And how he stressed that he does not know any entertainers or athletes, and that he´s never met Prince.

I´m actually a bit sad that Prince believed in this guy so much .

Mr.Gregory sounds very rude and impolite, too. What´s with the constant use of the n-word and "motherfucker"? Is that really necessary?

I agree with you. While some folks have theories that could pan out, or at least provoke people to think differently (ie Building 7), it seems ol' Dick purposely finds the 180º answer and spouts it just for the sake of doing so. I wonder if he thinks if he keeps saying stupid shit like this, that one time he'll be right, and he can say "I TOLD YOU SO!". I'd still like to know who 'they' are, and why 'they' are getting away with so much shit, and why no one has stopped 'them'.

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Frankly Alicia Keys is the same way. Honestly - she does that inner "uh huh" chuckle to herself, as if she's in on some hugely wonderful and secret joke that no one else is ever going to be smart enough to understand. But thank Jesus and baby Jesus that she knows. (Look at her at the RnRHOF induction or wherever she was w/ Andre 3000.)

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One of P's biggest hiccups in life was finding something that appealed to him, and just going balls to the wall with it, yet he usually only did it for a short time. It was all very ADHD in some regard (not saying he had ADHD, obviously he could focus and work diligently without distraction). Whether it was chem trails, or the whole Lovesexy period, or finding "the truth" in the early aughts - it's like little pop up fascinations, then it dies off. I cringe when he was on Tavis' show last time and talked about chem trails. I actually fully agree with Prince on voting, and politics, but his Dick inspired "talks" were embarrassing.

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Dick has become a caricature of a caricature.

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Reply #114 posted 05/11/16 10:54am

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I think Dick Gregory is nuts!

Bingo. There is simply too much wrong and misguided information everywhere, and his rantings just perpetuate this practice. Paranoia and conspiracy theories simply prey on the uninformed.

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Reply #115 posted 05/11/16 11:15am

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I do think Dick Gregory is abit insane, however there is something fishy about his death, I just don't and cant believe he didn't have a will, were talking about a guy who was not only talented, but had a extremley high IQ and was a known control freak when it came nearly every aspect of his life..but more strongly to his music and image and there trying to tell us that a man..who often sung about death and the afterlife and often reffering his music as an extension of him-self and his soul and reffering his song's as his "Children".....so there trying to tell us that he left his "Soul" and "Children" to the dog's to fight over, separate and tear apart....

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Reply #116 posted 05/11/16 2:32pm

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If ya'll do some research on Dick gregory, ya'll will see he's been right on a ton of stuff. For that reason, I just can't dismiss what he has to say. It broke my heart when I read about his random encounter with Michael Jackson before weeks before he died. I'm not gonna spoil it, but it's definitely worth an read.

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Reply #117 posted 05/11/16 2:33pm

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PurpleDiamonds1 said:

KoolEaze said:

I´m not familiar with Dick Gregory as a comedian or his later work as some sort of political commentator or conspiracy theorist but while watching this video I did not find him very likeable at all. He keeps saying stuff without saying anything, and his constant "Huh, huh? " got on my nerves real quick, just like him expecting the interviewer to know the answers or "secrets" already.

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And how he stressed that he does not know any entertainers or athletes, and that he´s never met Prince.

I´m actually a bit sad that Prince believed in this guy so much .

Mr.Gregory sounds very rude and impolite, too. What´s with the constant use of the n-word and "motherfucker"? Is that really necessary?

...it is very possible our current govt is involved.

No it's not.

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Reply #118 posted 05/11/16 2:35pm

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I do think Dick Gregory is abit insane, however there is something fishy about his death, I just don't and cant believe he didn't have a will...

Well, if he did, it would have been filed. He probably didn't have one because had no heirs and likely didn't think about dying much.

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Reply #119 posted 05/11/16 3:35pm

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No need to call him names. He's an elder who's done much work. Have a little respect please.
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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