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Thread started 05/11/16 9:38am

rhiannon83

Did Prince have any piercings and tattoos?

The ear bling he wore for instance, was it through a piercing or just a clip on?

Also did he have any tattoos?

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Reply #1 posted 05/11/16 10:35am

Dangelus

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Didn't he have the symbol tattoo on the side of his head? (Only visible when shaved very short).

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Reply #2 posted 05/11/16 10:38am

avajane

Dangelus said:

Didn't he have the symbol tattoo on the side of his head? (Only visible when shaved very short).


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Reply #3 posted 05/11/16 10:40am

ludwig

rhiannon83 said:

Also did he have any tattoos?

"Tattoo-less and proud, yeah" - Clouds from the AOA album.

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Reply #4 posted 05/11/16 10:41am

Angelsoncrack

You mean the one where you can see it on the Emancipation album inlay? I don't think that's a tat. I think it was just drawn on in eyeliner like the 'slave' on his face.

As for piercings, he had one of his ears pierced. Check out the Lovesexy days/Purple Rain where he gives Apollonia his earing.

Edit: Had to change 'has' to 'had' cry

[Edited 5/11/16 10:42am]

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Reply #5 posted 05/11/16 10:48am

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Mayte mentioned in one of the vids he didn't have any tattoos.
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Reply #6 posted 05/11/16 10:48am

OnlyNDaUsa

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I am pretty sure for a time he had pierced ears but that as it...

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Reply #7 posted 05/11/16 10:49am

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"Top of your voice be higher than the crowd, Tattoo-less and proud, yeah, we'll get to something higher that doesn't require clouds" - Prince, Clouds 2014.

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Reply #8 posted 05/11/16 10:51am

steakfinger

Dangelus said:

Didn't he have the symbol tattoo on the side of his head? (Only visible when shaved very short).

No. That was written with the same thing he wrote "Slave" on his cheek with. Sometimes it was there, other times it was not. No tattoos is his Clouds lyrics are to believed. He had an ear piercing from at least Purple Rain and in some pics you can still see the indention. It was in his right ear. I don't know of any other piercings, though. I get the impression that he liked to stay away from that stuff, especially in more recent times. The Old Testament frowns MIGHTILY on tattoos.

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Reply #9 posted 05/11/16 10:52am

ludwig

Angelsoncrack said:

You mean the one where you can see it on the Emancipation album inlay? I don't think that's a tat. I think it was just drawn on in eyeliner like the 'slave' on his face.

He and Mayte once had some henna tattos on their hands. They're not permanent. It was a trend back then, a lot of celebrities had it back then, like Madonna for example.

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Reply #10 posted 05/11/16 11:40am

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Reply #11 posted 05/11/16 12:40pm

Dangelus

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steakfinger said:

Dangelus said:

Didn't he have the symbol tattoo on the side of his head? (Only visible when shaved very short).

No. That was written with the same thing he wrote "Slave" on his cheek with. Sometimes it was there, other times it was not. No tattoos is his Clouds lyrics are to believed. He had an ear piercing from at least Purple Rain and in some pics you can still see the indention. It was in his right ear. I don't know of any other piercings, though. I get the impression that he liked to stay away from that stuff, especially in more recent times. The Old Testament frowns MIGHTILY on tattoos.

OK that makes more sense.

I think I must have read the same thing this person did:

http://prince.org/msg/7/61533

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Reply #12 posted 05/11/16 1:33pm

nursev

Why mess up a beautiful body like that with some tattoos? lol

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Reply #13 posted 05/11/16 2:11pm

CherryMoon57

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SquirrelMeat said:

"Top of your voice be higher than the crowd, Tattoo-less and proud, yeah, we'll get to something higher that doesn't require clouds" - Prince, Clouds 2014.

I love this

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