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Thread started 05/13/16 5:10pm

Cloreen

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Prince Wrote About Medication Addiction In His Lyrics

Listening to "The Truth" album I came across these rather prescient lyrics from the song "Fascination." Sad. The guy knew the dangers of pain medication; yet he still got sucked up into it. Lesson for all.

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The headache that U moan about feels much better than the treatment would.
The pills gonna leave a side effect
That'll take another pill 2 correct
And the whole thing is leaving U feeling less than good.

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Reply #1 posted 05/13/16 5:16pm

Marrk

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Obviously 'My Little Pill' too. Hell, even 'Pop Life'.

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Reply #2 posted 05/13/16 5:19pm

jodznsez

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could be right, but could be euphemisms too.

often in lyrics, by lots of artists, love/sex is refered to as a drug, or in this case, and many other cases, a pill.


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Reply #3 posted 05/13/16 5:20pm

joelmarable

Wow,word,thats deep.caught up in hollywood. I googled musicians who died of drug overdose. I could not believe my eyes check it out, listed yearly.will shock u.
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Reply #4 posted 05/13/16 5:20pm

cardinal

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Cloreen said:

Listening to "The Truth" album I came across these rather prescient lyrics from the song "Fascination." Sad. The guy knew the dangers of pain medication; yet he still got sucked up into it. Lesson for all.


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The headache that U moan about feels much better than the treatment would.
The pills gonna leave a side effect
That'll take another pill 2 correct
And the whole thing is leaving U feeling less than good.




we really don't know yet what he may or may not have gotten sucked into. he may have had a terminal illness. he may have had a bad reaction. dr drew said that thousands of people die every year taking meds AS PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR. the stuff is often lethal, even when used as directed.

prince does not strike me as one to abuse his body in any way. he wouldn't even get a tattoo.
"If u love somebody, your life won't be in vain
And there's always a rainbow, at the end of every rain."--peace and love, dear prince.....
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Reply #5 posted 05/13/16 5:26pm

avajane

Whether he used painkillers for hip pain or whether he experimented with drugs in the past, who knows. I just don't like how the media is making hin be the poster child of the opiod epidemic.
Love is God,
God is Love
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Reply #6 posted 05/13/16 5:57pm

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Marrk said:

Obviously 'My Little Pill' too. Hell, even 'Pop Life'.

And "Pop Life" was partially about Morris Day's addiction problems that he was well into by 1984.

Every day when I awake, the greatest of joys is mine: that of being ME.
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Reply #7 posted 05/13/16 7:48pm

LuxLove

I'm not new to Prince by any means but new to this site so not quite a johnny come lately!

I am wondering how we got confirmation about Prince taking pain meds? When did this happen? I have tried very much to focus only on his music because knowing how private he was the whole TMZ /National Enquirer mess turns my stomach so I've stayed away from most of the news. Has addiction been confirmed?

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