Shit they werent there much to begin with now I feel like we finally getting it back to the way it was

Also, a case in point, is me personally!! I have health problems of my own to worry about now at this point in time, and if that doesnt take first precedent in my life, then I wont be around to listen to his music, which is his lifetime legacy, that he left for us to enjoy FOREVER!!!

Prince will be breaking news again when the inevitable criminal charges are made public.

PurpleSpirit319 said:

avajane said:

Let's be honest with no will, he left a a bit of a mess and we'll see how all of that enfolds in the coming years. Not to mention the possibility of people writing books, doing interviews where they tell their side of their story and where Prince may not be shown in the best possible light. Things might get messy and you might wish things would be as calm as they are right now.

U have no idea how the Org has waited for those delicious stories but nah it aint happening prince has that on lock from the grave. U see nobody has said shit!!!

nursev said:

funksterr said:

Mikhail63 said:

A few days after the shocking news of his passing, because there was so much overwhelming coverage I started compiling all the myriad online news articles, obituaries/remembrances, reviews and career retrospectives, and longer articles about Prince's life, music and influence on our culture, and have edited and ordered them (in a loose fashion) in order to print the whole thing and have it bound, for my own personal use. At present, this project is around 320 pages, text only! It'll be something to treasure in the future months and years, I'm sure.

What a great idea Mikhail63! No doubt this will bring you much pleasure

purplethunder3121 said:

Look at it this way--now, Prince can go back to being our's...

That's right ... "if anybody ask's you, you belong Prince ..."

cardinal said:

nursev said:

U have no idea how the Org has waited for those delicious stories but nah it aint happening prince has that on lock from the grave. U see nobody has said shit!!!

he got a rainstorm in miami for pr during the super bowl...the little dude could command some shit....just sayin'

Indeed he could...so aint nothing coming out. Which may include the autopsy results sadly. We may never know.

I don't give a sh*t about the world's attention. He rarely got the level of world attention that his talent warranted anyway, so what's new? He'll always have a place in my heart, and I don't think the Org is going anywhere soon. His legacy will always be the music, not the number of column inches dedicated to speculation, sentiment (much of it empty and self serving), rumour and lies.

If YOU know how good Prince was, do you really need validation from on-going tributes and stories? Just put your earbuds in and blast out SOTT or Dirty Mind, or whatever.... and that's all the attention he needs now.

Yewdale said:

I don't give a sh*t about the world's attention. He rarely got the level of world attention that his talent warranted anyway, so what's new? He'll always have a place in my heart, and I don't think the Org is going anywhere soon. His legacy will always be the music, not the number of column inches dedicated to speculation, sentiment (much of it empty and self serving), rumour and lies.

If YOU know how good Prince was, do you really need validation from on-going tributes and stories? Just put your earbuds in and blast out SOTT or Dirty Mind, or whatever.... and that's all the attention he needs now.

On the tv side of it we usually get a breakdown of biggest fans for this musician or that musician or celeb from time to time.I think once the autopsy report finally comes out they will start having fan,family and friend sitdown segments prob on gma,today,20/20 about prince.When i do i will contact the moderator and give her the BD of what they're seeking if its ok when the time comes.Maybe they will dedicate a segment to the org fam They may even fly people in .

nursev said:

Yewdale said:

Yewdale said:

I don't give a sh*t about the world's attention. He rarely got the level of world attention that his talent warranted anyway, so what's new? He'll always have a place in my heart, and I don't think the Org is going anywhere soon. His legacy will always be the music, not the number of column inches dedicated to speculation, sentiment (much of it empty and self serving), rumour and lies.

If YOU know how good Prince was, do you really need validation from on-going tributes and stories? Just put your earbuds in and blast out SOTT or Dirty Mind, or whatever.... and that's all the attention he needs now.

I could not agree more!

Yewdale said:

I knew he would be forgotten. THis is why I didnt buy all the boo hoo bullshit right after he left. It was a bunch of people talking about Purple Rain who didnt really know or care about his career or the unparalleled body of work that he gave us.

I wouldn't be surprised if any of the vault material gets released and turns out to be the best stuff he ever did but gets ignored by anyone except the loyal fanbase. It is the state of the world unfortunately

I am kind of glad the media attention has died down because it was so distressing and cruel at times, and I will be glad when can have him back to ourselves (with any new fans that come along here) and discuss his music and talents within the group as always. I have cried everyday since his passing and I have come to realise I do need to settle down and get on with trying to be normal again (whatever that is) but I realise it is going to be hard not to cry at certain songs etc. A friend of mine said to me "Prince was an important part of your life, it is OK to grieve, he deserves it" but I know the world has moved on and I cant be stuck in this grief cycle. I say that now as I feel a little happier today, but tomorrow I may be back to square one - I tend to swing alot between the grief and normal and I guess that is to be expected to.

Yewdale said:

FUNKYNESS said:

I knew he would be forgotten. THis is why I didnt buy all the boo hoo bullshit right after he left. It was a bunch of people talking about Purple Rain who didnt really know or care about his career or the unparalleled body of work that he gave us.

I wouldn't be surprised if any of the vault material gets released and turns out to be the best stuff he ever did but gets ignored by anyone except the loyal fanbase. It is the state of the world unfortunately

I agree (with the bolded) wholeheartedly.

BillieBalloon said:

Yewdale said:

I don't give a sh*t about the world's attention. He rarely got the level of world attention that his talent warranted anyway, so what's new? He'll always have a place in my heart, and I don't think the Org is going anywhere soon. His legacy will always be the music, not the number of column inches dedicated to speculation, sentiment (much of it empty and self serving), rumour and lies.

If YOU know how good Prince was, do you really need validation from on-going tributes and stories? Just put your earbuds in and blast out SOTT or Dirty Mind, or whatever.... and that's all the attention he needs now.

Whilst I agree with much of what you have said I do think the world did at least know how talented he was while he was alive. He toured the world to packed venues. I don't know what part of the world youre in but outside of the States the man was appreciated and acknowledged. Even if they weren't hardcore fans people bought tickets to his shows because they KNEW they would get a fantastic experience. Yes the media attention has died down, it was bound to. It has died down for Bowie as well. However we still miss him and it's a daily thing for us.

To me, anyway, it is unrealistic to think that the news of a death of ANY major star, albeit music, film, or otherwise would warrant constant wall-to-wall 24/7 news coverage for weeks or even months or years on end!! I mean, are we still getting constant coverage on the death of Michael Jackson since his passing in 2009?? No we are not!! Are we still getting constant coverage on David Bowie?? No we are not!! So, it is inconceivable that we are gonna get constant 24/7 wall-to-wall coverage of Princes passing!! The news media has other important world events to cover(like Obamas' historic state visit to Japan to heal the wounds of Hiroshima, for example). Life, eventually, has to return back to normal!!

nursev said:

I have been a Prince fan since I was 9 years old and his death truly hurt me, but yesterday before I went to work I gathered all my Prince stuff and I do mean everything. Posters, t-shirts,cd cases, books and vinyl and found the biggest boxes I have and went about the hurtful business of putting them away. I have not got around to putting them in the closet yet I guess it'll take a few more days to do that, but life has and will move on. As long as I'm alive Prince will always be in my heart and I have his gift of music to carry me along the way.

CD cases, :-|That doesn't mean you are not going to listen to his music anymore, does it?

nursev said:

I have been a Prince fan since I was 9 years old and his death truly hurt me, but yesterday before I went to work I gathered all my Prince stuff and I do mean everything. Posters, t-shirts,cd cases, books and vinyl and found the biggest boxes I have and went about the hurtful business of putting them away. I have not got around to putting them in the closet yet I guess it'll take a few more days to do that, but life has and will move on. As long as I'm alive Prince will always be in my heart and I have his gift of music to carry me along the way.

Why are u packing all your Prince memorabilia and stuff away just because he has died?? I am not and I am sure millions of other fans are not doing that!! In fact you should see my place right now!! I have so much Prince stuff lying around(magazines, Cds, books, posters, etc.), and everything will continue to be "out in the open" in my place, not relegated to boxes in a closet!! I am still listening to his music(the only REAL HONEST TRUE way to remember him and to carry on his legacy in my opinion), will still continue to collect stuff, download music and live the Purple Life, only in a different way!!!

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NorthC said:

It happens. Life goes on. We can't expect the whole world to keep grieving for our favourite artist.

Exactly. It's been over a month, the world was focused on Prince a lot longer than most celebrities.

Remember, Prince absolutely detested dwelling on the past. He was always moving forward, and so should we.

cardinal said:

Yewdale said:

I don't give a sh*t about the world's attention. He rarely got the level of world attention that his talent warranted anyway, so what's new? He'll always have a place in my heart, and I don't think the Org is going anywhere soon. His legacy will always be the music, not the number of column inches dedicated to speculation, sentiment (much of it empty and self serving), rumour and lies.

If YOU know how good Prince was, do you really need validation from on-going tributes and stories? Just put your earbuds in and blast out SOTT or Dirty Mind, or whatever.... and that's all the attention he needs now.

U R right. we should not need the ok of the world to affirm his awesomeness, and as many have said, much of the world dissed him when he was here. i just felt some sadness at the idea that for so many, he so quickly faded into the past. like the world just doesn't care.then again, the world is a harsh place, as we are often reminded.

It was August 1985, and Raspberry Beret had just stalled at #25 on the U.K Charts. Madonna held both of the top 2 slots with Into The Groove & Holiday, while such luminaries as Princess (I kid you not), Amazulu and Five Star were charting much higher than Prince. And this was 1985, when Prince was supposed to be God. It was that very week that I decided it didn't really matter to me if I was the only person on earth who knew how good he was...at least I knew.

I was just turning 16 then, and of course the teenage me still loved it when Lovesexy hit #1 and Kiss hit #6 and so on and so on, but it didn't matter. The success or failure of a single or album was fleeting, but I still had the albums and no one could take them away from me, though lord knows my dear departed mother tried, lol.

The day my dad died, I was sitting with my brother on a bench in the hospital gardens, and there in the distance we saw a bus going in to town. My dad had just died and yet people were still going in to town, going to work, doing shopping, laughing and joking. It seemed wrong, as if the world should have stopped, or at least paused for a minute or two. But it didn't. So I did understand what you meant, on both points and I'm glad you saw that I wasn't being pissy with you. It's just, it really doesn't matter.