Since Prince's death, several of his friends (Van Jones, Demaris, etc.) have commented on Twitter or wherever that they are protecting his privacy (like this from Demaris: https://twitter.com/Damar...1085883392 ).

I have such mixed feelings about people close to him who may know things about his health struggles, death circumstances, etc. keeping their knowledge private. On the one hand, props to them -- they're honoring his wishes and memory in a way that they feel respects him. On the other hands, there are those of us who have long -- in some case, many-decade -- "relationships" with Prince that, while not face-to-face, were extremely meaningful to us, too. And not knowing more about what was going with him is nearly as hard for some of uis as having an in-person friend die and simply not knowing why they're gone or what they were dealing with.

What do you orgers think? Should Prince's friends continue to respect his privacy as they did when he was alive? Or should they help ease the minds of the many of Prince's "friends" like us, by sharing more info that might help us understand? I'm not sure myself...

BillieBalloon said:

The problem about sharing info is it will fall into the hands of the tabloids. There's simply no way to keep it excusively for fans.

I agree there's no way that info could be shared only with fans and no one else. I guess I was thinking more about the option of people who know some things about Prince's personal struggles sharing that info publicly (I suppose I really don't care what tabloids say one way or the other -- their job is to sell salacious stuff and that's what they'll do).

I guess I just find it frustrating, in a way, when I read comments from his peronal friends that "real friends" respect his privacy, while some of his fans also consider themselves Prince's "friends" of sorts, or at least people with long and meaningful relationships with him.

I guess I'm just in the "need to know more" camp.

without going into details.. maybe parts of his battle with pain can possibly help save another person's life. and I'm sure Prince would want his experience to do that.

Dolphinking23 said:

disch said:

Since Prince's death, several of his friends (Van Jones, Demaris, etc.) have commented on Twitter or wherever that they are protecting his privacy (like this from Demaris: https://twitter.com/Damar...1085883392 ).

I have such mixed feelings about people close to him who may know things about his health struggles, death circumstances, etc. keeping their knowledge private. On the one hand, props to them -- they're honoring his wishes and memory in a way that they feel respects him. On the other hands, there are those of us who have long -- in some case, many-decade -- "relationships" with Prince that, while not face-to-face, were extremely meaningful to us, too. And not knowing more about what was going with him is nearly as hard for some of uis as having an in-person friend die and simply not knowing why they're gone or what they were dealing with.

What do you orgers think? Should Prince's friends continue to respect his privacy as they did when he was alive? Or should they help ease the minds of the many of Prince's "friends" like us, by sharing more info that might help us understand? I'm not sure myself...

I think they should absolutely guard Prince's privacy; although, I doubt that Jones and Demaris know anything substantive about his health.

Dolphinking23 said:

without going into details.. maybe parts of his battle with pain can possibly help save another person's life. and I'm sure Prince would want his experience to do that.

agreed

Absolutely they should respect his wishes.

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At this point, I don't think I'd feel empowered by knowing all the ins and outs of either his private life or his health issues.

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As much as we think we knew him, he remained an enigma until the end and I'm more than happy for the enigma to continue beyond his death.

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Actually, saying that, sometimes enigmas lead to crazy-assed conspiracies which I also think do damage to his legacy.

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I'm only a fan. I didn't know him. I knew his music, intimately, but he didn't owe me anything. I'm devastated he's gone, but I still get an odd satisfaction of STILL not knowing the man.

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Holy Moly. Damaris is hot.

I think they should, everyone close to him should because really what's the point of any information regarding what he was going through if it's not coming directly from him? Anyone could say anything desperate to prove how close he was to them & so on- without his input we'll never truly know. He didn't speak on it when he was alive so I personally don't need anyone else to speak for him now. Fans are just that- fans, he might have called us friends but we shouldn't take that too literally.

The only thing now is the police investigation which should be discussed by the police when necessary. Even the sheriff spoke about wanting to protect Prince's privacy. If friends, collaborators or employees feel the need to talk about private things we should question why they feel the need to do it in public & take everything with a pinch of salt. Everyone should keep celebrating, keep remembering the things that brought us joy, keep dancing & make sure everyone knows he was a lot more than Purple Rain!!!

I've studied lots of great men, eventually everyone tells there side of the story. Everyone involved in Elvis' life has told everything they know and a good many got a book deal out of the relationship. When the dust settles and these people want a little cash they'll talk. sad but true.

PeteSilas said:

Camille2016 said:

I wish everyone completely respects his privacy - 100%. Unfortunately I know that will not happen, especially in this day and age.

Dolphinking23 said:

Judith didn't reveal anything we didn't really already know. She shared her experience of it. All it did was explain to me why she was having such a rough time of it particularly. If Prince had lived, he likely would not have heard anything more about the plane incident other than it being attributed to the flu. I doubt we would know if he was in treatment. But all of that is out there now anyway. I don't see any harm done to anyone.

Besides, privacy after death is more about protecting the living family of the deceased. I don't see how what people are revealing (like Judith) is hurtful to them in anyway.

they will as they did while he was alive....the truth is out there..but not for people like those on here

Purpleone4Eva said:

Purpleone4Eva said:

Judith didn't reveal anything we didn't really already know. She shared her experience of it.

Agree. She shared her own experience and she has every right to do that, and it's fine. I appreciate her doing so.

As for the topic of Prince's privacy generally: One question I have is, What does that mean now that he's dead? Does privacy mean the the same for a dead person as a living person? And how do people know what his wishes were after his death (esp. since there appears to be no will etc.)? These various friends who say they're protecting his privacy -- we assume they know exactly what he wanted and thought etc. But maybe they're wrong -- we have no real way of knowing any of this.

rogifan said:

if confidentiality agreements terminate upon death, then I think we will eventually see tell all books. That man must have ordered blank gag orders in bulk.

The only reason i see to keep secrets would be if something like AIDS was happening. I can see them not wanting to release that (but it will get out anyways).

Otherwise, they are harming his legacy by not speaking out on his pain, his medical conditions etc. Because if they don't speak up, the gossip rumor continues....he's already looked upon as another musician who overdosed on drugs by the general public (ho hum).

We (his true fans) are willing to do the work to uphold his legacy, but his friends are giving us no ammunition to fight with by keeping quiet. Speculation gets us nowhere. Prince was about THE TRUTH, and there is only one truth, so go runtellthat.

2elijah said:

Revolution said:

The only reason i see to keep secrets would be if something like AIDS was happening. I can see them not wanting to release that (but it will get out anyways).

Otherwise, they are harming his legacy by not speaking out on his pain, his medical conditions etc. Because if they don't speak up, the gossip rumor continues....he's already looked upon as another musician who overdosed on drugs by the general public (ho hum).

We (his true fans) are willing to do the work to uphold his legacy, but his friends are giving us no ammunition to fight with by keeping quiet. Speculation gets us nowhere. Prince was about THE TRUTH, and there is only one truth, so go runtellthat.

This ^^ A few days after P's passing a friend of my husband's had stopped at our house. I was watching video's of P on my phone and the first thing the guy said was "didn't he die of AIDS?" I simply said the cause of death isn't released but that is most likely not true. Although people no matter what are going to continue to spread untrue "facts" like the National Inquirer, people who did not follow him and believe that will not know any different if they don't really follow true worthy news channels, magazines, etc.