anangellooksdown said:

Some have said it was all for girls. Some have said it as all for fame. Some have said it was all for money. Some have said it was all for love. Some have said it was all for control. Some have said it was all for social causes. Some have said it was all about the music. All the concerts, the mentoring, the encouraging, the discipline and hard work, the being available, the being a friend... And even the fun. It was all for God. He knew that. And that is why I admire him so much. It is why I respect him. Rest in Peace, Prince. Your job was well done.

I Concur 100%. He came full circle in his life, and proved u can live 4 God and still have a blast, be the best musician on the planet, & most of all....continue 2 B Funky!!!

I like this post. It was always his connection to the spirtual world and how he valued God that I thought was so attractive and set him apart from so many other artists. It was very interesting in reviewing his life how he went from spiritual to more structured religion over his lifespan but how he blended sexuality with it all....but also how he managed the darkest sides of human nature that fame encouraged like money, lust, power, image....I'm not a deeply religious person but I am very spiritual my belief in God/Heaven/the Devil is strong and Prince's life was a facinating study in how someone navigated the human experience how his strong belief in God can really add tremendous value to someone's life.

avajane said:

his music, especially his Lovesexy album, made me find God again and for that I'll be forever thankful.

I found the story of how Lovesexy was created and the spiritual epifinay he had to scrap the Black Album in favor of Lovesexy one of the best Prince stories ever. He was so gutsy!

Krystalkisses said:

One of the numerous reasons I love Prince and got into him in the first place. <3

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anangellooksdown said:

sonshine said:

anangellooksdown said:

Some have said it was all for girls. Some have said it as all for fame. Some have said it was all for money. Some have said it was all for love. Some have said it was all for control. Some have said it was all for social causes. Some have said it was all about the music. All the concerts, the mentoring, the encouraging, the discipline and hard work, the being available, the being a friend... And even the fun. It was all for God. He knew that. And that is why I admire him so much. It is why I respect him.

Altho I do believe he was trying to get there, I still found quite a bit of hypocrisy in his music, especially the earlier stuff. He sang about God in the same songs that included profanity and lewd content. Not that I necessarily have an issue with that personally, it just seems contradictory. Just sayin.

OMG Are you saying that profanity and faith are mutually exclusive? He was always very religious, too much for my taste, but it was never, as I see it, hypocrisy.

Krystalkisses said:

I like this post. It was always his connection to the spirtual world and how he valued God that I thought was so attractive and set him apart from so many other artists. It was very interesting in reviewing his life how he went from spiritual to more structured religion over his lifespan but how he blended sexuality with it all....but also how he managed the darkest sides of human nature that fame encouraged like money, lust, power, image....I'm not a deeply religious person but I am very spiritual my belief in God/Heaven/the Devil is strong and Prince's life was a facinating study in how someone navigated the human experience how his strong belief in God can really add tremendous value to someone's life.

Well said...

germairy1997 said:

lostangel078 said:

anangellooksdown said:

Some have said it was all for girls. Some have said it as all for fame. Some have said it was all for money. Some have said it was all for love. Some have said it was all for control. Some have said it was all for social causes. Some have said it was all about the music. All the concerts, the mentoring, the encouraging, the discipline and hard work, the being available, the being a friend... And even the fun. It was all for God. He knew that. And that is why I admire him so much. It is why I respect him. Rest in Peace, Prince. Your job was well done.

I Concur 100%. He came full circle in his life, and proved u can live 4 God and still have a blast, be the best musician on the planet, & most of all....continue 2 B Funky!!!

This.Right.Here.Gives.Me.Life. Thank you OP.

Yes, Prince was strong in his faith in God, and I loved that about him. Yes, he was "nasty" in the beginning but even then, he still expressed his love of God. It was the same with Whitney Houston, she may have had a drug problem, but that woman let everyone know of her love for the Lord. No matter what either of them were going through in their lives, they never wavered in their love for God, and I loved that about them both.

Yes! I couldn't agree with you more. It was all for God.

Anybody that loves him can feel it, he was a man of God. I think this is why it hurts so much.

Great Post.

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Until his passing I hadn't put his entire career, choices, etc. in perspective like I have now.

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I personally believe he somehow had a "calling".

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I wouldn't have been into a Christian rock artist 30 years ago, nor would a lot of others I assume, and if he composed/performed only religious tunes he wouldn't have been the superstar he turned out to be and wouldn't have had this large "audience" to hear his messages.

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In the beginning he shocked us and gained attention and fame with raw sex appeal, dirty lyrics and costumes, etc., all the while somehow managing to include references to God and his faith.

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He let us know God was all around and not only for the super religious; that you can have faults, make poor choices, etc. and still be worthy of God.

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I think he did just what he set out to do, and that gives me peace.

I wouldn't say some of those earlier songs were for God. And thank god for that!

anangellooksdown said:

sonshine said:

anangellooksdown said:

Some have said it was all for girls. Some have said it as all for fame. Some have said it was all for money. Some have said it was all for love. Some have said it was all for control. Some have said it was all for social causes. Some have said it was all about the music. All the concerts, the mentoring, the encouraging, the discipline and hard work, the being available, the being a friend... And even the fun. It was all for God. He knew that. And that is why I admire him so much. It is why I respect him.

Altho I do believe he was trying to get there, I still found quite a bit of hypocrisy in his music, especially the earlier stuff. He sang about God in the same songs that included profanity and lewd content. Not that I necessarily have an issue with that personally, it just seems contradictory. Just sayin.

it took him time to get there...

sonshine said:

Any man that would write a song called God definitely knows what its all about

bigtimefan said:

Great Post.

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Until his passing I hadn't put his entire career, choices, etc. in perspective like I have now.

.

I personally believe he somehow had a "calling".

.

I wouldn't have been into a Christian rock artist 30 years ago, nor would a lot of others I assume, and if he composed/performed only religious tunes he wouldn't have been the superstar he turned out to be and wouldn't have had this large "audience" to hear his messages.

.

In the beginning he shocked us and gained attention and fame with raw sex appeal, dirty lyrics and costumes, etc., all the while somehow managing to include references to God and his faith.

.

He let us know God was all around and not only for the super religious; that you can have faults, make poor choices, etc. and still be worthy of God.

.

I think he did just what he set out to do, and that gives me peace.

This....pretty much all of it. Thanks for your thoughts Bigtimefan