If you act like the image doesn't exist and you take in all the accounts of people who knew him and string them together, does he appear drastically different from the Prince persona we know?

It's such a puzzle.

Hyper as hell.

DRIVEN! I just came accross this on a fb site:

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Segmented transcripts from an exclusive Q&A chat session from the 90s when Prince answers questions [moderated via 'OnlineHost'] from members of the Purple Army

Totally consumed with music, and creating music

i really don't know. i always thought of him as a super hero. but, he was mortal

bigtimefan said:

DRIVEN! I just came accross this on a fb site:

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Segmented transcripts from an exclusive Q&A chat session from the 90s when Prince answers questions [moderated via 'OnlineHost'] from members of the Purple Army

Question: How do you feel about copyright infringement and musicans sampling your music? How are you different?
TheArtst: it was cool at 1st but now it has gotten out of hand...
TheArtst: i have never seen so many bad musicians in my life
Question: Why are you doing this?
TheArtst: love4oneanother
Question: How did you first get into music?
TheArtst: head1st
Question: Do you really eat Capt. Crunch cereal?
TheArtst: yes
Question: What's your musical goal?
TheArtst: i want 2 one write the grand progression...
TheArtst: the perfect song that makes me never want 2 sing again
Question: What's your opinion on scalpers?
TheArtst: get a real job!
Question: first of all you are fabulous!!!!!second i have a copy of purple rain on purple vinyl...is this a rare copy or were there alot of them printed?
TheArtst: it is very rare...during the time when my comrades and i got along
Question: My wife an I think that you are a great musician and we were really psyched to see you get a lifetime achievement award. We've noticed that your music is taking a turn to being a little more rebellious and shocking, what has caused you to go in this dire
OnlineHost: I think that mean direction
TheArtst: this "dire" direction with my music...
TheArtst: is in response 2 the ever pressing..
TheArtst: fact that most musicians especially of tha darker persuasion...
TheArtst: usually leave this business with nada..
TheArtst: BROKE
TheArtst: such a shame
Question: You are so intense now were you like that when you were younger?...Did you always know what you wanted to do?
TheArtst: i was as intense...yes i used 2 play act my whole future..
TheArtst: i willed this whole trip...
TheArtst: ppl do not want 2 wake up 2 the universe that way..
TheArtst: but i did
TheArtst: so what..big deal..
TheArtst: want something then wish 4 it

this!

Oh God, this is so vague.

AnonymousFan said:

Oh God, this is so vague.

What do you mean?

AnonymousFan said:

If you act like the image doesn't exist and you take in all the accounts of people who knew him and string them together, does he appear drastically different from the Prince persona we know?

It's such a puzzle.

I really have no idea. One would have to know someone on a personal level to really know what they are actually like. I'm gonna say whatever he was like we only saw a small portion of that. That's why I am not hard on those who are writing or who will write books in the future because the inner circle are the only ones who really knew him. I am not looking for tell alls. Just those who KNEW him personally and can share insight into the person he was off the stage and behind closed doors. Just the man, not the image.

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morningsong said:

Hyper as hell.

thats why he could burn that stage up so good!

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QueenofCardboard said:

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I think he;

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had social phobia,

had intimacy issues

had trust issues

was a perfectionist

was narcissistic

It think that all of these characteristics are a reaction to emotional injuries that he sustained as a child from his family of origin and his peers.

I think he had something to prove to himself and to the world.

I think he proved it.

I think that his hyper-sexual nature was a combination of having very high testosterone and being very shy.

I think he was more comfortable having sex with someone than he was with talking to that person.

Given this, he could only be truly close with women, because he was heterosexual.

I think that he was about as high functioning as anyone ever gets.

I think his belief in God made him a stronger person and helped him surmount his obstacles in life.

I think that was probably great company for the people he could be himself around, i.e. smart, interesting, funny, energetic, upbeat, knowledgeable.

I think he was cool.

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Everybody say, nothing come 2 easy
But when you got it baby, nothing come 2 hard

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lyrics from the song "Baby I'm A Star" on the album "Purple Rain"

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[Edited 9/24/16 16:28pm]

Can you elaborate?

QueenofCardboard said:

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I think he;

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had social phobia,

had intimacy issues

had trust issues

was a perfectionist

was narcissistic

It think that all of these characteristics are a reaction to emotional injuries that he sustained as a child from his family of origin and his peers.

I think he had something to prove to himself and to the world.

I think he proved it.

I think that his hyper-sexual nature was a combination of having very high testosterone and being very shy.

I think he was more comfortable having sex with someone than he was with talking to that person.

Given this, he could only be truly close with women, because he was heterosexual.

I think that he was about as high functioning as anyone ever gets.

I think his belief in God made him a stronger person and helped him surmount his obstacles in life.

I think that was probably great company for the people he could be himself around, i.e. smart, interesting, funny, energetic, upbeat, knowledgeable.

I think he was cool.

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Everybody say, nothing come 2 easy
But when you got it baby, nothing come 2 hard

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lyrics from the song "Baby I'm A Star" on the album "Purple Rain"

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[Edited 9/24/16 16:28pm]

I agree.

I also think he's shown over the years that he could be very old-fashioned in ways that some might feel contradict his provocative lyrics/performances.

I've also felt he could be a collossal PITA when he wanted to be. Lol

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[Edited 9/26/16 21:08pm]

QueenofCardboard said:

rap said:

Can you elaborate?

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Some people are so socially phobic that they find superficial conversation far more difficult and scary than intimate conversations and sex.

They skip the superficial conversation part, go straight to the intimate conversation, then to the sex, if the sex is good and orgasm is reached oxytocin is released in ones body.

Oxytocin is one of the hormone that causes pair bonding.

This breaks the ice and establishes enough trust to then have more relaxed interaction on a superficial level.

It is the opposite of things getting weird after sex.

Thing start out weird before sex and become normal and comfortable after sex.

Such a pattern requires that the person be very sensitive to the chemistry of others.

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Also the more sex one has, the more sex one wants because the oxytocin released when one has an orgasm, stimulates the production of testosterone, which in tern lead to more sexual activity, hence more oxytocin, hence more testosterone and so on in a self perpetuating cycle resulting in an increasingly strong sex drive.

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And studies have shown that performers such as actors, dancers, musicians and athletes have much much higher level of testosterone than average people with average jobs. (sometimes twice as high or even higher)

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[Edited 9/24/16 20:42pm]

I think this is a decent analysis. His sex drive always bothered(s) me; he was just so unfaithful and hypocritical in his dealings with women, that it's becoming increasingly difficult to see him as a good guy.

[Edited 9/24/16 22:04pm]

QueenofCardboard said:

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I think he;

.

had social phobia,

had intimacy issues

had trust issues

was a perfectionist

was narcissistic

It think that all of these characteristics are a reaction to emotional injuries that he sustained as a child from his family of origin and his peers.

I think he had something to prove to himself and to the world.

I think he proved it.

I think that his hyper-sexual nature was a combination of having very high testosterone and being very shy.

I think he was more comfortable having sex with someone than he was with talking to that person.

Given this, he could only be truly close with women, because he was heterosexual.

I think that he was about as high functioning as anyone ever gets.

I think his belief in God made him a stronger person and helped him surmount his obstacles in life.

I think that was probably great company for the people he could be himself around, i.e. smart, interesting, funny, energetic, upbeat, knowledgeable.

I think he was cool.

.

Everybody say, nothing come 2 easy
But when you got it baby, nothing come 2 hard

.

lyrics from the song "Baby I'm A Star" on the album "Purple Rain"

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[Edited 9/24/16 16:28pm]

Yes I agree with all of this too - this is what I think - and he would be funny !!

I feel as if I should preface this by qualifying my fandom. I am an old school fan who didn't take 30 years off in between. Been an active P fan since being exposed to him as a kid. And I know this is a delicate assumption to throw out there, but it's really more of a curiosity. I've always wondered if he had a mental illness, maybe schizophrenia or something similar. His talk of other identities, his beliefs in conspiracy theories, his thinking that food and water were not always necessary, beliefs in otherworldly entities...are all found in schizophrenic patients (but not limited to). I thought he was always forming a persona and some of the things he said were an attempt to cultivate that persona, but I'm not sure it's always about P trying to be mysterious. I dunno, like I said - a curiosity. Nothing more. And certainly not something that would change my perception of P if it were true.

PliablyPurple said:

Quite interesting, thanks.

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Lol, what about him make you think he was down to earth?

Astasheiks said:

awesomeav said:

I knew him he was Sweet caring funny wise & at times very sensitive he most of the time would start rants about certain topics to the point he wouldn't let go of it even after the conversation ended he spoke words of love truth & wisdom I'm forever grateful for our talks I miss him terribly at times he had the cutest laugh 💜

Its clear that he Grew Evolved and e x p a n d e d himself as a Human....

In the last few years everything I have read , as spoken by others, those who knew him Confirms your diagnosis AWESOME

Tell us more...WHat did you talk about ?

awesomeav said:

I knew him he was Sweet caring funny wise & at times very sensitive he most of the time would start rants about certain topics to the point he wouldn't let go of it even after the conversation ended he spoke words of love truth & wisdom I'm forever grateful for our talks I miss him terribly at times he had the cutest laugh 💜

Yea, the cost alone. Good god, indeed.

QueenofCardboard said:

As for belief in other worldly entities, I just have to shrug my shoulders and point out that lots of people believe in an invisible spiritual world.

And the psychiatric community is wise to avoid classifying ones beliefs in such things as a pathology.

QueenofCardboard said:

rap said:

Can you elaborate?

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Some people are so socially phobic that they find superficial conversation far more difficult and scary than intimate conversations and sex.

They skip the superficial conversation part, go straight to the intimate conversation, then to the sex, if the sex is good and orgasm is reached oxytocin is released in ones body.

Oxytocin is one of the hormones that causes pair bonding.

This breaks the ice and establishes enough trust to then have more relaxed interaction on a superficial level.

It is the opposite of things getting weird after sex.

Things start out weird before sex and become normal and comfortable after sex.

Such a pattern requires that the person be very sensitive to the chemistry of others.

.

Also the more sex one has, the more sex one wants because the oxytocin released when one has an orgasm, stimulates the production of testosterone, which in tern lead to more sexual activity, hence more oxytocin, hence more testosterone and so on in a self perpetuating cycle resulting in an increasingly strong sex drive.

.

And studies have shown that performers such as actors, dancers, musicians and athletes have much much higher level of testosterone than average people with average jobs. (sometimes twice as high or even higher)

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[Edited 9/24/16 22:15pm]