So heartbreaking and sad. Had no idea he was always tormented by his height even when he got old. You never know what somebody is going through no matter how famous and rich they are. makes me feel sad because I'm actually 6' 7 so I have no idea what he was going through

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What's the weather like up there?

Is your thread title a quote?

Looks like you´ve edited your thread a bit. Was there a video where he said this and you edited it out?

What an intriguing thing to say. What makes you say that? Any reason? Like — have you read something somewhere?

Seriously. I'm curious. What have you heard/read? Links, please?

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

So heartbreaking and sad. Had no idea he was always tormented by his height even when he got old. You never know what somebody is going through no matter how famous and rich they are. makes me feel sad because I'm actually 6' 7 so I have no idea what he was going through

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Yeah that surprised me to read. I'm hoping it was really a joke, I know self deprecating humor can still speak to something beneath the surface but I do hope he didn't say it with a lot of gravity in his heart. Or maybe he was just having a bad night (although that probably should have been a good one!) or a rough week who knows. I guess we all have our things, our insecurities that stick with us no matter what else is going on . For me personally, the things I don't especially love about myself I have learned to live with and don't focus on them daily (well that has come with age) but sometimes when something in my life goes awry or I'm feeling bad about other matters, those things can still rise to the surface at those times.

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I really have no idea what eightiesbrat and Sandiegofunkdaddy are talking about.

Are you guys referring to an interview? A video ? A talk show?

Where does that quote come from?

It seems that I´m not the only one since Phatphuk seems to have the same question.

KoolEaze said:

I really have no idea what eightiesbrat and Sandiegofunkdaddy are talking about.

Are you guys referring to an interview? A video ? A talk show?

Where does that quote come from?

It seems that I´m not the only one since Phatphuk seems to have the same question.

It's from the GQ article (this month's issue) he said it to Warren Beatty and Bobby Shriver at an after party at Paisley for the Special Olympics the year Prince performed. Warren complimented him on his music, Prince complimented him back on his movies and one of the men said wow this is so great and here we are at your house! and Prince's reply was "but I'm still short"

http://www.gq.com/story/prince-stories - the Maya Washington section.

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eightiesbrat said:

KoolEaze said:

I really have no idea what eightiesbrat and Sandiegofunkdaddy are talking about.

Are you guys referring to an interview? A video ? A talk show?

Where does that quote come from?

It seems that I´m not the only one since Phatphuk seems to have the same question.

It's from the GQ article (this month's issue) he said it to Warren Beatty and Bobby Shriver at an after party at Paisley for the Special Olympics the year Prince performed. Warren complimented him on his music, Prince complimented him back on his movies and one of the men said wow this is so great and here we are at your house! and Prince's reply was "but I'm still short"

Thanks for clearing that up, I really appreciate it.

I had already read the GQ article but it was late at night and I had completely forgotten about that part.

But it´s one of the best Prince related articles I´ve seen in a long time.

Loved the part about him and Morris Hayes at the hardware store.

KoolEaze said:

eightiesbrat said:

It's from the GQ article (this month's issue) he said it to Warren Beatty and Bobby Shriver at an after party at Paisley for the Special Olympics the year Prince performed. Warren complimented him on his music, Prince complimented him back on his movies and one of the men said wow this is so great and here we are at your house! and Prince's reply was "but I'm still short"

Thanks for clearing that up, I really appreciate it.

I had already read the GQ article but it was late at night and I had completely forgotten about that part.

But it´s one of the best Prince related articles I´ve seen in a long time.

Loved the part about him and Morris Hayes at the hardware store.

Yes it was so good! I read it nice and slow to make it last longer haha. I loved hardware store story too. I also loved how he would say "Oprah's on" to indicate he didn't need you like go watch Oprah get out. ha, I remember that commerical.

I'm pretty sure Prince was going for some dry humor when he said that to the other two in that story in GQ. He kind of celebrated his stature, putting lyrics and jokes in songs... "this little prince" "Purple Yoda" etc.

Strawberrylova123 said:

People have to remember that prince was human he had a heart,no doubt it hurt his feelings when folks made fun of his size.

I doubt it myself, maybe in grade school. That's based on my own experience of being a little skinny guy. When you're grown, things like that are long part of you. You own it.

Yeah. Thanks for chiming in with that, eightiesbrat. Reminds me of Iggy Pop's killer Five Foot One…

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He wore high heels, it became part of his image. Would he have wore high heels if he was 6 feet tall? My guess, no.

RJOrion said:

Warren Beatty seemed convinced that Prince was not joking when he said it...and seriously, what man over 13 wouldnt be self-conscious or insecure about being only 5'2?...im 6'0", and i've always wished i were taller... 5'2 is tiny...and he had a big head and a petite body, which made him look even smaller...so yeah, regardless of how "pretty" his face and hair were, i wouldnt blame him for feeling self-conscious...

Meh! I think he was joking. Because in spite of his physical appearance, Prince managed to achieve incredible "heights" that very...very... few could ever dare dream of...and he damn well KNEW that!

RJOrion said:

He prolly never said that. Don't believe all you read on the interwebs.

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I've never met anyone that hasn't liked something about themselves, and Prince probably was no different. He was human after all, and we all go through that where we wish something was different about us, or wish we could change this or that. When I was growing up, I had a gap in my two front teeth, that I thought was enormous and just hated it, especially during my teen years. Then one day I was looking back over school photos I had taken and realized that the gap wasn't as big as I imagined all those years, in fact it was nothing to get upset over, as I did back then. I'll tell you one thing though, Prince's height may have bothered him, but it sure didn't bother the ladies!

ufoclub said:

In "Ladycab Driver" he talks about not being as handsome and tall like his brother. He probably had his insecurities, but they never stopped him, let that be a lesson for all of us.

ufoclub said:

I'm pretty sure Prince was going for some dry humor when he said that to the other two in that story in GQ. He kind of celebrated his stature, putting lyrics and jokes in songs... "this little prince" "Purple Yoda" etc.

Totally agree...

BillieBalloon said:

RJOrion said:

Warren Beatty seemed convinced that Prince was not joking when he said it...and seriously, what man over 13 wouldnt be self-conscious or insecure about being only 5'2?...im 6'0", and i've always wished i were taller... 5'2 is tiny...and he had a big head and a petite body, which made him look even smaller...so yeah, regardless of how "pretty" his face and hair were, i wouldnt blame him for feeling self-conscious...

I don't think he felt self-conscious about the droves of beautiful women that threw themselves at him.

Not to mention some of them were Giants...

Bria his love interest...Demaris his muse...Prince never seemed to be bothered standing by them or even holding hands with them..which always emphasised their Stature

journalism16 said:

ufoclub said:

I'm pretty sure Prince was going for some dry humor when he said that to the other two in that story in GQ. He kind of celebrated his stature, putting lyrics and jokes in songs... "this little prince" "Purple Yoda" etc.

Agree. I think that's how he dealt with it, making fun of his shortcomings. Oops!