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Thread started 01/29/17 1:07am

ufoclub

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Prince shaving over the ear

I always thought that strange Romulan look Prince had going then in the mid 90's Come/Gold era was also an attempt to look almost sci-fi complete with floor length robe and high neck tunics... in fact the shaved part over his ears made it look like pointed ears when seen from a distance.

so that's what I figured it was, a way to seem to have pointed ears without actually having pointed ears.
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Reply #1 posted 01/29/17 2:25am

bonatoc

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If this discussion slides into a different Prince's shaved body part discussion, I'm gonna go mad biggrin

Pointy ears? Well, with the moon ear-ring, he certainly looked like a "Cosmos 1999" guest star to me. Throw the 1999 metallic blue spandex outfit in, and it's Star Trek alright.

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Reply #2 posted 01/29/17 8:01am

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Ha! This is a great point. I always wondered about that shaving he did behind his ear. It wasn't one of my favorite looks on him. He was trying to look alien because he really was in a way... hmmm
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Reply #3 posted 02/03/17 1:15pm

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Well, to make matters even stranger: I believe I read he had a tattoo there. Of the symbol, as you can see in the emancipation booklet. As it was never mentioned again, I assumed it to be false. But since we're talking aliens, I felt it appropiate to mention. smile
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Reply #4 posted 02/03/17 3:10pm

RodeoSchro

It's much better than having to shave INSIDE the ear, trust me.

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Reply #5 posted 02/03/17 3:25pm

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ufoclub said:

I always thought that strange Romulan look Prince had going then in the mid 90's Come/Gold era was also an attempt to look almost sci-fi complete with floor length robe and high neck tunics... in fact the shaved part over his ears made it look like pointed ears when seen from a distance. so that's what I figured it was, a way to seem to have pointed ears without actually having pointed ears.

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He was sci-fi, and in a cool way. He did that again, around 2010, seen in a lot of European concerts of that year.

"He's a musician's musician..."
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Reply #6 posted 02/03/17 4:19pm

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Sometimes it was in the shape of a Chevron, other times it resembled a crescent moon.... cool shit when he'd fill it in with glitter.

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Reply #7 posted 02/03/17 4:22pm

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the shave looks great on I Hate U (the cd /vinyl single, and posters too).

It was "the fro" that was a problem to me and a few others.... lol


Edit: u can't see the shave in the single, I Hate U, memory serves me badly.....

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Reply #8 posted 02/03/17 4:25pm

BillieBalloon

RodeoSchro said:

It's much better than having to shave INSIDE the ear, trust me.



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Reply #9 posted 02/03/17 4:37pm

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Reply #10 posted 02/03/17 9:38pm

ACharmed1

thedance said:

I remember the tattoo on the head rumors. Ppl also thought he somehow shaved "Slave" on the side of his face. The truth is it's an eyeliner pencil n both cases.





He's been doing the shaved above the ear thing in various ways 4 years. Just another thing that makes P the unique man he was. 1 word STYLE. Personally I like it.

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Reply #11 posted 02/03/17 10:07pm

morningsong

Prince was a Trekkie? eek
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Reply #12 posted 02/04/17 10:44am

steakfinger

Sander said:

Well, to make matters even stranger: I believe I read he had a tattoo there. Of the symbol, as you can see in the emancipation booklet. As it was never mentioned again, I assumed it to be false. But since we're talking aliens, I felt it appropiate to mention. smile

It was no more a tattoo that the word slave was. It was drawn on just like slave. Prince didn't like tattoos per a few lyrics.

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Reply #13 posted 02/10/17 11:37am

ufoclub

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morningsong said:

Prince was a Trekkie? eek

Have you heard the intro segue to "The Exodus has Begun"?

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