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PrintableNGSPW7200 said: ID: One of the recurring themes is that Prince surrounds himself with people that are weak in an effort to control things. I just read Fred Wesley Jr.'s new book and he describes James Brown the same way. Do you think a personality like that is necessary for the "rise", or is it a contributor to the "fall" of an artist? AH: A great sense of confidence, and perhaps even a sense of certainty, is often important to success in entertainment, as in most endeavors in life. But it can reach a point where it becomes tragic flaw. If one believes – as I think Prince has at points in his career – that there’s no one left who can teach him anything, that is not an ingredient for brilliant art. Who is Demon-Hahn? Eh... I guess those great reviews for TRC mean nothing when they don't suit his bitter intersets. Great reviews in the face of religious and philosophical differences with reviewers! I wonder who Hahn actually believes makes great art now? Let me guess... Emenim? Britney? I guess it is all because they didn't sue Uptown! I don't want this guy defending me... He can't even create a good angle, or "spin" at all. He's just bitterly trying to get Uptown to write an overtly vindictive book to pay for his sevices. UPTOWN magazine has nothing to do with this book. They didn't publish it nor are they selling it on their website. Per Nilsen, the editor of Uptown magazine lent Alex his previous research to Alex for his new book, but it has not been produced by UPTOWN magazine. Alex created this project himself and it has nothing to do with Uptown's payment of Alex's services (which were pro bono, by the way). | |
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Essence said: AaronFantastic said: jazzy328is said: How can anyone ever say something is fair, when they don't interview the subject, has never met the subject, has been engaged in a law suit with the subject etc.
Its obvious that it can't be Fair. There are always 3 factors that make up the truth, His version, your version, and the Truth lies someone where in the Middle. I will not be buying this Book. And wouldn't believe it anyway. like Prince says. Another fool that doesn't know what she's talking about, Like the woman that says she knows me, She never went to school as far as I know, and now she says that she's writing a Bio about me. Girl I hate to say this but Nigger Please, I go place you never go, Ask what I'm kicking, I'm kicking the flow. (something like that) And if this man was a true Journalist, when asked if he had anyone else in mind to write about he says no. So his whole life is based on Prince, and he doesn't even know him. well, I guess thats what the world has come to. considering that Prince is 1) a pathological liar and 2) known to scorn the type of questions that would need to be asked to verify what he's writing about, what makes you think an interview with Prince would be worthwhile? after all, Liz Jones who wrote "Purple Reign" interviewed Prince. and that's about the most worthless thing ever written about him. [This message was edited Tue Apr 8 2:59:46 PDT 2003 by AaronFantastic] Did Liz Jones actually get an interview with Prince? The book gives that impression yet basically all the quotes were taken from elsewhere and the recent dialogue from the Oprah interview. oh it is mostly that. but she did have an interview with Prince. i think it was one of those press junket type of interviews around the time Emancipation came out. | |
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misschestylarue said: AaronFantastic said: jazzy328is said: How can anyone ever say something is fair, when they don't interview the subject, has never met the subject, has been engaged in a law suit with the subject etc.
Its obvious that it can't be Fair. There are always 3 factors that make up the truth, His version, your version, and the Truth lies someone where in the Middle. I will not be buying this Book. And wouldn't believe it anyway. like Prince says. Another fool that doesn't know what she's talking about, Like the woman that says she knows me, She never went to school as far as I know, and now she says that she's writing a Bio about me. Girl I hate to say this but Nigger Please, I go place you never go, Ask what I'm kicking, I'm kicking the flow. (something like that) And if this man was a true Journalist, when asked if he had anyone else in mind to write about he says no. So his whole life is based on Prince, and he doesn't even know him. well, I guess thats what the world has come to. considering that Prince is 1) a pathological liar and 2) known to scorn the type of questions that would need to be asked to verify what he's writing about, what makes you think an interview with Prince would be worthwhile? after all, Liz Jones who wrote "Purple Reign" interviewed Prince. and that's about the most worthless thing ever written about him. [This message was edited Tue Apr 8 2:59:46 PDT 2003 by AaronFantastic] That woman never interviewed prince, she just put bits and pieces of other interviewed that he did and made believe that she intervewied him. for example I saw snippets from the oprah interview in there, but she just acted like he was telling that to her. none of these people who write these book have interviewed him. she did a press junket interview with him for the release of Emancipation. | |
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alexnvrmnd said: Everybody's already harping down this guy's throat, and none of you have read the book yet!! You wanna talk about being unfair! Read the book first, THEN make your judgements whether he was being fair or not to Prince's story and his research methods!!! The mag, ID, already read it and said themselves it seemed quite fair, despite the title and expectations going in. So, give it a chance before you start calling him a "fanboy" or whatever. The only ones that're going to do a project on Prince are those interested in him or his art anyway, and he even admitted to being a little biased anyway because he is such a fan! Damn y'all!
bravo alexnvrmnd. i'm a longtine P fan. BUt i has enough sense to make up my own mind about stuff. i read all of the other books on P and the worst one was LIZ jones. DMSr by p. nilson was fair and quite good. listen people if you don't wanna read it that's alright. but for those who are gonna read it-give the writer a chance before you pan it. | |
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