joytotheworld said:

ladygirl99 said:

The book has 300 pages and so yeah I am going to definately have a good reading one sitting.

Looks like it will also have some never seen before photos also. I wish she were doing a booksigning in my area, would love to get mine signed.

http://www.barnesandnoble...1124592583

laurarichardson said:

lastdecember said:

Well I will agree that when PRINCE died I tried my best to never comment on this forum because everything seemed to be based in selfishness in the posts i would read. Whether people were complaining about a WILL (like if there were was or IS life will be different) or talk about who is releasing what, who runs the show, why is TYKA doing it, why was she eating a snack at his memorial service, why are the Revolution touring, Jill is taking shots at this one and that one etc.... I really just sat back and listened to all the contradictions people were in. I dont care about a WILL my life will still be the same if he leaves money to Larry or Shelia or not. The Vault, well its not like he was really gonna give you much from it, he never did and most likely he planned on never doing that at all, now in death you might see more than you would have. People gave Susannah shit about selling shirts and mugs, but then in the same breath got upset when YOUTUBE got hit with orders to take things down from time to time. You cant have both people.

Now we are at "a book". Personally as I have said, you are all making shit out of nothing. You all have minds of your own, believe her side or not, care or not, like her or hate her. Truth be told once someone has passed it really becomes a free game, and that is just that. We can say "out of respect you should not talk" but the reality is deal with it, or turn the page or dont read it, or just say who cares. News to the ORG this whole book is taking a part of his life when the general public gave two shits about him and you all know that. The general public didnt even know he was married, and then married again, or there was a child.

I can bet that down there will be more books and ask yourself how will you feel? If say in 2 years Kirk Johnson writes one and tells that the last year Prince was in so much pain that Kirk scored pain medication for him because he was a trainer and had access but then got addicted and Prince paid to keep him quiet? Would you be OK if this came out?

I would be okay if Kirk came out because Kirk would be going prison. Also no one else is going to give us as much personal crap as this women.

But again I go back to what Prince said to Larry King in 1999, if you are seeking to know certain personal things than that is you wanting to hear them. We all are free to read this or not, to believe it or not. I do not put stock in a People rag-azine headline, i mean they need to sell a magazine so of course if she mentions a disappering medicine they link that to him doing medication. Back in the later 90's there was a book SLAVE TO THE RYTHYM that was written by Liz Jones but it was not someone with Prince. But it did speak of him "pulling the plug" on the child, also spoke about him being so distressed he was drinking and taking "things" during that time. Stories are all over the place, and people are going to say things. I mean I just heard the other day in an interview that Shelia did with Larry King after he died that "she didnt work with him for awhile because she did not like what was going on, and the music, cursing etc..)

awake4now said:

sonshine said:

laurarichardson said: Why aren't you starting hate threads about the Revolution and NPG and other musicians using his death for their gainful purposes? Seems hypocritical and proves you have a personal ax to grind in this case. So any of your opinions are total B.S. considering your motivation is personal. Crazier is that you don't even know this woman personally. [Edited 3/19/17 12:20pm]

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Because THEY are not dragging his name through the mud as we near the one year anniversary of his death in order to make some bank.

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For all the "love" she has for him, where are her statements against how these disgusting headlines are being used?

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None of us need to know her personally to take issue with what SHE is PUBLICLY offering up.

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I used to feel some degree of sympathy for her, but no more.

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"THEY" are still making money off of Prince after his death. Period.

joytotheworld said:

awake4now said:

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Because THEY are not dragging his name through the mud as we near the one year anniversary of his death in order to make some bank.

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For all the "love" she has for him, where are her statements against how these disgusting headlines are being used?

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None of us need to know her personally to take issue with what SHE is PUBLICLY offering up.

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I used to feel some degree of sympathy for her, but no more.

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"THEY" are still making money off of Prince after his death. Period.

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THEY aren't allowing him to be trashed to do it. Exclamation point.

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HerecomethePurpleYoda said:

joytotheworld said:

Looks like it will also have some never seen before photos also. I wish she were doing a booksigning in my area, would love to get mine signed.

http://www.barnesandnoble...1124592583

Thank you for the link. The signed copies are temporarily out of stock online...good for her! I actually bought mine through Amazon. Will check the B&N's in my area to see if she plans a visit. Thanks again.

thebiscuit said:

Menes said:

purplerabbithole said:

Excellent point..

CatB said:

This.

In hindsight, it is always easy to judge a situation and speculate on people's motives. But that's not how a story unfolds. Nobody knew what was gonna happen, life's a development. Not even Prince knew what would happen. These were two people who enjoyed each other's company and went from there, each sure having their own dreams and versions in mind. It's co-creating, people drift towards each other for a reason. She was not the only young girl he attracted. People needing to judge always tells more about their own filters and stories.

Yes , yes, of course. Somebody other than this 16 year old girl who hadn't even finish high school was orchestrating everything. How did he get the tape? How did he become her legal guardian? You think her "momager" wasnt involved in the deal? As she stated in her own words: "Not a virgin, patience pays off".

When you read it in the context you will (maybe) understand why she talks of patience.

And yes, people meet for a reason. Like attracts like. It's always complementary. I met him too when I was 17 and nobody forced me, nor prevented it. Life, things happen.

Mayte had a mind of her own, she was not her mother's/family's puppet. Just like Prince. It might be possible to play such a game with a nobody but this was somebody used to advances. To seriously think he was played by Mayte's family makes him look stupid. Which he wasn't.

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awake4now said:

joytotheworld said:

"THEY" are still making money off of Prince after his death. Period.

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THEY aren't allowing him to be trashed to do it. Exclamation point.

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Trashed is open to interpretation and one has to consider who is publishing it. However, unless the performances, tshirts, mugs, interviews, etc are being done or offered for free..they are still making $. With all that is going on the world this is not going to matter much down the road. Seems like what the DEA will have to report in a few weeks will be of bigger news. In some ways, the bashing of Mayte is a bashing of Prince since he chose her and it is saying .that he made a bad choice. WHo is to say? I read where he said he was so happy to discover he was in love with her that he fell on his knees and thanked God. It's a shame that it didnt work out. Peace.

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CatB said:

Menes said:

Yes , yes, of course. Somebody other than this 16 year old girl who hadn't even finish high school was orchestrating everything. How did he get the tape? How did he become her legal guardian? You think her "momager" wasnt involved in the deal? As she stated in her own words: "Not a virgin, patience pays off".

When you read it in the context you will (maybe) understand why she talks of patience.

And yes, people meet for a reason. Like attracts like. It's always complementary. I met him too when I was 17 and nobody forced me, nor prevented it. Life, things happen.

Mayte had a mind of her own, she was not her mother's/family's puppet. Just like Prince. It might be possible to play such a game with a nobody but this was somebody used to advances. To seriously think he was played by Mayte's family makes him look stupid. Which he wasn't.

Who said he was played? You assume I thought so? She was patient because he was patient because of her age. If she were of age, her legs would have been cocked up straight away. So yes,her patience to wait for the right time to get on birth control paid off in a big way for him and her both. She mentioned patience and her virginity(sex) in the same breath. Does that tell you anything? I stated someone other than her was orchestrating everything. I stand by it. Do you know a lot of 16 year old girls who haven't even finished high school having a plan? A plan doesnt' mean he got played. Its a plan to further her career, which her momager was managing. And by the way, when you were 17 and you met him, was it because your mother gave him a tape? Did you move into the house? Was there any sex? Please , the details. This might be good.

joytotheworld said:

awake4now said:

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THEY aren't allowing him to be trashed to do it. Exclamation point.

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Trashed is open to interpretation and one has to consider who is publishing it. However, unless the performances, tshirts, mugs, interviews, etc are being done or offered for free..they are still making $. With all that is going on the world this is not going to matter much down the road. Seems like what the DEA will have to report in a few weeks will be of bigger news. In some ways, the bashing of Mayte is a bashing of Prince since he chose her and it is saying .that he made a bad choice. WHo is to say? I read where he said he was so happy to discover he was in love with her that he fell on his knees and thanked God. It's a shame that it didnt work out. Peace.

[Edited 3/19/17 14:12pm]

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Please refrain from posting to make it look like your added comments are mine. There seems to be a fair amount of that going on in here.

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joytotheworld said:

ladygirl99 said:

The book has 300 pages and so yeah I am going to definately have a good reading one sitting.

Looks like it will also have some never seen before photos also. I wish she were doing a booksigning in my area, would love to get mine signed.

Cool and can't wait to look at them.

Menes said:

CatB said:

When you read it in the context you will (maybe) understand why she talks of patience.

And yes, people meet for a reason. Like attracts like. It's always complementary. I met him too when I was 17 and nobody forced me, nor prevented it. Life, things happen.

Mayte had a mind of her own, she was not her mother's/family's puppet. Just like Prince. It might be possible to play such a game with a nobody but this was somebody used to advances. To seriously think he was played by Mayte's family makes him look stupid. Which he wasn't.

Who said he was played? You assume I thought so? She was patient because he was patient because of her age. If she were of age, her legs would have been cocked up straight away. So yes,her patience to wait for the right time to get on birth control paid off in a big way for him and her both. She mentioned patience and her virginity(sex) in the same breath. Does that tell you anything? I stated someone other than her was orchestrating everything. I stand by it. Do you know a lot of 16 year old girls who haven't even finished high school having a plan? A plan doesnt' mean he got played. Its a plan to further her career, which her momager was managing. And by the way, when you were 17 and you met him, was it because your mother gave him a tape? Did you move into the house? Was there any sex? Please , the details. This might be good.

My point is that nobody knows beforehand how a situation will play out. Sure, her mom might have given him the tape but that does neither force him to invite Mayte into his life, nor Mayte to fall for him.

I might misunderstand something here - and sorry if I do - but to me it sounds like you think her mother controlled everything, even Prince and how the story would develop. And I say she didn't. Cause she simply couldn't.

That's my point in saying I met him and nobody forced me nor prevented it - for nobody can know beforehand that things gonna happen and what exactly's gonna happen. Not even I knew when I went out with my friends that night that I was gonna end up meeting him.

Someone once said life is what happens while you plan it. As I said before, it is easy to judge their story in hindsight, to speculate on the motives, for now we know how it all unfolded. But they couldn't know beforehand.

And wanting to blame her mother for wanting to further her daughter's career? I ask you who gave her a career? --- It always takes two to tango.

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CatB said:

Menes said:

Who said he was played? You assume I thought so? She was patient because he was patient because of her age. If she were of age, her legs would have been cocked up straight away. So yes,her patience to wait for the right time to get on birth control paid off in a big way for him and her both. She mentioned patience and her virginity(sex) in the same breath. Does that tell you anything? I stated someone other than her was orchestrating everything. I stand by it. Do you know a lot of 16 year old girls who haven't even finished high school having a plan? A plan doesnt' mean he got played. Its a plan to further her career, which her momager was managing. And by the way, when you were 17 and you met him, was it because your mother gave him a tape? Did you move into the house? Was there any sex? Please , the details. This might be good.

My point is that nobody knows beforehand how a situation will play out. Sure, her mom might have given him the tape but that does neither force him to invite Mayte into his life, nor Mayte to fall for him.

I might misunderstand something here - and sorry if I do - but to me it sounds like you think her mother controlled everything, even Prince and how the story would develop. And I say she didn't. Cause she simply couldn't.

That's my point in saying I met him and nobody forced me nor prevented it - for nobody can know beforehand that things gonna happen and what exactly's gonna happen. Not even I knew when I went out with my friends that night that I was gonna end up meeting him.

Someone once said life is what happens while you plan it. As I said before, it is easy to judge their story in hindsight, to speculate on the motives, for now we know how it all unfolded. But they couldn't know beforehand.

And wanting to blame her mother for wanting to further her daughter's career? I ask you who gave her a career? --- It always takes two to tango.

[Edited 3/19/17 14:46pm]

1.Of course he wasn't forced to do anything.

2. Her mother controlled her daughter's career ( who was a minor) at the inception of meeting Prince. Everything started there, to include, exactly how and why she met him. If that step cant be acknowledged, so be it. She didn't meet Prince by happen stance. That was a controlled event.

3. "Someone once said life is what happens when you plan it"? They didn't add the part that life can be planned out for you all the same ? People are groomed for certain things all day long. Look around . It happens all the time.

4. Yes, he gave her a career that was more profitable, but she had a "career" before she met Prince. What she didn't have was the cerebral wherewithal or connection to get to Prince who could further her career. Her mother was the conduit for the expedition. But lets move on ....What hapened with you and Prince? Any hanky panky?

The Prince Podcast: Mayte People Magazine Article
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We're joined by Dave Buchansky close friend of Mayte to discus the recent People magazine article, featuring excerpts from the upcoming book The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince. We talk about some of the split opinions some fans have about the book.
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http://podcastjuice.net/t...-article/

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sonshine said:

The attention y'all are giving this subject is doing more to "harm his legacy" than the very thing you are condemning. From what I've read of the excerpts she is not even remotely dogging him. Did any of you actually read her book? Or are you basing all your nasty comments on suppositions and assumptions?? He doesn't come off bad in anything I've read so far. Maybe you shouldn't read between the lines so much. Or maybe you shouldn't project your own ideas about his lifestyle into what she wrote. It's not her fault you twist her memories into your own conclusions then accuse her of things she never even wrote. Just like it's not her fault the media takes things out of context. Hello?! Most of you are doing the exact thing here. The tone of the book is gentle if anything if the excerpts are any indication. What were you expecting anyway? There are no big secrets here. We all know how their story goes. Did you expect her to make up some fairy tale? If the truth about their relationship disturbs you how is that her fsult? Don't read the book if you can't handle the truth. Don't read the book if you dont agree with her decision to write it. The comments here are 100 times worse than anything I've read so far that she's written.

Cosign. The best comment on this tread.

ladygirl99 said:

lastdecember said:

nisibee said:

BillieBalloon said:

ladygirl99 said:

I am not suprised and its once again it is a situation of loudest minority haters (aka unpaid promoters) vs silent majority supporting (who some sympathized with Mayte due to the vocal backlash and are secretly buying the book).

At the end of the day, Prince's legacy is going to continue to be intact.

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Did you conduct a poll? How do you know there aren't any silent resistors? Dont present your personal opinion as representative of the Prince fan base. Thanks.

Where did I say my opinion represent Prince's fanbase? :rolleyes: The org's outrage doesn't represent Prince's fanbase or Mayte's book wouldn't be ranking as high on at least Barnes and Noble. If a person have to conduct a poll for every statement they made this board would be emptier than a theatre that played a flop movie. I thought this is a gossip board, not a scientic/medical/techie one.

At least couple people stated on this thread alone and a few people on the associate forum with Mayte threads said they are going to buy the book because of the protest and to check what is the outrage is all about. And I recalled you even comment right here on this thread on someone who was going to buy the book because of the haters as a stupid reason to buy the book. So please with that poll bullshit.

For all the outrage, Mayte's preorder books are not only ranking top but her signed books are pretty much sold out. At the end of the day while people are trashing her loudly, the quiet ones are buying the books. That is how you do it, doing things stealth and not letting anyone know what's up.

Read a few posts back of the screenshots that people are posting from Barnes and Noble of how high her book is ranking. That indicates at least quite a few people ordered that book.

So deal with it. Hate Mayte all you want, but she was part of Prince's life and was good enough to marry and to have a child with and did couple released and unreleased work with him, and she is going to always tied with him whether you like it or not. Thank YOU!

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nisibee said:

The Prince Podcast: Mayte People Magazine Article
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We're joined by Dave Buchansky close friend of Mayte to discus the recent People magazine article, featuring excerpts from the upcoming book The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince. We talk about some of the split opinions some fans have about the book.
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http://podcastjuice.net/t...-article/

[Edited 3/19/17 15:16pm]

She should be the one to do the talking. It's her book.

Menes said:

CatB said:

My point is that nobody knows beforehand how a situation will play out. Sure, her mom might have given him the tape but that does neither force him to invite Mayte into his life, nor Mayte to fall for him.

I might misunderstand something here - and sorry if I do - but to me it sounds like you think her mother controlled everything, even Prince and how the story would develop. And I say she didn't. Cause she simply couldn't.

That's my point in saying I met him and nobody forced me nor prevented it - for nobody can know beforehand that things gonna happen and what exactly's gonna happen. Not even I knew when I went out with my friends that night that I was gonna end up meeting him.

Someone once said life is what happens while you plan it. As I said before, it is easy to judge their story in hindsight, to speculate on the motives, for now we know how it all unfolded. But they couldn't know beforehand.

And wanting to blame her mother for wanting to further her daughter's career? I ask you who gave her a career? --- It always takes two to tango.

[Edited 3/19/17 14:46pm]

1.Of course he wasn't forced to do anything.

2. Her mother controlled her daughter's career ( who was a minor) at the inception of meeting Prince. Everything started there, to include, exactly how and why she met him. If that step cant be acknowledged, so be it. She didn't meet Prince by happen stance. That was a controlled event.

3. "Someone once said life is what happens when you plan it"? They didn't add the part that life can be planned out for you all the same ? People are groomed for certain things all day long. Look around . It happens all the time.

4. Yes, he gave her a career that was more profitable, but she had a "career" before she met Prince. What she didn't have was the cerebral wherewithal or connection to get to Prince who could further her career. Her mother was the conduit for the expedition. But lets move on ....What hapened with you and Prince? Any hanky panky?

Okay, thanks for elaborating.

Yes I had some fun with him. However, I merely brought up how we met to point out that you cannot plan what's gonna happen, when or how.

Back to Mayte and her book.

nisibee said:

The Prince Podcast: Mayte People Magazine Article
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We're joined by Dave Buchansky close friend of Mayte to discus the recent People magazine article, featuring excerpts from the upcoming book The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince. We talk about some of the split opinions some fans have about the book.
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http://podcastjuice.net/t...-article/

[Edited 3/19/17 15:16pm]

@53:28, Dave states that Jehovahs Witness got involved after they lost the second child and she went to Spain. JW decided that somebody else was right for her after she left for Spain. What is that about? They chose Manuela for him?

Menes said:

CatB said:

Menes said:

1.Of course he wasn't forced to do anything.

2. Her mother controlled her daughter's career ( who was a minor) at the inception of meeting Prince. Everything started there, to include, exactly how and why she met him. If that step cant be acknowledged, so be it. She didn't meet Prince by happen stance. That was a controlled event.

3. "Someone once said life is what happens when you plan it"? They didn't add the part that life can be planned out for you all the same ? People are groomed for certain things all day long. Look around . It happens all the time.

4. Yes, he gave her a career that was more profitable, but she had a "career" before she met Prince. What she didn't have was the cerebral wherewithal or connection to get to Prince who could further her career. Her mother was the conduit for the expedition. But lets move on ....What hapened with you and Prince? Any hanky panky?

Okay, thanks for elaborating.

Yes I had some fun with him. However, I merely brought up how we met to point out that you cannot plan what's gonna happen, when or how.

Back to Mayte and her book.

Please don't write a book.

CatB said:

Menes said:

nisibee said:

The Prince Podcast: Mayte People Magazine Article
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We're joined by Dave Buchansky close friend of Mayte to discus the recent People magazine article, featuring excerpts from the upcoming book The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince. We talk about some of the split opinions some fans have about the book.
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http://podcastjuice.net/t...-article/

[Edited 3/19/17 15:16pm]

I am listening to this and shout to the host for saying the stuff I have been saying. I am also happy how the male panel are showing consideration and sympathy toward Mayte's lost of her children as sometimes men can be more stoic.

And also Dave seems like a true friend to Mayte. I like when men have good friendships with women.

ladygirl99 said:

nisibee said:

The Prince Podcast: Mayte People Magazine Article
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We're joined by Dave Buchansky close friend of Mayte to discus the recent People magazine article, featuring excerpts from the upcoming book The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince. We talk about some of the split opinions some fans have about the book.
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http://podcastjuice.net/t...-article/

[Edited 3/19/17 15:16pm]

I am listening to this and shout to the host for saying the stuff I have been saying. I am also happy how the male panel are showing consideration and sympathy toward Mayte's lost of her children as sometimes men can be more stoic.

And also Dave seems like a true friend to Mayte. I like when men have good friendships with women.

Oh yea? so what are your thoughts on people who seek monetary gain by disparaging a man's private life after he's dead in any shape, form or way?