daKotaGeNesis said:

What are your thoughts when you are watching music awards shows and you notice they aren't mentioning​ Prince anymore? Do you feel the music industry gave you closure as a fan? How do you feel?

I feel nothing. I dont think he is to be honored for each show for the rest of time. Thats ridiculous. I think some Prince fans should move on. There are posts made here and aborad with statements saying theyre crying daily etc. and even moving to Mn to be closer to the "action." These are grown people with kids.

dance4me3121 said:

I don't watch the music awards now days.i use to watch only to get a glimpse at Prince but now days I don't see a reason to watch.I like some of the artists of today but not enough to watch a 3 hour award show.

Same, there's no other musicians that capture my interest like our late hero.

He was honored at the major music award shows last year (and the Rock Hall induction this year), I think that'd be enough. Just because Prince meant the world to everyone here doesn't mean the world has to stop the presses and mourn Prince at every music related event of any magnitude from now on. Doesn't mean that anyone has forgotten about him, maybe we should just appreciate the legends still with us while they're here... although the ones worth cherishing probably aren't getting much love at modern award shows

[Edited 6/25/17 21:39pm]

nosajd said:

rdhull said:

daKotaGeNesis said:

What are your thoughts when you are watching music awards shows and you notice they aren't mentioning​ Prince anymore? Do you feel the music industry gave you closure as a fan? How do you feel?

I feel nothing. I dont think he is to be honored for each show for the rest of time. Thats ridiculous.

I think some Prince fans should move on. There are posts made here and aborad with statements saying theyre crying daily etc. and even moving to Mn to be closer to the "action."

These are grown people with kids.

I've said for a long time that Prince fans get in a self-imposed rut with their melodrama bullshit like, "Too hard, can't talk, tears again". Really, cuz I just read six words, so they're already overstating it. No one is crying daily. I dreaded the anniversary coming up, or June 7. People planned to purposely stay home and make themselves cry for the whole day. I mean, come the fuck on. That's stupid as fuck.

"Well, everyone deals with things differently." I'm not telling people to not mourn. But grieving is a journey. You don't sit your ass in one spot and just stay there. That's called not growing, and that's the last thing Prince would have wanted for anyone - to not grow. My mother passed away April 21, 2012. And while I miss her deeply, and I sometimes get mad that she's gone, or sad, or whatever, I can't allow myself to sit in that forever. It's unreasonable. I miss Prince as much as anyone, a lot. He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that. But - do I dwell on that every damn day? Hell no, I got bills to pay, shit to do. I have to live in the truth. The truth is he's gone. So whenever I hear a fan say "I still can't believe it", I think "yes you do believe it. You're choosing not to. There's a difference."

For someone to move to a cold ass place like Minnesota, just because Prince lived there... don't even get me started. Move when he was alive. He's gone now. What are they going to do there now? Go on tours every week at Paisley Park?

As far as award shows - I don't give a fuck. They're mostly boring anyway. He was mentioned across the board in 2016, and into the shows in early 2017 for the previous year's losses. Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, BET, AMAs, and so on.

If folks need to feel that 24/7 tribute, put "Sometimes It Snows In April" on repeat, and cry every day. The rest of us have life to live, and balance that with grief, with loss, with joy and bliss and happiness. To be imbalanced in one's grief for Prince is to dishonor the man and his legacy of life, music, and love.

I feel empty, and a bit sad..

Because Prince is missed so much here in this world...

daKotaGeNesis said:

rdhull said:

TrivialPursuit said:

rdhull said:

I feel nothing. I dont think he is to be honored for each show for the rest of time. Thats ridiculous.

I think some Prince fans should move on. There are posts made here and aborad with statements saying theyre crying daily etc. and even moving to Mn to be closer to the "action."

These are grown people with kids.

I've said for a long time that Prince fans get in a self-imposed rut with their melodrama bullshit like, "Too hard, can't talk, tears again". Really, cuz I just read six words, so they're already overstating it. No one is crying daily. I dreaded the anniversary coming up, or June 7. People planned to purposely stay home and make themselves cry for the whole day. I mean, come the fuck on. That's stupid as fuck.

"Well, everyone deals with things differently." I'm not telling people to not mourn. But grieving is a journey. You don't sit your ass in one spot and just stay there. That's called not growing, and that's the last thing Prince would have wanted for anyone - to not grow. My mother passed away April 21, 2012. And while I miss her deeply, and I sometimes get mad that she's gone, or sad, or whatever, I can't allow myself to sit in that forever. It's unreasonable. I miss Prince as much as anyone, a lot. He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that. But - do I dwell on that every damn day? Hell no, I got bills to pay, shit to do. I have to live in the truth. The truth is he's gone. So whenever I hear a fan say "I still can't believe it", I think "yes you do believe it. You're choosing not to. There's a difference."

For someone to move to a cold ass place like Minnesota, just because Prince lived there... don't even get me started. Move when he was alive. He's gone now. What are they going to do there now? Go on tours every week at Paisley Park?

As far as award shows - I don't give a fuck. They're mostly boring anyway. He was mentioned across the board in 2016, and into the shows in early 2017 for the previous year's losses. Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, BET, AMAs, and so on.

If folks need to feel that 24/7 tribute, put "Sometimes It Snows In April" on repeat, and cry every day. The rest of us have life to live, and balance that with grief, with loss, with joy and bliss and happiness. To be imbalanced in one's grief for Prince is to dishonor the man and his legacy of life, music, and love.

Every word of this.

Genesia said:

TrivialPursuit said:

I've said for a long time that Prince fans get in a self-imposed rut with their melodrama bullshit like, "Too hard, can't talk, tears again". Really, cuz I just read six words, so they're already overstating it. No one is crying daily. I dreaded the anniversary coming up, or June 7. People planned to purposely stay home and make themselves cry for the whole day. I mean, come the fuck on. That's stupid as fuck.

"Well, everyone deals with things differently." I'm not telling people to not mourn. But grieving is a journey. You don't sit your ass in one spot and just stay there. That's called not growing, and that's the last thing Prince would have wanted for anyone - to not grow. My mother passed away April 21, 2012. And while I miss her deeply, and I sometimes get mad that she's gone, or sad, or whatever, I can't allow myself to sit in that forever. It's unreasonable. I miss Prince as much as anyone, a lot. He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that. But - do I dwell on that every damn day? Hell no, I got bills to pay, shit to do. I have to live in the truth. The truth is he's gone. So whenever I hear a fan say "I still can't believe it", I think "yes you do believe it. You're choosing not to. There's a difference."

For someone to move to a cold ass place like Minnesota, just because Prince lived there... don't even get me started. Move when he was alive. He's gone now. What are they going to do there now? Go on tours every week at Paisley Park?

As far as award shows - I don't give a fuck. They're mostly boring anyway. He was mentioned across the board in 2016, and into the shows in early 2017 for the previous year's losses. Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, BET, AMAs, and so on.

If folks need to feel that 24/7 tribute, put "Sometimes It Snows In April" on repeat, and cry every day. The rest of us have life to live, and balance that with grief, with loss, with joy and bliss and happiness. To be imbalanced in one's grief for Prince is to dishonor the man and his legacy of life, music, and love.

Every word of this.

"To be imbalanced in one's grief for Prince is to dishonor the man and his legacy of life, music, and love." - Not true. Grieving someone for "too long" does not dishonor them in the least.

"He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that." - There's nothing proven that makes that true.

pdiddy2011 said:

"He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that." - There's nothing proven that makes that true.

He did die a statistic. Can we even begin to list the rock stars who died from drugs or alcohol? It's sad but "Prince dead at 57, Fentanyl overdose". It's just so typical. It's hurtful but it's the truth. On the other hand, he also died a legend in his own time. That's a pretty amazing feat for any artist, to be recognized as a legend while they're alive. Even Mayte noted her Vicodin missing by handfuls sometimes, and him stealing it and taking it. He had a problem with prescription drugs. To say he was an addict, I think, invites visions of a dirty, roughed up person living in an alley, or whatever other Hollywood image we've seen. But we walk among those fighting addiction every day, whether we realize it or not. So yeah, he did die a statistic.

What I mean by going out better than that is that he could have gotten his addiction under control. He could have died by natural causes, 25 years from now, or whenever nature took its course with him, and his journey completed. Unfortunately, he died a drug addicted rock star. It kills me to even type that. I take no pleasure in it, but it's the truth. We have to maneuver in truth, no matter what that truth is, in order to stay authentic to his legacy, and ourselves as Prince loyalists. I don't love him less, or respect him less because of it. I feel bad for his last weeks or days, and his struggle. It's one I don't understand personally as I've never done drugs or been addicted to anything, but I fully respect the process of trying to clean up.

TrivialPursuit said:

pdiddy2011 said:

"He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that." - There's nothing proven that makes that true.

He did die a statistic. Can we even begin to list the rock stars who died from drugs or alcohol? It's sad but "Prince dead at 57, Fentanyl overdose". It's just so typical. It's hurtful but it's the truth. On the other hand, he also died a legend in his own time. That's a pretty amazing feat for any artist, to be recognized as a legend while they're alive. Even Mayte noted her Vicodin missing by handfuls sometimes, and him stealing it and taking it. He had a problem with prescription drugs. To say he was an addict, I think, invites visions of a dirty, roughed up person living in an alley, or whatever other Hollywood image we've seen. But we walk among those fighting addiction every day, whether we realize it or not. So yeah, he did die a statistic.

What I mean by going out better than that is that he could have gotten his addiction under control. He could have died by natural causes, 25 years from now, or whenever nature took its course with him, and his journey completed. Unfortunately, he died a drug addicted rock star. It kills me to even type that. I take no pleasure in it, but it's the truth. We have to maneuver in truth, no matter what that truth is, in order to stay authentic to his legacy, and ourselves as Prince loyalists. I don't love him less, or respect him less because of it. I feel bad for his last weeks or days, and his struggle. It's one I don't understand personally as I've never done drugs or been addicted to anything, but I fully respect the process of trying to clean up.

The problem with that statement (to me) is that SO many entertainers/stars that die from drugs do so due to a casual use of drugs/alcohol that ends tragically. If Prince's death was due to chronic pain that caused him to become addicted, that is a MUCH different type of death than what is inferred from "a drug addicted rock star." Not to be a hypocrite, Prince could have been a habitual recreational drug user. My point is, we don't know for sure. There have been a LOT of other entertainers/rock stars where we know for sure that it was casual drug use/alcoholism that ended tragically. For example, though taking drugs to combat chronic sleep deprivation seems to be what killed Michael Jackson, I doubt people frame him as "a drug addicted rock star".

rogifan said:

Is it wrong for me to be pissed that Prince is gone when guys like Ozzy Osborne and Keith Richards are still here?

No judgment, but yeah, it's wrong. You were probably joking, though. I know some people wouldn't be joking.

I was honestly quite shocked and touched by the amount of attention Prince has gotten since April 21. A lot of my fandom was spent with Prince being perceived as tacky, gross, or weird by the general public, so seeing him appreciated and loved to such a degree by the media, music industry, and public at large was a surprise. It's been over a year, now, and I think it's only natural that the high-profile tributes would stop. He'll continue to be discussed as a legend and continue to be covered by artists in concerts as personal tributes, and that is fine.

It's very sad that he has died, but he has left us with such a tremendous amount of work that can and will continue to inspire, amuse, befuddle, excite, and serve as a soundtrack to events in our lives if we so choose. With exciting gems like those that appear on Disc 2 of the PR deluxe edition likely to be mined for subsequent releases, we are far luckier than fans of other deceased artists with less material (both released and unreleased) to savor.

TrivialPursuit said:

rdhull said:

I feel nothing. I dont think he is to be honored for each show for the rest of time. Thats ridiculous.

I think some Prince fans should move on. There are posts made here and aborad with statements saying theyre crying daily etc. and even moving to Mn to be closer to the "action."

These are grown people with kids.

I've said for a long time that Prince fans get in a self-imposed rut with their melodrama bullshit like, "Too hard, can't talk, tears again". Really, cuz I just read six words, so they're already overstating it. No one is crying daily. I dreaded the anniversary coming up, or June 7. People planned to purposely stay home and make themselves cry for the whole day. I mean, come the fuck on. That's stupid as fuck.

"Well, everyone deals with things differently." I'm not telling people to not mourn. But grieving is a journey. You don't sit your ass in one spot and just stay there. That's called not growing, and that's the last thing Prince would have wanted for anyone - to not grow. My mother passed away April 21, 2012. And while I miss her deeply, and I sometimes get mad that she's gone, or sad, or whatever, I can't allow myself to sit in that forever. It's unreasonable. I miss Prince as much as anyone, a lot. He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that. But - do I dwell on that every damn day? Hell no, I got bills to pay, shit to do. I have to live in the truth. The truth is he's gone. So whenever I hear a fan say "I still can't believe it", I think "yes you do believe it. You're choosing not to. There's a difference."

For someone to move to a cold ass place like Minnesota, just because Prince lived there... don't even get me started. Move when he was alive. He's gone now. What are they going to do there now? Go on tours every week at Paisley Park?

As far as award shows - I don't give a fuck. They're mostly boring anyway. He was mentioned across the board in 2016, and into the shows in early 2017 for the previous year's losses. Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, BET, AMAs, and so on.

If folks need to feel that 24/7 tribute, put "Sometimes It Snows In April" on repeat, and cry every day. The rest of us have life to live, and balance that with grief, with loss, with joy and bliss and happiness. To be imbalanced in one's grief for Prince is to dishonor the man and his legacy of life, music, and love.

Well said!

TrivialPursuit said:

rdhull said:

I feel nothing. I dont think he is to be honored for each show for the rest of time. Thats ridiculous.

I think some Prince fans should move on. There are posts made here and aborad with statements saying theyre crying daily etc. and even moving to Mn to be closer to the "action."

These are grown people with kids.

I've said for a long time that Prince fans get in a self-imposed rut with their melodrama bullshit like, "Too hard, can't talk, tears again". Really, cuz I just read six words, so they're already overstating it. No one is crying daily. I dreaded the anniversary coming up, or June 7. People planned to purposely stay home and make themselves cry for the whole day. I mean, come the fuck on. That's stupid as fuck.

"Well, everyone deals with things differently." I'm not telling people to not mourn. But grieving is a journey. You don't sit your ass in one spot and just stay there. That's called not growing, and that's the last thing Prince would have wanted for anyone - to not grow. My mother passed away April 21, 2012. And while I miss her deeply, and I sometimes get mad that she's gone, or sad, or whatever, I can't allow myself to sit in that forever. It's unreasonable. I miss Prince as much as anyone, a lot. He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that. But - do I dwell on that every damn day? Hell no, I got bills to pay, shit to do. I have to live in the truth. The truth is he's gone. So whenever I hear a fan say "I still can't believe it", I think "yes you do believe it. You're choosing not to. There's a difference."

For someone to move to a cold ass place like Minnesota, just because Prince lived there... don't even get me started. Move when he was alive. He's gone now. What are they going to do there now? Go on tours every week at Paisley Park?

As far as award shows - I don't give a fuck. They're mostly boring anyway. He was mentioned across the board in 2016, and into the shows in early 2017 for the previous year's losses. Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, BET, AMAs, and so on.

If folks need to feel that 24/7 tribute, put "Sometimes It Snows In April" on repeat, and cry every day. The rest of us have life to live, and balance that with grief, with loss, with joy and bliss and happiness. To be imbalanced in one's grief for Prince is to dishonor the man and his legacy of life, music, and love.

Well said Sir.

That's the way of the world...

(Seems that I can't post videos...) https://youtu.be/RCQzR5yzZCU

[Edited 6/26/17 13:54pm]

TrivialPursuit said:

Of course the tributes were going to end. Honestly I'm amazed by how long they went on and how in-depth they were. Prince will never be as big again as he was in 2016. But that doesn't mean he's forgotten. Bowie and MJ and Whitney and George Michael and Lennon and Marvin and Elvis and Sam Cooke don't get mentioned every year but they're still legends. Prince said it himself in Violet The Organ Grinder: "I'll die but I won't go away".

rdhull said:

I feel nothing. I dont think he is to be honored for each show for the rest of time. Thats ridiculous.

I agree,and to be honest,I'm tired of all those damn tributes.The best way to remember Prince is to keep his music alive.....play it and enjoy it whenever you like.I don't need a lame award show tribute to remind me of Prince and his amazing talents.

Something is definitely missing when you watch those awards shows now. It feels different with Prince not there. To me, even the music on the radio is different. I do miss him. When he passed away, the music stopped.

twinnies said:

Something is definitely missing when you watch those awards shows now. It feels different with Prince not there. To me, even the music on the radio is different. I do miss him. When he passed away, the music stopped.

You act like hes been on them all since 1984

its not their job to keep it going...its ours and the estate

TrivialPursuit said:

I always tought of him as an outsider and loved him for that, so I couldn´t care less about Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, etc. I spend most of my free time searching and listening to new stuff and Prince is the only one I always kept close since the mid 80´s. I listen to him on a daily basis, along with my indie rock favorites, so, for me, he is still here. Of course, we´ll forever miss the excitement and expectation of what would he do next...

TrivialPursuit said:

rdhull said:

I feel nothing. I dont think he is to be honored for each show for the rest of time. Thats ridiculous.

I think some Prince fans should move on. There are posts made here and aborad with statements saying theyre crying daily etc. and even moving to Mn to be closer to the "action."

These are grown people with kids.

I've said for a long time that Prince fans get in a self-imposed rut with their melodrama bullshit like, "Too hard, can't talk, tears again". Really, cuz I just read six words, so they're already overstating it. No one is crying daily. I dreaded the anniversary coming up, or June 7. People planned to purposely stay home and make themselves cry for the whole day. I mean, come the fuck on. That's stupid as fuck.

"Well, everyone deals with things differently." I'm not telling people to not mourn. But grieving is a journey. You don't sit your ass in one spot and just stay there. That's called not growing, and that's the last thing Prince would have wanted for anyone - to not grow. My mother passed away April 21, 2012. And while I miss her deeply, and I sometimes get mad that she's gone, or sad, or whatever, I can't allow myself to sit in that forever. It's unreasonable. I miss Prince as much as anyone, a lot. He died a legend, and a statistic. He could have went out better than that. But - do I dwell on that every damn day? Hell no, I got bills to pay, shit to do. I have to live in the truth. The truth is he's gone. So whenever I hear a fan say "I still can't believe it", I think "yes you do believe it. You're choosing not to. There's a difference."

For someone to move to a cold ass place like Minnesota, just because Prince lived there... don't even get me started. Move when he was alive. He's gone now. What are they going to do there now? Go on tours every week at Paisley Park?

As far as award shows - I don't give a fuck. They're mostly boring anyway. He was mentioned across the board in 2016, and into the shows in early 2017 for the previous year's losses. Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, BET, AMAs, and so on.

If folks need to feel that 24/7 tribute, put "Sometimes It Snows In April" on repeat, and cry every day. The rest of us have life to live, and balance that with grief, with loss, with joy and bliss and happiness. To be imbalanced in one's grief for Prince is to dishonor the man and his legacy of life, music, and love.

cold hard FACTS