I don't know why, but have been thinking about the Purple One's gift of musical genius. As a warning here, if you do not believe in a higher power, or can't take anything on faith alone, you might want to delve into one of the other meaner topics right now.

You know when you look at the lives of people around you, you can see that "no one really has it all" in this life? There is always some portion of their lives that is not right, or is going south? Like a friend of yours has a really great job, but has never gotten married or found the right one, etc? Someone has really great kids, but their husband is cheating on them.

I got to thinking one evening about the things Prince had to endure in life, and the list is pretty sobering- some of them I don't know if I could have taken in combination.

*Death of his children

*Distance in his relationship with parents

*Very short for a male

*Emotional trauma in youth

*No long-term marriage or life partner

*Chronic physical pain?

*Possible opiod addiction & all that brings

*Inability to trust others due to your fame

So what did he get instead of these? His gift of music, material wealth,and a deep faith in God. I don't really think the wealth meant all that much to him when you look at how he lived his life. Just look at what he said in his music, "In this life...you're on your own!" Just my thoughts on a Wednesday night. Comments?

wow, u are really something.. wow, so very muthaf*cking negative u are..



well done......

(what kind of sad life do u have urself?)

Prince was a multimillion seller, one of the most succesful on this planet, ever.

Now this shitty, pissy thread.....

thedance said:

Double agreed. You know when some starts a post with the first line like this you're in for a bumpy ride. Gross.

he had some of the finest tail thru his life....he died happy with that also

OperatingThetan said:

thedance said:

wow, u are really something.. wow, so very muthaf*cking negative u are..



well done......

(what kind of sad life do u have urself?)

Prince was a multimillion seller, one of the most succesful on this planet, ever.

Now this shitty, pissy thread.....

Agreed. Similar to the previous thread accusing Prince of 'mocking God' and 'satanism', most of the protagonists joined prince.org after Prince's death and have their own biased agenda. The same applies here.

thedance said:

wow, u are really something.. wow, so very muthaf*cking negative u are..



well done......

(what kind of sad life do u have urself?)

Prince was a multimillion seller, one of the most succesful on this planet, ever.

Now this shitty, pissy thread.....

I'm not sure I understand your response here; the OP is simply pointing out that with Prince's fantastic gifts, there's the possiblity that the adversity in his life shaped that artist that we came to know and love. Would he be that Prince if he weren't short? Or abused? Or any of the other things that shaped who he was that caused his gift to flourish?

It takes a mature mind to wonder about these things, and I think people that are afraid to respond in the way that you did.

^ wth..


... still.... this thread screams "negativity",

Just read the things listed by the OP

this kind of shit deserves a

This reply is from a non-english P-fan, and yeah I might have misunderstood "something"...

If thats the case, I am happy that u can tell + adjust me..

ps back to more positive vibes,

Prince wasn't all a fail, relationship-wise. (Like its listed by the OP)

Prince had a lot friends, especially female friends.

And.......

Prince got a lot more in his lifetime,

more... p*ssy.... than I expect most here on the Org could ever imagine..


I can't hide I am a bit jealous, in that way....

thedance said:

ps back to more positive vibes,

Prince wasn't all a fail, relationship-wise. (Like its listed by the OP)

Prince had a lot friends, especially female friends.

And.......

Prince got a lot more in his lifetime,

more... p*ssy.... than I expect most here on the Org could ever imagine..


I can't hide I am a bit jealous, in that way....

So, you're saying that a certain amount of "p^ssy" equates to lifelong happiness? that it somehow mitigates terrible things you may have experienced as a child?

And, Prince himself has said that many of his "friends" were in fact not friends at all.

Again, the OP is a valid comment on what perhaps made Prince and how he overcame/conquered it.

jazzz said:

OperatingThetan said:

jazzz said:

OperatingThetan said:

jazzz said:

. Listen 2 AOA

I've listened to AOA, along with every other Prince album. The original post is still conjecture and the language used in no way indicates any kind of positive triumph over adversity, thus the negative responses here.

says you. I read it and I think it quite clearly indicated that Prince positively triumphed over adversity.

Maybe some of you need to open up a bit and maybe think critically about things that don't on its face confirm some kind of bias you might have?

Power to the ones
who could raise a child like me
The path was set
But if u look the truth will set us free
I've heard about those happy endings
But it's still a mystery
Lemme tell u about me
I'm happiest when I can see
My way back home

How clearer could he be in his own words?

So many reasons why
There's so many reasons why
I don't belong here
But now that I am I
Without fear I am
Gonna conquer with no fear
Until I find my way back home
Until I find my way back home
Find my way back home

I don't think Prince could have been much clearer about how he saw his life than what he provides in "Way Back Home" and Affirmation I and II.

blizzybiz said:

OperatingThetan said:

blizzybiz said:

says you. I read it and I think it quite clearly indicated that Prince positively triumphed over adversity.

Maybe some of you need to open up a bit and maybe think critically about things that don't on its face confirm some kind of bias you might have?

Power to the ones
who could raise a child like me
The path was set
But if u look the truth will set us free
I've heard about those happy endings
But it's still a mystery
Lemme tell u about me
I'm happiest when I can see
My way back home

How clearer could he be in his own words?

I am not stating that Prince did not triumph over tragedy. I am stating that was not the intent of the original post. As I stated before, no-one is immune to tragedy and hardship and Prince was no exception. Connecting those difficulties to his gift and success and directly comparing them, as the poster did (along with references to a 'higher power' and acceptance on faith alone) changes the tenor entirely.

potatoe, patato...I read it and thought it was quite profound to connect his adversites to his gifts. Again, the verses in "Way Back Home", I think, speak to this in a very obvious way.

like the OperatingTheTan said above (very well said imo) we can't judge Prince and his life whether he was "happy" - or not because none of us knew him personally,

none of us no exactly how happy Prince was in his extremely loooong musical-life.. P had a looong and so succesful career:

I believe he was a happy musician by heart, Prince lived his life and shared his wonderful gifts with us... we, his fans.. we should appreciate him all the way.. right?

Prince deserved & deserves our deepest respect.

The OP was listing so many "socalled negative" aspects,

But is the glass half full -- or half empty, was Prince happy totally? (who is happy, who is succesful?)

My reply to the extreme negative OP is....



judge others Seahorsie.. and u shall be judged urself..

[Edited 3/27/18 10:05am]

"im the greatest soul u'll ever know"

blizzybiz said:

What you think are negatives may not have been negatives to him.

Seahorsie said:

I don't know why, but have been thinking about the Purple One's gift of musical genius. As a warning here, if you do not believe in a higher power, or can't take anything on faith alone, you might want to delve into one of the other meaner topics right now.

You know when you look at the lives of people around you, you can see that "no one really has it all" in this life? There is always some portion of their lives that is not right, or is going south? Like a friend of yours has a really great job, but has never gotten married or found the right one, etc? Someone has really great kids, but their husband is cheating on them.

I got to thinking one evening about the things Prince had to endure in life, and the list is pretty sobering- some of them I don't know if I could have taken in combination.

*Death of his children

*Distance in his relationship with parents

*Very short for a male

*Emotional trauma in youth

*No long-term marriage or life partner

*Chronic physical pain?

*Possible opiod addiction & all that brings

*Inability to trust others due to your fame

So what did he get instead of these? His gift of music, material wealth,and a deep faith in God. I don't really think the wealth meant all that much to him when you look at how he lived his life. Just look at what he said in his music, "In this life...you're on your own!" Just my thoughts on a Wednesday night. Comments?

"The ride up front is better when U've been in the back.

And that's a fact"