Sorry if posted before, didn't see it.

Part one of Ingrid: https://www.soulhead.com/...all-lewis/

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This part is really depressing:

Former Paisley Park Records president Alan Leeds remembers Prince’s preoccupation recording the ill-fated debut album of Carmen Electra at the time: “While he’s making his Carmen record, I’m fighting in Europe to keep Ingrid Chavez alive because I actually believe there’s something there. Prince comes in my office with one of the demos of the Carmen Electra tracks. He looks at me and says, ‘I bet I make Carmen Electra a star before you make Ingrid a star.’ I just looked at him and said, ‘Dude, it’s your label! Now we’re gonna compete? And by the way, you signed Ingrid. I inherited that. I’m trying to make lemonade with what you signed, and now you want to have a contest? Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!’ ”

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I'll never understand why Prince got so obsessed with Carmen's record and so convinced he could have a hit with it, of all records. It's beyond me.

Ingrid's album may be the best non-Prince record ever released by the label, at long last he had something in his hands that might have been too arty-farty to be a huge commercial hit (though Enigma and Justify My Love say otherwise), but that could have generated a considerable amount of hype, and it almost sounds like he sabotaged it. A real pity...

Alan said why...

Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!’ ”

That means Prince was whipped. And you cannot reason with a man like that, even telling him he's the only one who thinks she's great. Or, rather, ask Bart about Carmen. He used to get teased about her back in the day.

Intersting article. Thanks!

iZsaZsa said:

iZsaZsa said:

Alan said why...

"Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!”

That means Prince was whipped. And you cannot reason with a man like that, even telling him he's the only one who thinks she's great. Or, rather, ask Bart about Carmen. He used to get teased about her back in the day.

He wasn't whipped by her, but he was constantly blinded by a good piece.

Should I give the Ingrid album another whirl so?

jaawwnn said:

Should I give the Ingrid album another whirl so?

Seems Prince was still knee deep in his need for top "pop" success with his and also his protege's music instead of going the artistic route I think, even though he appreciated it, the "poetry-speak" alternative style of music was too far out of his wheelhouse.

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I'm not a huge fan of Ingrid's album - it's okay. I don't know that it would have been a huge success even if he focused all of his attention on marketing it, but Carmen's was even worse

Martika album betta. He never wanted anyone who was talented. It would crowd his ego. We love him but the guy could be a major dick. At the time he was serenading Mayte as well--who was a mere 16. I still think they had sex then. Mayte caint sing a lick ether.

2freaky4church1 said:

Martika album betta. He never wanted anyone who was talented. It would crowd his ego. We love him but the guy could be a major dick. At the time he was serenading Mayte as well--who was a mere 16. I still think they had sex then. Mayte caint sing a lick ether.

I think he had one of his biggest "harems" from the 1990-96 period. Mayte was definitely in the mix, but I doubt he would have risked "popping her cherry" before she turned 18 due to potential legal issues. He was no dummy No doubt there was some playing and petting going on though. Yes, there was a major downturn of talent with his "proteges" during that time period - Anna G, Carmen, Robin P, Mayte, etc. Nona seemed to have a good voice, but he opted to go with Mayte... I guess he needed the gyrating and hip grinding on stage with him

violetcrush said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Martika album betta. He never wanted anyone who was talented. It would crowd his ego. We love him but the guy could be a major dick. At the time he was serenading Mayte as well--who was a mere 16. I still think they had sex then. Mayte caint sing a lick ether.

I think he had one of his biggest "harems" from the 1990-96 period. Mayte was definitely in the mix, but I doubt he would have risked "popping her cherry" before she turned 18 due to potential legal issues. He was no dummy No doubt there was some playing and petting going on though. Yes, there was a major downturn of talent with his "proteges" during that time period - Anna G, Carmen, Robin P, Mayte, etc. Nona seemed to have a good voice, but he opted to go with Mayte... I guess he needed the gyrating and hip grinding on stage with him

Yes,I think Nona had a lot of potential. I like the collabs of theirs that I've heard.

laytonian said:

iZsaZsa said:

Alan said why...

Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!’ ”

That means Prince was whipped. And you cannot reason with a man like that, even telling him he's the only one who thinks she's great. Or, rather, ask Bart about Carmen. He used to get teased about her back in the day.

. "Quit doing A&R with your dick." Arnold Stiefel, Prince manager, 1990-91

TrivialPursuit said:

iZsaZsa said:

Alan said why...

"Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!”

That means Prince was whipped. And you cannot reason with a man like that, even telling him he's the only one who thinks she's great. Or, rather, ask Bart about Carmen. He used to get teased about her back in the day.

He wasn't whipped by her, but he was constantly blinded by a good piece.

I've heard that she blinded him out of a million bucks.

laytonian said:

iZsaZsa said:

Alan said why...

Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!’ ”

That means Prince was whipped. And you cannot reason with a man like that, even telling him he's the only one who thinks she's great. Or, rather, ask Bart about Carmen. He used to get teased about her back in the day.

. "Quit doing A&R with your dick." Arnold Stiefel, Prince manager, 1990-91

OperatingThetan said:

Well, Vanilla Ice and Snow were having hits during the time period, so why not Carmen Electra?

I remember that Beavis & Butthead loved her. I was 16 at the time and I pretty much loved her as well

OperatingThetan said:

Well, Vanilla Ice and Snow were having hits during the time period, so why not Carmen Electra? I remember that Beavis & Butthead loved her. I was 16 at the time and I pretty much loved her as well

Oh, he was definitely focusing on the horny teenage boy demographic with Carmen Vanilla Ice, however, ridiculous and song-stealing, was still better than her - voice, performance...everything. Even Vanilla Ice was getting lambasted though - go back and watch Jim Carey's awesome mocking performance of him on In Living Color...absolutely hilarious!!

I saw Carmen do her song Get On Up at Glam Slam L.A. one night with some dancers. She did one song an split. Spike was there. That group Portait performed a few songs. The night was billed as some sort of mini event, maybe for charity I cant remember, but Carmen came on when there were only like 20 of us loitering around lol.

iZsaZsa said:

Alan said why...

Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!’ ”

That means Prince was whipped. And you cannot reason with a man like that, even telling him he's the only one who thinks she's great. Or, rather, ask Bart about Carmen. He used to get teased about her back in the day.

She is/was fine. Must have been some "Good Love". (Sorry, had to do it)

OperatingThetan said:

Well, Vanilla Ice and Snow were having hits during the time period, so why not Carmen Electra?

I remember that Beavis & Butthead loved her. I was 16 at the time and I pretty much loved her as well

iZsaZsa said:

violetcrush said:

OperatingThetan said:

Well, Vanilla Ice and Snow were having hits during the time period, so why not Carmen Electra? I remember that Beavis & Butthead loved her. I was 16 at the time and I pretty much loved her as well

Oh, he was definitely focusing on the horny teenage boy demographic with Carmen Vanilla Ice, however, ridiculous and song-stealing, was still better than her - voice, performance...everything. Even Vanilla Ice was getting lambasted though - go back and watch Jim Carey's awesome mocking performance of him on In Living Color...absolutely hilarious!!

nelcp777 said:

iZsaZsa said:

Alan said why...

Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!’ ”

That means Prince was whipped. And you cannot reason with a man like that, even telling him he's the only one who thinks she's great. Or, rather, ask Bart about Carmen. He used to get teased about her back in the day.

She is/was fine. Must have been some "Good Love". (Sorry, had to do it)

More "Pheromone" than "Good Love"

nelcp777 said:

iZsaZsa said:

Alan said why...

Meanwhile, you’re spending millions of dollars on a girlfriend who can’t sing!’ ”

That means Prince was whipped. And you cannot reason with a man like that, even telling him he's the only one who thinks she's great. Or, rather, ask Bart about Carmen. He used to get teased about her back in the day.

She is/was fine. Must have been some "Good Love". (Sorry, had to do it)

dodger said:

iZsaZsa said:

I've heard that she blinded him out of a million bucks.

Yes people speculated that line in I Hate U Remix was about that He put that young pussy on a pedestal that’s for sure

That's where I heard it.

databank said:

OperatingThetan said:

Well, Vanilla Ice and Snow were having hits during the time period, so why not Carmen Electra? I remember that Beavis & Butthead loved her. I was 16 at the time and I pretty much loved her as well

The problem was never Carmen. The problem was Carmen produced by Prince. In the right hands Carmen could have had a few hits like so many other dubious singers/rappers did at the time (and before, and since). But Prince didn't know how to produce that sort of Top 40 crap. So we ended up with a Prince album that's substandard and a commercial eurodance/hip-pop album that's too "prince" to hit that music's demographic.

I like her on Love 2 The 9s.

dodger said:

iZsaZsa said:

I've heard that she blinded him out of a million bucks.

Yes people speculated that line in I Hate U Remix was about that He put that young pussy on a pedestal that’s for sure

I don't think the remix of I Hate U was about Carmen E - just my opinion. Too many other "clues" in the spoken word of that song. The song speaks to him being deeply in love with the woman. I think she was a sexual diversion for him - he got bored and was moving on. I might be wrong about that, but I don't think so. She does not appear to be the "sharpest tool in the shed" (sorry, but I've watched her interviews), and while Prince no doubt wanted/needed physical/sexual attraction, he also needed mental stimulation from a woman.

rdhull said:

I saw Carmen do her song Get On Up at Glam Slam L.A. one night with some dancers. She did one song an split. Spike was there. That group Portait performed a few songs. The night was billed as some sort of mini event, maybe for charity I cant remember, but Carmen came on when there were only like 20 of us loitering around lol.

Prince's notes on the Crystal Ball Album:

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"Tell Me How U Wanna B Done - during the summer of '95,
this joint was a favorite of Erotic City dancers in
L.A. and Mpls. Kirky J. did the remix and was rewarded
by getting the producer job on Emancipation. PHAT!
Carmen Electra is featured on honey-dipped vocal.
Video is available upon clearance from Carmen's
conscience. "

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