I can see it coming in the near future. Prince is going to turn into preacher just like Little Richard and all those other musical artist who seem to have found God. Don't get me wrong, God is a beautiful part in one's life, but in Prince's case, don't force the JW influence through the music. It's slowly happening and its clouding Prince's ability to write good songs. I just hope I don't see him on public access with a bible in his hand, speaking in tongues and begging for money.

Sound off with your thoughts!!!

I've thought the same thing. He's got to go through that for himself. If he stays or just a phase, I'll still support him.

Preachin' to the choir brotha...


A man is bound to change over time, but
sigh, i miss the old Prince.....

U know, the skanknastiest funkster since
Parlimentfunkadelic.....

I'll still support his efforts...AS LONG
as his efforts to conform us to JW, or
whatever his religion of choice, are
kept to a minimum. Just hit me with the
music P....
[This message was edited Fri Apr 25 1:16:46 PDT 2003 by Revolution]

Revolution said:

What if he doesn't change? Ever think of that?

I'll always be intrigued by the guy and his music, but I won't support JW in any way. I'll just wait untill his medicine kicks in

I'm counting on it just being a faze...

STANKNASTIEST FUNKSTER!! Thats what I liked too!

As long as he keeps playin' with his organ whether it be in church or wherever...he'll be fine.

Im afraid most of his main fan base all ready think of him as rev. Prince ... whats funny is the rest of the world still associates him with Nasty Music and sex ... Ironic huh?

like
a
dull
knife...

joyinrepetition said:

difference between Prince and other acts who you say have "found God" is that the most other acts were raised in the church...performed in the church choir, etc. It's not something that wasn't in them already. Prince is different because it looks as if her just believed the first thing that was preached to him.

co-sign

:O I hope not, that would be TOO weird But if he ever does, Revvvnnn'Nelson rolls off the tongue a lot smoother...

JanFriend said

Erm, so you're saying that you perceive that he hasn't changed in the last few years?

wondering where people were in 2001 when The Rainbow Children came out, an album soaked in Jehovah's Witness theology... or if folks read the reports from the second Celebration where those listening/discussion sessions took place, where Prince made very clear his spiritual outlook.

Guess folks were hoping they were flukes?

JW, Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, it's all the same old theology, same old bullshit. Who freakin' cares? We know what Prince is doing and we know why it's stupid, he need'nt waste our time.

CalhounSq said:

I beg to differ... once he starts "preaching" on stage he seems to be a completely different person than the performer of the music, and to me doesn't sound smooth anymore. It wasn't that way during Purple rain or Lovesexy and it still wasn't with TRC. Instead he sounds pretty weird and forcefull... to me at least.

He wouldn't be the first "celebrity" to make such a drastic change.

Several musicians have made the change.

Dillon's fans were shocked and outraged when he was born again, because he was known for being so anti-establishment.

Al Green, quite the player in his day, suprised many when became The Reverend Al Green.

Granted, neither of these gentleman were known for androg. dressing and sexually explicit lyrics like Prince, but, they were ground-breaking in their own rights and the change was seen as extreme.

Nothinbutjoy said:

perhabs another difference is that Prince always used to be somewhat religious, or "spiritual"... but that he turned to a more exclusive faith, which is still seen as less than a religion by many, and does not seem to mix well with his past beliefs.

joyinrepetition said:

I hate preaching and preachers, period. If Prince is happy good for him, but the more his opinions and attitudes evolve into the "religious" tone, the less and less I am interested in his music.

Maybe I'm just inherently evil, but everytime I've step foot in a church and listened to someone preach and watched the other parishoners, the whole experience has always felt so completely fake and unfulfilling to me.

And it wasn't until about 8 years ago that I started taking a break from going to church, and left behind some of its ideals, that I started being able to see people in a different light. Those that I would normally feel contempt towards because they were "unholy" so to speak, I can look at more realistically and be friends with them.

Mindflux said:

I totally mis-read what I was responding to. I thought they said I know he will change, like change away from what he's doing now

Rhondab said:

Which would make Prince just like most folks. This is a huge generalization here, but I think most people believe the first thing that's preached to them, they just tend to get it alot earlier than he did. If you're a Catholic, Hindu, Baptist, etc.., there's a good chance that that's the first thing that was preached to you.

That said, for a long time Prince was probably a non-denominational Christian. Look at 4 the Tears in Ur Eyes and The Cross. Now, as a JW, he no longer subscribes to the divinity of Christ. So you could say that he really no longer believes the "first" thing that was preached to him.

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[This message was edited Fri Apr 25 9:27:36 PDT 2003 by Universaluv]

huggy said:

But Dillon was more than anti-establishment. His being born again was seen by many of his fans as betrayal.

I see your point though. One of the things that attracted me to Prince in the first place was his love for God and the way he expressed it. It wasn't pigeonholed by the exclusive faith you mentioned.

I think he was more right on then than he is now, but that's just me. He expressed his love for God in his way. Now he's learning how God wants to be worshipped. I hope eventually he will get his own voice back and find a way to worship God the way He wants to be worshipped in a way that is uniquely Prince.


Writing of God correctly edit.
[This message was edited Fri Apr 25 9:36:21 PDT 2003 by Nothinbutjoy]

I wish L graham would have never gotten into Prince's ear. Just as he [prince]once said on Larry King live he was only interested in Micheal Jordon for the hoops he shot and not his personal life. Well, I am only interested in his musical genius.[i go 2 church on sundaes]-If by chance U read this board man will u plzzz!!
shut up hollywood with another COMMERCIAL MasterPiece just to show them U Can. Then I can shut up my hater friends who swear u no longer have IT.-Dig The Light...

reverend prince nelson...pot of hot grits or fallin off a stage not needed.

Nothinbutjoy said:

I agree and I hope that whatever faith he may stay with, will be one that lets him be himself. But that all starts and ends with himself tho'. He is the one who makes those choices.

huggy said:

OH come on. Being himself is one thing, but cramming 10 pounds of religious crap into a five-pound bag of music is just a little painful to listen to.

U2, Live, and others send their message and still make it a pleasant experience, as opposed to the used-car-tent-sale message that Prince is pimping these days... I HARDLY think that's Prince being himself - in the sense that, HOW THE HELL can you tell who Prince IS if ALL HE TALKS ABOUT is the message and the perils of those that don't join the party?

otan said:

I agree with this. JWs dont allow you to be "yourself" they make you into who THEY want you to be...and that's not very Godly at all...God created us as individuals, not robots.

FirstAvenue said:

I don't think you can say that all JW's are the same. You can't say that of any group of people.

edit: And I also don't think you can say that JW-ism is all Prince talks about. Granted, a lot more than he used to (if ever) but not all.
[This message was edited Fri Apr 25 16:31:38 PDT 2003 by huggy]

huggy said:

I disagree. You CAN say it about a group who's key philosphy is to spread the "Good Word" and recruit new members -- same as Southern Baptists... that's what they DO, as a GROUP. The individuals are all different, but as a GROUP, yes, you CAN say that, they are all the same, in that they are TRYING to "save" as many souls as they can; it's the mission.