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Thread started 02/03/04 5:57am

FunnyWayOfStop
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Is Prince Insane

Genius, Icon, Prodigy...Nutter. hmm

Maybe Prince is just a great exhibitionist but I don't think all the craziness is just an act.
Prince music, imagery, dance moves and all that shit R so so great but what if Mr Nelson has a secret...shhh...come closer...I'm a fucking NUTTER!

1. Since the beginning he has created worlds and places like Uptown, Paisley Park, graffitti Bridge, Alphabet St. and has invited everyone 2 come visit-inventive imagery or illussions of a nutter?


2. Prince sees people no one else can (can U say A Beautiful Mind) like spooky electric, Camille, Little girl Wendy and renames everyone he comes across like he can't accept reality and needs 2 recreate it...like an insane person does when they lose touch of reality usually through a traumatic childhood experience (could have been when his Dad left).


3. Prince creates signs and symbols 2 rival any in a religious cult like the prince or the peace sign

4. Prince tells everyone 2 join the 'new' power generation or exclaims we need a 'new breed' leader, called his band the revolution and this paranoia is just like schizophrenia

5. Schizophrenia commonly gives it's victim many sides-well shit, where do I start...he admits in 'My name is Prince' "I got 2 sides and they both friends"
more like 50 sides: camille, Electric Man, AlexanderNevermind, Joey CoCo-Ghost writer's, alter ego's, artistic persona's or signs of a man crying out 4 help cos he's got split personalities he cannot control

I've thought Prince was insane 4 years and that he gets away with it because he laughs it off or comes up with songs like 'MAD' but think about it-what if U were 2 tell everyone that Ur changing Ur name to +--~~<= or Spooky Electric talks 2 U or 'we need a new breed' they'd take Ur ass 2 the nuthouse b4 U could say David Koresh. wacky

That said I believe genius and insanity go hand in hand-look at crazy hair Einstein, weirdo Quentin Tarrantino and absolute nutter Mozart woot! In order 2 challenge and change reality and sanity U have 2 get Unreal and insane-so let's go Crazy! headbang
[This message was edited Tue Feb 3 6:03:22 PST 2004 by FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice]
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Reply #1 posted 02/03/04 6:03am

muirdo

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nuts
Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
woot!
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Reply #2 posted 02/03/04 6:07am

FunnyWayOfStop
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muirdo said:

nuts

I'll take that as a yes then nutty
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Reply #3 posted 02/03/04 6:32am

ronin

1. Since the beginning he has created worlds and places like Uptown, Paisley Park, graffitti Bridge, Alphabet St. and has invited everyone 2 come visit-inventive imagery or illussions of a nutter?

Paisley Park is a place in ur heart. Does it mean that creating a dream means ur insane ??

3. Prince creates signs and symbols 2 rival any in a religious cult like the prince or the peace sign

I've created this sign (:-=
Am i insane already ? lol

5. Schizophrenia commonly gives it's victim many sides-well shit, where do I start...he admits in 'My name is Prince' "I got 2 sides and they both friends"
more like 50 sides: camille, Electric Man, AlexanderNevermind, Joey CoCo-Ghost writer's, alter ego's, artistic persona's or signs of a man crying out 4 help cos he's got split personalities he cannot control

Isn't that a way to express ur emotional richness ?
Beside "I got 2 sides" means - he's a GEMINI !!
Is this a good reason to be called insane ?
[This message was edited Tue Feb 3 6:33:18 PST 2004 by ronin]
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Reply #4 posted 02/03/04 6:43am

gyro34

NO,NO,NO,NO. He is a very creative,prolific and imaginative artist.
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Reply #5 posted 02/03/04 6:50am

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Is Prince insane?

Probably. nod
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Reply #6 posted 02/03/04 7:00am

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Is Prince insane?

Hopefully, I don't like sane people very much - I find them most disagreeable. hmph!
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Reply #7 posted 02/03/04 7:06am

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As far as I see it Prince has been married to music since he was a kid. There hasn't been much time for a normal life, yet he's written hundreds and hundreds of songs. Considering that he doesn't draw much from his personal life (or at best hides it behind riddles) he doesn't have all that much to sing about. Hence the imagary and other 'crazy' stuff. It must have been a relief to record N.E.W.S. smile
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Reply #8 posted 02/03/04 7:16am

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The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society tends to appeal to people of a certain mental disposition. Generally speaking.
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Reply #9 posted 02/03/04 8:35am

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Yeah, imagine if he changed his name to "FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice"...
I've reversed the polarity of the neutron flow... Now to find a way to exterminate Melody Cool and Rosie Gaines... blowupshoot3sperm

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Reply #10 posted 02/03/04 8:37am

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the3rddoctor said:

Yeah, imagine if he changed his name to "FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice"...

Ha! omg
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Reply #11 posted 02/03/04 9:01am

andykeen

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I think u've been thinkin about this far too much !!

Keenmeister
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Reply #12 posted 02/03/04 9:15am

NWF

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You think too much, FunnyWay.

Just listen to the music and forget about everything else. music
NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.
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Reply #13 posted 02/03/04 9:32am

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he took "Let's Go Crazy" too serious...
prince Sex Kitten prince

love your face looked so good, i wanted to touch your mouth love
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Reply #14 posted 02/03/04 9:35am

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Well EVERYONE has underlying mental/psychological issues that affect their behavior...that means every one of us Orgers, everyone in the NPG and yes, even Prince.

Clearly he has some issues with authority, particularly father figures...and it looks like all along he's had issues with woman as well...perhaps b/c he didn't think his mother stood up for him when she should have. And then you KNOW the sad events of '96/'97 just pushed him over the edge...

No, he's not INSANE...but does he exhibit symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Fuck yeah. Does he exhibit signs os a schizoaffective disorder? Absolutely. Do MANY people show symptoms of these disorders as well? Hell yeah.
No confusion, no tears. No enemies, no fear. No sorrow, no pain. No ball, no chain.

Sex is not love. Love is not sex. Putting words in other people's mouths will only get you elected.

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Reply #15 posted 02/03/04 12:05pm

BorisFishpaw

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Absolutely!
He's as nutty as a fish sitting in a privit hedge whistling
"She'll be comin' round the mountain"
...but we love him for it.
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Reply #16 posted 02/03/04 2:15pm

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NWF said:

You think too much, FunnyWay.

Just listen to the music and forget about everything else. music


Beauty Stab was better, NWF...
I've reversed the polarity of the neutron flow... Now to find a way to exterminate Melody Cool and Rosie Gaines... blowupshoot3sperm

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Reply #17 posted 02/03/04 5:29pm

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the3rddoctor said:

NWF said:

You think too much, FunnyWay.

Just listen to the music and forget about everything else. music


"Beauty Stab" was better, NWF...


Beauty Stab was cool, but hell no, it does not compare to the greatness of "Lexicon".
NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.
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Reply #18 posted 02/03/04 5:34pm

rockwilder

Did you see the special on James brown last night on pbs?Reminded me a lot of Prince.There is clear genius and also control issues,business sense that gets clouded by ego,rebellion,entrepreneurial spiritthen rebellion against business rule,outspokena nd controversial,mega selling ,a yes, alittle crazy.
"I'm a pig..so,magic elixir I swill"
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Reply #19 posted 02/03/04 5:38pm

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You know that bitch has the nicest looking straight-jacket in the asylum.
If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot.
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Reply #20 posted 02/03/04 6:10pm

Handclapsfinga
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yeah, he crazy...






























...like a
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Reply #21 posted 02/03/04 7:45pm

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FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice said:

Genius, Icon, Prodigy...Nutter. hmm

Maybe Prince is just a great exhibitionist but I don't think all the craziness is just an act.
Prince music, imagery, dance moves and all that shit R so so great but what if Mr Nelson has a secret...shhh...come closer...I'm a fucking NUTTER!

1. Since the beginning he has created worlds and places like Uptown, Paisley Park, graffitti Bridge, Alphabet St. and has invited everyone 2 come visit-inventive imagery or illussions of a nutter?


2. Prince sees people no one else can (can U say A Beautiful Mind) like spooky electric, Camille, Little girl Wendy and renames everyone he comes across like he can't accept reality and needs 2 recreate it...like an insane person does when they lose touch of reality usually through a traumatic childhood experience (could have been when his Dad left).


3. Prince creates signs and symbols 2 rival any in a religious cult like the prince or the peace sign

4. Prince tells everyone 2 join the 'new' power generation or exclaims we need a 'new breed' leader, called his band the revolution and this paranoia is just like schizophrenia

5. Schizophrenia commonly gives it's victim many sides-well shit, where do I start...he admits in 'My name is Prince' "I got 2 sides and they both friends"
more like 50 sides: camille, Electric Man, AlexanderNevermind, Joey CoCo-Ghost writer's, alter ego's, artistic persona's or signs of a man crying out 4 help cos he's got split personalities he cannot control

I've thought Prince was insane 4 years and that he gets away with it because he laughs it off or comes up with songs like 'MAD' but think about it-what if U were 2 tell everyone that Ur changing Ur name to +--~~<= or Spooky Electric talks 2 U or 'we need a new breed' they'd take Ur ass 2 the nuthouse b4 U could say David Koresh. wacky

That said I believe genius and insanity go hand in hand-look at crazy hair Einstein, weirdo Quentin Tarrantino and absolute nutter Mozart woot! In order 2 challenge and change reality and sanity U have 2 get Unreal and insane-so let's go Crazy! headbang
[This message was edited Tue Feb 3 6:03:22 PST 2004 by FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice]


My opinion, psychology is just a racket, i've had counselors so ignorant and greedy that I can't respect it at all. That doesn't mean everything in it is wrong but most of it is garbage. Diagnosis' can be matched up with anyone and if you check you'll see they keep coming up with more and more of the.
All great rockstars have the same personality, sort of schizoid in terms of there being on one hand very much loners and craving for acceptance and people. Check Elvis on up. And you make the point of him creating alternate realities, this is the stamp of rock stars, you listen to the sun sessions and you hear elvis creating a new model of the world, all the great ones have that great sense of delivering something new and vital. If you want to talk about crazy, well I've been around all kinds of people, of all colors and beliefs and I finally concluded that if you get to know anyone well enough, we're all crazy.
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Reply #22 posted 02/03/04 7:47pm

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And oh yeah if you want to interpret the 'two sides' lyric that way you can, but it was a conscious recognition of his own duality, masculine, feminine, idiot,savant, selfish, generous, etc..etc..
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Reply #23 posted 02/04/04 4:25am

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mozfonky said:

And oh yeah if you want to interpret the 'two sides' lyric that way you can, but it was a conscious recognition of his own duality, masculine, feminine, idiot,savant, selfish, generous, etc..etc..


yeah but he's still one crazy muthafucka! evil
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Reply #24 posted 02/04/04 4:26am

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complete nutter
ignorance isnt bliss its....its......its.......a another bit word.......
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Reply #25 posted 02/04/04 4:30am

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hisroyalbadnessfan8485 said:

complete nutter

nod
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Reply #26 posted 02/04/04 6:30am

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NWF said:

the3rddoctor said:

NWF said:

You think too much, FunnyWay.

Just listen to the music and forget about everything else. music


"Beauty Stab" was better, NWF...


Beauty Stab was cool, but hell no, it does not compare to the greatness of "Lexicon".


Nah, it's better because they broke out of the "glitter" thing...

You know, the gold suit and straight pop. They added rock to it.
I've reversed the polarity of the neutron flow... Now to find a way to exterminate Melody Cool and Rosie Gaines... blowupshoot3sperm

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Reply #27 posted 02/04/04 6:57am

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We all have a little bit of crazy...its how we stay sane nuts
peace & wildsign
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Reply #28 posted 02/04/04 10:27am

marcdeondotcom

Not sure but all of this put the old songs away, no, bring them back again, no, put some of them away and modify the lyrics to others nonesense is driving me insane.
Look for NE, NW, SE, SW to hit local record stores soon nutty
[This message was edited Wed Feb 4 10:29:07 PST 2004 by marcdeondotcom]
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Reply #29 posted 02/04/04 10:51am

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You can't expect anyone with that level of talent and creativity to be normal!!! It is his wierdness that drives his creativity. Just ask Van Gogh or Beethoven or Einstein.
If not he would be average joe's like us frequenting a Prince website.
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"Make my funk the P-FUNK...I want my funk uncut...." Brother George Clinton
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