COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

Prince was sweatin' MJ big time back then, and it's obvious as sunshine in July. Prince was still making great music for the fans and trying new things, but he was losing Top 40 appeal, little by little.

BAD garnered more #1 hits than Thriller, with five singles peaking at #1. (It's the only album to do that.) Prince released SOTT and Lovesexy in the two years that MJ was promoting BAD, and gearing up for a tour in 1989 (I think).

BAD sold 30 million records. Neither SOTT or Lovesexy, as great as they are, even came close to that in America, and was sporadic in other countries (although Lovesexy did reach #1 in the UK). Combined, they didn't even clear 6 million in the US. BAD hit #1 in every country except AUS where it hit #2. It actually did better than Thriller in the #1 spot in the international charts.

Prince needs to check himself on this one. BAD was chalked full of incredible music, (it's still my favorite MJ album). SOTT was primed for great singles, but Prince lost interest and couldn't stick with it. Lovesexy was a money gulp when it came to the tour.

It's not about which album is better over the others, but the public has spoken on that 2 year time period. The only pathetic thing about that time Prince's attitude. So much for finding God. He should have dueted on something else besides "Bad" (although that would have been classic), and just done the duet like everyone (the fans) wanted! He could have used the bucks.

I vaguely remembering hearing about Chaka talking about Mary J for covering "Sweet Thing"

SoulAlive said:

what a stupid cow
she owes her entire career to him ffs

Prince was huge in 1990 so that comment of her's is complete nonsense



gotta admit i liked her 2nd album though
but i reckon she's rather washed up now




btw she looks just like a man nowadays

[Edited 5/11/10 8:24am]

SoulAlive said:

bboy87 said:

Yeah,Chaka made it known that she didn't like Mary's remake of "Sweet Thing" She said this to Mary's face.Mary explained that she recorded the song at 8 O'clock in the morning and wasn't really "awake" yet.Chaka advised her to NEVER enter a recording studio that early in the morning.

rialb said:

Memorable vs. familiar. "Ooops I Did It Again" is familiar, doesn't mean it's memorable. And Santana is right...that 2.5 hours is all flash and glitter.

SoulAlive said:

Financial trouble? Really? He just got off doing "Batman", which I'm sure he was paid well for, no? Maybe he was spending a lot (he probably still does). I've never heard The Family's take on the song, but I really dislike Prince's take on it. Boring. It's sad that Prince couldn't hear what a great job she did with the track?

VinnyM27 said:

Yep,'Batman' was a huge financial boost for Prince,so it's obvious that Sinead was exaggerating just a little Sinead's story is really weird,but I wouldn't be surprised if it really happened.Other female artists have spoken about heated arguments that they had with Prince.For example,Apollonia has said that when she decided to leave the Prince camp in 1985,Prince got pissed and told her "You'll never make it without me" And I know that there was a time in the mid-90s when he wasn't even speaking to Sheila E. 'I'm not allowed at Paisley Park anymore but I still love him",she said.

SoulAlive said:

Damn Prince was so pissed off with Sheila E. that he banned her from Paisley Park??? WTF???

midiscover said:

Doesn't Mary seem like the kind of person who'd bring her OWN drink to a wine tasting?

I'm surprised that they didn't mention Sinead O Connor's blistering attack on Prince.Back in 1990,she visited him and they got into a heated altercation...

"His problem is that,I did a song of his ("Nothing Compares 2 U") without him being involved.He's jealous.And he did say to me that he wishes I had never done his song.I think that,frankly,that song saved his fucking ass.He was in serious financial trouble until that song happened."


Double ouch!

what a stupid cow.She owes her entire career to him.Prince was huge in 1990 so that comment of her's is complete nonsense

Harlepolis said:

This thread ain't shit without Whitney's shade



"I don't think of her"


[Edited 5/17/10 20:44pm]

SoulAlive said:

This thread ain't shit without Whitney's shade



"I don't think of her"

bboy87 said:

Yeah,Chaka made it known that she didn't like Mary's remake of "Sweet Thing" She said this to Mary's face.Mary explained that she recorded the song at 8 O'clock in the morning and wasn't really "awake" yet.Chaka advised her to NEVER enter a recording studio that early in the morning.

SoulAlive said:

Chaka gave Mary so much grief back in the 90s though.

Mary was supposed to be in that "Missing You" line-up with Gladys, Chaka and Brandy,,,but she showed up at the studio high as a Georgia pine, Chaka checked her and sent her home, later they replaced her with Tamia. They became friends later on when Mary started to clean house.

But Chaka is known for letting folks have it to their faces. In her book, she would tell some fellow singers "Bitch, I never did think you could sing" Paula Abdul got a piece of Chaka's mind and Nippy was targeted as well in either Vibes Or Rhythm & Soul back in 1992(about her cover of "I'm Every Woman") - "Can't that bitch find something original to sing for once?"(Which is funny because she later appeared as a cameo in Nippy's video).

She became SO mellow nowadays though

And that "Prince Vs MJ" quote screams BULLSHIT to me.

Harlepolis said:

Yeah,I'd like to see a direct link to the article/interview where Prince made that comment.I can't imagine him making a comment like that.

SoulAlive said:

I do believe the table tennis story where he acted like a COMPLETE child though remember that? Its from DMSR.

ernestsewell said:

It should also be noted that,in 1991,Prince hired Michael's manager Frank Dileo to oversee the promotion and singles of his 'Diamonds And Pearls' album.Prince saw that Michael's albums were having five or more hits,and he wanted the same.

missfee said:

Here's what happened...

In the early 90s,Prince opened up with a Glam Slam nightclub with his best friend/former bodyguard and business partner Gilbert Davison,who was also the president of Paisley Park Records.By the mid-90s,the two guys were no longer friends.They had a bitter argument.Prince removed all of his memorabilia from the Glam Slam nightclub and Gilbert retained ownership of the club.I think he even changed the name? Sheila E. was close friends with Gilbert and Prince,so she was caught in the middle of their feud.When she agreed to perform at Gilbert's club,Prince was irritated and stopped speaking to her.In a 1995 on-line Internet chat,Sheila revealed that she was "no longer allowed at Paisley Park,but I still love him".

Elton John Trashes Keith Richards

The Diss: "He's so pathetic, poor thing. It's like a monkey with arthritis, trying to go onstage and look young."

After John had changed the lyrics to his '70s hit 'Candle in the Wind' in 1997 to honor the late Princess Diana, Richards criticized his fellow Brit, saying John was "writing songs for dead blondes." In an interview with foreign journalists in Atlanta, John retorted that Richards was holding back the Stones.

Cher compliments but mainly disses Madonna here





Elton John on Madonna's live performances:

Elton John on Madonna's live performances:

I found another celeb dissing Madonna Janet has a little dig of her own. Just click to open the link:

http://video.google.com/v...624527780#