Soup With Prince (Article)

http://www.newyorker.com/...lk_hoffman

Oh, where did my baby go?

"Limping slightly..."?
[Edited 11/17/08 0:11am]

EmeraldSkies said:

Bizarre interview.. even for a Prince one.

What a trip. Really strange feeling article. Hummmm.....I wonder. well, if he is all LIKE THAT (insert) than ok. He never fails to surprise me. I liked the part about the girl on swing, and that she just wanted her to see him. OMG-- what would I do?

3121 said:

This is somehow possibly the most disturbing thing I've read on Prince, I think ever.

I can't find a single thing I relate to - no wonder I couldn't connect to PE...

Was I what u wanted me 2 b?
Snooze Crew - founding member

xperience319 said:

mELdOURADOsELVAGEM said:

xperience319 said:

Mel B, go home, you're scaring the tourists

Is he trying to imply that Republicans are somehow better Christians than alleged godless Democrats? I guess Prince doesn't understand that Democrats tend to not legislate from the bible since there is a such thing as separation of church and state.

I really wish I hadn't read this. Actually, the past few Prince interviews I've read made me long for the days when Prince didn't talk to the media. I'm afraid soon he may even trump Sarah Palin for uncomfortable interviews.

Remember in 1990 when Prince talked about a journalist wanting him to explain his beliefs about God, to which Prince replied, "How can I answer that without sounding like a fool?" Perhaps P should reread that quote and take his own advice.

What surprises me is the utter lack of conversation about music. I think it's safe to say that we'll probably never get a return-to-form, innovative album from Prince.

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PicassoFace said:

Was I what u wanted me 2 b?
Snooze Crew - founding member

Like I said at HQ: Carrot Soup"?

wasitgood4u said:

Gay Marriage was banned in California.

Interesting that he would make (what I infer to be) a reference to Sodom and Gomorrah about God's attitudes on homosexuality, but that he still incorporates a fair amount of androgyny into his image (less than before, tis true, but still to a degree).

I think Prince was really, really hurt, very early in life. He seems to wield religion like a weapon, like many other folks, I guess.

Oh, my. Neo and Morpheous. Terrifying. The implications don't even bear thinking about. Is this really where his head is at? Fucking Neo? I actually do think he meant it as a quite literal euphamism. I've heard every extremist liberal eventually becomes an extremist conservative, in this case a extremist conservative with fascist, dark age monothesitc belief belief-system delusion and an outrageous Messiah complex. Is this what happens when you go bald?

i thought we were supposed to get wiser as we got older!. P, what happened?. This interview really is disturbing, can he be any more anti-gay than this?. Madonna needs to get round quick and kick the shit out of him!. Sometimes it really is better to shut up and stay private.

The man is a devout christian. Not only that, but he's a Jehovah's Witness. Explain to me where in the Bible it says that it's okay to be gay.

Get over it.


Extended rant:

He still preaches Love 4 One Another. That means that people he feels are sinner can still be redeemed. IN some weird way, he's doing it out of "love." You might not agree with how he feels sinners can be converted (for example, for gayness he asked Wendy to renounce her homosexuality and accept Jesus as her Lord as saviour before he'd spend time with her). I don't. However, I follow the Golden Rule and respect his choices in life just like I feel others should respect mine so long as they approach me with love in their hearts.

I have no reason to believe Prince is anything like the people who have hate and contempt for sinners. I feel he approaches sinners with hope and love. Until I see otherwise, that's the benefit of the doubt I'm willing to give him (and anybody else, to be honest).

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Dauphin said:

Number23 said:

Was I what u wanted me 2 b?
Snooze Crew - founding member

I think a lot of people want the raunchy nasty head prince back. I think he has grown up since then. I think he has put a lot of his past behind him. I think he finally realises that he was the one "sticking his thing where ever..." I'm not saying he was gay just saying he was with a lot of women over the years and maybe now he's realising that God doesn't approve of that at all.
Maybe he finally realises that one day he will have to stand b4 God and give an account of his entire life...and he doesn't want to be like..."well, i had my fun doing this and that and partying.." and so now he finally realises how serious this is and is trying to get the sin outta his life.

Come on, get up, let's do somethin'

People get more conservative as they get older, so it's no surprise that Prince has done the same. As for the rest of it, you've got to remember that Prince went to public school, and never had a college level education. He's a bright guy who is interested in a lot of things, but you can't learn everything on the street. I would not be surprised if Prince enrolled in a University. When Prince was at his best, his lyrics were simple and universal to the point that he (and Sting) was the favorite artist of the college students I knew. Since he has tried to educate himself through the Witnesses and general experience, the lyrics are hard to relate to, and he comes off judgemental and ignorant.

LizaWoman08 said:

LizaWoman08 said:

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye
Hypocrite

Dayclear said:

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye
Hypocrite

Come on, get up, let's do somethin'

oh my . prince has turned into my stepfather with that shit . he like, really doesn't give a shit anymore .

The Tommyknockers have taken total control of Prince's mind.

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