He keeps playing down his own stardom and doffing his cap to his band or God or Sly and the Family Stone, but does he ever think, perhaps midway through playing When Doves Cry to 30,000 people: "I'm really very good at this"?
"Well I don't think it," he smirks, raising an eyebrow. "I know it."
BAD-ASS
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Thursday, 23 June 2011 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
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Sometimes he seems a little too fond of boundaries. "It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that." But what about women who are unhappy about having to wearing burqas? "There are people who are unhappy with everything," he says shruggingly. "There's a dark side to everything."
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 June 2011 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
Agreed with all three previous reactions.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 23 June 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
and re: previous covers discussion on truthbomb thread
He's equally put out by covers of his songs, Glee's version of Kiss being the latest offender. "There's no other artform where you can do that. You can't go and do your own version of Harry Potter. Do you want to hear somebody else sing Kiss?"
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 23 June 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
Except he covers stuff all the time. (Including, apparently Beyonce's Suga Mama, which was on youtube at one point but which I have never heard. :(
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 23 June 2011 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
you might be missing the raging egomaniac part of the equation
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Thursday, 23 June 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
Wasn't space to include the rest of that quote, which might have seemed pedantic to general non-music-mag readers anyway. He says that (a) he plays them live rather than releasing them and (b) he calls up the songwriters to ask if they're cool with it.
― Strictly vote-splitting (DL), Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, like meshell ndegeocello is doing a full length prince cover tour that i imagine prince is cool withhe seems more snotty about the recorded versions.
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
me being the snot that I am, I would have asked about the covers on Emancipation
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
tbf, i now hear only his version of betcha by golly wow as the "real" one.
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:11 (twelve years ago) link
DJP, you interviewing Prince would be all kinds of hilarious/great because it would eventually be half an hour of shit-talking about mentally incompetent Minnesotans you've encountered.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
"I went in intending to ask a musical genius questions about his art and his future. I ended up attempting to horrify him with stories about home town."
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
tempted to go with "mentally incompetent Minnesotans i have encountered" as a dn, but
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
Welcome 2 Hastings
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
xp The problem is his conversation jumps all over the place and you can't record it so you're just sat there scribbling down what he says and by the time you've got it together to quibble with a point like that he's on to something else. Except the Islam one where I had time to pull a "Bloody hell, really?" face.
― Strictly vote-splitting (DL), Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
then there was that time when Prince was the unpronounceable symbol, and his managers gave the specific font to use to journalists when writing about him in print, and then he tried to sue them when they tried to use it as directed...
― SBing crosby (Neanderthal), Thursday, 23 June 2011 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
Live review of Friday's show, courtesy of me, but since I have *no* idea how to do live reviews, it's pretty much a partial setlist plus commentary:
http://roverarts.com/2011/06/purple-reign/
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 27 June 2011 04:23 (twelve years ago) link
The fourth encore began with Prince spot-lit at centre stage, performing an ethereal version of Joni Mitchell’s A Case of You OMG
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 27 June 2011 09:23 (twelve years ago) link
ddddaaammn
― just sayin, Monday, 27 June 2011 09:25 (twelve years ago) link
WOW Alex that gig sounds incredible!
― Volvo Twilight (p-dog), Monday, 27 June 2011 10:07 (twelve years ago) link
holy hell
― chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Monday, 27 June 2011 12:34 (twelve years ago) link
not saying it wasnt good but doesnt he play that kind of show pretty regularly these days? his aftershows/jams arent rare like they used to be.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 27 June 2011 12:42 (twelve years ago) link
No, Alex, you did very well indeed.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 June 2011 12:47 (twelve years ago) link
Entirely possible. He hasn't come to Montreal in a decade and in comparison the Saturday show was pretty much nothing but hits. They have a setlist for that over at prince.org and I was kind of jealous at first because we got maybe 8 recognizable prince hits and most of those were partial/medleys. But...there was a looseness to the set on Friday. Kind of felt like anything could happen.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 27 June 2011 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
Plus, I've never seen Prince live before so I don't have a point of comparison. I do know that my friends in the states have indicated that the Welcome 2 America tour was pretty much just the hits, so this felt like somewhat of a departure.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 27 June 2011 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.canalplus.fr/c-divertissement/pid3303-c-le-live-du-grand-journal.html?vid=483431
― mark e, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 07:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://player.vimeo.com/video/18951826 Prince doing A Love Bizarre live with Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings and Maceo Parker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!wish this would load already so i could watch it
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
Outstanding. Note the teleprompter!!
I recently discovered the Electrifying Mojo's interview with Prince just after his 1986 (?) birthday gig in Detroit. Amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJZCoxZ5COY
― broom air, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think i've heard his voice outside of his movies--so cool
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 30 June 2011 02:19 (twelve years ago) link
1983 rehearsal tape:
http://thediscography.tumblr.com/post/7071635816/haruenishikawa-d-m-s-r-rehearsal-including
― geeta, Thursday, 30 June 2011 04:50 (twelve years ago) link
that Mojo interview's great.
this is crazy under-rated innithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJ-FxhU0h0
― piscesx, Friday, 1 July 2011 00:09 (twelve years ago) link
saw prince last night for the first time. one of my top 5 shows of all time easy. and it was in a field at a crap festival. and it was godlike. amazing setlist plus Sly & Family Stone medley with Larry Graham. fuuuuuck.
Let's Go Crazy/Delirious, 1999, Little Red Corvette, Nothing Compares 2 U, Take Me With U, Raspberry Beret, Cream, Cool, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, Let's Work, U Got The Look, Purple Rain, Kiss, Controversy/Housequake, Play That Funky Music, Dance To The Music/I Want To Take You Higher/Everyday People/Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), Come Together, Dance (Disco Heat), If I Was Your Girlfriend, Baby I'm A Star
― I'm A Genius, Too! (Jamie_ATP), Monday, 4 July 2011 08:35 (twelve years ago) link
^^^THAT is sort of the set list I wish I had seen? Much as I loved all the insane stuff he did. Baby I'm a Star and U Got the Look and If I Was Your Girlfriend = pure gold.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 7 July 2011 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
I was really worried he would do a cack new stuff set, but it was literally hit after hit and unbelievable
― I'm A Genius, Too! (Jamie_ATP), Thursday, 7 July 2011 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
that's what he usually does
― a man is only a guy (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 7 July 2011 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
It's does seem an awful shame that because he hasn't released a decent record in over 20 years, I have an awfully hard time trying to convince people of his genius...fair enough they may never of liked him in the first place but you mention his name and it's either a blank stare or 'yeah, Sexy MF was good'...er no...
― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Thursday, 7 July 2011 23:29 (twelve years ago) link
What world do you live in? Pretty much everyone I know loves this guy!
― these goons were made for waka (The Reverend), Thursday, 7 July 2011 23:35 (twelve years ago) link
sonnyboy, find new friends
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 July 2011 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
xxxxxpost SO many underrated james on "Graffiti Bridge:" Joy In Repetition, Elephants, We Can Funk, Thieves in the Temple, Tick Tick Bang... if that record was just the Prince songs it would be in my top 5 for sure.
― Davey D, Thursday, 7 July 2011 23:54 (twelve years ago) link
"Joy in Repetition" is so swirly and weird.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 July 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
i can sing every word of joy in repetition and occasionally do when i'm waiting for trainsGraffiti Bridge is badly underrated yes. It james out.
― brooklyn's complicated relationship with bacon (forksclovetofu), Friday, 8 July 2011 00:11 (twelve years ago) link
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)
xpost: was gonna say "sonnyboy if you don't think chaos and disorder, 3121, the gold experience or emancipation are *decent* then i dunno about your prince fandom"...is that harsh?
― Marquis de Sade (outdoor_miner), Friday, 8 July 2011 00:18 (twelve years ago) link
Gold Experience and Emancipation no doubt3121 ehChaos and Disorder has like two james and that's it.
― brooklyn's complicated relationship with bacon (forksclovetofu), Friday, 8 July 2011 00:19 (twelve years ago) link
Here I go pushing 20Ten again...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHWoK6P9XoM
― Vendo Caramelos A Veces Sin Dinero (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 8 July 2011 07:53 (twelve years ago) link
That's kinda fun.
― these goons were made for waka (The Reverend), Friday, 8 July 2011 09:47 (twelve years ago) link
Everyone loves his guy...how many of them own 'TGE', 'Come' or anything after the Love Symbol album? There's a shitload of people who don't have anything past Diamonds and it's basically the Kid's fault.
― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 9 July 2011 02:26 (twelve years ago) link
It's does seem an awful shame that because he hasn't released a decent record in over 20 years― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Thursday, July 7, 2011 7:29 PM Bookmark
I stopped reading here. sorry, Emancipation, Musicology, and 3121 are all good to great....
― estimate the percent chance that i break my foot off in your ass (Neanderthal), Saturday, 9 July 2011 05:15 (twelve years ago) link
also I like the Symbol album and Come
― estimate the percent chance that i break my foot off in your ass (Neanderthal), Saturday, 9 July 2011 05:16 (twelve years ago) link
I currently don't own anything of Prince's past The Gold Album, and even then Diamonds and Pearls is the last album of his featuring anything I want to hear. It's just too much mediocrity to take/sift through. Granted, each Prince album has always had a track or two I've liked, even "The Rainbow Children," but I'd be lying if I gave a shit about his sort of gormless genius.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vITKFi2W_o
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 9 July 2011 12:47 (twelve years ago) link
thread why u brake heart ;_;
― estimate the percent chance that i break my foot off in your ass (Neanderthal), Saturday, 9 July 2011 12:51 (twelve years ago) link