"God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out."

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Recently, Prince hosted an executive who works for Philip Anschutz, the Christian businessman whose company owns the Staples Center. “We started talking red and blue,” Prince said. “People with money—money like that—are not affected by the stock market, and they’re not freaking out over anything. They’re just watching. So here’s how it is: you’ve got the Republicans, and basically they want to live according to this.” He pointed to a Bible. “But there’s the problem of interpretation, and you’ve got some churches, some people, basically doing things and saying it comes from here, but it doesn’t. And then on the opposite end of the spectrum you’ve got blue, you’ve got the Democrats, and they’re, like, ‘You can do whatever you want.’ Gay marriage, whatever. But neither of them is right.”

When asked about his perspective on social issues—gay marriage, abortion—Prince tapped his Bible and said, “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, ‘Enough.’ ”

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/11/24/0...ta_talk_hoffman

[Amby 490]

prince as in the singer?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

yes the artist formerly known as prince

[Amby 490]

right...

[rocks 494]

isn't he a jehovah's witness these days?

[Pooky 3,791]

yes the artist formerly known as prince

Isn't he also the artist formerly known as undecipherable squiggle?

[rocks 494]

Prince is a vegan. In 2006 he was voted the "world's sexiest vegetarian" in PETA's annual online poll.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)#Personal_life

that's probably the only award he's going to get.

[mRx 16]

Didn't God create the Earth and Man just a few thousand years ago?

Is Prince saying that people were already on earth before God came? That can't be.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

yes the artist formerly known as prince

No. He's now Prince again. He's now simply the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince. And he's missing a few things in his head - most notably a functioning brain.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Didn't God create the Earth and Man just a few thousand years ago?

Not all Christians believe that; in fact, I'm willing to bet most don't.

[Der Bücherwurm 1]

And here I always thought Prince was limp-wristed himself if you know what I mean.

[almaty 19]

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Prince fans have recently become aware of his conversion to Jehovah's Witnesses, but few are aware of just how much that is affecting his music and lifestyle as well. According to Rick Ross, nationally known cult expert, he has even re-written some of the lines to his old songs, not just inserting religion into the new ones:

Four years ago the funkster converted reportedly to satisfy his mother’s dying wish, but since then Prince has gone so far as to add religious lyrics to his theme song “Purple Rain.”

The new line in the song goes, “Say you can’t make up your mind? I think you better close it and open up the Bible.”

According to the Mirror (UK),

Her dying wishes were for him to become a Jehovah's Witness, as she had been for most of her life, and to see him married. He tied the knot with Mani weeks before his mother passed away and six months after the death of his father, pianist and bandleader John L Nelson.

Prince is also active in going door-to-door, and in unusual style for a Jehovah's Witness, according to a blog at atheism.about.com:

Evidently, Prince proselytizes door- to-door just like other Witnesses - but unlike other Witnesses, he participates in the "System" in ways that would normally be shunned. When he does proselytize, according to Ross, he goes in a limo with four bodyguards and tailor-made suits. Pity that all Witnesses aren't given the same latitude - but they can't contribute millions to the cause like Prince can. You don't suppose that has anything to do with it, do you?

http://www.dannyhaszard.com/prince.htm

[Otto 83]

Red vs Blue...sounds a bit Matrix(ie) to me...

[Chica Yeyé 41]

And here I am... always thinking Prince is bisexual. Someone should tell him.