Prince smashes '61 Epi... not his!

Hörnisse · March 10, 2013, 06:58:36 PM

I saw the show. Too bad about the Epi but as Scott said: Just say no! I thought his new song sucked Dawn Keibals, but I liked Bambi. I bought that second LP (Prince s/t) when I was a freshman in college back in '79. I even saw him perform in early 1985 on the Purple Rain tour. Would have liked to have seen him early on like during the Dirty Mind/Controversy period.

Pilgrim · March 10, 2013, 07:29:39 PM

Excellent guitarist, but mostly a failure as a person. Every time I start to like him a little, I hear a story like this that confirms he's an ass. He should replace the instrument as well as repair the old one.

OldManC · March 10, 2013, 07:38:48 PM

If that were mine I'd be famous (but in prison) as the guy who beat Prince to death with my broken guitar.

Dave W · March 10, 2013, 08:08:22 PM

He can play guitar, I'll grant him that, but I've hated his music since I first heard it, it's always struck me as soulless and empty. That was long before he revealed himself as a despicable twat.

This could be a publicity stunt, or not. I've heard that the only reason the guitar was even there was that the guitarist was rehearsing for a Prince tribute. If this is true, it makes me suspicious that it was a setup, and it almost serves him right for wanting to pay tribute to a douchebag like Prince. OTOH living in this area, I've heard enough stories of Prince's bizarre conduct over the years to think it may not have been preplanned.

Psycho Bass Guy · March 10, 2013, 08:29:06 PM

Seriously guys, watch the Kevin Smith video.

Dave W · March 10, 2013, 09:09:43 PM

Quote from: Psycho Bass Guy on March 10, 2013, 08:29:06 PM
Seriously guys, watch the Kevin Smith video.

I watched it last year. It tracks with just about every other story I've heard about him.

OldManC · March 10, 2013, 09:13:46 PM

I got sucked into that video and watched the whole thing. Smith can tell a good anecdote. Bat Dance!

Psycho Bass Guy · March 10, 2013, 09:25:24 PM

Just don't get suckered into thinking that Kevin Smith is more than a one-trick pony. The youtube link was excerpted from "An Evening with Kevin Smith" compiled from his lecture series at film schools. He produced a sequel of him trying to recreate it in a theater that is absolutely horrible.

lowend1 · March 10, 2013, 11:26:13 PM

Hey don't talk about "The Warlock" like that!

nofi · March 11, 2013, 08:12:21 AM

just like the word diva, 'genius' is thrown about very loosely as well. writing clever pop songs for the masses does not make you one, imo. tesla was a genius, prince not so much.

Lightyear · March 11, 2013, 09:06:54 AM

What a major freakin' douche nozzle!

He lives up to everything that's been said about him.

My oldest friend worked for a major theatrical lighting company and he built a show's lighting based on the designers plans. As such everything he worked on he made the first five to ten tour stops plus rehearsals. One of his tours was His Royal Purple Douche Bag himself - he related that everyone hated working that tour - he was instructed not to look "him" in the eyes but to look at "his" shoes when speaking to the RPDB.

uwe · March 11, 2013, 10:10:18 AM

He was always weird. That doesn't take away his musical talent. Mozart was weird too. I like his guitar playing too. His falsetto was a bit flat on that song though.

This "guitar-throw-down" thing reeks of being preconceived (he even threw it in a way it had a chance of surviving), but even if he threw a fit and not only a guitar (because he thought the wish to sign the guitar was inappropriate?), I'm sure his organisation have already sent a nice cheque to the owner. Money can solve things like that quickly and elegantly.

Dave W · March 11, 2013, 10:58:57 AM

Quote from: Lightyear on March 11, 2013, 09:06:54 AM
What a major freakin' douche nozzle! He lives up to everything that's been said about him.

My oldest friend worked for a major theatrical lighting company and he built a show's lighting based on the designers plans. As such everything he worked on he made the first five to ten tour stops plus rehearsals. One of his tours was His Royal Purple Douche Bag himself - he related that everyone hated working that tour - he was instructed not to look "him" in the eyes but to look at "his" shoes when speaking to the RPDB.

I've heard that from a number of sources. When speaking to his purple runtiness, you have to avert your eyes.

Back when he changed his name to a symbol, local Star Tribune gossip columnist C.J. started calling him Symbolina. He supposedly hated being called that, which naturally made C.J. call him that every time she wrote about him.

Denis · March 11, 2013, 12:47:26 PM

Quote from: uwe on March 11, 2013, 10:10:18 AM
...I'm sure his organisation have already sent a nice cheque to the owner. Money can solve things like that quickly and elegantly.

Maybe for some people. I got reimbursed for my JJ after it was stolen but I would 100 times rather have my Longhorn back.

Quote from: Dave W on March 11, 2013, 10:58:57 AM
When speaking to his purple runtiness...

Hahahaha!

lowend1 · March 11, 2013, 01:30:48 PM

and the password is...
S P H I N C T E R