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Prince always thought Michael was talented and said he knew the song would be a success without him..
Prince always thought Michael was talented and said he knew the song would be a success without him..
from the recent book, "Let's Go Crazy", it says he wasn't used to that environment (he was used to doing his own thing and around the people he knew) and also, he didn't like the songAnd that's the same reason why he refused to participate in We Are The World IMO. It was about egos.
And that's the same reason why he refused to participate in We Are The World IMO. It was about egos.
mjprince1976;4204210 said:Prince did not do it, as he considered it beneath him.
Prince was a musician, Michael in his eyes was merely a singer and dancer (To date before Bad came out, most of MJ's material was by other people, Prince did not even do a cover in his music until 1996).
In the early days (Pre 1990) Prince and Michael HATED each other. Michael called Prince a bully and said he treated women poorly after seeing Purple Rain, and wondered how someone who wore so much makeup could be such a lady killer (J. Randy Taraborelli - The magic and the madness 2010). There is also the story in 1985 Prince refused to do "we are the world as it was a MJ song" and made a less than subtle pass at Latoyah. He also walloped Michael at table tennis, and gave him a box with a feather in it, convincing Michael he was a hoodoo priest.
Prince was just jealous of MJ's success and the fact MJ was a nicer person (I LOOOOVVVEEEE Princes music and talent, but as a person he was a Grade A asshole).
Themidwestcowboy;4204215 said:It’s quite peculiar, and a bit disturbing that in 2017 people, especially MJ fan, are citing Taborelli and using him as a credible source.
Does he think the atomisation of pop culture since the 80s allows for another star of his stature? He thinks for a moment. “It would have to be manufactured. Michael and I both came along at a time when there was nothing. MTV didn’t have anyone who was visual. Bowie, maybe. A lot of people made great records, but dressed like they were going to the supermarket.” He thinks flamboyant showmanship is making a comeback but, he adds: “How many people have substance, or are they just putting on crazy clothes?”
The death of Michael Jackson (at one point another devout Jehovah’s Witness) was still fresh on everyone’s minds, and Prince admitted the two had talked about the challenges of mixing fame with a religious journey. He said that it was difficult for both of them, and he personally couldn’t have done it at a younger point in his life. He wished he could have talked to Michael more about it before he died.
I don’t want to talk about it. I’m too close to it.
He continued, “He is just one of many who have gone through that door — Amy Winehouse and folks. We’re all connected, right, we’re all brothers and sisters, and the minute we lock that in, we wouldn’t let anybody in our family fall. That’s why I called Chris Brown. All of us need to be able to reach out and just fix stuff. There’s nothing that’s unforgivable,” he said.
Bland: He was really into the Pretenders at some point. He talked about how much he liked Chrissie Hynde and the songwriting. He played me some of the first Sly Stone records I ever heard. That was an education I couldn't have received anywhere else. We held meetings, and we would watch random videos people would send. Michael Jackson loved sending Prince old footage of Sly. Prince would just stop everything and bring everybody to his office. One time we watched the Jackson 5 Goin' Back to Indiana special.