Let’s Go Crazy

I love me some Prince. His Purple Highness. Been lovin him for quite some time. I had ALL of his albums. That’s right, kiddies, albums. Vinyl. I’m that old. I also bought those albums in a record store. Remember those? CD’s were something at the bank that you put your money in for 6 months or a year.  I had posters and pictures of him all over my room. I’ve been to his concerts. He’s an amazing performer. You must admit the man has talent, even if you aren’t a fan of the genre.

But lately? The man has truly lost his mind. I completely ignored the fact that he became a Jesus Freak Jehovah’s Witness several years ago. Even after his interviews about his new faith and reports of him going door-to-door to talk about his beliefs. Scary. Who would dwell on that? I know I could leave it at that and be done. That speaks volumes to what a nutter he’s become. But there is more.

Prince was recently quoted as saying, “The Internet is completely over.” Um, I don’t think so.  You know what’s completely over Prince? Record stores. You actually do need iTunes, guy. I hate to break it to you. Maybe millionaire rock stars who live in purple houses in Minnesota don’t need the Internet, but a lot of people use it to work. Yeah, there’s that. And of course the social media that is going on. And let’s not forget newspapers are shutting down quicker than Lindsay Lohan’s panties come off. See Prince, just about everyone gets their news online.

Remember the 80′s? When Prince didn’t give interviews? He’d just give a cryptic one line quote along the lines of, “I liked her apples and oranges.”  He needs to go back to that. Because maybe he’s always been nuttier than a damn fruitcake, but we didn’t know. I like not knowing. I’m a big believer in ignorance is bliss. I don’t need to know that Prince is crazy.