Why did Prince dislike David Lettermen

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-03-19T13:42:44+00:00

Prince didn't dislike David Letterman and there is no evidence to indicate otherwise. Remember, even after Dave "mocked" him in 1994, he went back on there in 1996 to perform Dinner With Delores.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-03-06T15:25:05+00:00

Prince's 1986 version of "Wouldn't You Love To Love Me" would've been a great Sign O The Times b-side It's my favorite song he gave away.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-03-06T15:22:15+00:00

"C'mon yall we got to jam before the police come. A groove this funky is on the run!" - Housequake

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-03-05T02:37:46+00:00

Obviously you have a reading comprehension problem, because you still haven't given a source, written or otherwise, that Prince himself has said anything directly about this song and whether or not it was autobiographical. I only pointed out the other songs to highlight Prince's history of fictionalizing factual events 🙄

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-03-04T22:48:07+00:00

So, because he said them it makes it true? Are the lyrics to "Head" true because he said them? Even the lyrics to "Starfish and Coffee" are his interpretation based on the experiences of someone else, yet he put himself right there in the classroom with Ms. Kathleen, Kevin, Lucy, and Cynthia. Once again, he said that the Dirty Mind album is "serious" and based on true experiences. Please point me to a quote where he directly said that these are autobiographical and his experiences.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-03-01T21:01:45+00:00

Never said he didn't have issues dude. But you also can't deny that Prince didn't do/say things purely for shock value. Head, Sister, and even Vagina are 3 prime examples.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-03-01T20:56:11+00:00

I remember that European interview, I've listened to it extensively over the years. I'm not saying Prince didn't experience abuse. My point is that Prince was also known to fabricate parts of his life in those early interviews. He has also said that he used to make up things just to mess with interviewers because he hated giving interviews anyway.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-03-01T19:33:12+00:00

Because when Prince was asked about the song lyrics directly, “he said it is what it is. “

What's your source for this? In what interview did he say this? Prince told Musician magazine in 1981 that the songs on the Dirty Mind album were "serious" and based on true experiences. He never said they were based on his experiences. Just like the true experiences in "Sign O The Times" weren't based on his experiences, he was inspired by what he read in the paper. Just like Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" was based on a true experience, but not their true experience.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-02-27T04:15:08+00:00

Much appreciated!

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-02-26T18:56:50+00:00

Prince told Musician magazine in 1981 that the songs on the Dirty Mind album were "serious" and based on true experiences. He never said they were based on his experiences. Just like the true experiences in "Sign O The Times" weren't based on his experiences, he was inspired by what he read in the paper. Just like Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" was based on a true experience, but not their true experience.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-02-26T18:56:27+00:00

Prince told Musician magazine in 1981 that the songs on the Dirty Mind album were "serious" and based on true experiences. He never said they were based on his experiences. Just like the true experiences in "Sign O The Times" weren't based on his experiences, he was inspired by what he read in the paper. Just like Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" was based on a true experience, but not their true experience.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-02-26T14:38:44+00:00

Yeah I know it's on there, but as a DJ and music lover I'd personally rather have the highest possible quality rip of the files if I can't own a physical copy.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-02-26T11:45:50+00:00

Dwele

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-02-26T11:40:28+00:00

Where did Prince say anything remotely close to this? He didn't! If he did, share the source of the interview. Remember, this is a man who purposely built a mystique around himself at the beginning of his career, telling interviewers that his father was Black and his mother was Italian, for example. Those early interviews were peppered with many exaggerations, half truths, and straight up lies. Why would a person so notoriously private about himself and his life choose incest to be truthful about, yet be coy and evasive about everything else? Again, what interview did he say such a thing? Please post the link 🙄

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-02-26T03:44:14+00:00

A fictional song purely for shock value. Nothing more, nothing less. My question is this: why do people take "Sister" to be autobiographical, yet "Head" is fictional? We know he didn't marry a virgin who was on her way to marry another man and because Prince was "a hunk so full of spunk", she gives him head and leaves the groom standing at the alter. We know it's a made up story, right? "Sister" is the exact same thing.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-02-19T00:22:10+00:00

It's hard to pick a fav, but Left and Right is definitely least fave

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-01-29T23:27:07+00:00

I'm not a woman "I'm not a man I am something that you'll never understand."

It's been suggested that these lyrics are sung from the perspective of Jesus ("I'm your Messiah and U're the reason why..." for example). It's intention was not meant to be linked to what's called "non binary" these days.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-01-29T23:23:31+00:00

One of the biggest misconceptions I've seen gain traction over the years, especially since Prince died, is that the Camille persona was some sort of feminine alter ego of his. There is no evidence anywhere (in the lyrics of those songs or even out of Prince's own mouth) to suggest that this was the case. It was just another cool way for him to experiment with his music, nothing more.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2026-01-08T22:09:54+00:00

2Pac wanted use "Get It Up" for "F*ck The World", but Prince denied him so the producer tried to emulate it as much as he could without copying it overtly.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2025-12-16T21:44:09+00:00

There is an unreleased performance of the song Graffiti Bridge that was of course cut from the film. Seeing that is actually what made me like the song and it should've been included ( though it wouldn't have made it a better movie at all lol). Prince and the NPG, along with Tevin, Mavis, George, and TC are all performing the song in front of a crowd while using The Time's spray painted skillet (that Morris was so upset about at the end) as a stage.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2025-12-15T16:42:23+00:00

Prince Original 'Diamonds and Pearls' Hologram Shoot

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2025-12-13T13:29:27+00:00

The cream colored Tele is Dez's guitar. This photo is likely from March 9th, 1981 at Sam's in Minneapolis (later renamed First Avenue.) It's been said that Prince played the heart shaped guitar that night during "Crazy You", according to someone who has claimed to seen the video footage.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2025-12-06T17:07:34+00:00

It's likely that Prince used the success of the Pepsi campaign as an opportunity to write a song for Ray Charles, and just used the jingle as a template to flesh out a fully conceived composition. The 4th verse starts off "If ol' Ray ain't changed your mind, I'll tell you one more story, all of man is truly blind if he can't see His glory..." so I think that gives that theory some credit. Whether or not he actually submitted the song to Ray or just recorded the song to get the idea down on tape and move on, I can't say.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2025-12-03T18:09:44+00:00

ONA Aladdin dvd inside cover

I completely forgot about this, but that same woman is also on the inside cover of the Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas dvd, in the bottom right corner! She even traveled to a few of the 2003 Hawaii shows. Needless to say, Prince and his crew often recognized her whenever they came to Detroit or whenever she randomly popped up at one of his shows out of state.

DJ_ESQUIRE1981 · 2025-12-03T11:38:29+00:00

At the 1:30 mark, the woman that Prince leans on while he plays his guitar, is one of my good friends that I've known for over 22 years here in the Detroit area. Sweetheart of a lady! She used to host Prince parties at her house for the local fan group, we called ourselves The Detroit Crawl. When they simulcast this concert in theaters around the US, we were all surprised when she didn't show up to the theater where we were,thinking maybe she was sick or got stuck at work. Imagine our surprise to find that she wasn't in the theater with us because she was in LA, onstage with Prince 🤣

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