TB: Prince drags Katy Perry

[Mariya Takeuchi]

It is no hidden secret that Prince liked to keep his cards close to his chest; it's one of the main major reasons he established himself as the most fascinating pop star on the planet. Those cards remained hidden up his sleeve throughout his iconic career. Rather than conceding every intrinsic detail of his life made available for public consumption, Prince worked on his privacy, a factor which meant that there was always an air of mystique that loomed over him. The Purple One never allowed the media to get too close and often carried himself in a manner that made him an enigma.

 

However, there were a select group of people he was open to, and there were some contemporary pop artists like Ed Sheeran and Katy Perry that he held no love in his heart for. The musician rarely allowed us into his real life, which he protected at all costs. He would still keep the persona alive behind closed doors and only on the very rarest occasions would he put that on hold. That said, following his death, his friends opened up about Prince and provided a fascinating glimpse into who Prince Rogers Nelson was behind the comfortable facade as well as his thoughts on contemporary pop music.

 

According to The Beautiful Ones, a memoir co-written by Prince and Dan Piepenbring, a 33-year-old writer handpicked by The Purple One before his death in 2016, Prince wrote a note about his disdain of modern pop, lamenting: "We need to tell them that they keep trying to ram Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran down our throats and we don't like it no matter how many times they play it."

 

Piepenbring seemingly agreed with Prince, telling the BBC: "To be honest I was so much in agreement with him on that subject that there didn't seem to be any more to say about it at the time. More than a grudge with a few artists in particular, what he was bemoaning was a culture that simply doesn't allow artists to colour outside the lines."

 

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/prince-hated-ed-sheeran-katy-perry/

 

Edited 23 hours ago by Mariya Takeuchi
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[Blanket]

Okkk

[Cyber]

It's getting boring as f 

[halcyonday]

She has at least twice as many classics as he so I can see why he'd be mad.

 

[LikeATattoo]

I've just seen someone earnestly say that Katy Perry has twice as many classics as Prince, and that he was angry about that.

 

I need climate change to come and finish each and every single one of us off before Friday.

[Edonis]

19 minutes ago, halcyonday said:

She has at least twice as many classics as he so I can see why he'd be mad.

 

This is easily one of the worst takes on this god-forsaken site. Ever 

[manuelalex9810]

That other Kesha thread really did hit a nerve I see, isn't it? 

[nostalgic]

28 minutes ago, halcyonday said:

She has at least twice as many classics as he so I can see why he'd be mad.

 

Nightmare take 

 

 

 

[Mariya Takeuchi]

Katy's label looking at her 3 consecutive bombs;

34 minutes ago, Cyber said:

It's getting boring as f 

[ThomasTea]

Prince was a homophobe  and a misogynist (deeply ironic considering he leeched off of queer culture his entire career). The way he treated legend Sinead O'Connor should be enough to leave him in the past.

 

 

[Vixen Eyes]

38 minutes ago, halcyonday said:

She has at least twice as many classics as he so I can see why he'd be mad.

 

nobody in the current pop landscape has ever reach the number of Prince classics except maybe Mariah or Madonna.

[gettsleazy]

No shade to him but Katy and Ed are (in Katy's case, was) dominating pop forces that provided a slew of classics (Katy's were limited to a few songs from 2010-2013) so this seems more like a projection of jealously than anything else

[Watson!]

He was such a boomer.

Sorry not missed

[Ricardo1993]

27 minutes ago, LikeATattoo said:

I've just seen someone earnestly say that Katy Perry has twice as many classics as Prince, and that he was angry about that.

 

I need climate change to come and finish each and every single one of us off before Friday.

Not as cringeworthy as when some of them really thought she was singing the intro of this song when it leaked 

 

 

[Vixen Eyes]

4 minutes ago, ThomasTea said:

Prince was a homophobe  and a misogynist (deeply ironic considering he leeched off of queer culture his entire career). The way he treated legend Sinead O'Connor should be enough to leave him in the past.

 

 

prince was so outwardly queer himself lol just look at his fashions and his behaviour in interviews lol

[ThomasTea]

4 minutes ago, Vixen Eyes said:

prince was so outwardly queer himself lol just look at his fashions and his behaviour in interviews lol

Prince was a straight, cis man. 

[Shelter]

Suddenly ATRL likes Ed? Ed was being forced everywhere, Katy not as much as him, but still she was big at the time, both fell off, so he was right. 
 

 

[SupremeGoddess]

13 minutes ago, ThomasTea said:

Prince was a homophobe  and a misogynist (deeply ironic considering he leeched off of queer culture his entire career). The way he treated legend Sinead O'Connor should be enough to leave him in the past.

 

 

girl don't bring misogyny into this when you know who is right there. sorry katy kats but literally there's never any way any of you can make a compelling argument after what's been done. take the L and move on  

[ThomasTea]

1 minute ago, SupremeGoddess said:

girl don't bring misogyny into this when you know who is right there. sorry katy kats but literally there's never any way any of you can make a compelling argument after what's been done. take the L and move on  

You sound dense. Prince was quite literally violent towards women. On the other hand, Katy has championed the feminist movement. 

[Watson!]

5 minutes ago, Shelter said:

Suddenly ATRL likes Ed? Ed was being forced everywhere, Katy not as much as him, but still she was big at the time, both fell off, so he was right. 
 

 

Stop this nonsense. Ed released some great radio friendly tunes. He deserved to be everywhere, even if u don't like him

[SupremeGoddess]

ok girl. did any one else try the chicken i thought it was lovely 

[teenager]

13 hours ago, ThomasTea said:

You sound dense. Prince was quite literally violent towards women. On the other hand, Katy has championed the feminist movement. 

"championed" the feminist movement and worked with her friends rapist - some feminist

 

Edited 9 hours ago by teenager

[ThomasTea]

1 minute ago, SupremeGoddess said:

ok girl. did any one else try the chicken i thought it was lovely 

'Twas decadent 

[Watson!]

4 minutes ago, teenager said:

"championed" the feminist movement and worked with her friends rapist - some feminist  

At least she didn't spread rumours of her "fiend" being raped

Edited 22 hours ago by Watson!

[UnusualBoy]

Were they tho? Both were selling a ton with each single they were releasing back then, it's not like their songs were radio fueled with no sales. That sounds more like jealousy and we know how petty Prince was.