"All the while I kept thinking, "Thank God he didn't stoop that low to spend
a week on this dumb show"!!!!!"
But here's the thing: he *DID* stoop low enough to perform on their final
show. You may want to argue that he did it on "his" terms, but let us all
be honest and say that had he NOT performed, no one would have been the
wiser, the people watching the show would not have felt deprived, etc. They
were watching the show to see who was going to be the next AI, not to see
Prince. That he showed up was cool, but his performance was FAR from
mindblowing (not like SNL which blew the roof off).
I'm not a fan of the manufactured music stars either, but you can't have
your cake and eat it too, and that's what Prince attempted to do by
performing on the show. He could have gone on there and REALLY showed what
artistry is about, but he didn't. His appearance was half hearted at best,
and that's sad.
On 6/2/06, GVT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry but I have to agree with Robyn's comments below.
>
> I myself would have been disgusted if he kissed up to the American Idol
> silliness. As far as I'm concerned it's a useless show for people with no
> real musical taste- no offense to anyone on this list who enjoys it. I'm
> glad he took an opportunity to make an appearance for the "masses" but
> that's about it. I wouldn't have even known he was on except a friend who
> watches called me to turn it on. And even then, I barely paid attention, I
> just kept talking to my friend and saying "I can't believe he's on this
> show". She- as an American Idol fan- informed me there was talk all season
> about getting him to host a week and interact with the contestants but
> "scheduling conflicts" didn't allow. All the while I kept thinking, "Thank
> God he didn't stoop that low to spend a week on this dumb show"!!!!! Again,
> sorry to any AI fans on this list, but I just feel that show is testament to
> all that's been lost in the music industry over the last 10 years. just my
> opinion:)
>
>
> Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:07:42 +0000
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: NPNY: MORE PRINCE DRAMA FROM IDOL A PPEARANCE: Cowell calls
> him sel fish for refusing to talk to anyone. Plus Prince nabs a Webbie.
>
> I certainly hope this is just Prince's PR machine keeping this nonsense
> alive. So what? Prince behaved like, well, like Prince? Give me a break.
> Anybody who thought he'd actually talk to Ryan or the contestants was
> obviously discounting 25 years worth of attitude, posturing and egotism that
> is, was and may always be him.
>
> Besides, who the hell is SIMON, Mr. Rude/Egotistical himself, to call
> Prince names?
>
> Robyn
>
>
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