In the November 24th issue of The New Yorker, Claire Hoffman’s interview with Prince gives a detailed account of her visit to his home in Los Angeles. It also quotes Prince on politics and homosexuality.
“So here’s how it is: you’ve got the Republicans, and basically they want to live according to this.” He pointed to a Bible. “But there’s the problem of interpretation, and you’ve got some churches, some people, basically doing things and saying it comes from here, but it doesn’t. And then on the opposite end of the spectrum you’ve got blue, you’ve got the Democrats, and they’re, like, ‘You can do whatever you want.’ Gay marriage, whatever. But neither of them is right.”
When asked about his perspective on social issues—gay marriage, abortion—Prince tapped his Bible and said, “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, ‘Enough.’ ”
Idk, coming from the guy that answers the door in yoga pants and platform flipflops, it sounds kinda off. This dude thrives on gender-bending clothing choices. Fuck, half of his sex appeal is his androgynous style. He converted to Jehovah’s Witness in 2001.
Thankfully, Perez Hilton says that Prince’s people are all pissed about the publishing. Hoffman didn’t have a tape recorder and misinterpreted Prince’s motion to the Bible at a time different than when he did. As to who is right, Prince’s PR or the writer, we won’t know for sure.
I like this bit:
Apparently, the interviewer did not even use a recorder when she spoke with His Holy Purpleness, and that when she called his people to fact check, it turned out she had several factual inaccuracies, including a little bit about Prince recovering from hip surgery, which he never even had. Like Prince is really made of bones or something and not nebulous gold glitter - come on!
yay. i hope.
perez hilton — Prince Was Misquoted, The Singer’s Camp Claims
New Yorker article — Soup With Prince
ontd and the backlash that is commenting
