Prince Doesn't Like It When You Record Him Saying Being Gay Is Wrong

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Prince Doesn't Like It When You Record Him Saying Being Gay Is Wrong

http://gawker.com/5098851/prince-doesnt-like-it-when-you-record-him-saying-being-gay-is-wrong



The odd mini-profile on Prince that ran in the most recent New Yorker's "Talk of the Town" section made a big splash, mostly because of Prince's religious pronouncements of going door-to-door as a Jehovah's witness and remarks concluding that being gay was wrong. However, his flack went to Perez Hilton and said that Prince had been "grossly misquoted" and accused the writer of the piece, Claire Hoffman, of not using a tape recorder. ("How unprofessional!" Perez squealed.) The New Yorker stood by their story in a confirmation to Wired. But turns out there was a very good reason the interview wasn't recorded: Hoffman explains in an interview that Prince "wouldn’t let me use a tape recorder or my notepad."

The quote that got Prince in trouble was, in response to a question about gay marriage and abortion, “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out." So, how did Hoffman get that? She explains, "I walked out and sat in my car and wrote for an hour. I don’t have long chunks of dialogue, but I was able to remember stuff."

Forbidding a writer of making any record of an interview is a pretty canny move for a celebrity—he can claim to be "misquoted" on anything he didn't like. It's her recollection against his. And given that the Prince version (via Perez) — "What His Purpleness actually did was gesture to the Bible and said he follows what it teaches, referring mainly to the parts about loving everyone and refraining from judgment." — sounds like P.R. puffery, we're going with Hoffman here and Prince is, as usual, DOING IT RONG.

[Political_Junkie]

1. Amazing, isn't it?

The majority of this man's money came from gay people! Can we have it back?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. He can never stand on "holier than thou" turf...

...that song about his sister pretty much closed that window of opportunity.

[MadMaddie]

5. Agreed!!

I used to Love Prince back in the day! No more...his female drummer turned into a loon too..

[nxylas]

2. To all LBGT people here

Please accept my apologies for having loved this man's music in the 80's.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. I'd like to add to that...

...I am a CHRISTIAN who only wants to see everyone here live a HAPPY life.

I know what the evangelicals have to say. I've heard Prince's views on the subject.

Life is short. Be yourself. Be happy. That is my Christian message to EVERYONE.

:toast:

[Political_Junkie]

6. Ahh, thanks Sweetie.

That means a lot.

[juno jones]

11. I am reminded of Rabbi Hillel

when asked what part of the bible was most important, he replied (paraphrase), "The golden rule 'Do unto others', the rest is just commentary."

Love is all you need. :grouphug:

[RedLetterRev]

7. Uh, Prince? Three words:

Donna Summer, who?

[RedLetterRev]

8. Delete - dup

I hate satellite Internet sometimes (sigh)

[xchrom]

9. the fat life you live from all those gay dollars. nt

[mitchum]

10. Hey, you moronic midget...Sly Stone wants his shtick back