However, before describing it, let me explain things that shaped my life. I have found a rare treasure, a ‘one in a million’ find. That was indeed a thrilling moment, but it is now far from the most memorable event of my life. A tremendous roar of approval came from the throats of half a million people as they called for an encore of our performance. I was the bass guitarist and singer with Sly and the Family Stone, one of the best-known music groups of the time. A sea of humanity stretched as far as the eye could see. THE New York Woodstock Music Festival in 1969 was the most thrilling moment of my musical career.
Anyway, here is the article, tell me what you think. Maybe I read too much into it, and I'm just pulling conclusions out of my ass (ouch! sounds painful). Maybe that's the reason for the "new" Prince, maybe that's the reason for the new lyrics, music, etc. The only reason I'm posting it here is because after reading it I began to wonder if maybe Prince had gotten to a point in his life where he felt as Larry once did. It's a very interesting read, though a bit long. About a week later I get an E-mail from him with this article attached (from the JW Awake Magazine, 1989). Little did I know he's a bass rock legend! Anyway, out of curiosity I asked my cousin (a JW) if he had any info. To be honest all I knew about Larry was the song "A One in a Million" from back in the day (love this song!). What I also thought was funny, in a "sad kind of funny", was how much heat he's taking for his new religion and the person that seems to get "blamed" for turning him onto a JW - Larry Graham. First he's always been a bit religious and second some of my family are JW (and they talk to me about it all the time) so when I heard his new lyrics, they made sense in a "JW kind of a way". It came as a surprise to some extent, but then again not really.
One topic that did stand out to me was the topic of his new religion. Some topics are quite humorous, others are very thoughtful, others, well. Yes, I've been "snooping" around, seeing all the different topics of discussion around here. I'm a fairly new here (found this site about 4 weeks ago), but a long time Prince fan (since "Controversy").