inb4 Gaga does a Prince tribute at the Billboard Music Awards (May 22nd)
David Bowie & Prince both didn't like her
Prince didn't like Gaga at all.
Quote:
"How many people have substance, or are they just putting on crazy clothes?"
What does he make of Lady Gaga? "I don't know," Prince says diplomatically. "I'd have to meet her."
Prince will happily talk about how much he adores Adele ("When she just comes on and sings with a piano player, no gimmicks, it's great") or Janelle Monáe, but he won't criticise other artists.
Quote:
Prince stirs the pot by reposting a letter that insinuates Lady Gaga paid for Billboard's 'Women of the Year' award.
In 2008 Prince declared his opposition to same-sex marriage and said that gays got what they deserved in Sodom and Gomorrah. From a New Yorker piece at the time: "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.’" (Tipped by JMG reader Eric)
He also wrote a homophobic song:
Quote:
Yesterday I saw you kickin’ it with another girl
You was all wrapped up around her waist
Last time I checked, you said you left the dirty world
Well it appears that wasn’t the case
Hey, I see you undercover like the CIA
Snatching little wigs from another bouquet – that’s French
I guess a man’s only good for a rainy day
Maybe your just another bearded lady at the cabaret
I wish I never kissed your (spits in disgust) ugh
Doesn’t replace the memory
