When he didn’t care about singing “We are the World:”
During a live performance of "We are the World" at the American Music Awards in 1995, Prince refused to sing, allegedly saying he thought the song was horrible and he "didn't want to be around those muthafuckas." Instead, he hung around the head of the stage with Quincy Jones the stage with sunglasses on and a lollipop in his mouth.
When he walked out of The View after Sherri Shepherd said she wanted to make love to him:
SHERI INTERRUPTED THE INTERVIEW AND SAID, "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND PRINCE, I HAVE WANTED TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU FOR MY WHOLE LIFE!" PRINCE RESPONDED "AND ON THAT NOTE" AND WALKED OUT.
When he called a rare press conference only to take no questions and play an impromptu set instead:
The time he kicked Kim K off stage for being too damn stiff and refusing to dance:
THE PURPLE ONE SHOOED HER AWAY AND SHOUTED "GET OFF THE STAGE!"
That time he slammed singers who lip-sync:
"I AM A MUSICIAN I DON'T SAMPLE, IT'S NOT MEMOREX I GO ON STAGE AND MY MICROPHONE IS ON" STARES DIRECTLY AT THE CAMERA AND BLINKS.
His major side-eye at the 2015 Grammy’s:
"ALBUMS, REMEMBER THOSE, ALBUMS STILL MATTER, LIKE BOOKS AND BLACK LIVES, ALBUMS STILL MATTER."
When you could tell how much he wasn’t feeling a pregnant Alicia Keys climbing on the piano while paying tribute to him in 2010:
When asked what he thought of the newer generation of artists like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber he responded "Well different strokes for different folks I guess"
When he didn’t care about singing “We are the World:”
During a live performance of "We are the World" at the American Music Awards in 1995, Prince refused to sing, allegedly saying he thought the song was horrible and he "didn't want to be around those muthafuckas." Instead, he hung around the head of the stage with Quincy Jones the stage with sunglasses on and a lollipop in his mouth.
When he walked out of The View after Sherri Shepherd said she wanted to make love to him:
SHERI INTERRUPTED THE INTERVIEW AND SAID, "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND PRINCE, I HAVE WANTED TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU FOR MY WHOLE LIFE!" PRINCE RESPONDED "AND ON THAT NOTE" AND WALKED OUT.
When he called a rare press conference only to take no questions and play an impromptu set instead:
The time he kicked Kim K off stage for being too damn stiff and refusing to dance:
THE PURPLE ONE SHOOED HER AWAY AND SHOUTED "GET OFF THE STAGE!"
That time he slammed singers who lip-sync:
"I AM A MUSICIAN I DON'T SAMPLE, IT'S NOT MEMOREX I GO ON STAGE AND MY MICROPHONE IS ON" STARES DIRECTLY AT THE CAMERA AND BLINKS.
His major side-eye at the 2015 Grammy’s:
"ALBUMS, REMEMBER THOSE, ALBUMS STILL MATTER, LIKE BOOKS AND BLACK LIVES, ALBUMS STILL MATTER."
When you could tell how much he wasn’t feeling a pregnant Alicia Keys climbing on the piano while paying tribute to him in 2010:
When asked what he thought of the newer generation of artists like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber he responded "Well different strokes for different folks I guess"
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