My husband and I have never agreed on Princes sexual oriantation. My husband insists he is bi, and I do not agree. I would like to have some hard evidence to present to my husband (so he will shut up) the next time the subject comes up, which is all the time,as I listen to Prince every change I get. Just serious evidence to the question, please. I do not need to know your opinion of Prince, as I know there are lovers and haters of him out there. thank you
2006-08-31 06:29:37 · 5 answers · asked by prncfnfrvr 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
http://www.prince.org/faq/?f=7
2. Personal Life
2.1 Is Prince married?
On February 14th, 1996, Prince married Mayte Garcia. It was a small ceremony in Minneapolis, attended by family and friends.
He subsequently announced in December 1998 that he intended to annul his present marriage and become reunited with Mayte on February 14, 1999 in a manner more compatible with their current beliefs. As of June 2000, it was believed that their marriage has been legally annulled, and that the two are no longer a couple.
At some time after June 2000, the couple was legally divorced. Currently, Mayte is either engaged or has just remarried, to Tommy Lee of Motley Crue fame.
As of December 31st, 2001, the rumors are that Prince remarried, to a Paisley Park Employee, Manuela Testolini; she is believed to be about 18 years younger than Prince.
2.2 Is Prince gay/bisexual?
Whenever this question comes up, a common answer is "Who cares?" Most Prince fans are entranced by the music, not the sexual orientation.
If one gives the matter some serious thought, though, the vast majority of his work is unmistakably about heterosexual relationships (except where he plays with double meaning), and there have been no sightings of him with another man. His women, on the other hand, are known to be world-class beauties.
The man obviously doesn't mind in general if people think he's bisexual, and it's possible he is or was, but he's very much in the closet about it if so. Even if he's perfectly straight, his lyrics indicate that he would welcome any sexual orientation into the utopian "Uptown." Most fans tend to believe he's simply androgynous: displaying characteristics of both genders.
The following vaguely relevant passage exists in a Rolling Stone article dated Feb 19, 1981: "Appearances to the contrary, though, he says he's not gay, and he has a standard rebuff for overenthusiastic male fans: ''I'm not about that; we can be friends, but that's as far as it goes. My sexual preferences really aren't any of their business.'' A Penthouse "Pet of the Month" centerfold laid out on a nearby table silently underscores his point." Make whatever you will, of this comment from early in his career.
Hope that helps!
2006-08-31 06:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Prince first attracted attention for the colorful clothes he put on his 5 foot, 2 inch frame. He wore high-heeled shoes and boots, and when questioned by the press he remarked he liked the way he looked in them. In his early years, he liked to dress provocatively. He also was known to strongly flaunt and express his sexuality while on stage and in his music, which had people questioning his sexual orientation early on. This bought him some trouble as an opening act for The Rolling Stones’ two Los Angeles Coliseum shows in 1981, where he was infamously pelted with garbage whilst wearing underwear and a trenchcoat. Prince was actually booed off the stage that night, and it is rumored that a clip of the show was later used by Prince for his “Pop Life” single in 1985 (if you listen, you can actually hear one member of the audience yell, “Throw the bum out!”) This rumor is untrue.
2006-08-31 06:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by Dr M 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In the 80s, Prince was going out women like "Appolonia Six" and "Sheila E.". He does look gay, but you don't judge a book by its cover.
2006-08-31 06:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by Lyvy 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I can't go off of knowledge... but we know he was married so he definitely into women. As far as men, I think it's just because of way he moves and dresses. But most of his songs (especially the erotic ones) sounds like he's all about the women.
2006-08-31 06:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by quirkyk 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Prince can kick some serious ***, *** Charlie Murphy. He call ball, too. I'd say he's straight as an arrow.
2006-08-31 06:33:29 · answer #5 · answered by TKO 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋