The party's really over, folks. From the Associated Press...
--Michael
Prince, now Jehovah's Witness, swears off cursing
May 28, 2001 Posted: 8:38 AM EDT (1238 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- A G-rated Prince?
It may be hard to believe, but the singer who once provoked shock waves with
his X-rated lyrics has sworn off cursing and is preaching about the importance
of virtue in the May edition of Gotham magazine.
Prince, who is now a Jehovah's Witness, said that "when you use those (curse)
words, you call up all the anger, all the negatives times the word has been used
before -- you bring it toward yourself. Why would you want that?"
Prince also told the magazine that teens need more God in their lives.
"When I look at the violence, I wonder where the parents are, but also where is
God in their lives? A kid is an open computer ready for programming. Some
weird relationships happen, smoking too early and sex."
Jehovah's Witnesses are an apocalyptic group that interprets the Bible differently
than traditional Christian organizations.