19. "I don't think it's altogether a fabrication" In response to In response to 16
I mean, if anything, that's one of the few things I got from this piece: a bunch of other people other than ?uest cosigning the story.
No, I don't think it's made up... but I do think it's a copout that's been exaggerated to mythic heights.
And frankly (and I know this is totally unfair of me), it's always seemed weak to me. Like, you say you're a musician and not a sex symbol? Why do those two things have to be mutually exclusive? Your hero Prince actively and deliberately elevated both of those things to epic levels of art.
Mark Jenkins' explanation of how quickly the physical transformation took place does lend some perspective, though (90 days? uh... can I sign up to his program, like NOW?) I understand how disconcerting it can be when one day you're just an average schlub and the next day you're an Adonis... it can be hard to process that kind of attention.
But again... none of that excuses the failure to release music. If your big argument is that you are a musician above all else, why is the one thing you should be most comfortable with the thing that is seemingly the hardest thing to do?