Pago 8 Portland Observer June 25, 1961
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" P rin c e " th e m u s ic a l w iz a rd
The Warner Brothers recording who simply calls himself Prince (his real
name) commands the concert stage with a presence that’ s been called “ eye
popping,” but out o f the spotlight the 20-year-old musical wizard -- who
played, wrote, sang, arranged and produced every note on his three hit
albums - is often described as quiet and shy.
When a singer is as outspoken and outrageous as Prince is onstage, being a
man o f few words can cause some confusion. Crooning racy lyrics with his
sexy falsetto, Prince dresses for a show in binkin briefs, boots and an open
trench coat w ith metal studs, capturing audiences w ith an infectious,
emotionally charged show. His magnetic personality and controversial songs
cause quite a few people to wonder just who and what he is.
“ When people couldn’t talk to me or find out much about me, they started
making things up,” Prince observes. “ I ’ m suppose to be mysterious, but I
am not.”
“ I may not seem shy, but I am. You see, I like to listen, because I think
other people are more interesting than I am.”
But while Prince is reluctant to explain himself in words, he feels his music
is “ an expression o f myself and my experiences. I always write tru th fu lly
about myself. Some people don't understand what I’ m saying, but I’ ve found
that when I explain what I think to them, I ’ m saying that they’ re thinking
too, but couldn’ t say. I feel my songs reflect what my generation is about.”
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"International Fashions"
By Nyewusi Askari
A classic American success story
is coming to Portland. The com
pany is Perfume Originals, an ex
cellent line o f perfumes sold by in
dependent representatives who work
on a liberal commission agreement.
Perfume Originals markets the
"Essential Notes” used in the great
perfumes o f the world. As an ex
ample, if a woman like Opium and
is willing to spend $ 150 per ounce —
then she could try Perfume
Originals' “ Poppyfields” for only
$ 11.50 for two ounces o f spray per
fume.
In Portland, the company is being
started by Laverne Stroud. Perhaps
you have seen her jogging or ran in-
to her at a Health Food Store. She is
the daughter o f Kelly D. Stroud,
founder o f Stroud M oving &
Storage; a graduate o f Grant High;
a former Debutante; former coordi
nator o f the Miss Tan Portland
Beauty Pageant (now known as
Miss Black Portland; co-founder o f
Travis House Northwest, an import-
export mail order business.
Not long ago, she was introduced
to Perfume Originals and is the
primary distributor for the Pacific
Northwest. Perfume O riginals isa
new concept in fragrance designed
to bring qualty perfumes and
colognes at affordable prices.
Laverne can be reached at 284-
4053.
su in mer fashion
Present to Some
AND
Introduce to Others
The Dynamic Music of
" B r e n d a a n d F a n ta s i"
IN o w closed at the Thunderbtrd Coliseum)
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PRINCE
Prince’s sexually explicit lyrics have caused many a raised eyebrows, but
Prince is determined not to be one of those artists "w ho avoid singing about
a lot of heavy things, particularly sexual things. I ’ m not about to do that. If
things are important. I’ ll sing about them.”
Hailed as “ The heir apparent to the Black contemporary musical throne,”
Prince feels that “ My songs are more about life than they are about sex. I ’ m
not saying I want to do more to someone as much as do something for
them.”
Even though papers describe him as “ awesome” and “ striking” in per
formance, Prince concludes that, “ I ’ m still shy onstage. I don’ t say that
much up there.” But as Prince tears up the stage, moving like a demon on
fire, his music speaks for him. And onstage, the shy Prince becomes a king.
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While the film classification that
H ollyw ood has used fo r the last
thirteen years may look like
alphabet soup to you, they are
designed to give you some clue as to
what’ s playing at your local theater
and whether you want your kids to
see it. G, PG, R and X are not per
fect categories, most agree, but they
do beat the prudish P roduction
Code that preceded their use.
Now, however, the time is ripe to
fine-tune these ratings to make them
more useful. N ational colum nists
Carl Rowan and David Mazie write
in the July Reader’ s Digest, “ Pa
rents should receive more inform a
tio n on why a film is considered
questionable fo r young viewers.
Is it too violent? Are sex scenes too
explicit? Is the language too raunc
hy? An ad d itio n a l letter in the
ratings (R -V , R-S, R -L) w ould
help...Another useful change would
be establishing 13-and-under and
17-and-under categories, at least
within certain ratings.”
Curiously, what turns people o ff
in one sector may not trouble people
in another. Jack Valenti, president
o f the M otion Picture Association
o f America, has found that parents
in the Middle West are most put o ff
by on-screen sex. New Yorkers by
violence, and those in parts o f the
South by language.
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