Do we Really need a Prince Netflix documentary?

[@MrMhouwer]

The Prince Estate is the biggest threat to his music being released.

[@sampson3121]

They don't want a hit piece released to tarnish his legacy. The man isn't even alive to defend himself, which is always the way these leeches make their money. Why is it that Mercury Elvis and other famous legends have docs that celebrate the music and Prince has one to destroy it?

[@mscapricorn-ce1pl]

The fans who have been a fan since 1980s would like to see more Prince documentaries about: His music, 40 plus studio albums, singles, music videos, movies he directed/starred in, the music he composed for aspiring/novice singers, concerts, tours, etc.

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

The doc is by Oscar-winning director Ezra Edelman. This needs to be released.

[@sampson3121]

No it doesn't. It's basically a hit piece on a man that isn't alive to defend anything in it. Why would his estate support such a thing?

[@jazshas]

No we don't. I can sum it up like this. He wasn't as good as some thought he was or worse. He was human. He sinned, had difficulties and successes. In short he was human. He made some bad choices and tried to correct his mistakes. RIP Prince. 💜

[@Purp7eMu2ic]

Well said my brother. You’re best and most heartfelt video to date.

[@MrAntsworldofPrince]

@@Purp7eMu2ic thanks G 💜

[@wandamanning9198]

I don't know what the estate is waiting for. I'm 66, 67 next month and I'm not getting any younger waiting for the estate to release all of the Montreux concerts. Get on the ball estate!!!

[@dannytickner3040]

Thanks Ant. Very well said. Proud to call you and the guys (MPG) my prince geeks 😉 true friends. 💜

[@cherrymoon58]

Wei said. 💜

[@purplelove1933]

Well we know how amazing he is but what about those who don't?what about honouring his legacy and allowing future generations to discover what we already know?

[@lavenderbee3611]

The estate believes this documentary will hurt his legacy, their job is to protect it. If the documentary was honoring his legacy, there wouldn't be a block on it's release. Prince will not pass the purity test of the younger generation, nor would any rock, pop, or funk legend of the past

[@lavenderbee3611]

Did anyone really expect Netflix to produce a loving and balanced portrait of a cherished artist? They love to produce sleazy exposés. I don't know how one of the judge appointed banks could have made a deal like this, it's not fair to the estate.

[@odiumgeneris729]

With respect, if it's "loving", then it can't be "balanced". Have you ever tried to tell a parent that's something is wrong with their kid? There's no balance in that reaction. Let me just say it out loud since the comments section is dancing all around it: *we all love Prince's music, but nobody is perfect, and you are just afraid to see the flaws that you may not have known about.* If I were you, and you wanted to protect the legacy of prince in your own mind, I wouldn't watch any documentary that came out about him. Just stick with the music.

[@lavenderbee3611]

@@odiumgeneris729 I thought Netflix's Maestro was a wasted opportunity about the the wonderful Leonard Bernstein. The least interesting thing about Lenny was his homosexuality, selfishness and long suffering wife. I wanted to see a movie about the genius, the music, the man who inspired a generation which was completely missing. We are all full of flaws and I'm not blind to Prince's dark side which is out there if you look. Netflix has a knack for sensationalizing the negative and dramatizing it to make money. Cat Glover walked out of the interview and told everybody it was a hit piece. I agree with the estate on this one, they have stated it's an inaccurate portrait. However, I would love to see some of the vault video recordings and music.

[@echo4418]

What a beautiful video Ant, thank you from the bottom of my heart and from all the Beautiful One’s adoring admirers. Rest in Power Beautiful One. 💜 O(+> 💜 Claire (Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) xx

[@suzimajor9532]

Let’s be honest..we DID want to see this documentary. No, we didn’t “need” it, but all of us would’ve watched it! But if it wasn’t accurate (as the estate claims) then I’m glad that it got shelved..there have been a LOT of false stories about the man that have come out since his death in books, magazine articles, cable shows, etc and we definitely don’t need anymore of them.

[@purplearmy9773]

I am really enjoying the videos of young people listening to Prince for the first time. They have been loving him and so surprised they have not followed him. These are all young people. Go to these folk’s videos and make suggestions for them to see.

[@FunkATeer-qk7hq]

🐜Superfluous. Those who care, know and would prefer access to the vault. Those who just want to make 💰 funky dollar bills using his name have no idea whether they're coming or going. PEACE & BE WILD 💜 🤘🏽🐜

[@getwild2492]

Well said sir. We don’t need a documentary. We already have one - his music. I want, just like the rest of us, unreleased music, gigs etc. Turning 50 in a few months and time is flying like anything. Please listen to us, Estate!

[@lesal.1373]

Do we, purple fam, need it? Not really but new generations do. I was really excited when Ava Duvernay was at the helm but I believe she left because the Estate was trying to manage her. The Estate is saying there are "factual inaccuracies" but are not giving specifics and run-time as to why they are blocking the doc. I only knew about Edlman's OJ doc but have recently learned that he has done the Stax series, which is very well done. I don't need a sqeaky clean doc as Prince was human and had faults. How those are presented or focused on is my only worry. I hope we get to see this doc and I hope it's well done.

[@serenasantiago1964]

I love what you said at the end. I couldn't have said it any better.

[@GTTg-kr2xh]

The estate is not going to just dump music on us. It will be a release a year (I predict) with a couple of singles. The major re-releases will be major box sets and expensive. Everything else is bonus.

[@odiumgeneris729]

_"You don't really know me. You just think you do."_ -Prince "Get on the Boat"

[@magicdog5623]

I agree with everything you said

[@MG-bv3vu]

Yes. Next question.

[@CNP-rn3gd]

No, I don't think any documentary would be good enough. There is so much great Prince music available now; I don't want a trashy documentary.

[@Purp7eMu2ic]

At 9 hours it would 4.4 years per each hour. It would never do him justice anyway. Music & philanthropy to name 2

[@vincelfk]

well yeah, we his following have always been satisfied with just the music, & Prince the artist & entertainer.. unfortunately the general public likes taking deep dives into folks personal life, & in a scandal driven society it all gets rocky I can also see the need to humanize a very cryptic personality. Prince music didn't always reveal it concealed, & was his defense against the chaos of the world. So like Prince, this is a very complex situation, & not as simple as the music revealed everything. For me the music is enough, it helped get me through so much trauma. For others who want to know who the man actually was, cryptic interviews with statements like "look 2 the dawn" may not be enough. It's complicated.

[@skygazer6898]

The Estate is only going to be happy if it is all positive about Prince. They are not happy about it being disclosed that he punched Jill Jones, groomed young girls, being mean and nasty and his long- term drug addiction Oh yeah, he also had cosmetic surgery. I would love a 9 hour documentary on his music from start to finish

[@blackgargamel]

Yes I want to see it.

[@MrJudge51]

I think we do. If it was only to judge about it. Any publicity of my purple prince . will do me good.

[@johnpetrou6]

I heard there is rumor of Prince and Jill jones being “abusive” towards each other and other discrepancies I personally would love the piano and microphone live at paisley. Hopefully it will someday😊

[@MrAntsworldofPrince]

@johnpetrou6 yes unfortunately it seems that this documentary seems to have been more about digging up dirt about Prince as appsose to focusing on his music and his talent. Unfortunately, this is going to become global news due to a new York Times piece about the documentary. The estate are fighting to keep the documentary banned from being shown, but once the news breaks prince’s reputation is going to suffer possibly irreparably whether he is innocent or not.

[@jimmorrison2369]

Nice video.

[@jimmyjohnson6113]

im on the fence here. The doc could be amazing but could be shite. 9 hours of genuine doc has so much potential but i fear i would hate it.

[@danielcowan8673]

What was controversial about the piano and microphone 83 release?

[@smh93]

I think it really depends on who "we" is referring to. As Prince fans, no, we don't necessarily need a Netflix documentary. But if "we" is referring to the general public who may not be familiar with Prince, I think it's absolutely vital to continuing his legacy. Netflix currently has 277 million subscribers and there are even more people who aren't subscribed that will be exposed to subsequent content created regarding anything that is released. While I agree that the Prince fan community doesn't need anything more than what Prince already created for us, I also think it's selfish to not want to do everything possible to expose new listeners to his work.

[@Jay-ow8rm]

40th anniversary Splatter vinyl,no thanks,I’m done😞

[@sampson3121]

From what I've heard the doc is just a hate piece. While docs and movies are made about many legends, none have tried so hard to make them look so bad. How dare they do a hit piece and the man it's about isn't even alive to defend himself. I side with his estate on this one.

[@Jr.III-187]

Yes

[@GenXfrom75]

It would be nice but it’s unnecessary. 💜☔️

[@Purp7eMu2ic]

Just think about this. Look what the film did for queen ? A new generation

[@peterfll]

The BBC showed some great performances on their Prince special weekend - and that slot is used all the time for musician showcases. Maybe leave the ‘woke agenda’ obsessions to the Daily Mail too.

[@MrAntsworldofPrince]

@peterfll well that maybe, but the fact is they needlessly cut out a huge segment of the purple rain show and showing it at that time of night isn't going to attract the masess . Yes, I saw that special, and it was good to see some of those performances again but they did have to fill it with covers as he only appeared on TOTP a handful of times.

[@peterfll]

@@MrAntsworldofPrince it’s not a prime time slot no, but my point was the BBC use it for showcasing particular artists all the time. It has nothing to do with Prince specifically. As for their reasons for cutting short the concert, I agree that ideally that should have left it intact. But suggesting it was due to censorship or whatever “woke agenda” means is nonsense, IMO, they had no issue leaving in Wendy simulating fellatio on Prince 😂 during Computer Blue so 🤷

[@MrAntsworldofPrince]

@peterfll appreciate your point but there is whole lot of stuff they left out which could be with today's mindset considered offensive or controversial. This whole section is missing. Yankee doodle Do me baby Irresistible bitch Possesed How come you don't call me anymore Let's pretend we're married International lover and finally God. I mean, take your pick. Is it prince talking about orgaasm or maybe his arse or is it his conversation with God who knows but it's a massive part of the show gone. Anyway I suppose we should be thankful we are at least getting something.

[@graysonbillings6400]

no.