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I heard Prince is now a Jehovah's witness. Does anyone know if this is true?

very true. any old songs with swear words have been rewritten or cut from his live shows. the new album is filled with (somewhat oblique) jw mythmaking. but none of that's the point. the point is he can play guitar.

Sadly, this 100% ruins it for me. But then again, I was raised by those people. Ornette Coleman was also, briefly, a member, but left after a tiff over which congregation he should attend. (As one of my classmates cracked, this was perhaps the inspiration for the tune "Space Church.") And I don't believe we ever got a press release when a certain very famous (and very eccentric) pop star quit or was excommunicated...