Prince Gay Marriage

- Magazine: The New Yorker
- Issue date: November 24, 2008
- Quote has been interpreted as Prince not being a supporter of gays rights Perez Hilton: Prince Does Not Believe in Gay Rights (November 17, 2008)
- Source close to Prince claims that the interview is inaccurate and misinterpretedPerez Hilton: Prince Was Misquoted, The Singer's Camp Claims (November 17, 2008)
- The interviewer reportedly did not use a tape recorderPerez Hilton: Prince Was Misquoted, The Singer's Camp Claims (November 17, 2008)

In the November 24, 2008 issue of the The New Yorker, Prince responded to the topic of his religious beliefs by saying "Gay marriage, whatever...neither of them is right".The New Yorker: Soup With Prince (November 24, 2008) Prince also was quoted as saying "God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, 'Enough'".The New Yorker: Soup With Prince (November 24, 2008) Prince became a Jehovah's Witness seven years ago and is a devout follower.The New Yorker: Soup With Prince (November 24, 2008)
Misquoted?

Perez Hilton reported that a source close to Prince claims that the published interview is inaccurate and Prince was misquoted.Perez Hilton: Prince Was Misquoted, The Singer's Camp Claims (November 17, 2008) The source continues to specify that the interviewer, Claire Hoffman, reportedly did not even use a tape recorder to the interview and had to call Prince's contacts to fact check.Perez Hilton: Prince Was Misquoted, The Singer's Camp Claims (November 17, 2008)
Quotes

"So here’s how it is: you’ve got the Republicans, and basically they want to live according to this.” He pointed to a Bible. “But there’s the problem of interpretation, and you’ve got some churches, some people, basically doing things and saying it comes from here, but it doesn’t. And then on the opposite end of the spectrum you’ve got blue, you’ve got the Democrats, and they’re, like, ‘You can do whatever you want.’ Gay marriage, whatever. But neither of them is right."The New Yorker: Soup With Prince (November 24, 2008) - Prince in The New Yorker Interview
"God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, 'Enough'."The New Yorker: Soup With Prince (November 24, 2008) - Prince in The New Yorker Interview