bLavish

Prince Purples It Up

March 22, 2006 | Posted by Allison as How the Rich Survive at 1:38 pm | (2) Comments »

Ahhh, Prince- I mean the artist formerly known as Prince.  I will put it to a question, how do the rich survive?  And I think I’ve got it- by customizing the world to fit themselves, instead of us stragglers who are still trying to customize ourselves to fit the world.  And that is just what Price has done recently.

On Luxist today, I saw this little number:

“Word to the wise, don’t rent your house to Prince. The Smoking Gun has the documents relating to a complaint filed by Carlos Boozer, a forward with the Utah Jazz, who rented his West Hollywood mansion to the Purple One for $70,000 a month. Surprise, surprise, Prince painted the house with purple striping, his special symbol and the numbers 3121 (the name of his new album). Prince also added in a purple monogrammed carpet in the bedroom and changed the plumbing to accommodate beauty salon chairs. Prince was supposed to hold a private concert in the house for album holders who discovered a purple ticket in their CD cases.  The lawsuit was withdrawn. Prince’s lease ends in May and last night he surprised fans waiting outside Tower Records to pick up his album with an impromptu concert.”

Indeed, I will never rent out my mansion to Prince, unless I one day feel that purple carpet is an upgrade I can live with.