--- title: Singer Prince Hosts Exclusive Facebook Q&A, Answers One Question description: But he never meant to cause us any sorrow, he never meant to cause us any pain canonical: https://time.com/3456432/prince-joins-facebook/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-02T16:11:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:13:33.014Z og:title: Singer Prince Hosts Exclusive Facebook Q&A, Answers One Question og:description: But he never meant to cause us any sorrow, he never meant to cause us any pain og:url: https://time.com/3456432/prince-joins-facebook/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb29df9516cb2dee/6986a693cd68482d14096c9b/495261955.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TENNIS-FRA-OPEN-MEN-PEOPLE og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Singer Prince Hosts Exclusive Facebook Q&A, Answers One Question twitter:description: But he never meant to cause us any sorrow, he never meant to cause us any pain twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb29df9516cb2dee/6986a693cd68482d14096c9b/495261955.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince Hosted a Facebook Q&A and Answered Just One Really Specific Question by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Oct 2, 2014 4:11 PM UTC  US singer Prince attends the French Open in Paris on June 2, 2014. US singer Prince attends the French Open in Paris on June 2, 2014.PATRICK KOVARIK—AFP/Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Oct 2, 2014 4:11 PM UTC After a very long and notable absence, Prince finally[ joined](https://www.facebook.com/prince) Facebook this week. He just released [two new albums](http://time.com/3445767/prince-art-official-age-plectrumelectrum/) and apparently decided that now would be a good time to engage with his fans, so his first order of business was to launch a Q&A. “Join Prince for an exclusive Q&A on Facebook right here at 12pm PT/ 3PM EST!! Submit your questions below!!!” the [post](https://www.facebook.com/prince/posts/581728628598028) read, which prompted thousands of giddy Prince lovers to chime in with questions ranging from “You inspire millions around the globe, but who inspires you?” to “Do you ever plan to launch another website? Especially one where we can buy seats with GOOD seats?” to “Will you marry me? ;)” Three hours after the session began, the icon — who has already amassed 1.7 million Facebook fans — finally decided to pop in and check things out. A man of logic, Prince began by tackling the very first question, which asked: “Please address the importance of ALL music being tuned to 432hz sound frequencies???” His response simply read “The Gold Standard” accompanied by [this link](http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/12/21/heres-why-you-should-convert-your-music-to-432hz/). And then that was it. Nothing. Just as mysteriously as he arrived, he then disappeared, failing to respond to the thousands of other questions. 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