Prince joins Jehovah's
From ANTONELLA LAZZERI in Los Angeles
POP star Prince is banging on people’s front doors — after becoming a Jehovah’s Witness.
The pint-sized singer tries to recruit people to the religion by calling on homes in his spare time.
But some stunned homeowners have not welcomed unannounced visits from the star, who had hits with Let’s Go Crazy and Purple Rain.
A Jewish housewife in Eden Prairie, Minneapolis, told how Prince and his religious sidekick — former Sly and the Family Stone bass player Larry Graham — asked to be let in.
The woman, called Rochelle, said: “Door bell rings. My husband runs upstairs and says, ‘Prince is at the door!’
“I say, ‘No way!’ It was so bizarre. This is Sunday and it’s the night of Yom Kippur.
“My first thought is, ‘Cool, cool, cool. He wants to use my house for a set. I’m glad! Demolish the whole thing!’
“Then they start in on this Jehovah’s Witnesses stuff. I say, ‘You know what? You’ve walked into a Jewish household, and this is not something I’m interested in.’
“He says, ‘Can I just finish?’ Then the other guy gets out his little Bible and starts reading about the land of Israel.
“They stayed for about 25 minutes and left us a pamphlet. He was very kind.”
The pair then drove off. Prince’s lawyer Londell Macmillan said he was “very committed” to Jehovah’s Witnesses.