Prince's Hip Operation



(image via inet.tele.dk)

Under the crude but funny headline "Prince, the hip-op star," thisislondon delivers hands down one of the strangest piece of Prince arcana ever, namely:

"At a mere 5ft 3in, Prince has always relied on the highest of heels to give him a lift.

"But his penchant for platforms could have stacked the odds against him. At 47, he has been told he needs a hip replacement."

(A considerable pause; A slow, unfolding whistle) Come out of left field why don't you ...

"The singer believes years of strutting on stage (and energetic dance routines) have taken a toll on his joints."

"'He used to wear high-heeled boots every day and doctors told him that may have contributed to his condition,' a source told U.S. magazine the National "

What the fuck, Prince is so strange he even suffers eccentric maladies and afflictions. One almost expects he'll follow this up with a robust case of the whooping cough. Or something.