That's why I'm not buying Prince's music legally anymore - because I'd be putting his gilfriends through high school.

The ink is barely dry on the CONtract - and he's dissing them already.

Genesia said:

khemseraph said:

Genesia said:

The ink is barely dry on the CONtract - and he's dissing them already.

he didnt diss them. he stated an opionion based of a fact (his fact)

The interview was conducted March 8th, the night of Prince and The NPG's concert at the Hollywood Palladium a full month before the Warner Bros. agreement to remaster Prince's Warner Bros. back catalogue on April 18th. It sounds like he was frustrated with negotiations with Epic and Warners.

I would fall off my chair if I saw Prince chilling on the beach somewhere. I bet he avoids the sun. Probably why he looks 10 years younger than he is.

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bashraka said:

The interview was conducted March 8th, the night of Prince and The NPG's concert at the Hollywood Palladium a full month before the Warner Bros. agreement to remaster Prince's Warner Bros. back catalogue on April 18th. It sounds like he was frustrated with negotiations with Epic and Warners.

Thanks for the info. Contrary to Rolling Stone's piece conflating the comments with the WB deal, the Essence interview the quotes came from was conducted before the deal was finalized. So it wasn't a case of "just signed with them and already trashing them".

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redflag said:

bashraka said:

The interview was conducted March 8th, the night of Prince and The NPG's concert at the Hollywood Palladium a full month before the Warner Bros. agreement to remaster Prince's Warner Bros. back catalogue on April 18th. It sounds like he was frustrated with negotiations with Epic and Warners.

Thanks for the info. Contrary to Rolling Stone's piece conflating the comments with the WB deal, the Essence article the quotes came from was before the deal was finalized. So it wasn't a case of "just signed with them and already trashing them".

You're right. It's much better to trash a potential business partner before you hook up with them.

Genesia said:

redflag said:

Thanks for the info. Contrary to Rolling Stone's piece conflating the comments with the WB deal, the Essence article the quotes came from was before the deal was finalized. So it wasn't a case of "just signed with them and already trashing them".

You're right. It's much better to trash a potential business partner before you hook up with them.

We don't know if he was referencing WB at all since the deal wasn't publically known or acknowledged at the time. He could've been speaking in general about other past deals with EMI, Arista, Sony or the old regime at Warners. Regardless the context RS puts the quotes in, that it was about the current WB deal couldn't be true.

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lwr001 said:

Genesia said:

The ink is barely dry on the CONtract - and he's dissing them already.

he didnt diss them. he stated an opionion based of a fact (his fact)

yep, trust me this isnt a dis, its absolutely 100% TRUTH

Who do you think he is referring to

when he talks about a sidekick?

The image of Prince talking to children is lovely and hilarious at the same time.

Genesia said:

redflag said:

Thanks for the info. Contrary to Rolling Stone's piece conflating the comments with the WB deal, the Essence article the quotes came from was before the deal was finalized. So it wasn't a case of "just signed with them and already trashing them".

You're right. It's much better to trash a potential business partner before you hook up with them.

like really, how did he trash them? there is a saying taht :only a scorched dog barks" If you are offended then its true, if you work hard daily then you are not..Since when cant he state his opinion

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oh wait i was about to paste a quote from purple midget but i realized it would just get deleted...welcome to the org

PoorLonelyComputer said:

oh wait i was about to paste a quote from purple midget but i realized it would just get deleted...welcome to the org

If you don't like it, I suggest you click here.

Prince is still nuts on this issue.

The record companies put their money at risk and get a return on that when that risk pays off. It doesnt' always pay off. Some artists never break through, some have spotty success. Even as successful as Prince is, look at his own singles release history. US top 100 singles

92

didn't chart

11

4 songs didn't chart

101

5 songs didn't chart

70

104

2 songs didn't chart

12

6

8

(on a roll, right? - not exactly next two sings)

52

didn't chart

after that history, WB took a huge gamble, they didn't just release a new album, they funded a movie and a huge success with purple rain.

1

1

2

8

25

Prince followed that up with songs that charted

2

song didn't chart

7

46

ather those mixed results, WB funded another movie (that bombed), and that movie results in this chart results

1

23

63

song didn't chart

so WB funded another movie (sign O the times), singles from that

3

67

2

10

WB pressed the next album and right before it's release prince changed his mind. They destroyed all of that inventory.

next album

8

song didn't chart

song didn't chart

they followed that by putting his music in a new movie (batman)

1

18

36

song didn't chart

song didn't chart

then they funded another movie (that bombed)

6

64

new album

21

1

77

3

23

song didn't chart

new album

66

36

7

108

44

After this, prince started his war with WB.

Now I'm sure WB made a nice overall profit over this time, but they certainly funded individual projects and releases that lost money. And also funded prince side protoges that lost money (such as Carmen Electra).

WB has to make money overall because they also fund other artists that lose money. Overall they need to show a net profit and the people managing all of this should make enough money to send their kids to college. Otherwise why would they bother.

COmpare all of this to Prince's record self releasing. He won't spend his money in advance to promote anything. As a reasult he hasn't hit the top 40 with a non WB release since the most beautiful girl in the world in 1994 when he was trying to prove a point.

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your numbers confuse and frighten me

probably just his way of saying "i might have gone back to WB but i'm still a bad ass"

thedoorkeeper said: