daPrettyman said:

Don't be mistaken: I bet he spends a ton of money on dumb shit. Here's a guy who records entire albums for whatever bimbo is in his favor this month and then shelves it. A guy who makes videos to pass the time. In the end, all that studio time and all those musicians etc still need to be paid, ditto his staff etc. He rents a villa in LA: can't be cheap. It all adds up fast.

Yes, there's a steady stream of income from royalties, but I bet that is a lot less than at it used to be.

daPrettyman said:

So? Is he gonna wait until he gets back those rights and his collection is worth a fraction of what it once was? Why not COLLABORATE with WB and strike a deal? Look at the special editions Pearl Jam just released of "Ten". Sure, I bet there's a bunch of audio rips on torrent sites, but those still can't replace the actual object. Getting that awesome vinyl copy of Wendy & Lisa's latest record was a fantastic experience for me. And you can bet I'm gonna go buy the Jane's Addiction box set.

Prince needs to realize that music on a physical carrier is dying, but that there's still money to be made by PLEASING YOUR FANS. A while ago I LMAO at Josh Freese's idiotic packages : http://bit.ly/29xTW . But as it turned out, they weren't jokes and he is doing as promised and actually goes beyond the minimum: http://bit.ly/idGQW . Do I think the one fan who spent $20,000 is nuts? Sure, but at the same time I realise that kid is having the time of his life, and by the looks of it he is a genuine fan, not some rich idiot who buys a butt-ugly "limited edition" book + iPod as an investment.

Imagine that Prince would a) stop releasing mediocre records and b) start up an "Archives" program where you could buy remastered versions of his classic 1980s records, including bonus racks (extended versions and B-sides and outtakes), on a multitude of formats: cheap downloads, affordable "regular" releases, pricey deluxe editions, vinyl, super duper deluxe editions,... But he needs to do this NOW, because he's losing fans by the truckload.

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Don't be mistaken: I bet he spends a ton of money on dumb shit. Here's a guy who records entire albums for whatever bimbo is in his favor this month and then shelves it. A guy who makes videos to pass the time. In the end, all that studio time and all those musicians etc still need to be paid, ditto his staff etc. He rents a villa in LA: can't be cheap. It all adds up fast.

Yes, there's a steady stream of income from royalties, but I bet that is a lot less than at it used to be.

BartVanHemelen said:

Do you always think you are right about everything you say? Prince's networth is in the 250 million dollar range look it up. Let's just say the 5 million he made off of Coachella and the 3 million off of the Nokia were within a 10 month time span. That's 8 million and then the undisclosed deal with Target plus his website must have made him another 2 million so thats like 10 million in the last year. He can easily afford to pay those musicians, pay 200,000 on his LA villa per month and spend money on dumb shit and still not even come close to being broke. Hell even you helped contribute to his dumb shit spending by giving him 77 bones for his site so pretty much everything you've said makes you look like a....






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