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Prince speaks out on Napster issue again



Prince in an interview has said that file sharing was inevitable “because people are tired of getting pimped at the wrecka stow." Prince, long a critic of the music industry, takes a pragmatic approach, condemning Napster while encouraging artists to take control of the distribution of their work, as he has with his NPG Music Club subscription service. According to Prince, the internet should be set up where every artist has a site. If people want a particular work from this artist, they should go to the site and should be able to download directly. No one should be allowed to bootleg music because the creator does not benefit. Although he recognizes the rights of musicians, Prince also said that he understands why music fans are using Napster. File sharing was inevitable, as “one or 2 good songs 4 eighteen dollars is CRAZY!"