Well, if he did perform for him, Prince is a [very] rich man now. Elton John was performing there too.

Hopefully Mr Packer asked Prince to do an Aussie tour too!

under the cherry moon flashback..

Good evening, It is 4h morning and we return in the Concert of Prince who has just had place with St-Jean Cape Ferrat, peninsula located between Monaco and Nice and where the Artist and his Group (complete) have just given a Concert at the very least surprising! Indeed, the Artist had concluded an agreement with a richissime Russian businessman (one speaks about a sum bordering the 2 million about $$)>and at the time when I write these lines, the contract seems filled since the service (one duration of 1h20) was given! Not the force of all to explain now to you (I will do that quietly tomorrow) but I simply try to transmit my strange feeling to you which I feel in this moment, now... a feeling a little dislike (let us not be afraid of the words) because we have seen and just heard my idol sing and play without really convincing... in front of a Public on its 31 (about 350 people), of an unquestionable age but which had decided, him, to remain in place contrary to ten people ignoring completely the event and leaving the places by the powder of escampette... Shocked Seriously, I prefer to give you appointment tomorrow for the continuation (in particular for some details on the Group present at Monaco since 2 days and the arrival of Its Majesty on the tarnac of the Airport of Nice Saturday afternoon) but the service which we saw this evening (in more of the basic problem of this event which poses concern to me) was far, very far from being convincing (even if I felt a little the wind to turn after various listenings in Concerts of these last months): unbearable Hits (' Cream', ' U Got The Look'), new titles missing edge cruelly and especially, a Group very based on the accompaniment (I thought that Josh Dunham was going to end up falling asleep on its Low, Mike Phillips omnipresent took the head well to me), I leave to rest a little with a vision of the future Londoner a little flippante (the first Concerts begin in one month and half)... but one speaks again about it tomorrow to head put back with, I hope for it, small more positivity with the program... It will be hard all the same, I believe! Eric (NPG Monaco)

Ok here's that article very roughly translated :

purplesweat said:

VERY roughly translated, damn! If this shit is true, Prince is REALLY selling himself short. ONLY $2 million??? MJ got $10 mil for just walking thru a party. I ain't mad at cha for making your paper but COME ON NOW, Prince!!!! WTF is REALLY going on???? Someone please prove this rumor to be untrue. . . cuz I don't think I can take much more of this wacky birthday/wedding singer routine. . .

Gotta do what you gotta do to pay Mani off, I guess.