I know how he would feel about people making profit off of his hard work, but how do you think he feels about his die-hard fans trying get their hands on as much as exclusive unheard material as they can - anything from the smallest alternate studio version to the completely unreleased outtakes.

Has he ever spoke on this?

Dangie, can you please post that banner of "Prince hates His fans" and mods lock the thread?

Prince is a selfish *$%((#! who most likely is the one responsible for putting the massive wealth of material out there in the first place and if he had any real business sensibilities he would officially release the stuff because we would buy it. Or at least I would have prior to his cuntish stunt with web sherriff

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

i think he feels kinda like this:

Prince hates bootlegs, bootleggers, bootleg consumers, bootleg file sharing, bootleg information and ratings sites.

But ironically, he seems to have a fondness for actual boot-style footwear.

Protege said:

I think he feels like that about his wacky ass obsessed fans

deep down he loves them

He once expressed understanding for them in an interview, mentioning how he ,as a teen, was always keen to have everything by James Brown but it´s more realistic to say he is totally against them,almost allergically.

KoolEaze said:

Meanwhile, he also once tried to get "fams" to send him all their bootlegs so they could be destroyed.

He's a moron.

viewaskew said:

i'm dazzled by ur tenderness. do me baby.

viewaskew said:

The sad thing is, some fammy-fams actually sent their CDs in to The Ways Of The Pharoh.

royalshyness said:

I might be guilty for my honesty.

squirrelgrease said:

I know, right? How sad is that?

viewaskew said:

They mad now.... Prince probably thought "They love me and they will send them to me...We will receive millions of these CDs and we can purify them in the waters of Lake Minnetonka."

Riiiight

prime said:

The day that happens is the day I expose my double Ds and jump in the lake

He probably feels the same way you would if had your own business and folks were trading T-shirts you designed...and you don't get any profit from it.

Why don't this brotha lock up the recorder???? Some of the stuff is great studio recordings....why not have a bodyguard at the soundboard...If he is so mad about... I don't know....

royalshyness said:

calling him a moron is harsh i can see it from both sides he doesnt like people making a profit off his work but then the fans wanna hear everything

what confuzzles me is if the fans share something between them for free is he still annoyed by it

b3xy said:

And is he still annoyed that we trade shit for free and still buy it? That must really annoy him!

I don't know what he thinks about us and I love him dearly but it doesn't matter to me what he thinks. I'm going to get my boots if and when i'm able. Whenever he decides to officially release them, I'll be there to buy them too. Just my 2 cents.

purplecam said:

What if he sues you? Then what?!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Something tells me, this type of fan would happily admit his guilt & do jailtime & pay fines, because it's the mark of being a "true fam."

Prince has already stated that he doesn't have a major issue with fans hearing it. Its if they pay for it that gets his goat.

Have you seen his happy face when he looks at the crowd live and starts up "Empty Room"? He loves that they know it!

SquirrelMeat said:

"Empty Room" was officially released through NPGMC.

Twiki said:

Not when he started doing it live!

SquirrelMeat said:

And he knows that's not where we know it from.

viewaskew said:

alright but u might find his 'moronism' serves a purpose in a much bigger picture.

just sayin..

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Exactly! I can't remember what show, but at one he said "You ain't supposed to know this!" with a big grin on his face.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Sorry, I totally missed the point. And yeah, same thing with singing "Possessed" on the Purple Rain tour or songs from The Black Album on the Lovesexy tour. I getcha now. Carry on.

I think he's cool with it. lol

SquirrelMeat said:

And there we were paying fucking top dollar to see him perform it The more I think about this shit, the bigger a cunt Prince becomes

squirrelgrease said:

Who really, actualy, truly did that? That's just wrong.
He was probably was shocked when people actualy sent stuff in. Sending in bootlegs?, he could have my ass to kiss.