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Buon compleanno Prince, ma torna a suonare in Italia

Prince, la più formidabile, vivace, brillante delle popstar in circolazione, fa festa: compie 50 anni (è nato il 7 giugno del '58), ma non ha nessuna voglia di rinunciare alle sue irrequietezze e alla scelta di non piegarsi al music businness e di difendere la sua fulminante miscela di soul, funk, jazz, rock. E ne paga le conseguenze. Da una vita è in guerra con la discografia, battaglia duramente per la difesa del diritto d’autore su internet (ha deunciato anche You tube), e anche con l’industria dei concerti live non è che siano rose e fiori. Con la penuria di talenti che c’è in giro, con la mancanza assoluta di novità è davvero singolare che uno come lui (che proprio nele performance dal vivo dà il massimo) si faccia vedere in giro con il contagocce. «Chiede troppo» spiegano gli impresari. E lui non ha nessuna intenzione di fare sconti. Risultato: si fa vedere e ascoltare pochissimo (nel frattempo ha scritto un libro che uscirà in autunno, titolo 21 nights, ventuno erano i concerti che l’anno scorso ha fatto a Londra) e in Italia, in particolare, è praticamente impossibile ascoltarlo dal vivo (l’ultima esibizione, due anni fa, fu a un party privato in onore di Versace a Milano, mentre appare assai improbabile che si possa chiudere l'accordo per una sua eventuale performance all'Arena di Verona). Non resta che augurarsi che per i suoi secondi 50 anni le cose possano cambiare. Per Prince. Per la musica. Per quelli che amano ascoltare la sua musica.

and ... in english?

does it say something about a performance in venice?

syble said:

I think it's wishing him a happy bday.
And it's mentioning his career and the 21 nights book.

(i'm guessing, )


Please translate for us...


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[Edited 6/6/08 3:43am]

sua eventuale performance all'Arena di Verona

thats the bit i meant isnt verona venice? or am i really ignorant?

Your guess is better than mine!

I don't even know what it says.

Happy birthday Prince, hope u come back playing in Italy

Prince, the most terrific, buoyant, glittering popstar nowadays, celebrates: he turns 50 (born 7th june), but he's not intentioned to give up his unrestfulness and the will of not to submit to music biz and to shelter his scintillating blend of soul, funk, jazz, rock.

(this crappy translation will continue later... )

i know its shite but babelfish gives us an inkling


Happy birthday Prince, but returns to play in Italy The Prince, most formidable, lively, shining of the popstar in circulation, ago festivity: june of the ' completes 50 years (has been born the 7; 58), but do not have nobody want to renounce to its restlessnesss and the choice not to fold themselves to the music businness and to defend its fulminating mixture of soul, funk, jazz, rock. And of wage the consequences. From a life it is in war with the discografia, it battles hardly for the defense of the copyright on Internet (has deunciato also You tube), and also with the industry of the live concerts it is not that they are roses and flowers. With the shortage of talents that is in turn, with the absolute lack of innovation he is indeed singular that like he (than own nele performance from the alive one gives the maximum) is made to see in turn with the dropper. “It asks too much” explain the impresarios. And it does not have no intention to make reductions in price. Result: it is made to see and to listen to least (meantime has written a book that will exit in autumn, tito it 21 nights, twenty-one they were the concerts that the past year that has made London) and in Italy, in particular, it is practically impossible to listen to it from alive (the last exhibition, two years ago, was to a party private in honor of Versace to Milan, while it appears much improbable it can be closed l' agreement for a its eventual performance all' Arena of Verona). It does not remain that to augur itself that for second its 50 years the things can change. For Prince. For music. For those which they love to listen to its music.