Bruce Springsteen is regretting a deal he made with Wal-Mart that sounds similar to the "big box" deal Prince is reportedly shoring up:


USA Today article:
http://www.usatoday.com/l...teen_N.htm

springsteen called it a mistake because he obviously sold out. i don't
think prince would see anything he ever did as selling out, or against
his beliefs. he makes up his rules as he goes along and whatever he's
said or done in the past which contradicts that is carefully swept up
under the carpet.

springsteen did a stupid thing and he knows it. at least he owned up to
it and said it was a mistake.

the only reason the deal with the big box retailer might be delayed or
sidetracked is because prince didn't get out of it what he wanted, not
because prince had second thoughts about being associated with whatever
firm because they had a bad rep with the union.

Oh, please. Springsteen apologized because, as IstenSzek said, he sold out. But more than that, he knew all his uber-liberal, PC fans would get their undies in a twist about having to actually go into a Walmart (oh, the horror!)...so he had to pony up with an apology that's more about "sorry I got caught" than "sorry I did took the money and ran."

He's just trying to hang a lantern on his problem before the Super Bowl so people talk about his performance, rather than what a sell-out he is.
[Edited 2/1/09 7:15am]

I'm sure that Prince is going to go with Best Buy. He released product on their Redline label, they sell a buttload of his back WB catalog and his co-op releases are always well stocked.

IstenSzek said:

True

Prince sold the hell out when he went on American Idol and
did his lackluster performance which I felt didn't even
touch what the contestants could do vocally
And it didn't even help his bump in sales
Oh, such a price
It wouldn't have been so bad if he didn't hate the
very show he appeared on


As far as this thread, is it about Springsteen or Prince?
It could be in the wrong forum, even if you pulled the
prince angle in for relevancy sake.

Prince regrets most every distribution deal he makes, it seems. I don't expect that this one will be different.

Genesia said:

Or it could be that it was a sincere apology.

Regardless, the most fascinating thing is not liberals who dislike Walmart, the most fascinating thing is those who defend Walmart.

http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/facts/
[Edited 2/1/09 8:40am]