this notion popped in2 my thoughts
and i realized -

Prince does not care about promotion or what anyone thinks!
please get that thru your head!
he does NOT CARE!

he has more money than he can count
he will never be broke and even if he was
he could still "sing 4 his supper"
He answers 2 NO ONE (Xcept Larry G.)

He no longer promotes "the current project"
HE INSTEAD promotes : THE BRAND of PRINCE

he is promoting himself
the legend

the performance was amazing
it was like a real life VIDEO

Renato is amazing a real woodwind section and the set CLASSIC/Classy

His vocals were like a fine jazz instrument

Prince loves the notion that he CAN DO whatever he wants....

think about HOW BIG that TIME SLOT was - really

LENO's 2nd 2 last show of a 17 year run
how many performers would die 4 that spot
and instead of being a SHILL and selling product

he just promoted the brand of PRINCE

thaCONcept

thaCONcept said:

And in the words of the late great Paul Harvey...And that is the REST of the Story!

thaCONcept said:

Absolutely co-sign,,,,

I do not believe Prince doesn't care about promotion, he just likes to do his own, his way.
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Dayclear said:

in other words, he doesn't care

thaCONcept said:

It was just 5:37 from it coming back from commercial to the end production company credits just before Jimmy Fallon's show came on.

Sounds about normal. Any show will arrange their schedule around the length of a song for an artist, considering it's not an 8 minute ode to something. His previous 3 appearances all varied in time, and still ended right when the show was ending.

An artist or company can promote a brand all day, but if there is no product to back it up, who'd give a fuck? Is he just trying to keep his back catalog in flow so he can keep the lights on at Paisley Park?

It's a bit like the War on Terror. It's a BIG thing, promoted by Bush and his buzzards, but what is the product it's a part of?

Conjecture moment: I actually think Prince MIGHT get discouraged by the lack of interest sometimes, and just dismisses it and moves on. He might SAY "it's not about charts", but when the charts truly don't like him, he just moves on to save face.

But in fairness let's remember, Lotus was #2 for a week, and 3121 debuted at #1, and thanks to some fancy selling tactics, Musicology was #3. Not bad in the last 3 projects. The album sells, but to what end? Can any casual fan who hasn't even heard of Prince.org name one song from those three albums, EXCEPT a familiar cover called "Crimson & Clover" ? Is that what a brand does? Okay, I agree, he's a legend. Surely that doesn't lend to him just sitting on his proverbial haunches and resting on his Purple Rain and Batman and name change laurels.

Just thoughts.

There's a fine line between 'legend' and 'has-been'. OUCH!

Prince is definitely a legend, and I do believe that Prince cares about promotion. I just think that Prince has learned a lot about the business world and that he cares to move more slowly and carefully these days.

I can see Prince continuing on with idea's in the future that may venture outside of music as well.

ernestsewell said:

I don't think he meant the length of the time slot, but the value of it...being the next to last show and all.

^
YES that is xactly waht I meant.
The fact that it was his 2nd 2 last show in a successful 17 year run.

Prince discussed 360 deals .....
this is HIS version of a 360 deal, promoting THE BRAND PRINCE

pay attention in the upcomming months and U will C this is true.

thaCONcept