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Prince Turned Down Guitar Hero's Diamonds & Pearls Found this article, thought you all would be interested in
Activision may be able to throw their fat rolls of cash at bands like Metallica and Aerosmith, but there's one man who was approached by the company and turned them down: Prince. Yes, the man who is perhaps the greatest living American says in an interview with Tavis Smiley that Activision once approached him over the series (presumably for downloadable content), offering cash money in return for licensing rights. And Prince said no dice. "I ain't mad at them. I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small portion of that. But I just think it's more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar", he told Smiley. "It's a tough instrument — it's not easy. It took me a long time, and it was frustrating at first. And you just have to stick with it, and it's cool for people who don't have time to learn the chords or ain't interested in it, but to play music is one of the greatest things." "To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would — I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven." Don't get mad. It's Prince. http://kotaku.com/5233753...ds--pearls | |
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jazzfook said: Found this article, thought you all would be interested in
Activision may be able to throw their fat rolls of cash at bands like Metallica and Aerosmith, but there's one man who was approached by the company and turned them down: Prince. Yes, the man who is perhaps the greatest living American says in an interview with Tavis Smiley that Activision once approached him over the series (presumably for downloadable content), offering cash money in return for licensing rights. And Prince said no dice. "I ain't mad at them. I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small portion of that. But I just think it's more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar", he told Smiley. "It's a tough instrument — it's not easy. It took me a long time, and it was frustrating at first. And you just have to stick with it, and it's cool for people who don't have time to learn the chords or ain't interested in it, but to play music is one of the greatest things." "To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would — I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven." Don't get mad. It's Prince. http://kotaku.com/5233753...ds--pearls Guitar hero is abit sh*t now anyway.... Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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Good job Prince. That game cheapens music. | |
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he seems to be getting respect from the gamers too. This Post is produced, arranged, composed and performed by WetDream | |
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Yeah, I never forgave PaRappa the Rapper for the damage he done did to the rap and hip-hop scene. | |
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iloveannie said: Yeah, I never forgave PaRappa the Rapper for the damage he done did to the rap and hip-hop scene. haha classic! onion head! "kick, punch, block"! This Post is produced, arranged, composed and performed by WetDream | |
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Prince is "perhaps the greatest living American"?! [Edited 4/30/09 4:47am] We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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That is too bad. | |
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Genesia said: Prince is "perhaps the greatest living American"?!
[Edited 4/30/09 4:47am] I know right! sheesh! Maybe the greatest living known musician - if u will..... but who knows...maybe the writer knows every American God?...wat u doin on this thread??? I swear the words "HATER" is wayyy over-rated...smh | |
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I don't know, I think it wouldn't have been such a bad idea. Course you're not playing a real guitar, butt it is fun to think you are, and for some kids, it might be fun enough to want to learn how to play a real guitar or drums. Prince has A LOT of songs I would want to pretend play. Just from playing rock bands one and two I've heard a lot of songs that I had never heard before, that I now like. It could be a good way, for people who have never heard him, to get a feel of his music. | |
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P2daP said: Good job Prince. That game cheapens music.
Eh. Any game that exposes young kids to music they would have never heard otherwise is alright with me. [Edited 4/30/09 5:32am] | |
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P2daP said: Good job Prince. That game cheapens music.
Don't fool yourself into thinking that's the reason why he turned them down. Prince said: I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small portion of that. | |
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How many more websites are going to make articles out of the Tavis interview! | |
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jazzfook said: Found this article, thought you all would be interested in
Activision may be able to throw their fat rolls of cash at bands like Metallica and Aerosmith, but there's one man who was approached by the company and turned them down: Prince. Yes, the man who is perhaps the greatest living American says in an interview with Tavis Smiley that Activision once approached him over the series (presumably for downloadable content), offering cash money in return for licensing rights. And Prince said no dice. "I ain't mad at them. I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small portion of that. But I just think it's more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar", he told Smiley. "It's a tough instrument — it's not easy. It took me a long time, and it was frustrating at first. And you just have to stick with it, and it's cool for people who don't have time to learn the chords or ain't interested in it, but to play music is one of the greatest things." "To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would — I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven." Don't get mad. It's Prince. http://kotaku.com/5233753...ds--pearls Right On Prince!!!!! i LOVE u Prince, i agree wholeheartedly. Thats why i didn't buy Guitar Hero, because i'd rather my kids pick up and learn to play the real instrument!!!!! Right On!!!!! | |
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It's cool to hear that Prince found learning the guitar a frustrating experience... that gives me hope! | |
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It's just a damn toy. Can folks just enjoy a little piece of stress-relieving entertainment without the greatest living America looking down his nose at them because he wasn't offered a gajillion dollars for his languishing back catalog?
Is Tiger Woods gettin' all pious about Wii Golf? If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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NouveauDance said: How many more websites are going to make articles out of the Tavis interview!
Seriously. If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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squirrelgrease said: It's just a damn toy. Can folks just enjoy a little piece of stress-relieving entertainment without the greatest living America looking down his nose at them because he wasn't offered a gajillion dollars for his languishing back catalog?
Is Tiger Woods gettin' all pious about Wii Golf? Seriously, like you said, it's just a game. Get a little buzz going,and who knows, you 'right on Prince, You go Prince' people might have a little fun. | |
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I see where Prince is coming from with that but on the flip side of that is maybe in playing a Prince version of Guitar Hero, it might make some kid want to try and play Purple Rain or whatever Prince-guitar themed song on a real guitar after playing it on GH. While Prince isn't wrong, I think he has a limited view on the whole game. I've never played GH but it seems like it's a cool thing. I don't knock it. Just my I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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Now, If only he could lend some songs to DDR so we can do the splits on | |
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This is why Prince is such a leader in the music world, always thinking ahead of the game. “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” Brazilian bishop Dom Hélder Câmara | |
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.....and according 2 some he is ONLY in it 4 the $$$..... | |
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IBSTROLLIN said: I don't know, I think it wouldn't have been such a bad idea. Course you're not playing a real guitar, butt it is fun to think you are, and for some kids, it might be fun enough to want to learn how to play a real guitar or drums. Prince has A LOT of songs I would want to pretend play. Just from playing rock bands one and two I've heard a lot of songs that I had never heard before, that I now like. It could be a good way, for people who have never heard him, to get a feel of his music.
i can agree on one side of ur stance where one might want 2 learn 2 play an instrument only because that's what happend 2 me after seeing purple rain, i started learning the guitar. but as a video game, i don't c it happening with these kids 2day. i wish it would b different cause i have seen kids play the game in stores and they r flying on certain levels, but when asked if they play or want 2 play 4 real, the response is less than i would hope 4. i agree so much with what prince said about the game, tho it's great fun 2 play, nothing beats actual having a guitar in ur hands and strumming and having a whole new world open up 2 u cause ur creating music instead of copying. man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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Shawnt26 said: P2daP said: Good job Prince. That game cheapens music. Eh. Any game that exposes young kids to music they would have never heard otherwise is alright with me. [Edited 4/30/09 5:32am] well said. Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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Bottom line, it's just a video game. A chance for more people, who normally wouldnt hear him, to here his music, if a kid wants to learn to play a real instrument then they'll take the time. You can't force a kid to learn it. Seems like these kids you ask at the store wouldnt be interested in learning to play regardless if they were playing the game or not, at least they would be listining and playing to good Prince music. I guess from a gamers standpoint, not a musicians, I want to play his songs. | |
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prince hardly plays guitar on wax
If you go to the guitar forums nobody knows prince is good. | |
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He made the right decision | |
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truefunksoldier said: P2daP said: Good job Prince. That game cheapens music.
Don't fool yourself into thinking that's the reason why he turned them down. Prince said: I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small portion of that. ----- I think P is serious about music and musicianship so I think he was being real about his reasons. | |
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squirrelgrease said: It's just a damn toy. Can folks just enjoy a little piece of stress-relieving entertainment without the greatest living America looking down his nose at them because he wasn't offered a gajillion dollars for his languishing back catalog?
Is Tiger Woods gettin' all pious about Wii Golf? , yeah, God forbid that P would put his principles before $!. Jeeze, give the man a break fool!. | |
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nurseV said: He made the right decision
Not really. "You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
"Water can nourish me, but water can also carry me. Water has magic laws." - JCVD | |
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