BriaVelveeta said:

You're my favorite.

You crack me the fuck up.

Vendetta1 said:

Prince ass kissing-sounds pretty good Ya'll crack me up! Always so serious on the org. Yeah I said it-he doesn't need to learn a damn thing from other artist and I meant it.

nurseV said:

Prince got part of his whole shtick from someone else so y'all really need to quit.

He has also leaned on hip-hop, auto-tune, drum machines, etc. He's covered others songs, etc.

This asskissery is just stifling sometimes.

Vendetta1 said:

WaterInYourBath said:

The whole "Prince can do no wrong" thing is fucking ridiculous.

Vendetta1 said:

Don't get it twisted. He fucks up a lot and I don't love every album but I don't believe he thinks he's putting out crappy music for us to listen to. He has too much respect for music to do that. Also who would you like him to emulate that's out now? Be careful with that answer because 80% of the artists that get shoved at you today are train wrecks and studio engineered singers.

HonestMan13 said:

Prince is employing drum machines and auto-tune in his latest project so apparently studio engineering works for him.

Musically, I don't want him to emulate anyone. I think there are artists who have better websites that he could learn something from.

Vendetta1 said:

When I said "studio engineered singers" I was referring to the fact that most of these "hot" artists out today can't sing live.

HonestMan13 said:

Fair enough. My other point still stands.

Hell, there was nothing wrong with the NPGMC site.

Vendetta1 said:

It was my understanding he had to shut it down because of legal troubles regarding the name.

Trent Reznor Gives Up On Twitter, Blames It On “Unattractive Plump Females”

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor has been doing some amazing things over the last few years, experimenting with new media and doing more than any other major musician to forge a new model for using the Internet to interact directly with his fans.
Here’s a few examples:
Reznor has released several albums as free downloads, using a Creative Commons license.
Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails site offers a variety of free NIN podcasts
He’s reinvented the concert video, filming shows with cheap HD cameras and uploading the footage YouTube
He’s embraced Twitter, quickly amassing over six hundred thousand followers.
Now, though, Reznor says he’s giving up on social networks because of a seemingly endless stream of negativity from anonymous members:
I will be tuning out of the social networking sites, because at the end of the day it’s now doing more harm than good in the bigger picture and the experiment seems to have yielded a result.
Idiots rule.
By closing the door on Twitter and social networks, Reznor’s cutting off a direct channel to hundreds of thousands of Nine Inch Nails fans.
And, in a move that he may regret, he blames his decision on “unattractive plump females who publicly fantasize about having sex with guys in bands” and then goes on to explain how they can best slit their wrists.
Reznor’s Twitter experiment has crashed and burned.
Do you think having 600,000 followers is inherently unmanageable? Or could Reznor do something different on Twitter to maintain a direct relationship with his fans but avoid the trolls?

What do you think he should be doing now? Hmmm... I wonder...
Let's do a reality show where 20 women compete for his affections... NO!
Leak a sex tape to jumpstart his career... NO!
Make expensive booty videos that have nothing to do with the song... NO!
Smoke crack(sorry Whitney)... NO!
Get arrested for driving under the influence and take a wretched mugshot... NO!
Marry the hottest chick in da game(yeah right Jay-Z)... NO!
Sign a record deal that gives him 20 cents a CD... NO!
Beat the shit out of Rihanna... NO!
Jump on the "Michael Jackson died so my career could live celebrity bandwagon"... NO!
Dance around in his underwear in a Youtube dance challenge... NO!
Have a bunch of little boys sleep over at his house... NO!
Keep making music for 30 years and maintain your personal/professional integrity despite having fans who think you're a complete idiot for not doing exactly what they want, when they want... YEAH!!!

And lets no kid ourselves, Trents "fan friendly ways" is just marketing, a good way to get his product to consumers, but its also the reality for a lot of artists, such as Wendy & Lisa to promote themselves when there is no record company to this this for them.
Prince doesn’t seem to need or want this, for better or worse.
To me, Prince just needs to be kosher in his business practices, nothing more, nothing less.

I see your point but even if Trent weren't fan friendly, I'd still think his site is better than Prince's.

I do agree with you that Prince needs better business practices.

Vendetta1 said:

Everybody's site is better than Prince's. His site is an abomination

BriaVelveeta said:

You're my favorite.

You crack me the fuck up.

HonestMan13 said:

Great post and I Love your name. It fits u well. When u talk like that u get me all because it is so true.

This is Prince life and if he wants 2 experiment with his music and protect it whichever way he wants, its his business 2 do so. I love the music and the journey he is taking me on. I guest that makes me a FAM. I am grateful 2 have him n my life and still making great music.

Peace and b wild

violetblues said:

I literally laughed out loud.

TonyVanDam said:

I disagree with #1, agree with everything else though.

Trent still makes himself available to us and has even said he would be returning to Twitter eventually. Plus, Trent is accessible on his website. If there is something on his mind he wants us to know about, he posts it.

Same as Bowie was doing. Same as other artists who want a direct connection with their fans.
[Edited 7/20/09 19:53pm]

And now with the dramaqueenery. Prince can do whatever he likes: he always has.

It's unfortunate that some of his fans can't see the forest for the trees.

Vendetta1 said:

Trent, unlike Prince, had his little hissy fit, then remembered what side his bread is buttered on! He was back on Twitter, in like a week or so after that.

Trent, unlike Prince, had his little hissy fit, then remembered what side his bread is buttered on! He was back on Twitter, in like a week or so after that.

Keep making music for 30 years and maintain your personal/professional integrity despite having fans who think you're a complete idiot for not doing exactly what they want, when they want... YEAH!!!