"But again, it's the record company. If they don't want to promote a song, they don't make the effort to cross it over into other markets, and the fans don't get to know it. It's the same with my albums."
"Charlie Chaplin started having kids at 60-just decided he wanted to have kids then. I still feel the same as I've always felt. Better now, because I'm happier."
"Do you know how many of my songs I own? Not a single one. Out of 16 albums, not a single one. They won't belong to my children. I won't be able to pass them on to my grandchildren. They belong to someone else. Why? It's my music."
"I always used to cuss onstage... Now I've learned that that's not necessary."
"I went to see the Jackson Five when I was a kid, and they all wore flat shoes and it didn't work."
"I'm much more comfortable with doing interviews now because I'm harder to misquote. Everything I'm about is freedom of choice and knowing what the truth can do."
"In the early years when I toured, I was never a tourist. I was always so focused on the show. I just wanted to tear it up and get out of town."
"Now there's no one to go and see. Where are the young ones coming along to whoop us up? Who is there to go and see? Fem 2 Fem?"
"We don't celebrate birthdays like we don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Because you're told you're supposed to retire at a certain age."
"What if I don't want to sing Purple Rain every time I go on stage? The fans don't want that, either. It's my music, they're my songs."
"Why does there have to be a soundcheck? I don't have a songcheck. You don't have a clothescheck." . .
He has a lot of them. I want to know out of one of the quotes.. You feel like Prince does - record company

See: My signature.

metallicjigolo said:

I see

sacrifice said:

I wish I could have seen that! That's my kind of interview lol

"Music should be free"--in a 1993 interview.



What Prince really meant was music should be free, and for a $100 lifetime subscription it can absolutely be free. But for an additional $77 year subscription, it can absolutely be even more free.

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drgnfly said:

That's Prince!!
It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives..your signature
somes it up..

squirrelgrease said:

"looking back, from a rhyming point of view, 'Purple' ain't the best choice..." *

Erik






*yes I made it up.
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nothing to do with music business but I love this quote. When someone asked how he felt he said with his hands - just makes me smile

This is a good thread. I lovei t keep it up.

I absolutely love this!! metallicjigalo your signature is way too funny

"Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?"
"Don't hate me because I'm fabulous" - Prince at the end of the Las Vegas live DVD, He was throwing his guitar down while saying so..
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"I don't get embarrassed. I have you seen some of my outfits?"

(interviewer) "What to you makes different to feel when you found the one?"

"So many different things happen to you when you finally connect with your soulmate. You eat better. You sleep more. You wanna stay in the house lil more."

He was a happily married man. This answer says it all!
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Stop looking at me like that, unless you wanna bite that...

I think its a cute line, many possible meanings.


We're in the same boat but I'm the only one rowin.

Like that one too.


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