TheVoid said:

no doubt the tip of a multi-decade iceberg, let me remind ya:
http://princetext.tripod...._1995.html

HiRizeBear said:

Thanks for this link.

It explains that even now, acting like a Jehovah's witness at times, he still has no ethics when it comes to paying bills promptly.

Prince pay YOUR BILLS this is how we got into this mess-People like U-Not paying off your BILLS!
"People without eyes can't see"
Don't u wish u got played the show?????

Reading that LINK!

He really is a kid!

Prince; your a grown up, you have to pay the bills like anyone else!

He's just a spoiled brat, I hope he tours soon, to pay some bills! I've never seen him live, and can't afford all of those ''EXCLUSIVE" shows!

RodeoSchro said:

but lots of people know how to avoid all those taxes when you make that kind of money. Of course that means planning ahead. And we know how well that works out with Prince.
"Coming soon....."

God.

This really is some terrible press.

Hopefully, he'll treat it as a learning experience.

Sdldawn said:

boxed in?

metallicjigolo said:

ha ha ha.....justice peter kelly might b reading this....did U ever hear of slander laws N ireland???

lol

WOLFY

HiRizeBear said:

Hey Chuck! It's Rob/Rc from across town here Nice finding ya on here! We've talked back and forth about some of this stuff on facebook. I didn't realize quite the extent he had any financial problems in the past beyond the failure of Paisly Park as a label. But yeah I guess ya can't make money on projects when you get bored and move on to the next thing without finishing what you started.

Sorry to say it but Prince you really have been a bell end over this and you have got what you deserve, I was going to this concert with my girl friend, booked fights, payed for hotels etc and out of nowhere you cancel. You are soooo arrogant at times giving fuck all explanation, well my little purple fucker you are gonna eat you cake now, mybe next time you will think twice about messing everyone about and thinking you can get away with it. But I am sure you can afford it!!

stickassfunk said:

Zannaloaf said:

I was a financial planner for a couple years. So trust me when I say:

There's no way to avoid taxes.

I think what the last few threads on the home page have made the majority of people who come on here with a brain realise, is that Prince is a complete arsewipe.

Don't get me wrong, I've been a fan for a long long time and musically the guy has no peers. On top of that he's provided me with many positives in my life via his music.

Ultimately though, the guy needs a good kicking.

Do you know what funds schools? Property taxes. If you're not involved in education, with kids or whatever, you might not realize the problems public education if facing. They are closing down schools everywhere right now because of low tax revenues. Just look at the situation in Detroit.

I live about 12 hours from MPLS, so I'm not sure of the issues up there, but I just know it is the same there as it is everywhere. Dear Mr. Man, pay your taxes so kids can go to school! You have become the man, so have some responsibility. I pay my taxes, so should you.

This is about the money he owes up near MPLS, in Chanhassen, of course. Who cares about the Irish and their schools. Just kidding!
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bombpop said:

the irish dont have skools only pubs.

SPOOKYGAS said:

Pub-lish Schools?

BobGeorge909 said:

I thought this was so funny too.

I wonder if he'll actually pay it. If Prince is in the U.S., what can the Irish courts do? I wouldn't think they could freeze his assets, unless he had some assets in Ireland.

Prince may be stubborn enough to just never go to Ireland again.

Klyph said:

IF for some crazy reason Prince didn't have the money, I think it would be pretty easy for him to get it. According to the Irish Times, Prince was offered a total of $22 million to do SEVEN concerts across Europe (the Irish concert included). He could easily do 7 concerts in 2 weeks.

Mindflux said:

You obviously can't read. Try looking at my post again. And again, MJ is documented to have been WORTH more that Prince. Now, that doesnt mean he had more liquid assets, but the his part ownership of the Beatles catalog INSTANTLY puts his worth higher than P's. NOW, people keep spitting out that 80 million dollars from Musicology. If you think P took home 80 mil you are insane! And publishing WORTH is not liquid assets. It's speculation value, something you can borrow against to get money. P is NOT pulling in 140 mil a year from publishing or royalties. If you think that you have no idea how royalties and publishing work. And last but not least, IF YOU SPEND MORE THAN YOU MAKE YOU WILL NOT HAVE MONEY!!!!! That doesn't mean P is broke, it means that if you make 1 million a year and you spend 20 million that year YOU WILL GO BROKE, EVEN if you happen to make 50 million 5 years later. Between Emancipation (1996) and Musicology (2004) how much money do you think P made off albums? Musicology was a success.....because "free" albums were counted in the tally. If the Musicology Tour, his BIGGEST IN YEARS made 80 million, how much do you think The Jam of the Year tour made? What other major tours were there between 96 and 2004? Please don't say One Nite Alone, because I dont think that tour made much either, because well Prince had pretty much fallen off the majority of the music buying public. Do you think P just threw away his lavish lifestyle while he wasnt making as much money? No, he probably did what most stars do, THEY BORROW!!! Why do you think we've heard over and over again about P being a bad payback man? Either he has the money and is an ass or he doesnt have the money and is an ass. I think the later.

TheArtist02 said:

Yeah,he probably could play for it. But if he got paid 22 mil, he'd take home after taxes and paying people probably 7 or 8. People think "WOW, 22 Million!" and automatically assume that it all goes in the bank. NOPE!!

This is what happens when you start going door to door and trying to get folks to become converts to your religion.... wait.... no.....
This is what happens when you make a lot of enemies in the music biz.

Kind of expected in this day and time. You know... don't mess with me cause my lawyer is bigger than yours....

Lets see what the ole boy comes up with. Maybe he will convert to hindu and hide in Bali.

Klyph said:

Thank you for explaining taxes to me. I still work mostly for grain.

IstenSzek said:

Well, that's just stupid. What a dumbass, that's 2.5 million a year. He could BUY a house for that. Apparantly only a palace is good enough for him.

I'm sure he'll get his assistant on her job as soon as she gets her panties on... make sure that she gets his books in order.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

TheArtist02 said:

Ireland is part of the European Union. I would imagine he could run into trouble in any part of the EU if this got serious enough. The High Court of any country doesnt like being made a mockery of. So I doubt he would wave goodbye to one of his biggest fanbases/monetary bases for a few million. But who knows, he is a little bit crazy..



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To be honest I would argue the proof that prince can afford it is the very reason he didnt play Ireland-he could afford to be indifferent to it. Also this tax thing where he owes £200,000-Ithink it must just be wilfull arrogance or bad management. Despite earning money off Lotus album last year he made nearly this much just promoting it on his 3 concert in one night thing-then again that much in Montreux, then Monte Carlo. I can't believe that he is broke. Hasnt the argument on here been that his music has been crap because he is chasing the buck-and from what i can ascertain he seems to have been quite successful at it. The tax he owes in minneapolis is on land etc-if he couldnt afford it why doesnt he just get rid-its not generating hi any cash

Klyph said:

And you seem to have a problem putting together a cogent argument based on fact. All you've done is speculate. Show me documentation or even a link that proves MJ was worth more than Prince.....the truth is you have no idea. When figures circulated at MJ's untimely death, they showed he was broke! His massive assets (and quoting the Beatles catalogue doesn't work, because he had to relinquish ownership to Sony because of his debts!) didn't outweigh what he owed. In Net Worth, which is the only figure worth noting, I would expect that Prince probably was worth more than MJ, given MJ's debts. But, again, that's specualtion and all I said to you was that you don't know for sure.

But that hasn't stopped you giving a further speculative response that doesn't rely on evidence, just what you suppose!

So, are you still saying that Prince doesn't have a multil-million dollar income? (which, if you could read, you would realise that was my main point anyway). From what you've said in your response, you've undone yourself by proving that he DOES have a multi-million income.

Oh and, by the way, royalties and publishing is how I make my living What do you do? What is it they say....."know thine enemy"??!!
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