Saw this article on the front page of Yahoo! News:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/n...8RVTx0fNdF

PARIS (Reuters Life!) – Enigmatic funk-rocker Prince, whose hits include Purple Rain, 1999 and Gett Off, is setting his sights on a place in France.

"I want to live in France," the 52-year old artist told newspaper Le Parisien in an interview published Thursday.

The prolific artist, who once changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol, is currently based at his Paisley Park complex in Minnesota in the U.S., but he told the paper that was more of a business base.

Prince, who will stage two concerts in France this summer, has made no secret of his love for the country, where he regularly plays to packed venues.

Just last week, he made an impromptu appearance alongside Stevie Wonder at a concert in Paris.

"If Stevie's playing and he knows I'm not far away, he always calls me up to invite me along," the singer, producer, musician and lyricist said at the Roskilde music festival in Denmark.

Prince's next album entitled '20ten', to be distributed through newspapers in Europe, will reflect a personal diary of the year, he said.

"I'm writing a lot at the moment ... I'm going through a very creative phase," Prince said.

His harmonica player also told the Paris daily that Prince loved French culture and was a big fan of actress Marion Cotillard and the film "La Vie en Rose," in which she played singer Edith Piaf.

(Reporting by Victoria Bryan; editing by John Irish and Paul Casciato)

mitchturb said:

"I'm writing a lot at the moment ... I'm going through a very creative phase," Prince said.

France is completely over. they wont even pay him an advance!

robinhood said:

France is completely over. they wont even pay him an advance!

lmao!

Yeah right Prince. He has said this about many countries he has played in.

Minnesota right now is sticky humidity and loads of biting mosquitos, so I don't blame him..lol

Creative phase? Great, now we will be rewarded with a box set of crap.

robinhood said:

France is completely over. they wont even pay him an advance!

I agree!

Move to Prince.

Didn't Prince buy an apartment in France during the Cherry Moon days? I think France suits him well.

My neighbour's appartment is for sale - but then in Amsterdam.

jdcxc said:

Didn't Prince buy an apartment in France during the Cherry Moon days? I think France suits him well.

Prince moved into the Beach Regency Hotel in Nice, which is where he stayed for the duration of the shooting on Cherry Moon. He stayed in the penthouse suite which had a wraparound balcony, with views of the Mediterranean Sea to the front, and the hills of St. Paul De Vence to the rear.

Mayte319 said:

I thought Prince always wanted to live in London.

He wants to live whatever place he's in at the time of interview. It's like the interview equivalent of a city shoutout at a concert, get the natives on side.

NouveauDance said:

Mayte319 said:

I thought Prince always wanted to live in London.

He wants to live whatever place he's in at the time of interview. It's like the interview equivalent of a city shoutout at a concert, get the natives on side.

Maybe he's just gonna move to Europe for awhile, Madge did it ?

2freaky4church1 said:

Creative phase? Great, now we will be rewarded with a box set of crap.

My thought exactly.

mitchturb said:

Saw this article on the front page of Yahoo! News:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/n...8RVTx0fNdF

PARIS (Reuters Life!) – Enigmatic funk-rocker Prince, whose hits include Purple Rain, 1999 and Gett Off, is setting his sights on a place in France.

Prince's next album entitled '20ten', to be distributed through newspapers in Europe, will reflect a personal diary of the year, he said.

The year was hardly even to the halfway mark by the time Prince would've assembled and prepared this album for release -- the first few months of 2010 must have really been jam-packed with interesting experiences for him.

Dreamer2 said:

NouveauDance said:

He wants to live whatever place he's in at the time of interview. It's like the interview equivalent of a city shoutout at a concert, get the natives on side.

Maybe he's just gonna move to Europe for awhile, Madge did it ?

He could get his hips done on the NHS like my Granny.

I miss him I wish he would come back to the states-We him too, even though some of us don't show it @ Prince.org

prince should move to Aruba

MikeyB71 said:

jdcxc said:

Didn't Prince buy an apartment in France during the Cherry Moon days? I think France suits him well.

Prince moved into the Beach Regency Hotel in Nice, which is where he stayed for the duration of the shooting on Cherry Moon. He stayed in the penthouse suite which had a wraparound balcony, with views of the Mediterranean Sea to the front, and the hills of St. Paul De Vence to the rear.

I thought he also bought an apartment in the city. He probably still owns it.

robinhood said:

France is completely over. they wont even pay him an advance!

PurpleColossus said:

robinhood said:

France is completely over. they wont even pay him an advance!

I agree!

Move to Prince.

Didn't he do exactly that during the Musicology era? Now he's back full time in Minneapolis?

NouveauDance said:

Mayte319 said:

I thought Prince always wanted to live in London.

He wants to live whatever place he's in at the time of interview. It's like the interview equivalent of a city shoutout at a concert, get the natives on side.

No, as usual you have no idea what you are talking about Prince has said numerous times he would like to move to France and he use to have a house/apartment in Paris. We do not know if he will ever move to Europe but he is getting older so maybe he is looking for a retirement place.

Falvor of the moment he's home now right? flavor of the moment that's all!

He'll always be based in Minneapolis....with a few years living here and there

Creative phase, writing a lot,... this means Bria is history.

And the beat goes on...

malbena said:

He'll always be based in Minneapolis....with a few years living here and there

Creative phase, writing a lot,... this means Bria is history.

And the beat goes on...

and the beat goes oonn.. just like my looovvvve ..everlasssttiiinng

whateva'

Onthereal said:

He doesn't like French food. What will eat? I guess he'll be fine since he looks like he doesn't eat much anyway.

Duh!!! Frenchbread!!!!