"$ is only paper, and your picture ain't on it."

Where can you find this gem of a quote from the Purple One?

didn't he say this in an interview to promote rave? don't sell out, money is only paper and your name ain't on it it. but a good song never dies. great quote for a terrible album. where do i claim my prize??

That may be true, but the quote is just a liiiiiiiiiiiiittle older than that. It's printed in the liner notes for...

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Ive just woke up & eye think its from under the cherry moon???am eye right???

Bet you just got that from the "welcome to the org" quote.

Ha! OK, I'll give it up.

It's in the liner notes to "Newpower Soul." Full quote:

"A word 2 all up and coming 'artists' - the art u create is an extension of u and your contribution is priceless. Don’t sell out. $ is only paper and your picture ain’t on it, but a good song never dies."

This was his mantra in promoting the album (which was distributed independently) and every album/concert from that point on, as evidenced in a 1998 interview in which he stated:

"The hardest thing I do all day is write checks," the Artist says. "Booking a show? I call up a few radio programmers, tell them I'm coming to town in a few days, and place a $5,000 ad -- that's my idea of promotion. I call up the guy from Best Buy or the guy from Target and play them the record. 'Oh, you like it? How many you want?' That's distribution. Money is a joke to us -- it's just paper; a symbol for a transaction," the Artist continues. "It's paper with a bunch of presidents' faces on it. Our faces aren't on there, so why should we care?"

UltraLash said:

Ha! OK, I'll give it up.

It's in the liner notes to "Newpower Soul." Full quote:

"A word 2 all up and coming 'artists' - the art u create is an extension of u and your contribution is priceless. Don’t sell out. $ is only paper and your picture ain’t on it, but a good song never dies."

This was his mantra in promoting the album (which was distributed independently) and every album/concert from that point on, as evidenced in a 1998 interview in which he stated:

"The hardest thing I do all day is write checks," the Artist says. "Booking a show? I call up a few radio programmers, tell them I'm coming to town in a few days, and place a $5,000 ad -- that's my idea of promotion. I call up the guy from Best Buy or the guy from Target and play them the record. 'Oh, you like it? How many you want?' That's distribution. Money is a joke to us -- it's just paper; a symbol for a transaction," the Artist continues. "It's paper with a bunch of presidents' faces on it. Our faces aren't on there, so why should we care?"

considering i don't have nps am i kinda right??

UltraLash said:

Ha! OK, I'll give it up.

It's in the liner notes to "Newpower Soul." Full quote:

"A word 2 all up and coming 'artists' - the art u create is an extension of u and your contribution is priceless. Don’t sell out. $ is only paper and your picture ain’t on it, but a good song never dies."

This was his mantra in promoting the album (which was distributed independently) and every album/concert from that point on, as evidenced in a 1998 interview in which he stated:

"The hardest thing I do all day is write checks," the Artist says. "Booking a show? I call up a few radio programmers, tell them I'm coming to town in a few days, and place a $5,000 ad -- that's my idea of promotion. I call up the guy from Best Buy or the guy from Target and play them the record. 'Oh, you like it? How many you want?' That's distribution. Money is a joke to us -- it's just paper; a symbol for a transaction," the Artist continues. "It's paper with a bunch of presidents' faces on it. Our faces aren't on there, so why should we care?"

That is a genius thing to say. What ever happened to this Prince?

paniuroczy said:

UltraLash said:

Ha! OK, I'll give it up.

It's in the liner notes to "Newpower Soul." Full quote:

"A word 2 all up and coming 'artists' - the art u create is an extension of u and your contribution is priceless. Don’t sell out. $ is only paper and your picture ain’t on it, but a good song never dies."

This was his mantra in promoting the album (which was distributed independently) and every album/concert from that point on, as evidenced in a 1998 interview in which he stated:

"The hardest thing I do all day is write checks," the Artist says. "Booking a show? I call up a few radio programmers, tell them I'm coming to town in a few days, and place a $5,000 ad -- that's my idea of promotion. I call up the guy from Best Buy or the guy from Target and play them the record. 'Oh, you like it? How many you want?' That's distribution. Money is a joke to us -- it's just paper; a symbol for a transaction," the Artist continues. "It's paper with a bunch of presidents' faces on it. Our faces aren't on there, so why should we care?"

That is a genius thing to say. What ever happened to this Prince?

His house was foreclosed upon.