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Figaro Interview (French)!
Nothing scandalous in France.
But here, he said also that he decided not to record any more because of the record industry and the digital technology of the studios that has become too complicated. His band consists of 8 musicians and the show can last 3 hours non-stop with 300 songs to choose from... He's listening to Andy Allo a lot at the moment...
http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2011/06/23/03006-20110623ARTFIG00628-prince-le-stade-de-france-va-vibrer.php Prince : «Le Stade de France va vibrer»Par Jean-Luc Wachthausen 23/06/2011 | Mise à jour : 18:15
Accompagné par un nouveau groupe de huit musiciens, le guitariste et chanteur promet un show de trois heures non-stop, jeudi prochain. Get sexy sex, get funky at... The ORANGE Park - Funky President, people, it's bad! | |
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French to English translation googleIndian jacket dark, short hair neatly cut, discrete bright on the right ear, Prince Roger Nelson, 53, is quietly seated on the first floor of a trendy restaurant on the Champs-Elysees. The voice is soft, the sober and asked about. Like many American musicians, it feels good in Paris where he lived for several months. Survivor of the 1980s, he put aside his recording career to devote himself entirely to the scene. Two years after its flamboyant shows at the Great Hall (All Day All Night), the prolific musician to conquer the Stade de France, where he will perform next Thursday. LE FIGARO. - You return from a tour of large venues in the United States. The Stade de France, is this your new challenge? PRINCE. - No, just the desire to offer the public the best of myself and my music. I like to take risks, to dare what others dare not do it by deciding at the last minute, in a hurry, there are just over a month. The Stade de France will vibrate: I arrive with a supergroup of eight musicians (including John Blackwell on keyboards and Ida, a Danish-born bassist), an entirely new music and a vast repertoire of three hundred songs in which I draw from the appreciate the inspiration. Planning a big show? No, I do not like the abundance of special effects. Just lights and good music. It is a very physical show. I decided to devote myself entirely to the scene, the "live". If the public has the energy, I will have too. You can play three hours non-stop. With my musicians, we try at every concert to design a program tailor-made. Recently in Los Angeles, it has been six recalls. The album of 2009, Lotus Flower and download it, has been variously appreciated. Too rich, too complicated? No doubt. I decided not to save, not to deal with the record industry. I want to step back, digital technology is too complicated. In the studio, it quickly loses its spontaneity music, you end up going round in circles, even if I control everything. The creative process is something else that felt like a washing machine that runs every day. It lacks the heart. I was accused of putting too many notes in my compositions. This is also what the king criticized Mozart in the film that I love, Amadeus by Milos Forman (smiles). Miles Davis was full of praise about you. Inspires you there forever? Of course. Every concert was a gateway to the unknown. From one or two themes, he was able to improvise at length with his partners he had the art of mastering and release. I am also very close to my musicians, very accomplice. Together, we try to capture and extend these magic moments that go beyond a simple concert. No specific directory, then? Every evening, one draws from the three hundred subjects in reserve. For example, the intro to Purple Rain does not change, but all variations are possible in the development of the theme. The same goes for Little Red Corvette, you can improvise endlessly, playing the theme to escape two minutes later six minutes. You wanted 7000 tickets are sold at reduced prices (35 €) for your concert on Thursday. Is it better to fill the Stade de France? I do not yet know all the digits of the ticket, but I trust my fans. It's true that I wanted tickets discounts are offered for sale to allow those who can least afford to attend my concert. I recently did the same thing at Madison Square Garden in New York by offering tickets at $ 30. There is nothing exceptional about that. How do you see the world today? I am an optimist. I read the Bible a lot that is very comforting to everyday life. Your artist of the moment? I listen a lot Andy Allo, a young singer from Cameroon néosoul ... | |
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Well this is what I call, a good interview. Only music. good. | |
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Now, Prince, please comitt this interview & your answers to memory. A person can show a "sermon" better than giving one. Prince's Sarah | |
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But not half as entertaining as the British one! "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 | |
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Thank you DigitalGardener. If you seek only love’s pleasure... you shall laugh..but not all of your laughter, and cry.. but not all of your tears… | |
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Don't discounted tickets for poorer fans mormally get offered up BEFORE they had to buy the expensive ones!?!? Douche. . | |
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Yeah, that's true. | |
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U R NOT BETTER THAN ANYONE NOR R U PERFECT!! | |
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this is a great interview. Lest he talks about religion and politics more | |
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Thanks for the translating. Good interview in my opinion. Have a look at 'The W2A: Euro Tour Song Survey' http://prince.org/msg/12/362417 | |
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Much better interview and shows his philanthropic/generous side at selling cheaper tickets. | |
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John Blackwell on keyboards will be novel.
Subjects = songs | |
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U R NOT BETTER THAN ANYONE NOR R U PERFECT!! | |
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Better interview...at least no strange talking about religion and islam...
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