As per the thread title, this is a hypothetical question and there's really no right or wrong answers because we're only speculating so here I go.....

What do you believe would have happened if Prince had instead of using his 1999/PR money to ulitmately build Paisley Park instead bought what his fellow Northwestern contemporary did and bought the music catalouge with The Beatles songs in them? How would he have handled the assets from that collection? For this to have been possible of course would mean that he had the chance meeting with McCartney and understood the advice and took advantage of the oppoortunity when it arose, would he have managed it well or not. I know and assume most know that Mike had close ties with Paul since covering his song on Off The Wall and the later duets and that's how he got hold of them, I'm just wondering if Bro. Nelson would have the same drive that spawned The Golden Era and weather the 90's slump?

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interesting, but I don't think he had that kind of money even after Purple Rain. Not to say he couldn't have gotten a loan…

Plus, I don't think he'd ever intentionally outbid the original creator of the music. That was just a dick move.