Okay - It is fantastic for the Australian people who have not seen Prince perform live for such a long long time ... and the concerts sound fantastic from the reports.

But let's be honest, Prince said he was not going to play his classic tracks again live, and ONA Live was all about not coming to 'get your Purple Rain on' - it was not about what 'you know, but what you are willing to learn'.

It simply begs the question, the one and only reason Prince has done this tour of Australia is for the $$$.

Discuss?

It's a moot point IMHO. Does any artist tour purely for the benefits to the soul?

Its kinda like the Nude Tour back in '90. Classic money-maker.

Even "if" it was for the money..he's allowed. I know he is being semi hypocritical but come on now...he isnt ging to a place he hasn't toured in a decade only to play new songs..they'd be pissed. I think he read of a great cry for him to come to ports rarely travelled and said "lets do it" but knew he had to deliever on what they have heard as classics..and for the most part it seems like the right thing to do. They hadnnot heard the same songs over and over live like other countried mainly the U.S. have. Even so..most artists still have to pay the bills and Prince is not immune to that..so if it even was for the money..he's allowed. He has to support his company too.

That's not my point, and frankly I don't give a damn, but what other reason did he do a HITS tour, when his whole approach for ONA Live was exactly the opposite, new directions in his music... To be honest, if I were Australian, I would have preffered to hear ONA Live out there! Not bloody Baby, I'm A Star ... come on!

KeithyT said:

my sentiments exactly

Chasing said:

uh huh



oh well..thats "pop" life
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id rather hear baby im a star...the crowd were going crazy to that song..not some new shit...

If you haven't gotten used to Prince saying one thing and doing the exact opposite by now, there's nothing any of us can do for you.

Plus he said about no hits thats overplayed on during and about the ONA tour speciifically anyways...damn. This isn't rocket sceince but yall wanna hold amutha up to Jesus like standards. gtfoohwtbs!

rdhull said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I am having a really shitty day, but that is cracking me the fuck up!!! Thanks, rd!!!

I'm getting to a point where I don't waste much time puzzling through the logic or morality of what Prince does, because it's never gonna make sense, and anyway, it's not like he's out there shooting people up or peeing on little girls' heads and taping it. Prince is milking more $$$ out of his hits? Woe is me, my kingdom is crumbling.

Oftentimes, "visionary" artists will take on very commercially lucrative projects to fund their more experimental or personal work. A painter might do some work for a Nike ad, or an independent filmmaker might take a part in a big Hollywood blockbuster to fund his or her next small indie film - folks do what they can to get the scratch for what they need. If I were Prince, I could think of worse ways to raise money than by playing the hits that made me a star in the first place.

artists tour to promote and make money, not just to say "hello"

i mean, check the hundred plus ticket prices

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stymie said:

he's the master of this fine art !

contradiction

Anxiety said:

good point claude monet (french artist) used 2 paint portraits 4 ££££/$$$, 2 simply pay 4 his own true art impressionism !!! fact !!!

A good example is probably the Coen brothers "intolerable cruelty", a much more commercial film, which will probably make them enough money to do 5-8 of their more offbeat cult type films.

Prince is lootin' but no matter how much money he has, he will always sing those songs. Think of how much time and energy he put into all of them... those are his kids. We may just get a piano medley with bits of choruses and verses but he will always sing the hits.

It's what he does for a living. But that doesn't mean he doesn't enjoy it.

Hey, it is the NEWS Tour.

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