Do you think he has something in place for this eventuality?

I mean we know he's a control freak so I would think he has a

will sorted out? Will the much lauded 'vault' material only appear

after his death? Look at Miles Davis' legacy we've seen

the complete 'Bitches Brew', 'In A Silent Way' and 'Jack Johnson'

sessions all released posthumously.

Could we expect the 'Dream Factory' sessions in a similar way?

Or will family members be sueing each other up the arse (as

happened with Hendrix's material) for twenty years or so?

Prince is going to die?



...he will never die

THere was a thread a while about how he was going to die...I was sort of ok with that thought as someday it's gonna happen...

But this is a different matter. I kinda cringe when I think about this. I don't think he may have anything in place and even if he does I fear there will be MADDENING legal crap that will happen.

Then again the only way we may see some of these songs is over Princes dead cold body. Heck he may have all that is not released buried with him.

This question really won't matter if 20 years of analog tape are all gummed up down there in the vault because P is too uptight to have it salvaged and saved to digital.

jtfolden said:

True. Rumours abound that he may have a clause in his contract like Stevie Wonder that upon his death, any remaining unreleased material is destoyed.

Personally, I can't see that myself - considering how he often calls his musical creations his 'children'...

bananacologne said:

That's an idea I hadn't considered.... Hmmm, I could see him doing it, though, if he sees them as stillborn or defective children since they haven't been finished/released.

jtfolden said:

Like drowning kittens in the well. I hope not. But I can see it. Hmmm...I know what my Question is going to be if I ever get to ask one to him.

his music will be come legendary and more appreciated after he is gone.....

He can't die. He's immortal. That's why he aint aging.

somebody will buy his entire catalogue and turn them into shoe commercials...oh wait..somebody did that already....

All profits from his lifetime catalogue will benefit to the JW's and the property of his masters will revert to them. Wait and see...

superspaceboy said:[quote]I don't think he may have anything in place and even if he does I fear there will be MADDENING legal crap that will happen.[quote]

Given his legal team (it’s awesome), he will not die without a solid will, so the legal stuff should be relatively straight forward. What his will requires is a different story all together.

I suspect that he will direct the executor of his will to have his body stuffed, dressed in the cloud jumpsuit from the Raspberry Beret video, and placed on display in the center of the Mall of America, right across from Cinnabuns and Hot Topic (doing the splits, head back, and posed with the cloud guitar like he is ripping a solo). As for the songs, the tapes will be taken to the highest point in Minnesota and be ceremoniously burned, one at a time, annually on the anniversary of the release date of Controversy.

bananacologne said:

Does P have any contract?? woth whom??

Whan was the last time he called his songs his children??

Thanx
Peace

why in the hell are we talking about prince dieing dam prince will be around for longer that most of us probally.so hey why wonder about material things when some one dies anyway because when they die ....THINGS...will not matter to him or any of us when we die and leave THINGS...behind..after that and i've overcome this cold materialistic world ..you can fight and claw over what you will ..because .hopefully ..when i'm gone i will be in paradise with my loved ones that went before me and our father jesus christ...THANK YOU JESUS...

If no kids are invovled, Mani & Mayte will have a deathmatch over the royalties. Sorry for inferring another Mani vs. Mayte post

Hopefully, Mani will sort through everything (yeah, everything!) and continue to release an album a year or so for, like, 30 years.

Because I told someone that would happen, and I ended with "you'll see," and I want him to see!

I think that Mani would release his work periodically. Note to Mani--Get Pregnant!!! The world needs an heir to the throne. The man is gifted beyond belief and his DNA needs to be passed to offspring. Soft music and red wine usually works for me!!!!
[This message was edited Thu May 20 21:55:57 2004 by Blake282]

He is secretly reecording all 500+ songs that will be released in the fall of hi death ...one or two cds a year and will have new prince music till around 2060 or longer...so many of us will be dead before the last cd ever comes out!

CNNBREAKINGNEWS said:

What a depressing thought, even if you are joking.

meltwithu said:

Michael Jackson will buy his catalogue, re-release all the hits with PRINCE MICHAEL JACKSON singing them!!!! What a hoot!

LRCorvette said:

I LIKE THAT...

Stax said:

The highest point in Minnesota is Eagle Mountain at 2,301 feet above sea level. It's up in the Boundry Waters Canoe Area...

Useless trivia for the day

Stax said:[quote]superspaceboy said:[quote]I don't think he may have anything in place and even if he does I fear there will be MADDENING legal crap that will happen.



Well at least there are enough boots going around to keep us satisfied incase he destroys everything.