Originally Posted by
daddyacey
First ,I respect PRINCE as an artist and musician. I don't like all of his music ,but quite a lot of it. Other than that ,unless I met him in person and could see and interact with him ,I could care less about other personal gossip.
I feel he has the right to control his image, his music, etc. To control his exposure.
LEGAL--- - IMO has nothing to do with the dynamic that we all as humans learn at the age of say 1 to 2 years old. That dynamic that concept is one word. "MINE". That's "MINES." A dynamic so strong it creates a sensation in your mind and body when you address it. Say "that's MINE".
You feel that tingle? If not then let me use your money ,your car ,your house ,your clothes anything you've made ,created or hold dear to your heart. If you want access to something that's "MINE" then at least ask me for it ,and maybe we can work something out. At least ask permission in some form or another. In the case with PRINCE, he has a tremendous amount of material out that's limited sets ,in addition to his hits catalog and videos. The brother ain't stupid or stingy IMO ,In 1978 he was the "cutting edge" , now in 2015 he's PRINCE ,one of the founders of the sound that TODAY's music is based on.He ain't packing any arenas but his shows are sold out. He puts on a hell of a show. You either like his music or you don't. He has a unique following. There are a lot of artists like PRINCE who don't have any of the money they made in their prime.
True UNIVERSAL and WARNERS have interest and control over some PRINCE material , what is their percentage of royalties? They have to protect their investment. On the other hand he needs to make his money now cause this is not the music ,the market or media world of 1978. 2000 people at a concert and 1999 of them have a cell phone. Only thing missing with HD is the sound. Watch him put out a professional DVD of his concert.
I just think you can't blame him for not wanting to show up at 70 years old ,a has been and broke.
And what's his religion have to do with it?
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