I do pay performance royalties on others’ songs I perform live, but I’m not recording these songs and putting them up for sale. – Prince
I don’t want anyone to fail, so if you can make money off music even though you can’t sing or dance, that’s genius. – Prince
When it comes to the video channels and the programs, the radio stations, the music is geared towards kids, and it’s made by kids. – Prince
You can’t understand the words of Cocteau Twins songs, but their harmonies put you in a dreamlike state. – Prince
‘When Doves Cry’ came out – it sounded like nothing that was on the radio. ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ was number one on R&B stations, and there’s nothing that’s been like that on radio since. – Prince
So much has been written about me, and people don’t know what’s right and what’s wrong. I’d rather let them stay confused. – Prince
When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody. – Prince
No one can come and claim ownership of my work. I am the creator of it, and it lives within me. – Prince
To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would – I don’t know, I wish it upon everybody. It’s heaven. – Prince
I pushed the envelope as far as it needed to be pushed, and now it’s on the floor, and people seem to want it to stay there. – Prince
Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you. – Prince
I’m not entangled in a bunch of lawsuits and a web that I can’t get out of. I can hold my head up… a happily married man who has his head in order. There isn’t a bunch of scandal in my life. – Prince