My mother told me one day I walked in to her and said, 'Mom, I'm not going to be sick anymore,' and she said 'Why?' and I said 'Because an angel told me so.' Now, I don't remember saying it; that's just what she told me.
— Prince
Tell me a musician who's got rich off digital sales. Apple's doing pretty good though, right?
A bootlegger is a bootlegger, a scalper is a scalper.
My hair is capable of doing a lot of different things.
I do pay performance royalties on others' songs I perform live, but I'm not recording these songs and putting them up for sale.
From its conception and that one and only meeting, 'HITNRUN' took about 90 days to prepare its release. If that's what freedom feels like, 'HITNRUN' is what it sounds like.
People say I'm wearing heels because I'm short. I wear heels because the women like 'em.
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.
I like to open people's eyes.
I like arguments.
The gatekeepers must change.
You can always tell when the groove is working or not.
At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.
Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.
There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.
When everyone recognizes Jehovah's name, then everyone will be happy because everyone will know what to do and how to do it.
When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody.
You don't need a record company to turn you into anything.
I'm not one to get bad reviews.
You don't have to watch 'Gossip Girl' to have an attitude.
I don't talk to old people; they try to find ways to stay static. Young folks are the ones with the ideas and constantly moving forward.
'Billboard' needs to tell the truth, shake things up.
In the tech-savvy, real-time world we all live in today, everything is faster.
I don't live in the past. I don't play my old records for that reason. I make a statement, then move on to the next.
Music is real. It affects people; it's real.
Like books and black lives, albums still matter.
I have friends that are gay, and we study the Bible together.
The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.
Each audience is different.
Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.
I used to be more involved with every aspect of everything onstage. I'm way more relaxed now. It feels like anything can happen.
Everyone has a rock bottom.
Prophecy is what we all have to go by now.
I ain't mad at anybody. I don't have any enemies.
Oh, I love critics. Because they love me. It's not a joke. They care.
Just sharing music with each other - that's cool. It's the selling that becomes the problem.
Nobody sues their fans.
Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what's already there.
I have a lot of parties.
There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's happening.
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.
Most bands out there are basically pretty boring. I try to affect people inside their bodies.
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.
I'm a Jehovah's Witness.
I have a writing addiction.
Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.
All you see on television are debased images.
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.
Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'
I don't vote and I got nothing to do with it.
