Oh Prince:

Unlike most other rock stars, he has banned YouTube and iTunes from using any of his music and has even closed down his own official website.

“The internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can’t get it. The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. 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.”

This is where Prince seems to lack foresight: He is releasing a new album called 20TEN on CD format, for free, only in the UK. So if you’re here in North America you can’t get it, which means you’ll be turning to the internet to find a download. By trying to proclaim the death of the internet, Prince has succeeded in establishing it as the way of music life. Ooops!

(source: The Daily Mirror)

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