Quotes from Prince

At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

When I first started out in this music industry, I was most concerned with freedom. Freedom to produce, freedom to play all the instruments on my records, freedom to say anything I wanted to.

I became merely a pawn used to produce more money for Warner Bros.

When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody.

Money won't buy you happiness, but it'll pay for the search

Real music lovers are actually my favourite kind of people because they like to know, rather than just be told what to think.

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.

When i want to hear new music, i make it

There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.

I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music.

Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'

What people have to realize is that if one has a firm belief in God and the spirit then one does not make statements that are negative and untrue.

God's a funky little dude because everyone's looking for Him and no one can find Him.

Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn't bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would.

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.

If you lend your consciousness to someone else, you're a robot.

When everyone recognizes Jehovah's name, then everyone will be happy because everyone will know what to do and how to do it.

People say I'm wearing heels because I'm short. I wear heels because the women like 'em.

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.

There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's happening.

What's missing from pop music is danger.

Contrary to what a lot of people think, I haven't been domesticated.

I don't talk about the past.

There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given.