Quotes from Prince

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.

'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.

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.

It might be a shock to see me, but that's no reason for people to act crazy, and it doesn't give them license to chase me down the street.

I don't know who was the one that came up with the notion that you have to play the same songs every concert.

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.

It gets embarrassing to say something untrue because you put it online and everyone knows about it, so it's better to tell the truth.

I am a firm believer in reincarnation for people who either have more work to do or have so much debt to pay back that they have to be here.

I've never stopped writing, never stopped recording.

Oh, I love critics. Because they love me. It's not a joke. They care.

My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there because I wasn't as good as him. So when he left, I was determined to get as good as him, and I taught myself how to play music, and I just stuck with it, and I did it all the time.

I have friends that are gay, and we study the Bible together.

The Bible is a study guide for social interaction.

Why party like it is 1999 when you can party like it is your birthday?

I have a writing addiction.

Music is real. It affects people; it's real.

I like arguments.

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.

Hard to say what's right when all I wanna do is wrong.

I ain't mad at anybody. I don't have any enemies.

Our [generation] people have the worst diet of anybody. I'm ready to put a farmer on my payroll. We've got to get back to growing our own food. You are what you eat!

Act your age, not your shoe size.

I'm thankful enough or blessed enough to be able to say that Miles Davis was a friend when he was alive, and he was a wonderful mentor and really, really funny, you know.

Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.