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Entertainment: Prince breaks silence
Prince quietly sits at a corner
table during Universal Music
Group chairman/CEO Doug
Morris’ Feb. 8 post-Grammy
Award party.
Universal Republic president
Monte Lipman joins
him to talk about yesterday’s
release, 3121, Prince’s debut
for the label under a one album
pact. The album features
guest appearances by
new Prince protege Tamar as
well as legendary saxophonist
Maceo Parker.
Since Prince’s self-described
“slavery” tenure at
Warner Bros. Records ended
in 1995, he has agreed to
only one-album deals and
has had similar arrangements
between his web-centric
NPG Music Club and
EMI, Arista and Columbia.
Prince has said he does not
understand why all the labels
cannot distribute his albums
at the same time. One
music executive responded,
“Well, it sounds like a good
idea, but think about it, we
all supply the same retailers.
They can only stock so many
records!”
A Billboard reporter approaches
Prince’s table to
schedule an interview. Prince
smiles and says, “When the
time is right, we will talk.”
Prince does not like to talk
much.
He prefers to make music
and perform, and if it is very,
very important, he will correspond
via e-mail, which is
how Billboard received this
exclusive.
Q Why is making onealbum
deals a good business
model for you?
A This was the first agreement
that was designed
by us without the clause/
claws of the standard
recording deal. The best
business model is one that is
free-flowing, just like the
music.
Q What do your fans not
know about you?
A There’s a lot that fans
don’t know about me.
People tend 2 project on2 U
whatever they want 2 c.
Q What are your thoughts
on the music business
with the advent of mobile
and digital?
A Music is a sound nrg
wave that is best xperienced
LIVE.
Because eye play music,
eye have a different perspective
on how it should b delivered.
That said, eye (am) not
so sure a musician would
have come up with the idea 2
sell music in the digital
realm.
Q Do you see yourself as
an innovator?
A Innovator? It’s not a
word eye use, but we do
try 2 introduce new ideas or
methods 2 business that
more resemble the commonsense
principles taught in the
Bible.
Q What inspires you?
A 2 c someone breaking
free from the limitations
of the world.
Q Who are you listening to
right now?
A Musically, eye am listening
2 Tamar right now.
She is a brilliant writer and a
kind soul.
REUTERS
Posted on Thursday, March 23 @ 00:00:00 UTC by jcohen
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