Prince says "the internet is dead"

[Lineoutt]

"The music industry might be embracing digital and online technology, but Prince is not convinced that it?s a good thing.

"The Internet's completely over,? Prince told British tabloid publication, The Mirror, in his first newspaper interview in 10 years. ?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.?

Prince is currently set to release his latest album, ?20Ten,? for free through various European print media, including the Daily Mirror and its Scottish affiliate, the Daily Record. Fans can snag their copy this Saturday via the different press outlets, but you they certainly won?t find any of the new material online.

Prince has banned both YouTube and iTunes from using his music, calling the web obsolete.

?The Internet's like MTV,? he told the mirror. ?At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.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.""
- http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/06/prince-the-internet-is-dead/

So escapists, thoughts?

 

[Matt_LRR]

Oh, well. Hmm. I guess I'll go find something else to do then.

-m

 

[Irridium]

I swear we just had a thread exactly like this yesterday.
The redundancy disappoints me.

As for the topic at hand, well his loss. Is Prince even still relevant?

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Prince has no authority on anything ever since he became a symbol.

 

[Yureina]

He didn't matter to me before I went into this thread, and I don't think anything has changed since then. I guess he was just a little bit before my time, perhaps.

Anyway, good for him, I guess.

 

[DigitalSushi]

The web is obsolete but print media isn't?, I like this guy.

 

[XJ-0461]

Yes, because the man who changed his name to an unpronouncable symbol is such an authority in these areas.

 

[mad825]

how can the internet be obsolete?!?!How can it be a fad!??!
The internet is the future, connecting everyone to everyone and everything. bah! let the old man complain about the kids on the lawn

 

[Brainst0rm]

Prince has already fulfilled his cultural destiny. We can let him be oblivious. It's a mans god-given right to embarrass himself, after all.

 

[The DSM]

Ok a pop singer says the internet is outdated and dead, everyone back to ball in a cup!

 

[WrongSprite]

Hahaha, what a complete idiot. This is the most ridiculous thing I've heard all year.

 

[Thedayrecker]

And Prince's career is dead, so he knows dead

 

[CZS PublicEnemy]

Hes probably losing a lot of money by doing that. Or not because Prince himself is pretty outdated and dead-ish. First guitar hero and now this. What is this guy Amish?

 

[DMonkey]

Wow, that old bugger is still kicking about?

 

[Lineoutt]

Oh, well. Hmm. I guess I'll go find something else to do then.

-m

Yup, looks like it .

 

[rockytheboxer]

The internet is dead, guys. Prince said so.

/internet.

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

Prince calling the internet over-the-hill is so laced with irony, Tony Stark is eyeing it with lust.

 

[Naheal]

He didn't matter to me before I went into this thread, and I don't think anything has changed since then. I guess he was just a little bit before my time, perhaps.

Anyway, good for him, I guess.

I'm guessing a pat on the head and a cookie are warranted for him.

 

[Space Spoons]

Comments like that make him sound like such an old man. It's kind of funny.