[95Dyna]

The Artist Formerly Known As Prince has issued a strongly worded statement on the use of the internet as a vehicle to distribute his products.  Do you think he is a loose canon on this issue or could other artists be thinking the same way.  If they are what does this forebode for the future of digital downloads that are necessary for the viability of such products as the upcoming BDP-1?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7874307/Prince-the-internets-completely-over.html

[etcarroll]

Well, obviously, the internet isn't dead. But it's no longer trendy. Per the purple one;

 “The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated."


All he's trying to do is be trendy by gambling on being ahead of the curve/pack in declaring the internet dead as a music delivery system.

[mgalusha]

Wow, I think he's going to pronounce his sales dead.

As for this bit "Prince also criticised the advent of gadgets and computers: “All these computers and digital gadgets are no good.

"They just fill your head with numbers and that cant be good for you.”

Umm, does he know what a CD and the player is? He's releasing on CD only, so perhaps not.

IMO Janis Ian was much more accurate even 8 years ago.

[KnowTalent]

Like MTV, Prince was once relavent...and I am guessing sales of internet digital downloads will far outlast his ability to distribute worthy music.

Sit down Prince and have some pancakes

[JRace]

IMO Janis Ian was much more accurate even 8 years ago.

Great article!

[werd]

lol, too funny...... He is doing comedy instead.... 

[V]

Internet has come to stay, also for music.

See what less than 4k can give you of graphics AND music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YWMGuh15nE

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http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=52938

Unfortunately it does not work under Windows 7.
The demo won a 4k competition (Breakpoint demoparty's 4k competition):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro5grR_efG0&feature=related

But this fantastic thing which is 177k works under Windows 7 also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Eg3dBnsHk

In fact the graphics is much better rendered if you download it and runs it on your PC.
Download it here:
http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=30244

Much more great stuff to download here [or to see through Youtube] (press the text under the name tab to go to the download page):
http://pouet.net/prodlist.php?order=views

[Elizabeth]

Prince was born in 1958. Suprising he is so Luddite in outlook. I guess something got him annoyed at the web, and he is being "THE ARTIST" in his pronouncements. Prince has always had that sort of flamboyant artist thing going.
As for his sales.. I don't think a long time big 'backcatalog' guy like Prince cares about the few bucks he will loose.
I just bought a CD copy of "1999" used, yesterday (I had it on LP, but why not at a cheap price.).