“The internet is completely over. 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.”
He went on to say: “The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.
Prince also criticized 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.”
Prince has taken his war against the internet one step further by shutting down his official website. His battle began in 2007 when he famously announced his intention to file lawsuits against eBay, YouTube and the Pirate Bay for the misuse of his music. Ever since he has banned such sites from using his music in any fashion and refused to work with legal paid-for options like iTunes, 7Digital or eMusic.
His new album is his 27th release and may be distributed via Warner Brothers in the US – but there will be no downloads available in the world.
The next time you want to party like it’s 1999, you’re gonna have to take yo bootleggin’ a** to the store and BUY the album.
