Prince Quotes

A bootlegger is a bootlegger, a scalper is a scalper.

When you don’t talk down to your audience, then they can grow with you. I give them a lot of credit to be able to hang with me this long, because I’ve gone through a lot of changes, but they’ve allowed me to grow, and thus we can tackle some serious subjects and try to just be better human beings, all of us.

People say I’m wearing heels because I’m short. I wear heels because the women like ’em.

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

I’ve never stopped writing, never stopped recording.

All you see on television are debased images.

Too much freedom can lead to the soul’s decay.

When you sit down to write something, there should be no guidelines. The main idea is not supposed to be, ‘How many different ways can we sell it?’ That’s so far away from the true spirit of what music is.

My mother told me one day I walked in to her and said, ‘Mom, I’m not going to be sick anymore,’ and she said ‘Why?’ and I said ‘Because an angel told me so.’ Now, I don’t remember saying it; that’s just what she told me.

A strong spirit transcends rules.

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.

I like arguments.

Any business situation is restrictive.

When i want to hear new music, i make it

Being a Jehovah’s Witness, I don’t celebrate birthdays or holidays. I don’t vote.

Each audience is different.

I’m real easy-going.