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What if I don't want to sing Purple Rain every time I go on stage? The fans don't want that, either. It's my music, they're my songs.
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What if I don't want to sing Purple Rain every time I go on stage? The fans don't want that, either. It's my music, they're my songs.
I never really got off on awards so much. I think it's more for the people who give them and also for the fans. I get a lot of props from people in the street and a lot of love and congratulation, pats on back, so it's a good feeling you know the after-effects.
I went to see the Jackson Five when I was a kid, and they all wore flat shoes and it didn't work.
But again, it's the record company. If they don't want to promote a song, they don't make the effort to cross it over into other markets, and the fans don't get to know it. It's the same with my albums.
We don't celebrate birthdays like we don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Because you're told you're supposed to retire at a certain age.
Cool means being able to hang with yourself. All you have to ask yourself is "Is there anybody I'm afraid of? Is there anybody who if I walked into a room and saw, I'd get nervous?" If not, then you're cool.
Why does there have to be a soundcheck? I don`t have a songcheck. You don`t have a clothescheck.
They say money won't buy you happiness, but it'll pay for the search.
You have to live a life to understand life. Turists are just passing through.