Prince Quotations

Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.

Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'

Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.

I’m still very much a kid inside myself.

When it comes to the video channels and the programs, the radio stations, the music is geared towards kids, and it's made by kids.

When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody.

At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

When everyone recognizes Jehovah's name, then everyone will be happy because everyone will know what to do and how to do it.

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.

I’ve longed for kids since I was very, very young.

There are people who are unhappy with everything.

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.

Time is a mind construct. It's not real.

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.

If you look in the Bible there's no birthdays.

I ain't mad at anybody. I don't have any enemies.

I don't vote and I got nothing to do with it.

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

I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music.

I used to have seizures when I was young. My mother and father didn't know what to do or how to handle it but they did the best they could with what little they had.

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.

There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.

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

I used to be more involved with every aspect of everything onstage. I'm way more relaxed now. It feels like anything can happen.

You can always tell when the groove is working or not.

All these non-singing, non-dancing, wish-I-had-me-some-clothes fools who tell me my albums suck. Why should I pay any attention to them?

I might just stop talking again and not do interviews.

All you see on television are debased images.

The Bible is a study guide for social interaction.

Prophecy is what we all have to go by now.

Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.

It's fun being in Islamic countries, to know there's only one religion. There's order. You wear a burqa. There's no choice. People are happy with that.

I want to win, so sometimes I get a little overanxious.

I have a writing addiction.

The internet is completely over.

There’s no way I’m going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country.

I'm going down 2 Alphabet Street I'm gonna crown the first girl that I meet I'm gonna talk so sexy She'll want me from my head 2 my feet.

I'm a Jehovah's Witness.

Black people still call me Prince. Sometimes I ask them, "Why do you call me Prince?" And people say, "Because you are a prince to us." Usually when they say that, you know my heart goes out and I have to say, "I don't mind your calling me that."

Trees are worth more alive than dead

I don't believe in singles. The singles market has changed. I am trying to get back to the old days of releasing albums at will, like Star Wars coming out again.

There's a dark side to everything.

Repetition is beautiful.

Record contracts are just like - I'm gonna say the word, slavery

I knew a girl named Nikki I guess U could say she was a sex fiend I met her in a hotel lobby Masturbating with a magazine. She said "How'd U like 2 waste some time?" And I could not resist when I saw little Nikki grind.

Look, you see those groups talkin' about negativity and anger, and they'd do that for two albums, and then you'd see them change up. I knew they couldn't do a Kurt Cobain on their whole career. You can't stay like that all the time. It's like when Hammer tried to go gangster. You can't be something that you're not.

You can judge the success of a man by his bodyguards!

Ownership, that's what you give your kids. That's your legacy.

C'mon everybody, yeah, this is your life I'm talking about a revolution we gotta organize We don't need no segregation, we don't need no race New age revelation, I think we got a case. I'm OK as long as u are here with me Sexuality is all we ever need.

Like books and black lives - albums still matter. Tonight and always.

The Internet's completely overThe Internet's like MTV. 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.

It's 2 o'clock in the morning and I just can't sleep Outside the rain is pourin', I'm lonely as can be Maybe 2night'll be different than the nights before I need 2 feel someone beside me, I can't be alone no more

There is a park that is known 4 the face it attracts colorful people whose hair On 1 side is swept back The smile on their faces It speaks of profound inner peace Ask where they're going They'll tell U nowhere They've taken a lifetime lease On Paisley Park.

Hard to say what's right when all I wanna do is wrong.

I try not to repeat myself. It's the hardest thing in the world to do -- there are only so many notes one human being can master. .

Oh yeah In France a skinny man Died of a big disease with a little name By chance his girlfriend came across a needle And soon she did the same At home there are seventeen-year-old boys And their idea of fun Is being in a gang called The Disciples High on crack, totin' a machine gun.

I’ve grown up, everyone’s got to grow up. But there’s something inside me, I’m always going to have that little sort of - how do you say? - child streak.

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.

God's a funky little dude because everyone's looking for Him and no one can find Him.

Our [generation] people have the worst diet of anybody. I'm ready to put a farmer on my payroll. We've got to get back to growing our own food. You are what you eat!

No child is bad from the beginning, they just imitate their atmosphere.

Everything has changed for me since I've changed my name. It's one thing to be called Prince but it's better to actually be one. I have such a reverence for life.

Now where I come from We don't let society Tell us how it's supposed to be Our clothes, our hair We don't care It's all about being there Everybody's going Uptown That's where I wanna be Uptown Set your mind free.

I try not to repeat myself. It's the hardest thing in the world to do-there are only so many notes one human being can master...One of the reasons we're going out on the road and why we're titling this tour as "Musicology" is because we want to bring that back. We want to teach the kids and musicians of the future the art of song writing, the art of real musicianship.

I have a very thick skin. I take everything that comes and let it bounce right off me because I know the time will come when nobody will be able to speak falsely.

Sometimes it [music in my head] is a curse, but it's also a blessing. It is a gift that I am completely grateful for. That's why I keep [making music], because I don't want to be ungrateful for the gift.

The voice that U hear is the alchemy of Ur mind.

Don't know what 2 say about Dunk-a-roos. They're just good! Sometimes you want a food that is comfortable and takes you back. For me, it's those crazy little kangaroo crackers.

Love isn't love until it's past.

No member of the animal kingdom nurses past maturity, no member of the animal kingdom ever did a thing to me. Its why I don't eat red meat or white fish, don't give me no blue cheese. Were all members of the animal kingdom, leave your brothers and sisters in the sea.

All realities, all dimensions are open to me!

I ain't got no money - But I'm rich on personality

How can you just leave me standing? Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold) Maybe I'm just too demanding, Maybe I'm just like my father too bold.Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied) Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when doves cry.

Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn't bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would.

A real friend or mentor isn't on your payroll.

When i want to hear new music, i make it

I am a firm believer in reincarnation for people who either have more work to do or have so much debt to pay back that they have to be here.

Don't hate me because I'm fabulous

Money won't buy you happiness, but it'll pay for the search

What people have to realize is that if one has a firm belief in God and the spirit then one does not make statements that are negative and untrue.

Pop life Everybody needs a thrill Pop life We all got a space 2 fill Pop life Everybody can't be on top But life it ain't real funky Unless it's got that pop Dig it.

Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic.

Act your age, not your shoe size.

There's something about having people around you giving you support that is - it's motivating, and once I got that support from people then I believed I could do anything.

Why party like it is 1999 when you can party like it is your birthday?

When I'm writing [songs], some days the pen just goes. I'm not in charge and I'm almost listening outside of it. That's when I realize that we all have to start looking at life as a gift. It's like listening to a color and believing that these colors have soul mates and once you get them all together the painting is complete.

My hat goes off to anybody who can sit down and put their heads together. I am ready for something like that because I am free and I am happy and I have time. There were a lot of things in the way before. I have nothing but time, and I love getting older.

Sometimes it takes years for a person to become an overnight success.

As long as I do not take myself too seriously I should not be too badly off.

It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. And we're in a place now where we all need one another, and it's going to get rougher.

I just want your extra time and your.......... Kiss

There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given.

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.

If you see a man opening a car door for a woman, it means one of two things: it's either a new woman or a new car!

Real music lovers are actually my favourite kind of people because they like to know, rather than just be told what to think.

There's always a rainbow at the end of every rain.

A strong spirit transcends rules

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.

I don't really care so much what people say about me because it usually is a reflection of who they are. For example, if people wish I would sound like I used to sound, then it says more about them than it does me.

But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last.