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Focus Quote by Prince

“When I started playing music, people weren't selling 5 million…” quote by Prince — Download Open image

“When I started playing music, people weren't selling 5 million records. That was not the standard; that was not the focus.”

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

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

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To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would - I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's…

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

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The music industry is a matrix that is counter to what is natural and right.

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It gets embarrassing to say something untrue because you put it online and everyone knows about it, so it's better to tell the truth.

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Tell me a musician who's got rich off digital sales. Apple's doing pretty good though, right?

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If you lend your consciousness to someone else, you're a robot.

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I don't live in the past. I don't play my old records for that reason. I make a statement, then move on to the…

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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.…

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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…

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