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Prince Says Internet Is “Completely Over”, Gears Up For New Album 20Ten

The Daily Mirror in the UK scored a rare interview with Prince. The usually reclusive star opened up his home to a reporter from the paper, but staying true to his reputation as a tough interview, he refused to talk about a number of issues like his childhood and his friendship with Michael Jackson.

He did talk about new album, performing some of it for the Mirror, and his thoughts about the end of the internet.

“The Purple One” is giving away his new album, 20Ten for free with purchase of the paper. No word yet on how he will distribute his new album here in the US.

Here are some excerpts from the the Daily Mirror:

Unlike most other rock stars, he has banned YouTube and iTunes from using any of his music and has even closed down his own official website.
He says: “The internet’s 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.
“The 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 At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.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.”

On why he named his new album 20Ten:

“I just think it’s a year that really matters,” he says. These are very trying times.” To emphasise the point he chivvies me into another room, switches on the TV and shows me clips from an evangelical TV documentary blaming corporate America for a range of woes from Hurricane Katrina to asthmatic children.
He says one problem is that “people, especially young people, don’t have enough God in their lives”.

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