Prince
Prince
A prince is a male ruler, monarch, or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. Prince is also a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word prince, from the Latin noun princeps, from primus+ capio, meaning "the chief, most distinguished, ruler, prince"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth7 June 1958
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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.
I have written a song that says: If you ever lose someone dear to you, never say the words, "They're gone," and they'll come back.
When I hear the songs 'Dangerous' or 'End of My World', I go, 'Wow, I didn't even know I could go that low!' And when I played them for my family, they said, 'That doesn't even sound like you.'
I met people that I couldn't talk to - they didn't speak Spanish or English - but they knew my songs. That's what I love, the music has gone past where I thought it would get to. That's the power of music, how it can travel and break language barriers.
It's difficult to see how it's possible to become immensely valuable by singing what are the most hideous songs.
There are a lot of aspects of filmmaking that I love, but one of my favorites is in post, finding the right song for the right moment.
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.
Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.
Prophecy is what we all have to go by now.
The Bible is a study guide for social interaction.
All you see on television are debased images.
I might just stop talking again and not do interviews.
I used to be more involved with every aspect of everything onstage. I'm way more relaxed now. It feels like anything can happen.