Prince declares “The Internet’s Over”

Prince shared his thoughts on the Internet in a rare interview with The Daily Mirror.  Prince has famously had past issues with the Internet and “new forms of digital distribution”.  However, just last year, it was announced that he would release 3 albums digitally in one day.

Prince is set to release his new album 20Ten this month and plans to distribute it in the UK as a free cover CD with the Daily Mirror. His own official website has also been closed, apparently.

Here’s an excerpt of what Prince had to say:

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 At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.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

Read more on the story at Mashable and CrunchGear.

Image by Nicolas Genin.