The Internet, according to Prince, is "completely over"

In a strange interview (which is not in itself all that shocking), Prince recently told Peter Willis of The Daily Mirror that the Internet is "completely over."  Prince has even pulled the plug on his own website, and does not allow YouTube,  iTunes, Amazon, or any other digital service to carry his music. 

"You must come and listen to the album.  I hope you like it. It's great that it will be free to readers of your newspaper. I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music."

"He explains that he decided the album will be released in CD format only in the Mirror. There'll be no downloads anywhere in the world because of his ongoing battles against Internet abuses."

The short article is pretty fascinating, and while Prince's music seems as strong as ever, he does seem a touch, uh, flighty.  Let's just say that Peter Willis flew a long way for this interview, but he pretty much takes it in stride.  Check out the full article at the Mirror web site. 

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 At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.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

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