I am a firm believer in reincarnation for people who either have more work to do or have so much debt to pay back that they have to be here.

Black people still call me Prince. Sometimes I ask them, "Why do you call me Prince?" And people say, "Because you are a prince to us." Usually when they say that, you know my heart goes out and I have to say, "I don't mind your calling me that."

Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic.

At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

Sometimes it takes years for a person to become an overnight success.

All these non-singing, non-dancing, wish-I-had-me-some-clothes fools who tell me my albums suck. Why should I pay any attention to them?

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.