PRINCE'S ADVISOR DEFENDS FREE ALBUM STUNT

Last updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2007

PRINCE'S ADVISOR DEFENDS FREE ALBUM STUNT

PRINCE's tour advisor has defended the singer's decision to give away free copies of his new album with a British newspaper.

PRINCE

Bosses at the Mail on Sunday gave away three million copies of new record Planet Earth earlier this month (16Jul07) after paying an estimated GBP250,000 ($500,000) to Prince for the licence.

However the stunt was met with severe criticism from a string of high street retailers and music critics alike.

But Prince's advisor Pail Gongaware insists the star simply wanted to "speak directly to the U.K." with his new work.

He says, "The Mail (On Sunday) approached us about doing a greatest hits CD. Prince instantly said, 'Lets do the new CD instead.'

"He's a true artist. He didn't think about anything other than it was a chance for 3 million people in the U.K. to hear his new music. That's all he really wanted.

"His plan was not to upset the music industry, but instead speak directly to a U.K. audience. It was a way to get his music not just to fans, but to people who may never have heard any music from him before."

Source: WENN

| Wednesday, August 1, 2007

E-mail this to a friend

Printable version

PRINCE'S ADVISOR DEFENDS FREE ALBUM STUNT

Related News: