[citation][nom]jellico[/nom]To be perfectly honest, I never thought he was that great to begin with. He reminds me a lot of Michael Jackson (only shorter, not as successful and still alive) in that he lives in his own world. Kevin Smith (Silent Bob) used to be a really big fan until he visited Prince's house and got totally snubbed by the a-hole. There's a concert he did at a college a while back where he goes into detail about it. The guy (Prince) has his whole house wired for sound so he can do production in any room in the house (including the bathroom). But it also gives him the ability to listen in on any room in the house. He has a vault filled will fully produced music videos that he has never shown anyone (Smith jokes, "Why, so if everything shuts down we'll still have entertainment?"). Anyway, you listen to Smith recount his visit and you are left with the undeniable conclusion that Prince is a really wierd dude.As for the Internet... I'll wager everything I own that it will be around long after his music is completely forgotten.[/citation]
To add onto that, when Prince checks into hotels and such, it is almost like the president, but worse. He has to have the lobbies cleared, no one else can be on the same floor as him, the windows in his room are covered with a black plastic bag or cloth, he always has a group of guys circled around him so no one can see him, and he hates getting visits/autograph requests from fans. The dude is really paranoid, which probably adds on to his hate of the internet because information is so easily shared.