Prince (musician)

“C'mon everybody, yeah, this is your lifeI'm talking about a revolution we gotta organizeWe don't need no segregation, we don't need no raceNew age revelation, I think we got a case.I'm OK as long as u are here with meSexuality is all we ever need.”

“Do I believe in God? Do I believe in me?Some people wanna die so they can be free(I said) Life is just a game, we're all just the same...do you wanna play?”

“I just can't believe all the things people say—ControversyAm I black or white? Am I straight or gay? -- ControversyDo I believe in God? Do I believe in me?”

“Now where I come fromWe don't let societyTell us how it's supposed to beOur clothes, our hairWe don't careIt's all about being thereEverybody's going UptownThat's where I wanna beUptownSet your mind free.”

“There's some talk going 'round townThat you really don't give a damnThey say you really put me downWhen I'm doing the best I canI gave you all of my loveI even gave you my bodyTell me, baby, ain't that enough?”

“I wanna be your loverI wanna be the only one that makes you come runningI wanna be your loverI wanna turn you on, turn you out, all night long, make you shoutOh, lover! Yeah.I wanna be the only one you come for.”

“You can live your own life and I'll live mineI will never try to keep you downAnd even if I only see you some of the timeI'm just happy when you come aroundAnd even if the sun don't shineI'm warm enough when you're in these arms of mineJust as long as we're together.”

“Love... Thy will be done I can no longer hide, I can no longer run No longer can I resist Your guiding light That gives me the power 2 keep up the fight Oh Lord, Love... Thy will be done Since I have found you, my life has just begun And I see all of Your creations as one perfect complex No one less beautiful or more special than the next We are all blessed and so wise 2 accept Thy will, Love, be done.”

“I've been to the mountaintop. There's nothing there.”

“Chris Rock: I love the story of how you turned down an offer to appear in Michael Jackson's music video for, Bad.Prince: You know that Wesley Snipes character? That would've been me. Now you run that video in your mind. The first line in that song is "your butt is mine." Now I said to Michael, who's gonna sing that to whom? 'Cause you sure ain't singing it to me and I sure ain't singing it to you so right there we got a problem.”

“The internet's completely over. [...] 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.”

“Well, the reason why is because I'm one of Jehovah's Witnesses and we've never voted. That's not to say that I don't think Barack Obama - President Obama - is a very smart individual and he seems like he means well. Prophecy is what we all have to go by now.”

“It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. And we're in a place now where we all need one another, and it's going to get rougher.”

“At this point, I wouldn't want to jinx it by meeting him. His arrangements are incredible. I just send him a tape, we talk on the phone, and he sends me the finished orchestra tracks. Hear that? I'm gonna get that chord on the radio!”