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My wife was pretty upset also - she was a big Prince fan long before I met her. She's the one who dragged me to a Prince concert at a small club in Vegas back in '06, and it changed my opinion greatly of him which was mostly based on seeing him infamously open for the Stones in '81.
Other than finding loads of painkillers hidden in aspirin bottles, etc. strewn around the house, don't know much else about the recent released police reports.
Hard to imagine all that though, as I always thought he was a health nut (vegetarian, etc.) who took great care of himself. Sad.
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Thanks Hairball, I would welcome you both for tea and I say that to no-one.
I can't find the right words to describe nor why I am so drawn to it- there is some kinectic energy communication between the lines puzzle in the after,
and as silly as this may sound, I can identify with Prince.
Anyway, wish I had some poetic meaning of life sentence to tie this up,
I don't, so
. or Happy 4/20 
ETA: It's not happy 4/20, because Prince dies on this day a year ago.
I think it was his choice. RIP Prince. He was something (again, no appropriate words). A light within.
I can't explain how I'm feeling about it.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2017-04-20 23:21 by 35love.
George Harrison was a vegetarian for the last 30 years of so of his life.
He was also a heavy smoker from the early 60's. He paid the price.
People are, if nothing else, very contrary.
Yeah poor old George...RIP.
Openly smoking legal cigarettes in the '60s vs. having a secret stockpile of illegal opiates for however long is a bit different.
RIP Prince.
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Thank you.
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Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
Irix
()
Date: April 20, 2017 15:15
From [www.NYTimes.com] :
Prince Estate Sues Over Planned Release of ‘Deliverance’ EP
By JOE COSCARELLI and BEN SISARIO · APRIL 19, 2017
As the first anniversary of Prince’s unexpected death approaches, a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by his estate aims to block the release of a new six-song EP credited to the singer.
The previously unreleased Prince music, finished and packaged by the audio engineer George Ian Boxill, a former collaborator, is scheduled to come out digitally on Friday, exactly one year after Prince’s death, with physical copies due in stores on June 2, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The tracks, called the “Deliverance” EP, were recorded between 2006 and 2008; one song, “Deliverance,” is currently available for sale and streaming via iTunes and Apple Music. (The full EP was also made available early as a download, for $6.99 or $19.99 depending on audio quality, at princerogersnelson.com.)
“The songs were written and recorded when Prince was an independent artist, protesting what he saw as an unjust music industry,” the announcement said. “In the spirit of that independence, and in supporting Prince’s opinion of major label contracts, ‘Deliverance’ is being released independently via RMA, a Vancouver, WA, based record company. The majority of all sales of ‘Deliverance’ will benefit Prince’s estate.”
But in a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the Prince estate, which is now being managed by Comerica Bank & Trust and Paisley Park Enterprises, claims that Mr. Boxill has no legal right to release the music and is violating the terms of his agreement with Prince “for his personal gain at expense of the Prince Estate.”
In February, the estate announced that it had made an agreement with the Universal Music Group for a large portion of his recording catalog, including albums made after 1995 as well as unreleased material in Prince’s storied “vault” from throughout his career. But the status of that deal, which may be worth $30 million or more, was cast into doubt this month, adding further confusion to the estate’s management.
Universal complained to the estate that the company had been misled in negotiations, and that it learned only after the deal was completed that some of the rights it had paid for conflict with others secured by Warner Music, which controls most of the releases from the first half of Prince’s career. Universal is considering legal action to cancel the deal and recover its payments, according to a person with knowledge of the company’s plans, who was not authorized to discuss them.
The judge in the case alluded to turbulence in a filing last week, stating that the court has “learned that litigation might be forthcoming” relating to the estate’s special administrator, Bremer Trust, a Minnesota bank that oversaw the estate until it was replaced in February by Comerica.
The planned release of “Deliverance” by an outside party is another wrinkle in what has proved to be an estate situation complicated by the fact that Prince died without a will.
According to the lawsuit, Mr. Boxill signed a confidentiality agreement with the singer that said the pair’s recordings “would remain Prince’s sole and exclusive property,” that the engineer “would not use any recordings or property in any way whatsoever” and that “he would return any such recordings or property to Prince immediately upon request.”
The agreement also stated that Mr. Boxill had “no right to give interviews or write books, articles, etc.” about the singer, court papers said. (The lawsuit was initially filed in district court last week in Carver County, Minn., where Prince was based, but was then refiled in federal court.)
In the album announcement, Mr. Boxill, who has also worked with Janet Jackson and Tupac, was credited as a writer and a producer of the tracks.
“Prince once told me that he would go to bed every night thinking of ways to bypass major labels and get his music directly to the public,” Mr. Boxill said in a statement. “When considering how to release this important work, we decided to go independent because that’s what Prince would have wanted.”
Mr. Boxill and RMA (Rogue Music Alliance), the label behind the release, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the lawsuit.
The estate is seeking a permanent injunction against the release, the return of the master recordings and civil liability for theft. -- [www.NYTimes.com]
Similar article: [www.TMZ.com] .
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2017-04-20 20:10 by Irix.
Prince Estate Sues Over Planned Release of ‘Deliverance’ EP
By JOE COSCARELLI and BEN SISARIO · APRIL 19, 2017
As the first anniversary of Prince’s unexpected death approaches, a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by his estate aims to block the release of a new six-song EP credited to the singer.
The previously unreleased Prince music, finished and packaged by the audio engineer George Ian Boxill, a former collaborator, is scheduled to come out digitally on Friday, exactly one year after Prince’s death, with physical copies due in stores on June 2, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The tracks, called the “Deliverance” EP, were recorded between 2006 and 2008; one song, “Deliverance,” is currently available for sale and streaming via iTunes and Apple Music. (The full EP was also made available early as a download, for $6.99 or $19.99 depending on audio quality, at princerogersnelson.com.)
“The songs were written and recorded when Prince was an independent artist, protesting what he saw as an unjust music industry,” the announcement said. “In the spirit of that independence, and in supporting Prince’s opinion of major label contracts, ‘Deliverance’ is being released independently via RMA, a Vancouver, WA, based record company. The majority of all sales of ‘Deliverance’ will benefit Prince’s estate.”
But in a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the Prince estate, which is now being managed by Comerica Bank & Trust and Paisley Park Enterprises, claims that Mr. Boxill has no legal right to release the music and is violating the terms of his agreement with Prince “for his personal gain at expense of the Prince Estate.”
In February, the estate announced that it had made an agreement with the Universal Music Group for a large portion of his recording catalog, including albums made after 1995 as well as unreleased material in Prince’s storied “vault” from throughout his career. But the status of that deal, which may be worth $30 million or more, was cast into doubt this month, adding further confusion to the estate’s management.
Universal complained to the estate that the company had been misled in negotiations, and that it learned only after the deal was completed that some of the rights it had paid for conflict with others secured by Warner Music, which controls most of the releases from the first half of Prince’s career. Universal is considering legal action to cancel the deal and recover its payments, according to a person with knowledge of the company’s plans, who was not authorized to discuss them.
The judge in the case alluded to turbulence in a filing last week, stating that the court has “learned that litigation might be forthcoming” relating to the estate’s special administrator, Bremer Trust, a Minnesota bank that oversaw the estate until it was replaced in February by Comerica.
The planned release of “Deliverance” by an outside party is another wrinkle in what has proved to be an estate situation complicated by the fact that Prince died without a will.
According to the lawsuit, Mr. Boxill signed a confidentiality agreement with the singer that said the pair’s recordings “would remain Prince’s sole and exclusive property,” that the engineer “would not use any recordings or property in any way whatsoever” and that “he would return any such recordings or property to Prince immediately upon request.”
The agreement also stated that Mr. Boxill had “no right to give interviews or write books, articles, etc.” about the singer, court papers said. (The lawsuit was initially filed in district court last week in Carver County, Minn., where Prince was based, but was then refiled in federal court.)
In the album announcement, Mr. Boxill, who has also worked with Janet Jackson and Tupac, was credited as a writer and a producer of the tracks.
“Prince once told me that he would go to bed every night thinking of ways to bypass major labels and get his music directly to the public,” Mr. Boxill said in a statement. “When considering how to release this important work, we decided to go independent because that’s what Prince would have wanted.”
Mr. Boxill and RMA (Rogue Music Alliance), the label behind the release, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the lawsuit.
The estate is seeking a permanent injunction against the release, the return of the master recordings and civil liability for theft. -- [www.NYTimes.com]
Similar article: [www.TMZ.com] .
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2017-04-20 20:10 by Irix.
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
Irix
()
Date: April 20, 2017 15:16
iTunes-Screenshot of the now blocked 'Deliverance'-EP:
Old link: [iTunes.apple.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2017-04-20 15:20 by Irix.
Old link: [iTunes.apple.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2017-04-20 15:20 by Irix.
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
35love
()
Date: April 20, 2017 18:48
Thanks Irix.
I think I may be one of the few purple people here on IORR
(grew up in MN 'with' Prince.)
His death hit me hard, and I have been, IDK, following the aftermath.
The recent released police reports from Paisley Park death scene have been upsetting.
Later today I am going to check if this 'new release' is still available,
because 'the estate' may have got an injunction.
I think I may be one of the few purple people here on IORR
(grew up in MN 'with' Prince.)
His death hit me hard, and I have been, IDK, following the aftermath.
The recent released police reports from Paisley Park death scene have been upsetting.
Later today I am going to check if this 'new release' is still available,
because 'the estate' may have got an injunction.
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
Hairball
()
Date: April 20, 2017 18:58
Quote
35love
Thanks Irix.
I think I may be one of the few purple people here on IORR
(grew up in MN 'with' Prince.)
His death hit me hard, and I have been, IDK, following the aftermath.
The recent released police reports from Paisley Park death scene have been upsetting.
Later today I am going to check if this 'new release' is still available,
because 'the estate' may have got an injunction.
My wife was pretty upset also - she was a big Prince fan long before I met her. She's the one who dragged me to a Prince concert at a small club in Vegas back in '06, and it changed my opinion greatly of him which was mostly based on seeing him infamously open for the Stones in '81.
Other than finding loads of painkillers hidden in aspirin bottles, etc. strewn around the house, don't know much else about the recent released police reports.
Hard to imagine all that though, as I always thought he was a health nut (vegetarian, etc.) who took great care of himself. Sad.
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
35love
()
Date: April 20, 2017 23:10
Quote
HairballQuote
35love
Thanks Irix.
I think I may be one of the few purple people here on IORR
(grew up in MN 'with' Prince.)
His death hit me hard, and I have been, IDK, following the aftermath.
The recent released police reports from Paisley Park death scene have been upsetting.
Later today I am going to check if this 'new release' is still available,
because 'the estate' may have got an injunction.
My wife was pretty upset also - she was a big Prince fan long before I met her. She's the one who dragged me to a Prince concert at a small club in Vegas back in '06, and it changed my opinion greatly of him which was mostly based on seeing him infamously open for the Stones in '81.
Other than finding loads of painkillers hidden in aspirin bottles, etc. strewn around the house, don't know much else about the recent released police reports.
Hard to imagine all that though, as I always thought he was a health nut (vegetarian, etc.) who took great care of himself. Sad.
Thanks Hairball, I would welcome you both for tea and I say that to no-one.
I can't find the right words to describe nor why I am so drawn to it- there is some kinectic energy communication between the lines puzzle in the after,
and as silly as this may sound, I can identify with Prince.
Anyway, wish I had some poetic meaning of life sentence to tie this up,
I don't, so
. or Happy 4/20 ETA: It's not happy 4/20, because Prince dies on this day a year ago.
I think it was his choice. RIP Prince. He was something (again, no appropriate words). A light within.
I can't explain how I'm feeling about it.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2017-04-20 23:21 by 35love.
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
jlowe
()
Date: April 20, 2017 23:34
Quote
HairballQuote
35love
Thanks Irix.
I think I may be one of the few purple people here on IORR
(grew up in MN 'with' Prince.)
His death hit me hard, and I have been, IDK, following the aftermath.
The recent released police reports from Paisley Park death scene have been upsetting.
Later today I am going to check if this 'new release' is still available,
because 'the estate' may have got an injunction.
My wife was pretty upset also - she was a big Prince fan long before I met her. She's the one who dragged me to a Prince concert at a small club in Vegas back in '06, and it changed my opinion greatly of him which was mostly based on seeing him infamously open for the Stones in '81.
Other than finding loads of painkillers hidden in aspirin bottles, etc. strewn around the house, don't know much else about the recent released police reports.
Hard to imagine all that though, as I always thought he was a health nut (vegetarian, etc.) who took great care of himself. Sad.
George Harrison was a vegetarian for the last 30 years of so of his life.
He was also a heavy smoker from the early 60's. He paid the price.
People are, if nothing else, very contrary.
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
Hairball
()
Date: April 21, 2017 01:11
Quote
jloweQuote
HairballQuote
35love
Thanks Irix.
I think I may be one of the few purple people here on IORR
(grew up in MN 'with' Prince.)
His death hit me hard, and I have been, IDK, following the aftermath.
The recent released police reports from Paisley Park death scene have been upsetting.
Later today I am going to check if this 'new release' is still available,
because 'the estate' may have got an injunction.
My wife was pretty upset also - she was a big Prince fan long before I met her. She's the one who dragged me to a Prince concert at a small club in Vegas back in '06, and it changed my opinion greatly of him which was mostly based on seeing him infamously open for the Stones in '81.
Other than finding loads of painkillers hidden in aspirin bottles, etc. strewn around the house, don't know much else about the recent released police reports.
Hard to imagine all that though, as I always thought he was a health nut (vegetarian, etc.) who took great care of himself. Sad.
George Harrison was a vegetarian for the last 30 years of so of his life.
He was also a heavy smoker from the early 60's. He paid the price.
People are, if nothing else, very contrary.
Yeah poor old George...RIP.
Openly smoking legal cigarettes in the '60s vs. having a secret stockpile of illegal opiates for however long is a bit different.
RIP Prince.
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
hopkins
()
Date: April 21, 2017 01:29
some interesting observations & views:
[www.rawstory.com]
Goodness knows what was actually going on with him, or what Has been going on with those somehow related to this; officially or pesonally...he looked pretty good and was working; he knew he had serious health issues...seperate and apart from any medical dependence, or even addiction outright. We don't really even know that amidst the assumptions and big politics of this.
anyway...IF he had two hip replacements and other particular difficulties affecting his actual foundation I am not going to assume anything as if I knew what that was like or what the level of it was, or how long at what level....or how hopeless or desperate; or hopeful and in process of finding other modalities; truth is we will never know; because he was private. and those close to him legally were not really that close or part of his actual life. Mighty sad though. He was mighty bright and had a lot to say that was worth hearing, the few times he seriously piped up for a few minutes here and there.
[www.rawstory.com]
Goodness knows what was actually going on with him, or what Has been going on with those somehow related to this; officially or pesonally...he looked pretty good and was working; he knew he had serious health issues...seperate and apart from any medical dependence, or even addiction outright. We don't really even know that amidst the assumptions and big politics of this.
anyway...IF he had two hip replacements and other particular difficulties affecting his actual foundation I am not going to assume anything as if I knew what that was like or what the level of it was, or how long at what level....or how hopeless or desperate; or hopeful and in process of finding other modalities; truth is we will never know; because he was private. and those close to him legally were not really that close or part of his actual life. Mighty sad though. He was mighty bright and had a lot to say that was worth hearing, the few times he seriously piped up for a few minutes here and there.
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
35love
()
Date: April 21, 2017 02:48
Quote
hopkins
some interesting observations & views:
[www.rawstory.com]
Goodness knows what was actually going on with him, or what Has been going on with those somehow related to this; officially or pesonally...he looked pretty good and was working; he knew he had serious health issues...seperate and apart from any medical dependence, or even addiction outright. We don't really even know that amidst the assumptions and big politics of this.
anyway...IF he had two hip replacements and other particular difficulties affecting his actual foundation I am not going to assume anything as if I knew what that was like or what the level of it was, or how long at what level....or how hopeless or desperate; or hopeful and in process of finding other modalities; truth is we will never know; because he was private. and those close to him legally were not really that close or part of his actual life. Mighty sad though. He was mighty bright and had a lot to say that was worth hearing, the few times he seriously piped up for a few minutes here and there.
Thank you.
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
TheGreek
()
Date: April 21, 2017 13:11
Love Prince and to me none of this garbage will ever change how I felt about his talent as in one of the best cross genre artists ever to grace us with his music and dare I never forget his magical skills on a guitar and everything else in between that he ever touched God Bless him always 
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
35love
()
Date: April 21, 2017 13:13
"Prince's hometown struggles with loss still felt a year after his death"
Mpls. Star Tribune
[m.startribune.com]
Mpls. Star Tribune
[m.startribune.com]
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
with sssoul
()
Date: April 21, 2017 14:22
Love and light to him - love and light, and thanks and praises
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
RollingFreak
()
Date: April 21, 2017 16:13
Jesus, was it only a year ago? Feels like 2 or 3. Not sure why. Maybe just so many deaths in one year made it feel like more time had passed. Still so greatly missed. Been considering seeing The Revolution back together. Playing small places, original band, great songs. Feels empty without Prince actually being there but maybe its the best way to memorialize him, at least legitimately.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2017-04-21 16:16 by RollingFreak.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2017-04-21 16:16 by RollingFreak.
Re: R.I.P. Prince
Posted by:
Hairball
()
Date: April 21, 2017 23:10
Here's a nice tribute/article sent to my email from Vintage Guitar today - originally published Aug. '16.
Prince - Rhapsody In Purple
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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Prince - Rhapsody In Purple
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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
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