Top 55 Most Inspiring Prince Quotes

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Prince is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was born on June 7, 1958, and passed away on April 21, 2016. His career spanned more than 3 decades.

In April of 2016, he was critically injured in a plane crash in Moline, Illinois. He died on April 21, 2016, at the age of 57, due to complications from the accident.

He is now considered one of the most influential artists of all time and greatly influenced music and popular culture from the 1970s and 1980s until he died in 2016.

He was awarded numerous honors, including inductions into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004 for his outstanding achievements as a musician and artist, respectively.

Prince has sold over 400 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. Here are some of his most inspirational quotes that will leave you dancing through life.

Top 55 Most Inspiring Prince Quotes

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

“I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music.”

“Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what’s already there.”

“There’s no way I’m going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country.”

“To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would – I don’t know, I wish it upon everybody. It’s heaven.”

“Always cry for love, never cry for pain.”

“There’s a lot of times that both myself and my brother wish, obviously, that we were just completely normal.”

“Technology is cool, but you’ve got to use it as opposed to letting it use you.”

“If you lend your consciousness to someone else, you’re a robot.”

“Yeah, everybody’s got a bomb, we could all die any day. But before I’ll let that happen, I’ll dance my life away.”

“I had a massive ego [at youth]. Massive. But that’s not such a bad thing. Because at least you’re aspiring to be something, you consider yourself great because you want to be great.”

“The hardest thing with musicians is getting them not to play.”

“You can always tell when the groove is working or not.”

“There’s something about having people around you giving you support that is – it’s motivating, and once I got that support from people then I believed I could do anything.”

“Time is something we created in order to measure the span of our lives. It’s not meant to create fear in you or paralyse you from moving forward. You are never too old and it is never too late to start over.”

“No child is bad from the beginning, they just imitate their atmosphere.”

“Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.”

“Cool means being able to hang with yourself. All you have to ask yourself is ‘Is there anybody I’m afraid of? Is there anybody who if I walked in a room I’d get nervous?’ If not, then you’re cool.”

“People will always have their opinions. Only you know who you really are. Focus on living authentically and honestly, have integrity in all that you do, and those opinions won’t matter.”

“If you ever lose someone dear to you, never say the words, ‘they’re gone.’ They’ll be back.”

“There’s something about having people around you giving you support that is – it’s motivating, and once I got that support from people, then I believed I could do anything.”

“When you don’t talk down to your audience, then they can grow with you.”

“Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.”

“Money wont buy you happiness, but it’ll pay for the search.”

“I don’t talk to old people; they try to find ways to stay static. Young folks are the ones with the ideas and constantly moving forward.”

“I don’t really care so much what people say about me because it usually is a reflection of who they are. For example, if people wish I would sound like I used to sound, then it says more about them than it does me.”

“There are people who are unhappy with everything.”

“You don’t need a record company to turn you into anything.”

“Everyone has their own experience. That’s why we are here, to go through our experience, to learn, to go down those paths and eventually you may have gone down so many paths and learned so much that you don’t have to come back again.”

“You decide how you view the world each day. Choose to make it inspired!”

“Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn’t bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would.”

“I have seen the future and it will be Batman.”

“When you don’t talk down to your audience, then they can grow with you. I give them a lot of credit to be able to hang with me this long, because I’ve gone through a lot of changes, but they’ve allowed me to grow, and thus we can tackle some serious subjects and try to just be better human beings, all of us.”

“Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.”

“I’ve grown up – everyone’s got to grow up. But there’s something inside me, I’m always going to have that little sort of, how do you say, child streak.”

“I don’t live in the past. I don’t play my old records for that reason. I make a statement, then move on to the next.”

“Time is a mind construct. It’s not real.”

“The voice that U hear is the alchemy of Ur mind.”

“There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given.”

“A strong spirit transcends rules.”

“I don’t really care so much what people say about me because it usually is a reflection of who they are.”

“There’s always a rainbow at the end of every rain.”

“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.”

“I want to make heart decisions in business. If you can’t do that, you’re not free. I want to be able to dictate which way I’m going to go.”

“I’ve grown up, everyone’s got to grow up. But there’s something inside me, I’m always going to have that little sort of – how do you say? – child streak.”

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.”

“Negative people will always have something negative to say. Don’t let their fickle opinions bother you.”

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

“I ain’t mad at anybody. I don’t have any enemies.”

“When you wake up, each day looks the same, so each day should be a new beginning.”

“People who have no creativity, talent, or courage are the ones who follow the rules. Be brave, be bold, step up and make your own! The passion that lies inside of you means you don’t need to follow the pack, because you transcend it.”

“Everyone has a rock bottom.”

“No child is bad from the beginning. They just imitate their atmosphere.”

“I don’t want anyone to fail, so if you can make money off music even though you can’t sing or dance, that’s genius.”

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