I heard Prince changed his name to a symbol because he had problems using that name when he switched record labels. But how was he able to switch it back to Prince? Also, what does the symbol mean? And does he consider Prince and the symbol to be 2 different careers?
2007-09-19 07:03:48 · 11 answers · asked by GK Dub 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
The name change was done to get out from under a bad record deal with Warner Brothers. He was legally contracted to them, but only under the name of Prince; so with the name change, he was allowed to record and release music without being under the restraints of the Warner Brothers label. Once his contract expired and he became a free agent so to speak, he was able to record under the Prince moniker again.
2007-09-19 07:11:13 · answer #1 · answered by Mike AKA Mike 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson. He shortened that to just "Prince" for his career, the same way Madonna did. When his label started limiting his creativity, he did not want to continue making money for them. From his vantage, they could have "Prince" (the artist they signed), because he decided to change his name to the symbol and become an entirely new artist, verbalized as "the artist formerly known as Prince" or just "the artist" for short.
When his contract expired and he was able to switch labels and was restored full ownership and creativity over his music, he dropped the symbol and went back to being Prince.
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2014-09-14 11:05:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He sold the rights to the brand name "Prince" and then became "The artist formerly known as Prince." When those obligations expired he returned to his original name. Good deal for him, IMHO.
2007-09-19 07:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by Fafeom 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
But Doctor Who puts those two shows in the shade:)) He should change his name to the Doctor.
2016-03-13 04:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He couldn't use his name until his contract was up. I forget what the symbol meant.
2007-09-19 07:12:28 · answer #6 · answered by shellshell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-01 01:28:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he is eclectic and wealthy and he could.
2007-09-19 07:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by sasquatch5170 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because he, um.., it is a f**king FREAK!!
2007-09-19 08:14:50 · answer #9 · answered by kontrolfreak66 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Identity crisis...he doesn't even know who he is!
2007-09-19 07:54:33 · answer #10 · answered by BoosGrammy 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋