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In case you weren't aware, pop icon Prince recently announced he would be releasing his latest album '20Ten' exclusively via newspaper publications in Europe like he did with his previous record 'Planet Earth'.  During an interview with one of these newspapers 'The Mirror' (which is more of a tabloid these days) Prince justified his decision of releasing '20Ten' through such medium and not the internet like many other artists, saying “the internet’s completely over".  He also compared the web to MTV stating "The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated".
All I can say is pot, kettle, black - if anyone should know what it's like to be outdated, it's Prince.  I mean can anyone name the last song he released, or even one that was any good?  The last one I can think of is 'The most beautiful girl in the world' which is nearing 20 years old now, hardly at the forefront of cutting edge music is it?  Prince's place in pop culture, in particular pop music history is undeniable.  He has clearly influenced several generations of musicians who have come since his hey day of the 1980's, not least Robin Thicke, Usher and even Michael Jackson.  But, like Jackson, Prince has become somewhat of a media oddity and his credibility tarnished by such ridiculous comments like the internet being 'outdated'.
A fun fact about Prince is that he was born in 1958, the same year as Michael Jackson and Madonna - three artists who it's debatable have had the biggest impact on music and music videos today.  Yet out of all three, the one who has been written off the most, yet consistently proved the critics wrong is Madonna who is still enjoying chart success nearly 30 years since her first single was released.  If Prince would only embrace new trends and evolve with the times (and get his head out of his behind) he may also remain not only culturally, but musically relevant too.