http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/prince-turned-down-guitar-hero-deal

Prince has said he turned down a deal to put his songs in Guitar Hero. (That's the artist formerly known as the funny symbol thing Prince, not the one who talks to plants or the one who likes to dress up as Nazis or the one who's a massive racist.)

Activision's already signed up the likes of Aerosmith, Metallica and Van Halen for the series - but the man from Del Minneapolis, he say no.

"I ain't mad at them," he told The Tavis Smiley show, as reported by Gamespot.

"I hear it made, like, USD 2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small portion of that."

Too small, it turns out. "I just think it's more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar," Prince said.

"It's a tough instrument - it's not easy. It took me a long time, and it was frustrating at first. And you just have to stick with it, and it's cool for people who don't have time to learn the chords or ain't interested in it. But to play music is one of the greatest things."

I don't get the whole thing about Guitar Hero. Do people really think they are becoming some sort of prodigy on the instrument because they know how to "shred" Metallica or DragonForce on a push-button electronic TOY and video? :confused: :rolleyes:

Guitar Hero has no six strings. It's all buttons. Prince is totally right about this.

i agree with Prince to a point - kids aren't going to pick up a guitar and put in all the months of hard work involved in learning to actually play when they've got a toy they can learn much more easily.

All the more reasons why I dont bother with video games.

I learned to play guitar years ago but I really do like Guitar Hero it's fun kickback game. I do agree with Prince kids should really learn an instrument.