In reply to Iconic Cici.

Do your history on Prince, most of the albums he released were independent after his heyday in the 80s and early 90s. It wasn't because he was dropped or had unsuccessful records, he spent the bulk of the 90s fighting not only for his rights, but those of his peers. And he never settle even if that meant relinquishing mainstream success. He had the means to continue creating art and that's what he did on his own dollar while selling out shows up until his death.