Today, music fans are mourning the loss of Prince. His genre-bending catalog of work is timeless and his influence was felt all over the world, including one magical night nearly 30 years ago in the small town of Sheridan, Wyo.
In the summer of 1986, MTV conducted a nationwide contest to promote Prince's latest film "Under the Cherry Moon," promising a private premiere party in the winne
33 years after he first made his 'Saturday Night Live' debut in 1981, Prince returned to the live comedy variety show on Nov. 1 to perform an eight-minute medley comprising of three new songs: 'Clouds,' 'Marz' and 'Anotherlove.'
Janelle Monae is an innovator and a wildly creative artist, so if anyone were to work with Prince, it'd be her. But that's still no small feat -- it's Prince!
Prince never worked with or knew Michael Jackson, but he may still testify against the tour promoter who both hired and was supposed to supervise Michael's doctor, Conrad Murray, because that's how the American justice system works.
How strange is it that Prince, the man who once diligently worked to keep his music off the web and who in 2010 declared "The Internet is dead," is now leaking new material online to create buzz? We don't quite understand the abrupt change in tactics, but we will never complain about receiving new music from the purple genius, like his latest offering, 'Breakfast Can Wait.'
Forget everything you know about Prince for a moment. Forget that he once changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol, forget that we all had to refer to him as “The Artist Formerly Known As” or “The Artist” during that time, and forget that he's basically Jimi Hendrix reincarnated.
Basically, forget all of 'Purple Rain' and how doves sound when they cry -- because Prince has reinvented himself
For those who may have forgotten that Prince is a musical genius who has mastered at least a dozen instruments, he gently reminds us in the 'Rock and Roll Love Affair' video with an opening scene in which he plays guitar and keyboards at the same time, with one hand on each. That is some serious talent!