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Prince

Page 51

by Matt Thorne


  Johnston, Becky, 1, 2

  Jones, Jill: career, 1;

  responses to her work, 1, 2;

  ‘Automatic’ video, 1;

  ‘Lady Cab Driver’, 1, 2;

  ‘It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night’, 1;

  Graffiti Bridge, 1, 2;

  debut album, 1, 2

  Jones, Liz, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Jones, Quincy, 1

  Jones, Steve, 1

  Kahului tour, 1

  Karlen, Neal, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Kavner, Julie, 1

  Keller, Martin, 1

  Khan, Chaka: influence on Prince, 1;

  creative relationship with Prince, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  with Prince’s band, 1;

  career relaunch, 1, 2

  Kid Creole and the Coconuts, 1

  King, B. B., 1, 2

  King, Martin Luther, 1, 2, 3

  King, Marva, 1, 2, 3

  KJLH radio station, 1

  Klein, Larry, 1, 2

  Knight, Beverley, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Knuckles, Frankie, 1

  Koko club, London, 1, 2, 3

  Kotero, Patricia (Apollonia), 1, 2, 3

  KQRS (radio station), 1, 2

  Kraftwerk, 1, 2, 3

  Krattinger, Karen, 1

  Kravitz, Lenny, 1, 2, 3

  Kureishi, Hanif, 1

  Kushner, David, 1

  Labelle, Patti, 1

  Lakeland Ledger, 1

  Lambert, Mary, 1

  Lang, Jonny, 1

  Las Vegas shows, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Latifa, Queen, 1

  Lauper, Cyndi, 1

  Lear, Edward, 1, 2, 3

  Led Zeppelin, 1, 2

  Lee, Spike, 1, 2, 3

  Leeds, Alan: Prince’s road manager, 1, 2;

  off-road road manager, 1;

  on Prince’s family background, 1, 2;

  on Prince as black artist, 1;

  1999 tour, 1, 2;

  on ‘When Doves Cry’, 1;

  on Purple Rain, 1;

  on Around the World in a Day, 1;

  on We Are the World session, 1;

  on Under the Cherry Moon, 1, 2;

  on Nilsen’s work, 1;

  on ‘lost albums’, 1;

  on Warner Brothers’ strategy, 1, 2;

  on the Vault, 1;

  on Prince archive, 1;

  on Prince’s US touring decisions, 1, 2;

  Lovesexy set, 1;

  on Prince firing his management team, 1;

  on Batman, 1;

  on Prince and jazz, 1, 2;

  on Madhouse, 1;

  on brother Eric’s relationship with Prince, 1;

  president of Paisley Park, 1;

  on Mavis Staples record, 1;

  on ‘Tweakin”, 1;

  on May 19, 1992, 1, 2;

  on Warner Brothers relationship, 1, 2;

  Hits sleeve notes, 1;

  career, 1;

  on Prince’s new business approach, 1;

  on Carmen Electra, 1;

  resignation from Paisley Park, 1

  Leeds, Eric: The Family saxophonist, 1, 2;

  collaboration with Prince, 1, 2;

  on Prince, 1;

  Parade, 1;

  horn-playing, 1;

  in The Revolution, 1, 2, 3;

  ‘Last Heart’, 1;

  ‘Witness’, 1;

  ‘Strange Relationship’, 1;

  ‘It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night’, 1;

  First Avenue performance (1987), 1;

  Lovesexy tour, 1;

  departure, 1;

  on Prince and jazz, 1, 2;

  Madhouse, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  ‘Tweakin”, 1;

  ‘Blue Light’, 1;

  sax-playing, 1;

  Carmen Electra, 1

  Leeds, Gwen, 1

  LeMans, Tony, 1

  Lennon, John, 1

  Lethem, Jonathan, 1

  Lewis, Huey, 1

  Lewis, Pierre, 1

  Lewis, Terry, 1, 2, 3

  Lewis Connection, The, 1

  Light, Alan, 1

  Lightner, Maneca, 1, 2, 3

  Linn LM-1 drum machine, 1, 2, 3

  Little Anthony and the Imperials, 1, 2, 3

  Live Aid, 1

  Lois Lane, 1

  London Emporium, 1

  London Fashion Week, 1

  Los Angeles shows, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Louie Louie, 1

  Louisville, 1

  Lyceum, London, 1

  Lynne, Jeff, 1

  Lynskey, Dorian, 1, 2

  Mac, Bernie, 1

  Madhouse: members, 1, 2, 3;

  Prince and jazz, 1;

  Prince’s project, 1;

  ‘Four’, 1, 2;

  European tour, 1;

  first album (8), 1;

  second album (16), 1;

  24 project, 1;

  ‘Six’, 1, 2;

  responses to, 1, 2

  Madison Square Garden, 1

  Madonna: career, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  ‘Material Girl’, 1;

  Edmundson on, 1;

  onstage with Prince, 1;

  videos, 1;

  collaboration with Prince, 1, 2

  Magnoli, Albert, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Main Ingredient, The, 1

  Manderville, Shantel, 1, 2

  Marcil, Vanessa, 1, 2

  Marley, Bob, 1, 2

  Marquee Club, London, 1

  Martika, 1, 2

  Martini, Jerry, 1

  Massive Attack, 1

  Matos, Michelangelo, 1, 2

  Matthews, Denise (Vanity), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Mayfield, Curtis, 1

  Mayte (wife): family background, 1;

  Diamonds and Pearls tour, 1;

  3 Chains o’ Gold, 1, 2;

  character, 1;

  relationship with Prince, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  ‘Eye Wanna Melt with U’ video, 1;

  album, 1;

  Act I show, 1;

  Act II shows, 1, 2;

  The Sacrifice of Victor, 1;

  letter about ‘Gold’, 1;

  Ultimate Live Experience tour, 1;

  Child of the Sun, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  Emancipation, 1, 2, 3;

  marriage, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  child, 1;

  Kamasutra, 1, 2;

  Exodus, 1;

  divorce, 1;

  responses to her work, 1

  Mazarati, 1

  MC Flash, 1

  McMillan, L. Londell, 1

  Mel B, 1, 2

  Melvoin, Jonathan, 1

  Melvoin, Mike, 1

  Melvoin, Susannah: influence on Prince, 1;

  relationship with Prince, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  on Prince’s view of Led Zeppelin, 1, 2;

  Prince songs written for, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;

  on Under the Cherry Moon, 1, 2;

  Parade, 1;

  on Fischer’s work, 1;

  in The Revolution, 1;

  ‘We Can Funk’, 1;

  cover art for Dream Factory, 1, 2;

  ‘Big Tall Wall’, 1;

  ‘Last Heart’, 1;

  ‘Witness’, 1;

  on ‘Shockadelica’, 1;

  on Camille, 1, 2, 3;

  ‘Rockhard in a Funky Place’, 1, 2;

  on Crystal Ball, 1;

  ‘Crystal Ball’, 1, 2;

  on ‘Starfish and Coffee’, 1;

  final recording session with Prince, 1;

  on ‘It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night’, 1;

  on Prince’s later records, 1;

  at Rupert’s club show, 1;

  The Family, 1;

  Madhouse, 1;

  ‘In This Bed I Scream’ dedication, 1

  Melvoin, Wendy: guitar-playing, 1;

  on racist audiences, 1;

  performance with Prince, 1;

  on ‘Computer Blue’, 1;

  Purple Rain film, 1, 2;

  on ‘17 Days’, 1;

  on Prince’s religious views, 1, 2, 3;

  on
Prince’s retirement, 1;

  on Prince’s studio sound, 1;

  influence on Prince, 1, 2, 3;

  on Prince’s view of The Beatles, 1;

  ‘4 the Tears in Your Eyes’ 1;

  Prince’s present of studio time, 1, 2;

  on jams, 1;

  ‘Sometimes It Snows in April’, 1, 2;

  Parade, 1;

  Under the Cherry Moon premiere, 1;

  on ‘lost albums’, 1;

  sexuality, 1, 2;

  ‘Our Destiny’, 1;

  ‘Go’, 1;

  ‘Wonderful Ass’, 1;

  ‘We Can Funk’, 1;

  Dream Factory project, 1, 2;

  ‘Strange Relationship’, 1;

  ‘Crystal Ball’, 1;

  on Sign o’ the Times, 1;

  ‘Chocolate’, 1;

  departure, 1, 2, 3;

  end of The Revolution, 1;

  on Prince’s later records, 1;

  work as duo with Lisa, 1;

  on Prince and jazz, 1;

  Prince song dedication, 1;

  Brits performance with Prince, 1;

  Planet Earth, 1, 2;

  Roosevelt Hotel performance with Prince, 1;

  Prince on, 1;

  interviews with, 1

  Merritt, Stephin, 1

  Michael, George, 1

  Michael B, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Midnight Special, 1

  Miller, Frank, 1

  Mingus, Charlie, 1

  Minnesota Dance Theatre, 1, 2

  Minnesota Vikings, 1

  Minnifield, Eddie, 1

  Mint Condition, 1

  Mitchell, Joni: on seeing Prince in the audience, 1;

  influence on Prince, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  Prince’s covers of her work, 1

  Moir, Monte, 1

  Mokran, Peter, 1, 2

  Monáe, Janelle, 1, 2

  Monie Love, 1

  Monteiro, Ray, 1

  Montreux Jazz Festival, 1, 2

  Moon, Chris: Moonsound studio, 1;

  Champagne recording, 1, 2;

  deal with Prince, 1;

  working with Prince, 1;

  song-writing collaboration with Prince, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;

  arranging Husney interview, 1;

  relationship with Prince, 1, 2, 3;

  view of identity, 1

  Moonsie, Susan, 1, 2, 3

  Moonsound, 1

  Morton, Brian, 1

  Mosley, Tony, see Tony M

  Moultrie, Fred, 1

  Moura, Ana, 1

  MPLS, 1

  MTV, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  MTV Music Awards, 1

  Mulholland, Garry, 1

  Muppets Tonight, 1

  Murphy, Eddie, 1, 2

  Musician, 1

  Musiq Soulchild, 1

  Nelson, John Jr (Prince’s brother), 1

  Nelson, John L. (Prince’s father): musical career, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  Prince’s relationship with, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  piano-playing, 1, 2;

  appointment with Chris Moon, 1;

  song-writing credits, 1, 2, 3;

  Purple Rain, 1;

  at Rupert’s club show, 1;

  recording with Prince, 1

  Nelson, Lorna (Prince’s half-sister), 1

  Nelson, Michael B., 1

  Nelson, Mike, 1

  Nelson, Sharon (Prince’s half-sister), 1, 2, 3

  Nelson, Tyka (Prince’s sister), 1, 2, 3

  Neto, Renato: ‘In a Large Room with No Light’, 1, 2;

  solo performances, 1, 2;

  interplay with Prince, 1;

  21 Nights shows, 1, 2, 3

  New Morning, Le, Paris, 1

  New Power Generation, The (NPG): origins, 1;

  name, 1, 2, 3;

  members, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13;

  ‘Mashed Potato Girl’, 1;

  welcome to, 1;

  3 Chains o’ Gold film, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  Goldnigga, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  Exodus, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  songs, 1, 2;

  store, 1, 2, 3;

  Emancipation, 1, 2;

  New Power Soul, 1, 2;

  ‘The War’, 1;

  Peace project, 1;

  performances, 1; 2

  Nights shows, 1, 2, 3

  New Power Trio, 1, 2, 3

  Nicks, Stevie, 1, 2

  Nilsen, Per: on Prince’s childhood, 1;

  on ‘lost albums’, 1;

  on ‘Dream Factory’, 1;

  on ‘Last Heart’, 1;

  on ‘All My Dreams’, 1;

  on ‘La, La, La, He, He, Hee’, 1;

  on ‘People Without’, 1

  NME, 1, 2

  Nokia Theatre, 1

  Nolte, Nick, 1

  NPG label, 1, 2

  NPG magazine, 1

  NPG Music Club: Ahdio show recordings, 1;

  New Power Soul soundcheck, 1;

  Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic, 1;

  role, 1;

  The Chocolate Invasion, 1, 2;

  The Slaughterhouse, 1, 2;

  The Rainbow Children, 1;

  concert DVD, 1;

  ‘Glass Cutter’, 1;

  ‘Brand New Orleans’ and ‘S.S.T.’, 1;

  ‘Hit U in the Socket’, 1;

  end of, 1, 2;

  fans’ nostalgia for, 1

  NPG store, 1, 2, 3

  O2 (London), 1, 2, 3, 4

  Oberheim synth, 1, 2, 3

  Ocean Way Studio 1, 2

  O’Connor, Sinead, 1

  Oreck, Sharon, 1

  Ostin, Mo, 1, 2

  Paisley Park label: artists signed to, 1;

  bands signed to, 1;

  Sheila E album, 1;

  The Family album, 1;

  Leeds’s album, 1;

  president, 1, 2;

  Prince’s productions, 1;

  Clinton’s work, 1;

  Tevin Campbell’s work, 1;

  Ingrid Chavez’s album, 1;

  last releases, 1;

  end of, 1

  Paisley Park recording complex: Prince’s aims in creating, 1, 2;

  creation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  stage shows, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;

  Lovesexy set, 1;

  offices, 1;

  costs, 1;

  Prince’s work, 1, 2;

  3 Chains o’ Gold, 1;

  The Undertaker, 1;

  ‘The Most Beautiful Girl in the World’ video, 1;

  private performances, 1, 2;

  staff, 1;

  closed as commercial facility, 1;

  recordings of shows, 1;

  Parke’s departure, 1;

  Celebrations, 1;

  arboretum, 1;

  ‘Cinnamon Girl’ video, 1

  Paisley Underground, 1

  Parental Music Resource Center (PMRC), 1, 2, 3

  Paris, Mica, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Parisien, Le, 1

  Parke, Steve: dreams of working with Prince, 1;

  Lovesexy set, 1;

  art director, 1;

  Graffiti Bridge album cover, 1;

  Madhouse album cover, 1;

  nightclub work, 1;

  The Gold Experience album design, 1;

  Chaos and Disorder artwork, 1;

  Crystal Ball design, 1;

  The Truth, 1, 2;

  on New Power Soul, 1;

  on unreleased projects, 1;

  on ‘The Greatest Romance Ever Sold’, 1;

  Rave poster, 1;

  departure, 1;

  on Prince’s photography, 1

 

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