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Prince

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by Matt Thorne


  Parker, Charlie, 1, 2, 3

  Parker, Dorothy, 1

  Parker, Maceo: Paisley Park show recording, 358;

  Prince on, 1;

  ‘Xenophobia’, 1;

  3121, 1;

  21 Nights shows, 1, 2;

  cover versions of Prince songs, 1;

  ‘Compassion’, 1;

  Welcome 2 America tour, 1

  Parker, Ray Jr, 1

  Parks, Kyle, 1

  Patton, Parris, 1, 2, 3

  Pearl, 1

  Peters, Jon, 1

  Peterson, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

  Peterson, Ricky, 1, 2

  Petty, Tom, 1

  Philips, Lee, 1, 2

  Philips, Mike, 1, 2

  Poet 1, 2

  Poole, Chris: at Lyceum show, 1;

  Prince’s PR, 1, 2;

  on Prince at Tramp’s, 1;

  on Prince and rap, 1;

  on Mayte, 1;

  on Prince’s name change, 1;

  on after-show recording, 1;

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

  on Ultimate Live Experience tour, 1

  Power, Robin, 1, 2

  Powers, Ann, 1

  Prêt-à-Porter (film), 1

  Price, Simon, 1

  Prince: identity, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9;

  appearance, 1;

  Camille alter ego, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;

  child, 1, 2;

  childhood epilepsy, 1, 2, 3;

  demo tape, 1;

  divorce, 1, 2;

  dress, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15;

  early life, 1;

  early musical career, 1;

  family background, 1, 2;

  influences, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10;

  Jamie Starr identity, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  jazz, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11;

  Joey Coco alter ego, 1, 2, 3;

  management, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;

  marriages, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;

  names, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;

  photography, 1;

  rap, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  protégés, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11;

  religious beliefs, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;

  swearing on stage, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  voice, 1, 2, 3;

  website, 1

  ‘Princebonics’, 1

  Pro Tools files, 1

  Prom Center, St Paul, 1

  Q-Tip, 1

  Queen of Disco, 1

  Quinn, Martha, 1

  R. Kelly, 1

  Rader, Mrs (teacher), 1

  Radiohead, 1

  Raitt, Bonnie, 1, 2

  Raitt, Steve, 1, 2

  Rakim, 1

  Rashida, 1, 2

  Reagan, Ronald, 1, 2

  Rebels, The, 1, 2

  Record Plant, Los Angeles, 1

  Revolution, The: name, 1;

  dress, 1;

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

  gang mentality, 1;

  staging, 1;

  role, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  ‘I Would Die 4 U’, 1;

  ‘Purple Rain’, 1;

  Purple Rain film, 1;

  ‘America’, 1, 2;

  Prom Center show, 1;

  Parade, 1, 2;

  ‘Mountains’, 1;

  ‘The Dance Electric’, 1;

  ‘Anotherloverholenyohead’, 1;

  Detroit birthday show, 1;

  ‘lost albums’, 1, 2;

  Roadhouse Garden, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  ‘Splash’, 1, 2;

  ‘Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got’, 1, 2;

  ‘Girl o’ My Dreams’, 1;

  ‘We Can Funk’, 1, 2;

  out-takes, 1;

  ‘Power Fantastic’, 1;

  Crystal Ball, 1;

  ‘Sign o’ the Times’, 1;

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

  ‘All Day, All Night’, 1;

  end of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;

  Prince’s survival after, 1;

  difference from NPG, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  The Time comparison, 1;

  revival of name, 1;

  reunion, 1

  Richards, Keith, 1

  Right On!, 1

  Risky Business (film), 1

  Ritz club, New York, 1

  Rivkin, Bobby, see Bobby Z

  Rivkin, David, 1

  Ro, Ronin, 1

  Robinson, Cynthia, 1

  Rock and Pop festival, Argentina, 1

  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1

  Rock in Rio II festival, 1

  Rogers, Susan: on Prince’s unreleased work, 1;

  on ‘Condition of the Heart’, 1;

  on ‘Wally’, 1;

  ‘Witness 4 the Prosecution’, 1, 2;

  on ‘Shockadelica’, 1;

  working methods, 1;

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

  on ‘Miss Understood’, 1

  Rolling Stone, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Rolling Stones, The, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

  Roosevelt Hotel, 1

  Rose, Cynthia, 1

  Rosenbaum, Jonathan, 1, 2

  Ross, Alex, 1

  RTL radio channel, 1

  Ruffalo, Joe, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Rufus, 1

  Rundgren, Todd, 1, 2, 3

  Rupert’s club, Minneapolis, 1, 2

  Rushen, Patrice, 1

  Sade, 1, 2

  Safford, Wally, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

  St Nicholas, Randee, 1

  St Victor, Sandra, 1

  Sam’s (Minneapolis), 1

  Santana, 1

  Santana, Carlos, 1, 2

  Saturday Night Live, 1, 2, 3

  Scorsese, Martin, 1

  Scott, Mike, 1, 2

  Scott-Heron, Gil, 1, 2

  Scott Thomas, Kristin, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Scrap D, 1, 2

  Seacer, Levi Jr: First Avenue performance, 1;

  friendship with Parke, 1, 2;

  Trojan Horse performance, 1;

  Nude tour, 1;

  The Flesh project, 1;

  Madhouse, 1;

  24 album, 1;

  New Power Madhouse, 1;

  song co-writing, 1, 2;

  NPG, 1, 2

  Sevelle, Taja, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Sexton, Paul, 1

  Shahidi, Afshin, 1

  Sheila E: first meeting with Prince, 1;

  first collaboration with Prince, 1;

  Prince’s songs for, 1;

  The Glamorous Life, 1;

  ‘I Would Die 4 U’, 1;

  ‘Erotic City’, 1;

  influence on Prince, 1;

  ‘Holly Rock’, 1;

  Parade, 1;

  Prince’s new line-up, 1;

  rap interpretation of Edward Lear, 1;

  solo drumming, 1, 2;

  friendship with Prince, 1;

  Lovesexy, 1, 2, 3;

  band, 1;

  Trojan Horse show, 1;

  departure, 1;

  second album (Romance 1600), 1;

  The Flesh project, 1;

  second Madhouse album (16), 1;

  24 project, 1;

  percussion solo, 1;

  ‘Chelsea Rodgers’, 1;

  ‘A Love Bizarre’, 1;

  responses to her work, 1, 2

  Shelby J: NPG, 1;

  21 Nights shows, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;

  record, 1;

  20Ten, 1

  Sheridan, 1

  Shock G, 1

  Shoop, Jamie, 1, 2

  Shoreline Amphitheatre (San Francisco), 1

  Shorter, Wayne, 1

  Showgirls (film), 1

  Silk, J. M., 1

  Sly and the Family Stone: influence on Prince, 1, 2;

  members, 1, 2, 3;

  playing with other bands, 1;

  Prince’s cover versions, 1, 2, 3

  Smiley, Tavis, 1, 2, 3

  Smith, Charles, 1, 2, 3

  Smith, Kevin, 1

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nbsp; Smith, Mark E., 1

  Smith, Rhonda, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Sogbe, Cesar, 1

  Sonny T (Sonny Thompson): influence on Prince, 1, 2;

  Prince’s early work, 1;

  New Power Madhouse, 1;

  NPG, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  New Power Trio, 1, 2;

  Exodus, 1, 2;

  unidentified songs, 1;

  Lotusflow3r, 1

  Sony, 1, 2

  Sound 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Sound Ideas (library), 1

  South American tour (January 1991), 1, 2

  South Beach Studios, 1

  Spalding, Esperanza, 1, 2

  Spears, Britney, 1

  Spector, Phil, 1

  Spooky Electric persona, 1, 2, 3

  Springsteen, Bruce, 1, 2

  Stansfield, Lisa, 1

  Staple Singers, The, 1, 2

  Staples, Mavis: ‘Train’, 1;

  ‘Melody Cool’, 1;

  Graffiti Bridge, 1;

  Prince’s songs for, 1, 2, 3;

  Time Waits for No One, 1;

  The Voice, 1, 2;

  1-800NEW-FUNK, 1;

  responses to her work, 1, 2

  Staples Center, 1

  Star Tribune, Minneapolis, 1

  Starr, Jamie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  State of the Black Union, 1

  Steele, Jevetta, 1, 2

  Steeles, The: ‘Still Would Stand All Time’, 1;

  Graffiti Bridge, 1;

  ‘Well Done’, 1;

  ‘Willing and Able’, 1;

  The Sacrifice of Victor, 1;

  Prince’s songs for, 1;

  ‘Color’, 1

  Stefani, Gwen, 1, 2

  Steppa Ranks, 1

  Stiles, Julia, 1

  Sting, 1

  Stone, Angie, 1

  Stone, Sharon, 1

  Stone, Sly, 1, 2

  Strand, Steve, 1

  Strauss, Richard, 1

  Sunset Sound: Controversy recording, 1;

  1999, 1;

  Purple Rain, 1;

  Prince’s gift of recording time, 1;

  Under the Cherry Moon, 1, 2;

  Parade, 1;

  ‘Sign o’ the Times’, 1;

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

  Super Bowl, 1, 2, 3

  Sutherland, Steve, 1, 2, 3

  Sylvester, 1

  Sylvester, Tony, 1

  Synclavier, 1

  Syracuse (1985), 1, 2

  Támar: Prince playing in her backing band, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;

  Brits performance, 1;

  performance at Prince’s house, 1, 2;

  Prince’s collaboration with, 1;

  author’s conversation with, 1;

  departure from NPG, 1;

  songs, 1, 2;

  unreleased album, 1;

  responses to her work, 1;

  Lotusflow3r, 1

  Támar Featuring Prince tour, 1

  Target Center, Minneapolis, 1

  Tate, Greg, 1

  Tavis Smiley Show, The, 1, 2

  Taylor, Alexis, 1

  Taylor, Don, 1, 2

  Temptations, The, 1

  Testolini, Manuela, 1, 2, 3

  That Skinny Motherfucker with the High Voice (Yo La Tengo covers album), 1

  Théâtre du Verdure (Nice), 1, 2

  Thomas, Wendall, 1

  Thompson, Ben, 1

  Thompson, Sonny, see Sonny T

  Thomson, Brian, 1

  Thoroughgood, George, 1

  Three O’Clock, 1

  Thyret, Russ, 1

  Time, The: origins, 1, 2, 3;

  development, 1;

  members, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  ‘The Walk’, 1;

  Lisa Coleman’s role, 1, 2;

  Morris Day’s role, 1, 2;

  Prince’s songs for, 1, 2;

  first album (The Time), 1, 2, 3;

  support group on tour, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  second album (What Time Is It?), 1;

  third album (Ice Cream Castle), 1, 2, 3;

  Purple Rain film, 1;

  ‘The Bird’, 1;

  ‘Data Bank’, 1;

  fourth album planned, 1;

  break-up, 1;

  Graffiti Bridge, 1, 2, 3;

  ‘Murph Drag’, 1;

  Pandemonium, 1;

  Paisley Park show video, 1;

  responses to, 1, 2, 3

  Today Show, The, 1

  Tonight Show, The, 1

  Tony M (Tony Mosley): Nude tour, 1, 2;

  ‘The Flow’, 1, 2;

  ‘The Humpty Dance’ rap, 1;

  Diamonds and Pearls, 1, 2;

  album, 1;

  3 Chains o’ Gold, 1;

  The Sacrifice of Victor, 1;

  Carmen Electra, 1, 2;

  Goldnigga, 1, 2;

  departure, 1

  Toronto Star, 1, 2

  Tower of Power, 1

  Tramp nightclub, London, 1

  Travis, Geoff, 1

  Tribe Called Quest, A, 1

  Trojan Horse (Het Paard van Troje, The Hague), 1, 2, 3

  Trudeau, Garry, 1

  Tucker, Ken, 1

  Twinz, The, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

  U2, 1

  Universal label, 1, 2, 3

  USA for Africa, 1

  Vadim, Roger, 1

  Valente, Bria, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Van Gogh, 1

  Vancouver Sun, 1

  Vanessa-Mae, 1

  Vanity, see Matthews, Denise

  Vanity 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  Vault, the: contents, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11;

  storage conditions, 1;

  Prince on, 1;

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

  legend of, 1

  Village Underground, New York, 1

  Village Voice, 1

  Wall Street Journal, 1

  Warfield, Liv, 1

  Warfield Theater (San Francisco), 1

  Warhol, Andy, 1, 2

  Warner Brothers: Prince’s deal with, 1, 2;

  Prince’s relationship with executive producer, 1;

  test pressing for, 1;

  Prince’s sound, 1;

  assessing Prince’s readiness to go on the road, 1, 2;

  tour budget, 1;

  Prince management, 1;

  Controversy release, 1;

  black ghetto, 1;

  response to 1999, 1;

  Prince’s contemporaries, 1;

  Davis’s signing, 1;

  Purple Rain screening, 1;

  Around the World in a Day preview, 1;

  Under the Cherry Moon, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  payment for soundtrack musicians, 1;

  Sign o’ the Times, 1, 2, 3;

  Batman, 1, 2;

  Prince’s conflict with, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;

  Prince’s name change, 1, 2;

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

  Prince’s Vault proposal, 1;

  The Undertaker, 1;

  Goldnigga, 1;

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

  The Gold Experience, 1;

  Prince’s finances, 1;

  Chaos and Disorder, 1, 2, 3;

  The Vault … Old Friends 4 Sale, 1, 2;

  Prince’s release from, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  Emancipation, 1;

  Prince’s reclamation project, 1, 2, 3;

  The Very Best of Prince, 1;

  Paisley Park label, 1, 2;

  New Power Generation rejection, 1;

  Vault material rights, 1

  Washington Avenue Warehouse (Minneapolis), 1, 2, 3

  Wayans, Damon, 1

  We Are the World project, 1

  Weaver, Miko: Sheila E’s band, 1;

  Prince’s band, 1, 2, 3;

  ‘Jack U Off’, 1;

  guitar performance, 1;

  relationship with Prince, 1, 2;

 

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