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Controversy – Prince’s controversial genius explodes! “With controversial lyrics, striking musical ability, and an eye-popping stage presentation, Prince is one of the most intriguing figures in pop music today. His latest Warner Bros. album, ‘Dirty Mind,’ cracked the Black Oriented Album top ten; the single “Uptown” reached #5 on the BOS chart, while also garnering considerable disco play.” Nelson George’s The ‘real reality’ of Prince’s music, a one-page article in Record Wo

Prince shocks Nashville – tiger-striped briefs and zero apologies! More early Prince provocations added weekly. NASHVILLE — You’re not supposed to judge people by the clothes they wear even if the only thing covering their body is tiger-striped bikini briefs. The guy on stage wearing little more than his underwear goes by the name Prince. He prefers not to use his surname He and his touring band have just been unleashed on the music world and it remains to be seen whether the

They’re calling him the next Stevie Wonder, and perhaps with a good reason. The singer-composer known simply as Prince appears to be on his way to becoming the biggest solo solo artist in years.

They don’t understand his music, they don’t understand the unusual outfits he wears and they don’t understand how such an extraordinary young talent could come from Minneapolis.

When local disc jockey Kyle Ray introduced Prince’s debut concert at the Capri Theater in north Minneapolis earlier this month, he hallelujahed in the tradition of Muhammad Ali: “The power and the glory, the Minneapolis story—PRINCE.” He wasn’t just fanning the audience. At 18, this young black wizard from the Twin Cities plays countless instruments, and wrote, arranged, produced, played and sang everything on his first album. He is indeed powerful. Another new album has been

A debut concert filled with swagger, skill, and sensuality — Prince’s first performance was the beginning of everything.

A young Prince returns home — quiet, brilliant, and ready to show Minneapolis what he has become.

Prince is a mystery man. His record company biography is a collection of information similar to a Right On! fact sheet. It simply tells his name (the name he chooses to use), his age, and the fact that he’s the youngest producer in the history of Warner Bros. Records. When you finally meet him; he’s still a mystery. It’s no wonder that Right On! (one of his favorite magazines) is one of the few publications that’s granted the opportunity to meet him, because those who have,

A teenage Prince astonishes Minneapolis studio veterans with his ability to play — and be — an entire band.

“I play with Grand Central Corporation. I’ve been playing with them for two years,”