Vault Clippings: Press & Stories

Marc Weingarten explores behind the scenes in Minneapolis to see what Prince's working practices reveal, and finds out how the greatest music of his purple reign was made.

Ebony Cover & Two-Page Feature (January 1, 1997)

The Artist opens Paisley Park doors – a new era begins! The man who now calls himself "Love Symbol" is starting a new creative era. AUDIO live met the eccentric in his Paisley Park Studio.  – cover and feature interview in Audio Live! magazine, January 1997. Freezing rain patters on the hood as the taxi drives out of Minneapolis into no man's land. The city itself is located in the middle of the pampas, in the US state of Minnesota. And out there, west of the city of 350,000

Emancipation is defined as freedom from restraint, control or the power of another, freedom from bondage. For The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, emancipation is freedom, and much, much more. It is the title of his new, ambitious 36-song, three-compact disc set. Emancipation is also his personal creed and way of life as he celebrates his “freedom” from contractual obligations to Warner Brothers Records. He says emancipation also describes his new life as a husband and family

He Speaks – Prince’s cover & two-page guitar feature in Guitare magazine, 2016. More purple vault keys turning weekly. He Speaks (Jan 1, 1997) Are the previous episodes really worth summarizing for the 8745th time? The rise, the fall, the non-interviews, the problems with Warner, the name changes, the marriage to Mayté, the subsequent fatherhood, etc. The fact is that today, the one now called The Artist Formerly Known As Prince (in French, the artist formerly known as Prince

The Artist opens up in Playboy Germany – Emancipation comeback unleashed! interview with O(+> about his comeback Emancipation, by Holger Erdmann in Playboy (Germany), January 1997. The handshake is short and firm and does not fit at all with the elfin appearance of this petite man, who does not look like he is already 38. In the spartan conference room of his Paisley Park empire, the artist sits opposite me, who has not been called "Prince" since 1993. Since then, he has desc

“You are the greatest live performer of all time!” he’s shouting. “So I have to ask, why no live alboom? I have to say now, ’Sorry’ because I myself have many bootleg albooms!”

One-Page Words and Pictures Book Cover November 19, 1996

Two-Page Musica magazine Feature October 23, 1996

“This time, he rocks,” with a subheading about Prince returning to loud, guitar‑driven music. The page includes a colourful illustration incorporating the Love Symbol