Vault Clippings: Press & Stories

Three-Page Q Magazine Feature, December 1, 1992 Prince's studio and office HQ at 7801 Audubon Road-that's Paisley Park to you, squire - where amplifiers are left on 24 hours a day "to prolong active life and sound fidelity". Last year's electric bill was $65,000. You might not think this blandly anonymous edifice would be rock music's most mythical palace of fantasy. But yes, this really is Paisley Park, Minneapolis, USA. Prince is your host, and Q's Mat Snow is your tour gui

Bercy One-Page Advert September 1, 1992 Prince & The New Power Generation’s 1993 European Tour

VOX — July 1992   Price: £1.70 “NIRVANA — Kurt Response” But tucked into the right‑hand column is the Prince feature: “The Secret Life of PRINCE” This is classic 1992 VOX — mixing grunge, classic rock, and pop‑culture icons in one issue. Prince is positioned as the enigmatic counterweight to the rawness of Nirvana. The cover also highlights: Dire Straits — “It gets boring after the third number” Crowded House Midnight Oil Frank Zappa Santana A £2,000 audio‑gear giveaway And t

Prince Power This Is the Summer of Rock May 24, 1992 Cover only pages to follow

Prince opens Paisley Park doors, just a man doing his thang! Behind more than a decade of pomp and circumstance is a man simply trying to do his thang – Prince invites Black Beat magazine to Paisley Park for an exclusive visit and interview, featured in the January 1, 1992 issue. The invitation came through a publicist. which was fairly odd in itself, considering that the only real need Prince ever had for one was to say, in various ways, the word no. Nevertheless, here one w

Cover and One-Page Creem magazine January 1, 1992

Three-Page Musik Express Feature November 1, 1991

Sky Magazine October 1, 1991

UK music press reported the cancellation with emphasis on promoter failings Fans expressed disappointment but praised Prince’s personal message Industry commentary highlighted the scale and complexity of the planned event The cancellation became one of the most notable aborted shows of Prince’s 1990s touring history

“He discovered the power of music… and how far it can go…