The Artist opens up – what happened to Prince and the fight for freedom! interview by Stefan Picker-Dressel in Hamburger Abendblatt, January 8, 2000 The artist, whom everyone still calls Prince, was downright famous for constantly changing pseudonyms, symbols and partners. In the meantime, he is called The Artist and sees his story as a self-liberation from the golden cage of the record multinationals. In an interview, he tells us what became of Prince and why. The artist, wh

Prince finds peace – the Artist reflects on God, genius, and the joy fantastic! nterview by José Luis Corral, January 1, 2000. Finally at peace with himself, the purple dwarf from Minneapolis returns in great shape with Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. A record performed by The Artist, but produced by Prince... Or when schizophrenia rhymes with genius. The Artist, Prince: "I learned many lessons from life and all of them sent me back to God" Finally at peace with himself, the pur

The Artist looks wizard-like in the soft glow of Paisley Park’s Studio A. Clad in red satin and seated behind the mammoth SSL console, he cues up some cuts from his new album, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. “There’s guitar madness all over this,” he warns, firing up the title track at ear-splitting volume. Destined to be one of the album’s sing-along hits, it features grinding guitar work and a lead melody that sounds as if a snake charmer is playing through a pair of flanged Ma

Some have called him eccentric, others have dubbed him a musical genius. There was​ ​a time when he​ answered ​to his given​ name—Prince—before changing​g it to ​an unpronounceable glyph. But here,​ on the brink of a new millennium, at what might be a new phase in his professional career, there is now one term used to describe The Artist, as he is now known, on which all can agree. He is, in a nutshell, a free man. Freedom for The Artist has manifested itself in a number of w

Prince O{+> appears on NBC’s Today Show for a live “innerview” promoting Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic and the New Years Eve Pay Per View special Rave In2 The Year 2000 on December 8, 1999.

This Times Magazine feature stands as one of the most visually striking and thematically resonant portraits of Prince in the late ’90s — a moment when transformation wasn’t just an artistic choice but a defining principle.