A Prince Purple Double NME Push Published in the UK on January 12, 1985, New Musical Express’s one-page advert “By Public Demand” promoted Prince’s double A-side reissue single “1999”/“Little Red Corvette” — capitalising on Purple Rain mania. The bold ad declared the classic tracks back on vinyl, driving renewed demand for Prince’s early hits. Advert Overview Publication Details Magazine: New Musical Express (UK). Date: January 12, 1985. Format: One-page single reissue advert

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

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

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