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

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

On January 5, 1979, 20-year-old Prince made his live debut at the Capri Theater in Minneapolis. Although he had already secured a three-album contract with Warner Bros. Records and released his first album, "For You," in 1978, this was his first time performing publicly. Our teen-age virtuoso is home to play at last The extra-ordinary one-man band will take the stage as a mere bandleader tonight and tomorrow at the Capri Theatre. Jon Bream FFEW PEOPLE had ever seen the kid pe

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,