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PRINCE
A CELEBRATION
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CLASSIC POP
PRESENTS
PRINCE
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PRINCE THROUGH THE DECADES… THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC
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132-PAGE
SPECIAL
TRIBUTE
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1958–2016
PRINCE
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST REVERED
IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC ARE OFTEN
THE ‘DISRUPTERS’ – THE INNOVATORS, THE
GAME-CHANGERS, THE ONES WHO FIND
IT IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK INSIDE THE BOX;
FROM HENDRIX TO JACKSON, FROM BOWIE
TO MADONNA…
ON 21 APRIL 2016,
ow can I describe the
POP MUSIC LOST ITS
artist we celebrate
DEFINITIVE DISRUPTOR:
here? A mystery
wrapped in a riddle
PRINCE ROGERS
inside an enigma; a true disruptor.
NELSON…
Prince’s musical output may have
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been prolific but that was the tip
of the iceberg. He caused as much
of a disruption with the music he
didn’t release as that he did. He
wrote a new song every day;
recorded with Miles Davis; put
together an album called
Camille
under a female persona and
created classics such as
Le Grind,
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and
Cindy
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for the legendary
Black Album
but stopped it all – and more –
from ever seeing the light of day.
Prince disrupted the hackneyed
convention of the TV interview
when he appeared on the BBC’s
Sunday Show
in 1995. Wanting
to withdraw from the business of
music but still make a statement,
he agreed to be interviewed on the
condition that he wouldn’t show
his face or speak a single word.
When asked why, I remember he
gestured to an accomplice who
translated, “because it’s like that,
and that’s the way it is.”
That might seem to be the
hallmark of a reclusive, secretive
pop star. But Prince was totally
extroverted. He holds the record
for consecutive nights at The O2:
21 in total, all of which sold out
and were followed by an equally
extravagant after-show gig.
My favourite of all Prince’s
disruptions? The symbol. If you’ve
ever felt trapped in a job or a
contract by The Man, this is what
you do. Leave them with the name
they think they own and change
yours to something they can’t even
pronounce, let alone spell.
What does the symbol signify?
“You look at the male and
female and combine into two, it’s
unification,” explained its designer
Sotera Tschetter. “And together,
they are earth. It’s called the love
symbol because everything he did,
he did with passion and love.”
For the eruptions and
disruptions, for taking the rule
book, rewriting it and then ripping
it to shreds, Prince, ‘love symbol’,
we salute you.
Ian Peel
Founder and Editor-at-Large
T H E
C O N T R I B U T O R S
Andrew
Dineley
is the author
behind
Classic
Pop
magazine’s
regular
Pop
Art
series. He has interviewed
dozens of the creative legends
who have been responsible
for many of music’s most iconic
record covers.
Mark Lindores
grew up during
the golden age
of pop mags,
devouring
Smash Hits
and
Number One.
Writing about
the artists he used to read about
for
Classic Pop, Total Film
and
Mixmag,
he is living the dream
of his 15-year-old self.
Steve Harnell
has been
writing about
music for almost
two decades,
covering
everything from soul, pop and
rock to country and hip-hop,
as well as contributing to a
variety of music magazines
and daily newspapers.
Andy Price
Having received
his Masters in
music, Andy
has been a
music journalist
for the past three years, for both
‘making’ and ‘listening’ titles,
and takes an in-depth look a
Prince’s female collaborators for
this special issue of
Classic Pop.
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FOUNDER, EDITOR-AT-LARGE
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MANAGING EDITOR
Gary Walker
CONSULTANT EDITOR
Owen Bailey
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jenny Cook
COMMISSIONING EDITOR
Andy Jones
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Paul Pettengale
PUBLISHER
Simon Lewis
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jon Bickley
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D E C A D E S
1970S: THERE’S NOTHING
THAT I WOULDN’T DO
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Paul Lester details the early years and how
Prince’s upbringing and early musicianship
would shape the artist and an incredible
four-decade long career
EARLY 1980S: BABY I’M A STAR 24
The start of the 80s was a time when
Prince stepped effortlessly between
genres and instruments to hone his craft
as he approached world domination
LATE 1980S: POP LIFE
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Towards the end of the 80s Prince could
do no wrong. Paul Lester explains
how million-selling records and films
made him an almost unstoppable force
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1990S: MY NAME IS PRINCE
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Or not… The 90s was a confusing time
for fans of the artist known as, and
then formerly known as, Prince. Mark
Lindores covers a decade in which he had
to deal with both record-company battles
and personal tragedy
2000S: THERE’LL NEVER B
ANOTHER LIKE ME
86
After the chaos of the 90s, the new
millennium could only get better. Luckily,
a series of dramatic live appearances
meant Prince was soon centre-stage again
2010S: CONTROVERSY
108
Free albums and high-profile battles
with the internet meant that Prince was
controversial to the end, but also prolific
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PRINCE
CONTENTS
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FEATURES
UNDER THE COVERS PART 1
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Prince wrote thousands of songs, but of
course, he didn’t keep them all to himself.
From Stevie Nicks to Sheila E, we count
down the best Prince songs as sung by
other artists in the first part of our
Prince covers chart
CLASSIC ALBUM: PURPLE RAIN 38
Purple Rain
was the album that defined
Prince as an artist and marked the time
when he truly became a global icon
THE LOWDOWN
54
So prolific – and successful – was Prince
during the 80s that we have a special
feature on the defining musical and video
moments from his output in that decade
UNDER THE COVERS PART 2
58
The concluding rundown of the best
Prince songs recorded by famous and
not so famous artists. It’s a top 10
without comparison
WOMEN, NOT GIRLS,
RULE MY WORLD
80
Prince’s career was shaped by women –
Andy Price reveals the key figures in
both his professional and personal lives
POP ART
102
Over nearly 40 years of releases,
Prince’s sleeve art was as varied as it
was striking. Andrew Dineley gets access
to a superfan collection of Prince releases
and assembles the best, the rarest and
the most iconic Prince cover art
U GOT THE LOOK
120
Prince’s image changed almost as often
as his music. Mark Lindores traces four
decades of shifting styles but always a
look that remained as unique as his music
SO MUCH TO ANSWER
FOR: MINNEAPOLIS
126
Prince’s influence on the music world
cannot be overstated. We examine the
impact of the man and the protégés
within his home town who went on to
define recordings from everyone from
Janet Jackson to The Human League
THE STARS REACT
130
Prince’s death shocked not just his huge
fanbase, but musicians, celebrities and
politicians across the world
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