In 1985 Prince started to receive a lot of bad press. Next to writing songs about it, why shouldn’t he tell his side of things? And so he did. The story behind the 1985 Rolling Stone interview.
Tag: Prince
Apr 19 2020
Prince – The spaghetti controversy!
In 1985 Prince the pasta company aired a commercial that played into the Purple Rain mania surrounding Prince. His management was not amused. Prince thought it was funny.
Mar 25 2020
Prince 1995 Ultimate Live Experience in Holland (by guest author Edward)
Personal memories of the 4 ‘Ultimate Live Experience’ shows Prince staged in 1995 in Den Bosch and Amsterdam. A magical time for Prince music lovers!
Feb 29 2020
Prince – Google’s most searched guitar solo
Google announced “the most searched” results in honor of Black History Month. A look at Black History Month, Google’s findings and Prince’s guitar prowess.
Dec 30 2019
Closing Of 2019
Closing of 2019. What was good? What wasn’t? What were the main events? What blog stories were favorite? A look back at 2019.
Dec 26 2019
Prince is alone for Christmas, Another Lonely Christmas
On December 26th, 1984, Prince played the first and only Christmas song he would ever release live for the first and last time at his homestate of Minnesota. The story of Another Lonely Christmas.
Nov 29 2019
Prince – 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
It’s finally here: the 1999 Super Deluxe Edition. A superb re-release of the stunning 1999 album, containing lots of grade A extra material!
Nov 24 2019
Timur’s top ten best songs of all time (by guest author Timur)
Excactly two years ago my son Timur published his top 10 best songs. He feels his list is no longer correct. So: a newly edited list, here on A Pop Life!
Oct 19 2019
Prince releases his second album, the first real hint of what’s to come?
Prince’s second album pointed to the future and sounded more accessible and danceable than the year old debut. Could Prince deliver on his promise?
Oct 10 2019
Prince – The 25 best live bootlegs!
The A Pop Life panel has pondered the question which Prince performances resulted in the best live bootlegs. Bram, Edward, Erwin, Leon en Vincent went to work and came up with the ultimate list!
Sep 26 2019
Prince releases 2 albums in one day: PLECTRUMELECTRUM and ART OFFICIAL AGE
In 2014 Prince released two albums in one day, using Warner Bros. as the record company! The story on PLECTRUMELECTRUM and ART OFFICAL AGE!
Aug 12 2019
Prince releases the fine album Come (and nobody seems to care)
In 1994 Prince, using his old name, released the album Come. Prince was buried and the general public didn’t understand at all. The story on a forgotten, great album!
Jul 26 2019
My 10 favorite soundtracks
Which soundtracks have I listened to the most and are among my favorites? From Saturday Night Fever to Twin Peaks: the world of the soundtrack!
Jun 22 2019
Prince reaches the top of the world with Purple Rain, the album, the movie and the tour
In 1984 Prince dominated the charts. His album, movie and tour Purple Rain were everywhere. Prince had finally arrived at the place he wanted to be: world domination!
Jun 22 2019
Prince – Theatrical trailer for the movie Purple Rain
This article contains the theatrical trailer to the Prince movie Purple Rain. The trailer was made for movie theaters all around the world.
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