From secret bands to mysterious recording sessions, the late legend’s closest collaborators reveal how the Purple One made a record that could thrive without him.
In 2008, Tal Wilkenfeld's phone rang. The 21-year-old, Australian-born bass player was surprised to hear Prince on the other end of the line, and even more taken aback when his first words to her were, "Do you like ...
The legend's posthumous music is both heartbreaking and inspiring.
A year before his death in 2016, Prince had become a vocal gun control advocate after the death of Freddie Gray, the black man who died while in police custody in Baltimore. It inspired him to organize the Rally 4 Peace on ...
Rostislav Romanov is one of the members of Russia's Romanov family with a direct connection to the now-defunct monarchy.
Was the Romanov death one of the most tragic events to ever befall Russian history? The murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, which led to the downfall of the Romanov dynasty almost a century ago, did not necessarily mean the ...
But "Yellow Rain" would've meant something else entirely.
When you think of the musical legend Prince, you think of the color purple, right? Purple Rain, purple shiny suits-complete with frilly white lace shirts-and the purple furniture which lines his iconic residence of Paisley Park. Well, it turns out, ...
Almost every story about Prince begins with what he was wearing. When I saw him on his throwback, intimate rock tour with 3rdEyeGirl, he had a perfectly round afro, a flowing asymmetrical black collard shirt, and sunglasses. His clothing didn't define ...
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