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"Prince looked at me like I had five heads." The night film director Spike Lee asked Prince to give him a rare guitar from his personal collection
By Paul Brannigan published
If you don't ask, you don't get

"People had issues with how he treated people – he was emotionally abusive, he was physically abusive." Prince documentary director addresses Netflix cancellation, says the star's representatives were unable to "confront his humanity"
By Liz Scarlett published
Director Ezra Edelman was working on a new Prince documentary for Netflix, however it has since been axed, allegedly due to disagreements over how the late musician was to be depicted

10 classic songs given away from one artist to another
By Niall Doherty published
From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

Why Prince turned down Michael Jackson's request for the pair to sing together on a huge 80s hit
By Niall Doherty published
Michael Jackson wanted the pair to team up on a huge hit but the Purple One wasn’t having it

The Clash and Prince to be honoured with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards
By Paul Brannigan published
London punk legends The Clash and and magical Minneapolis maverick Prince to be recognised for their "outstanding artistic significance"

Who fancies giving us £50,000 so we can buy one of Prince's guitars?
By Paul Brannigan published
A stunning guitar owned and played by Prince is among the highlights of the Marvels of Modern Music collection currently up for auction

What happened when Prince played Purple Rain for the first time
By Nick Hasted published
Prince's Purple Rain was the epic ballad that reclaimed rock for black musicians, enjoying airplay everywhere from country to rock radio

The Revolution’s Bobby Z. and Brown Mark on the power and legacy of Prince
By Niall Doherty published
It’s 40 years ago this weekend since Purple Rain went to Number One in the US – and stayed there for 24 weeks
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