Let's Go Crazy (33 page)

bringing on Magnoli as director of
Purple Rain
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–71,
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,
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editing
Purple Rain
and,
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–53,
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–54

end of work with Prince,
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filming
Purple Rain
and,
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,
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,
139
,
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143

funding for
Purple Rain
and,
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–74,
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–06,
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genesis of
Purple Rain
and,
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–59,
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later career of,
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–64

on legacy of
Purple Rain
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marketing and release planning and,
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–56,
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–60

1999
and,
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Prince's film work after
Purple Rain
and,
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–45,
255

as Prince's manager,
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–32,
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,
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Purple Rain
album and,
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–61

Purple Rain tour and,
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–16

rough cut screening for Warner Bros. and,
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script for
Purple Rain
and,
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114

success of
Purple Rain
and,
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188

Warner Bros. and,
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–59

on “We Are the World” fiasco,
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work after Purple Rain tour and,
247

Champagne (band),
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–28

Chapman, Gayle,
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37
–38

Cholodenko, Lisa,
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Christgau, Robert,
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33
–34

Clinton, Bill,
192

Clinton, George,
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Coleman, David,
221

Coleman, Lisa

Around the World in a Day
album and,
221
,
222

background of,
38

“Computer Blue” and,
77

on filming
Purple Rain
,
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,
75
,
84
,
85
,
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–92,
113
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129
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genesis of
Purple Rain
and,
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–55

later career of,
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,
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,
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,
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–61

Melvoin's joining Revolution and,
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–63,
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,
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Melvoin's relationship with,
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,
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–63,
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musical influence on Prince from,
38

music for
Purple Rain
and,
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,
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–01,
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on Prince,
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–46,
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,
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–39,
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Prince's relationship with,
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,
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on Prince's relationship with his father,
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on Prince's relationship with Susannah,
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–95

promotional interviews for
Purple Rain
album with,
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–11

Purple Rain
album and,
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,
163
,
210

on
Purple Rain
movie release,
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,
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–74

Purple Rain
role of,
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,
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,
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,
127
–28,
180

Purple Rain tour and,
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–17,
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,
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as Revolution band member,
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,
38
,
50
,
261
–62

on treatment of women in
Purple Rain
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on “We Are the World,”
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,
231

work after Purple Rain tour and,
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,
252

Collins, Marva,
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–18,
231

Command, John,
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“Computer Blue,”
4
,
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,
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,
102
,
120
,
151
,
169
,
187

Connelly, Christopher,
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“Controversy,”
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,
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Controversy
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–41,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Cooke, Sam,
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“Cool” (the Time),
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Coppola, Francis Ford,
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Crystal, Billy,
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Crystal Ball
,
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Culture Club,
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Cymone, André,
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–27,
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D

Daly, Bob,
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,
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,
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“Dance Electric” (Cymone),
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“Darling Nikki,”
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–86,
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,
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David Z (Rivkin),
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Davis, Miles,
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–87,
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,
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Day, Morris

appearance of,
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–40

critics on,
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,
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,
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–80,
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early work with Prince,
27

filming
Purple Rain
and,
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,
117
,
130
–31

later career of,
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–60

on Prince,
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–85

Purple Rain
movie release and,
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Purple Rain
role of,
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,
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,
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,
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as the Time band member,
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–40,
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–50,
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,
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–59

“Delirious,”
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,
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De Palma, Brian,
140

Deschanel, Zooey,
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,
19

Dickerson, Dez

differences between Prince and,
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–61,
90

early work with Prince,
33

genesis of
Purple Rain
and,
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,
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,
78

Melvoin as replacement for,
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,
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,
64
–65

Purple Rain
appearance by,
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,
143
,
150

as Revolution band member,
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,
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,
50
,
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–60,
261

on themes of songs on
Purple Rain
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on tour audiences,
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Dirty Mind
,
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–39,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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“Do Me Baby,”
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Dream Factory
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Duran Duran,
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Dylan, Bob,
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,
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E

Earth, Wind & Fire,
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,
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Easton, Sheena,
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Ebert, Roger,
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–75

“Electric Intercourse,”
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,
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–79,
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Electrifying Mojo,
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,
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Emancipation
,
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Eminem,
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“Erotic City,”
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,
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,
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,
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Everitt, Matt,
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–15

F

Family (band),
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Fargnoli, Steve,
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–32,
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–73,
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,
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,
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Fink, Matt (“Dr. Fink”),
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,
7
,
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Around the World in a Day
album and,
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–22,
247
,
253

on “Computer Blue,”
77

filming
Purple Rain
and,
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,
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,
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,
93
,
110
,
129
–30,
140
–41

genesis of
Purple Rain
and,
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later career of,
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,
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Melvoin as Dickerson's replacement and,
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,
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on playing
“
Purple Rain,”
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on Prince,
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,
38
–39,
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,
128
,
252
–53

on Prince's performance in
Purple Rain
,
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–18,
179

Purple Rain
movie release and,
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Purple Rain
role of,
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,
179

on Purple Rain tour,
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,
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–19,
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recording and,
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as Revolution band member,
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,
37
,
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on stage performances,
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,
38
–39

“When Doves Cry” and,
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–49

work after Purple Rain tour and,
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–46,
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–53

First Avenue club, Minneapolis

background of,
4

benefit launch of
Purple Rain
held at,
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–5,
6
,
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,
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–94,
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benefit show for Bobby Z's recovery held at,
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–62

description of,
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–37

filming of
Purple Rain
performance scenes in,
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,
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–43,
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,
147
,
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Prince's auditions at,
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,
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“Purple Rain” first performed at,
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,
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as setting for
Purple Rain
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–12,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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success of
Purple Rain
and business at,
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–39

Fleetwood Mac,
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,
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,
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Flyte Tyme,
39

Foley, James,
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–69

For You
,
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–31,
33

Fosse, Bob,
140

“4 the Tears in Your Eyes,”
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,
233

France, Marie,
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“Free,”
50

Fresh Fest tour (1984),
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Funkadelic,
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,
171

G

Gallaudet College,
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Garcia, Mayte,
266

Gaye, Marvin,
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,
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,
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gay identity

“Controversy” lyrics on,
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,
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Prince seen as gay and,
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,
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,
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Geffen, David,
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–03

George, Nelson,
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,
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,
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Gilmore, Mikal,
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,
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“God,”
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Godfather, The
(film),
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,
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,
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Gonzales, Michael A.,
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Goodman, Mark,
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,
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Gordy, Berry, Jr.,
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,
58
,
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Gordy, Fuller,
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,
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Gore, Tipper,
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,
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Graffiti Bridge
(film),
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,
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Grammy Awards,
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,
12
,
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–26,
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Grand Central,
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,
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Graustark, Barbara,
26

Green, Al,
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Greenberg, Steve,
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,
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–96

“G-Spot,”
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H

Hall, Arsenio,
15
,
28
,
82

Hall, Rich,
234

Hancock, Herbie,
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Harris, James “Jimmy Jam,” 4,
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,
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“Head,”
35
,
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Hechter, Byron,
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“Hello,”
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,
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Hendrix, Jimi,
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,
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,
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