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Hilburn, Robert,
45
,
160
,
224

hip-hop,
207
–08

“How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore,”
237

Hubbard, Jerry,
213

Huey Lewis and the News,
202

Huntsberry, “Big Chick,”
59
,
72
,
73
,
81
,
82
,
226
,
230

Husney, Owen,
28
,
29
,
31

I

Ice Cube,
270

Ice T,
39

Idol, Billy,
202

“I'll Take You There,”
23

“I'm Yours,”
30
–31

Indigo Productions,
103

“Irresistible Bitch,”
174

“It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night,”
256

Ivory, Steven,
268
–69

“I Wanna Be Your Lover,”
33

“I Would Die 4 U,”
4
,
6
,
75
–76,
99
,
140
,
214
,
218
,
237

J

Jackson, Janet,
49

Jackson, Jesse,
199

Jackson, Michael,
25

black culture and,
200

cultural context of 1984 and,
145
,
194
,
198
,
202
,
205

MTV and,
194
–96

music videos used by,
48

popularity of,
166

Prince's rivalry with,
11
,
51
,
79
,
103
,
196
–97,
204
,
271

proposed collaboration between Prince and,
197
–98

on
Purple Rain
,
197

Thriller
by,
45
,
48
,
145
,
162
,
169
,
194
–96,
197
,
200
,
254

Victory tour of,
196
,
198
,
214

“We Are the World” and,
228

Jacksons (Jackson brothers),
145
,
169
,
196

“Jack U Off,”
40
,
187

Jagger, Mick,
9
,
42
–43,
183
,
186

James, Rick¸ 34,
35
,
48

Jehovah's Witness,
13
,
14
,
76
,
78
,
270
,
276

Jimmy Jam,
4
,
49
,
50

Johnson, Charles (the Electrifying Mojo),
135
,
222

Johnson, Jellybean,
130
,
213
,
258

Johnson, Jesse,
39
–40,
50
,
92
,
144
,
213
,
239

Jones, Al,
123

Jones, Jill

on Apollonia,
109
–10

background of,
41
–42

on Dez's leaving Revolution,
60

filming
Purple Rain
and,
86
,
87
,
92
–93,
118
,
119
,
120
,
241

genesis of
Purple Rain
and,
53
–54,
58

on influence of
Purple Rain
,
210

later career of,
263

Melvoin as Dickerson's replacement and,
63
,
65

on Prince,
41
,
53
–54,
96
,
97
,
241

Prince's relationship with,
24
,
91

on Prince's relationship with Jackson,
197

Purple Rain
role of,
132
,
133
–34,
150

on treatment of women in
Purple Rain
,
125
–26

vocals by,
50
,
256
,
263

Jones, Quincy,
228
–29

“Jungle Love” (the Time),
16
,
178
,
212
,
259

“Just as Long as We're Together,”
31

K

Kael, Pauline,
176

Kanclerz, Renata,
62

karaoke, and “Purple Rain,”
273
–74

Karlatos, Olga,
122

Khan, Chaka,
27
,
33

“Kiss,”
255

Kotero, Apollonia (Patricia)

audition for
Purple Rain
by,
108
–09

background of,
108
–09

critics on,
175
,
179
,
180

filming
Purple Rain
and,
117
,
119
,
134
,
141
–42,
226

later career of,
262
–63

Prince's naming of,
109

Prince's relationship with,
109
,
119
,
124
,
146
,
262

Purple Rain
album and,
167

Purple Rain
role of,
112
,
122
–25,
131
–32,
132
–33,
138
,
144
,
146
,
187

reactions to hiring of,
109
–10

Kragen, Ken,
230

L

“Ladder, The,”
222

Lauper, Cyndi,
201

Led Zeppelin,
13
,
183

Lee, Spike,
103
,
269
,
270

Leeds, Alan,
56
,
213

on albums,
52

on
Around the World in a Day
album,
244

filming
Purple Rain
and,
81
–82,
83
,
86
–87,
88
,
95
,
115
,
116
–17,
131
,
142
,
157

genesis of
Purple Rain
and,
56
–57

later career of,
260
–61

on legacy of
Purple Rain
,
270

Melvoin as Dickerson's replacement and,
63

on music videos,
193

on Prince,
42
,
50
,
193
,
267

on Prince's relationship with Jackson,
196

on “Purple Rain,”
82

on
Purple Rain
album,
170

on Purple Rain tour,
218
,
219
,
220
,
223
,
225
,
239
–40,
242

release of
Purple Rain
and,
165
–66,
181

on success of
Purple Rain
,
181
,
182
–83,
189

as tour manager,
5

on tour performances,
49
,
59
–60

on “We Are the World,”
229
–30

work after Purple Rain tour and,
246

Leeds, Eric,
213
,
241
–42,
256
,
262

Leeds, Gwen,
225
,
230

“Let's Go Crazy,”
4
,
7
,
11
,
15
,
97
–99,
151
,
161
,
169
,
171
,
178
,
188
,
273

“Let's Pretend We're Married,”
174

“Let's Work,”
75

Levine, Adam,
169
–70,
182
,
271

Lewis, Terry,
49
,
50
,
213

“Little Red Corvette,”
47
–48,
49
,
50
,
81
,
168
,
182

Little Richard,
36
,
172
,
186

Loder, Kurt,
167
–68,
177
–78,
184

Lynch, David,
53
,
112

M

Madonna,
11
,
104
,
126
,
166
,
205
,
242
,
271

Magnoli, Albert

deciding to direct
Purple Rain
,
68
–72

directing
Purple Rain
by,
3
,
75
,
90
–92,
102
,
108
,
112
–13,
116
,
119
,
120
,
125
,
128
,
131
,
132
,
133
,
142
,
178
,
184

directors and films as inspiration for,
140

Dumpster scene and,
125
,
160

editing
Purple Rain
by,
152
,
153
–54,
156
,
160
,
164

father character in
Purple Rain
and,
105

filming
Purple Rain
by,
111
,
114
,
115
,
139
–40,
144
,
151

funding
Purple Rain
by,
102
–05

genesis of
Purple Rain
and,
3
,
20
–21,
46
–47

initial meeting between Prince and,
72
–73

later career of,
263

on legacy of
Purple Rain
,
270

performance scenes in
Purple Rain
and,
139
–40,
142
,
153
,
157

as Prince's advisor and manager,
256

on Prince's performance in
Purple Rain
,
121
–22

“Purple Rain” and,
2
–3

release of
Purple Rain
and,
164

Revolution and,
93

script for
Purple Rain
and,
68
–79,
91
,
92
,
102
,
108
,
111
,
114
,
115
–16,
126

Sign o' the Times
directed by,
256
,
263

Vanity's participation in
Purple Rain
and,
106
–07

Warner Bros. and,
155
,
157
,
159
,
160

Marie, Teena,
34
,
41
,
54

Mark, Brown,
42
,
63
,
77
,
129
,
174
,
240
,
248
,
260
,
261
,
262

Matthews, Denise.
See
Vanity

Mazarati,
260

McCartney, Paul,
194
,
267

McClellan, Steve,
5

McCreary, Peggy (“Peggy Mac”),
148

Mellencamp, John Cougar,
25
,
172
,
201

Melvoin, Jonathan,
221

Melvoin, Susannah

filming
Purple Rain
and,
85
,
115
–16 128,
129
,
150
,
181

on Prince,
47
,
58
,
88
–89,
94
,
96
–97,
115
–16,
118
–19,
129
,
150
,
223
,
227
,
229
,
239

Prince's relationship with,
61
,
75
,
91
,
94
–95,
96
–97,
239

Purple Rain tour and,
216
,
219
,
223

as vocalist,
94
,
213
,
256

Melvoin, Wendy,
61
–65

Around the World in a Day
album and,
221
,
222
,
242
–43,
248

background of,
31
,
47
,
61
–62

Coleman's relationship with,
50
,
62
–63,
91
,
95

“Computer Blue” and,
77

filming
Purple Rain
and,
83
,
84
,
89
,
92
,
93
–94,
113
,
128
–29,
141
,
143
–44,
172
,
179
,
180
,
182
,
226
,
240
,
242
,
252
,
266

later career of,
62
,
252
,
256
,
260
–61

musical influence on Prince from,
64
–65,
77
,
80
,
112
,
127
,
221

music for
Purple Rain
and,
77
,
79
,
80
,
81
,
82
,
101
,
149
,
186
,
226

Parade
album and,
255

on Prince,
31
,
46
,
101
,
110
,
121
,
126
–27,
141
,
186
,
193
,
227
,
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–31,
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