The heart-rending heights of Prince’s most affecting piece of music were conjured largely on the spot, during a now mythical ...

In 1984, Prince starred in Purple Rain, a semi-autobiographical film designed to showcase his extraordinary charisma. Onstage, he appeared so otherworldly and elegant that it was impossible to ...

That’s because Prince’s Purple Rain solo is more ... With added 9ths and a laddering picking pattern, the flow of Purple Rain's chords lurched from uncertainty (Bb) into gnawing pain (Gm ...