Peace and may you always be laughing in the purple rain.

I think his handling of a terrible contract was excellent, at least from an artist's standpoint. He had zero ownership in his own music and wasn't going to be able to write songs as "Prince" anytime soon.

Excellent, Alanna! I love to hear that.

You are welcome! His songwriting was absolutely brilliant. I'd say Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, and Let's Go Crazy are probably three of his most popular.

I love that story. Thank you for sharing it.

Huge Prince fan! 80s girl, through and through.

While he seemed eccentric on the surface, when listening to him in interviews, you could see how much business sense he really had. I know he had problems, and I'm not putting him on a pedestal, but he was brilliant as a singer and songwriter.

I remember one interview when he talked about how he took control over his career.

I'd say "Learn from the best" is my favorite one to choose.

denise

She died at 39 of complications of lupus. Her mother was her caretaker. I've read she went to Mass every day, and then went home to write.