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Prince: A Dirty Mind Comes Clean

Andy Schwartz, New York Rocker, June 1981

WHO IS THE REAL Prince, anyway? The flashy, high-energy black pop star with the Stratocaster wearing Iggy Pop's underwear? Or the pleasant, soft-spoken fellow who slumps in this hotel room armchair, in a wrinkled raincoat and a "Rude Boy" button?

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