Prince: Slave To The Rhythm
Pete Paphides, Time Out, 15 March 1995
Prince has always been a bit weird, but lately he seems to have lost it completely. He's changed his name to 0+>, declared war on his record company and scrawled "SLAVE" on his cheek. Granted a rare royal audience, Peter Paphides asks: what the *@,! is he playing at?
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