Prince: The Artist Formerly Known As Successful
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, September 1998
He wriggled away From Warners and the quality control went West. He swopped Prince for Victor for Slave for O(+>) and the fans just couldn't keep up. He is the funky superstar who lost touch with reality and fell to earth with a thud. Now he's telling Phil Sutcliffe he's back, but do we believe him?
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