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1983

Publication: Rolling Stone [US]
Date: April 28, 1983
Title: "Prince: The Secret Life of America's Sexiest One-man Band"
Summary: "Good evening, this is your pilot, Prince, speaking" comes out of the loudspeakers, all softness and breath, full of welcome. It's a flight you may not have taken before. Brace yourself, he ought to say. This is "International Lover," something the globe-conquering Prince claims to be, and this is his live act, which takes place on a grand, two-tiered stage hung with gigantic Venetian blinds.

Publication: Right On! [US]
Date: Winter 1983
Title: "Prince Builds His Kingdom"
Summary: As the mystery in Minneapolis grows wider, more and more wonder who's really doing what to earn those gold records which are accumulating among Prince's entourage.