Publication: New York Newsday [US]
Date: August 5, 1991
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Title: "Inside New York"
Written By: Anthony Scaduto, Doug Vaughan and Linda Stasi. Edited by Linda Stasi

A Princely Story

As far as REM's Michael Stipe is concerned, Spin staffer Scott Poulson-Bryant scored a major coup during his recent visit to Prince's Paisley Park Studios. Seems the writer was out in Minneapolis to do a story on Prince's band, New Power Generation, when Prince, who has a strict "no interview" policy, invited him into band rehearsals, then gave him a personal preview of his upcoming " Diamonds and Pearls" LP. Stipe, who mixed REM's "Out of Time" record at Paisley Park, could hardly contain his surprise when he ran into Poulson-Bryant at LaGuardia. "I was out there for a month, and I never even got to meet him," Stipe said. The results of the writer's audience with the Purple One will be in September Spin.