The Guardian: 2016

April 2016 (2)

• "Lenny Henry on Prince: 'I almost passed out. This was my hero talking to me' -- The actor and comedian remembers a rooftop meeting and how he couldn’t believe his luck when he found out Prince was playing guitar for an album he was singing on for Kate Bush"
  • in The Guardian
  • on 24 April 2016
  • about Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Kate Bush, Lenny Henry, Sometimes It Snows In April (song), The Red Shoes (album), Why Should I Love You? (song)
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• "The rearview mirror rehinged: how Prince's early years formed his legend -- Prince preferred not to talk about his past but vignettes of his past – from his father playing the piano in a strip club to his producer introducing him to the double entendre – undeniably shaped the innate talent that led to great success"
  • in The Guardian
  • on 23 April 2016
  • about 94 East, Andre Cymone, Chris Moon, Jimmy Jam, Kenny Rogers, Morris Day, Pepe Willie, performing rights, Piano and a Microphone (tour), Soft and Wet (song), Terry Lewis
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