Prince collection

Cloud guitar slung over the shoulder, high heels and purple suits: Prince redefined what a musician could allow himself under the spotlights! Born in Minneapolis in 1958, Prince Rogers Nelson played nearly every instrument on an album by himself, as on For You in 1978, before taking his songs to the stage with The Revolution. In his hands, funk, pop, rock and soul form a single language, cheeky and sensual: Purple Rain, both album and film in 1984, propelled him to the top, while When Doves Cry, Kiss and Sign o' the Times became instant classics. Holed up at Paisley Park, his complex in Chanhassen, he pushed independence so far that in 1993 he traded his name for an unpronounceable symbol, becoming The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. His 2007 Super Bowl performance, in pouring rain, remains an absolute tour de force. He passed away in 2016, but he still reigns over POP figures and t-shirts where purple remains the only possible color.