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“HOW D’YOU LIKE MY CRIB?”

PRINCE was the most contradictory rock star who ever lived. Take anything you ever heard about him and it usually turns out the opposite was also true. An intensely private man, he allowed fans greater access than any other musician. He feigned complete indifference to critics’ opinions, yet his managers told me he’d study every last word of his reviews.

When I decided to write a book about him, it seemed worth reaching out to gauge Prince’s response. Expecting a cease-and-desist, or at the very least a cold silence, I was surprised when instead I received an invitation to a party to be held on May 5, 2006 at his 10-bedroom, 18,000 square foot

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