52 Facts About Prince Rogers

1. Prince Rogers provided the tunes for the reception when the Star Wars creator tied the knot with his wife, Mellody Hobson, back in 2013.

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2. Prince Rogers joins Twitter and posts his first selfie: A timeline.

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3. Prince Rogers once sought legal action against Adobe Photoshop CS6 to prevent fans doctoring photos of him.

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4. Prince Rogers once paid a salon in Washington to close down, black out all the windows, and do his hair.

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5. Prince Rogers used to write fan mail to Joni Mitchell, who says she once spotted the singer aged 15 in the front row at one of her concerts.

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6. In 2012, Prince Rogers was ordered to pay a perfume company $4 million, after failing to promote one of their fragrances.

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7. Prince Rogers wrote more songs than The Beatles, with a back catalogue that expands to over 600 tracks.

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8. Prince Rogers says his cause is what helped fuel him to make it a cross.

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9. Prince Rogers got an early break as a musician when he was hired to open for the Rolling Stones at a concert in LA in 1981, but it didn't go well.

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10. In 2001, Prince Rogers married Manuela Testolini in a private ceremony.

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11. Prince Rogers was one of a small handful of musicians to deny "Weird Al" Yankovic permission to parody his music.

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12. Prince Rogers wrote "U" for Paula Abdul, appearing on her 1991 release Spellbound.

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13. Prince Rogers wore high-heeled shoes and boots both on—and off-stage.

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14. Prince Rogers shopped that evening at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis for Record Store Day and made a brief appearance at an impromptu dance party at his Paisley Park recording studio complex, stating that he was feeling fine.

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15. Prince Rogers was seen bicycling the next day in his hometown of Chanhassen.

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16. Prince Rogers held a tribute concert for Gray at his Paisley Park estate called "Dance Rally 4 Peace" in which he encouraged fans to wear the color gray in honor of Freddie Gray.

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17. In February 2014, Prince Rogers performed concerts with 3rdeyegirl in London titled the Hit and Run Tour.

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18. In January 2013, Prince Rogers released a lyric video for a new song called "Screwdriver".

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19. Prince Rogers headlined the Hop Farm Festival on July 3, 2011, marking his first UK show since 2007 and his first ever UK festival appearance.

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20. Prince Rogers was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame on December 7, 2010.

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21. Prince Rogers started the Welcome 2 Tour on December 15, 2010.

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22. On July 4, 2010, Prince Rogers began his 20Ten Tour, a concert tour in two legs with shows in Europe.

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23. In 2010, Prince Rogers was listed in Time's annual ranking of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".

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24. In January 2010, Prince Rogers wrote a new song, "Purple and Gold", inspired by his visit to a Minnesota Vikings football game against the Dallas Cowboys.

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25. Prince Rogers gave them a CD with four songs to premiere on their radio station.

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26. Prince Rogers cancelled a concert, planned at Dublin's Croke Park on June 16, 2008, at 10 days' notice.

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27. Prince Rogers performed weekly on Friday and Saturday nights until April 2007, when his contract with the Rio ended.

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28. In November 2006, Prince Rogers was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame; he appeared to collect his award but did not perform.

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29. Prince Rogers played 96 concerts; the average ticket price for a show was US$61.

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30. On February 8, 2004, Prince Rogers appeared at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards with Beyonce.

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31. In 2002, Prince Rogers released his first live album, One Nite Alone.

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32. Prince Rogers released Crystal Ball, a five-CD collection of unreleased material, in 1998.

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33. Prince Rogers began appearing with the word "slave" written on his face.

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34. In 1990, Prince Rogers went back on tour with a revamped band for his back-to-basics Nude Tour.

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35. Prince Rogers went back in the studio for eight weeks and recorded Lovesexy.

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36. Prince Rogers recruited new band members Miko Weaver on guitar, Atlanta Bliss on trumpet, and Eric Leeds on saxophone.

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37. In 1986, Prince Rogers began a series of live performances called the Hit n Run—Parade Tour.

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38. In 1985, Prince Rogers announced that he would discontinue live performances and music videos after the release of his next album.

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39. In late 1982, Prince Rogers released a double album, 1999, which sold over three million copies.

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40. In 1981, Prince Rogers formed a side project band called the Time.

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41. Prince Rogers played several dates in support of it, as the first of three opening acts for the Rolling Stones, on their US tour.

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42. In February 1981, Prince Rogers made his first appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing "Partyup".

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43. Prince Rogers was the opening act for Rick James' 1980 Fire It Up tour.

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44. Prince Rogers performed both these songs on January 26, 1980, on American Bandstand.

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45. In 1976, Prince Rogers created a demo tape with producer Chris Moon, in Moon's Minneapolis studio.

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46. Prince Rogers met Jimmy Jam in 1973 in junior high, and impressed Jimmy with his musical talent, early mastery of a wide range of instruments, and work ethic.

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47. Prince Rogers wrote his first song, "Funk Machine", on his father's piano when he was seven.

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48. Prince Rogers was not fond of his name and wanted people to instead call him Skipper, a name which stuck throughout his childhood.

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49. Prince Rogers was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

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50. Prince Rogers released 16 albums after that, including the platinum-selling Musicology.

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51. Prince Rogers released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with Arista Records in 1998.

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52. Prince Rogers released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991.

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