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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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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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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7. Prince Rogers wrote more songs than The Beatles, with a back catalogue that expands to over 600 tracks.
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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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12. Prince Rogers wrote "U" for Paula Abdul, appearing on her 1991 release Spellbound.
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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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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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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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30. On February 8, 2004, Prince Rogers appeared at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards with Beyonce.
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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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