Crystal Ball

We said goodbye when there was still so much left to say. We said goodbye in the most shocking, saddest of ways.

In 1988, Prince contributed "Good Love" to the soundtrack of "Bright Lights. Big City" starring Michael J. Fox.

Prince kicked off his 21st album by demanding that we all seek and speak "The Truth."

Prince's then-wife Mayte Garcia gave new life to Prince's 'Kamasutra' in 1997 when she used it as the second act of her premiere dance company production.

Recorded two years after 'Purple Rain' made him huge, "Movie Star" finds Prince mocking his own adjustment to fame.

Prince affects a Jamaican accent for “Ripopgodazippa," a track that was featured in the film 'Showgirls.'

Even a simple trip to the shopping plaza could inspire Prince to write a new song.

Warner Bros. was still looking for a worthy commercial successor to 1984's 'Purple Rain,' not a triple album of funky weirdness.

How an impromptu jam session between Prince and Morris Day turned into a fascinating, bizarre and funny 15-minute funk throwdown entitled "Cloreen Bacon Skin."

Prince's insistence on being treated fairly by the industry took the form of playful swipes at U2 and more serious songs like "Don't Play Me."