Prince wore the costume while portraying “The Kid” in his 1984 musical film Purple Rain. The story follows a star’s rise to fame set to songs from the album of the same name. Some of the most ...

The late, great Prince was releasing albums starting with 1978’s For You. But it was 1984’s film and soundtrack to Purple Rain that catapulted him into true pop icon status.

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Bonhams will auction off the shirt, with bids starting at $60,000 (about R1,1 million).

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PLAYBACK: Everyone remembers the Irish singer’s mesmerising video for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’. Few know that Prince was the ...

Prince’s "Purple Rain" debuted that year ... In July 2015, James made his movie debut in "Trainwreck" starring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader. James plays himself and received praise for his ...

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Prince’s Purple Rain was all the rage at the time ... Funnily enough, I’d also covered movies Simon’s father, the sound recordist John Hayes, worked on but, obviously, didn’t make the connection until ...