The Invention And Reinvention, And Re-Reinvention, Of Prince (By The Artist Himself)

The man knew how to create a look, a sound, a … well, everything: “With each album he released, Prince transformed his visual identity. The pompadoured rock god of Purple Rain, for example, was followed by the beatific flower child of Around the World in a Day and the louche sensualist of Parade. Each record carefully maintained its own distinctive color scheme, most obviously with Purple Rain, but also with the peach-and-black palette of Sign o’ the Times and the black, white and red of Lovesexy.”