This anonymously credited 50 min DVD features interviews with Prince's former drummer, producer, manager, adviser, musician, and music critics, describing his rise to fame, intercut with occasional video footage and scenes from the film Purple Rain. However no songs are heard presumably to avoid copyright problems. The main opinion is that Prince is a "genius", and though we see plenty of pictures of the man, there are no words from him.
Points of interest are the RSO rejection letter when Prince was trying to get a record contract, describing him as "not a talent"; his first disastrous industry showcase; the Prince mythology, including the notion of his isolation depriving him of true greatness (he is referred to as the "Howard Hughes of the music industry"); how stardom has changed him; and his competition with Michael Jackson.
Points of interest are the RSO rejection letter when Prince was trying to get a record contract, describing him as "not a talent"; his first disastrous industry showcase; the Prince mythology, including the notion of his isolation depriving him of true greatness (he is referred to as the "Howard Hughes of the music industry"); how stardom has changed him; and his competition with Michael Jackson.
