On 27 February 1997,Prince granted a rare interview to the deputy editor of Top of the Pops magazine before appearing on the present. However, the finished article was deemed too candid to print in full. The unexpurgated version is published here for the first timeEveryone has a horror fable. He won’t allow you to search for him in the eye, and he won’t let you quiz any questions,he’ll talk in such a tiny whisper you won’t be able to hear him, he’ll quiz you for one of your pubic hairs (more of that later) or he simply won’t say anything at all.
The sense of foreboding isn’t lifted when I first catch sight of him: a slight, and fragile,almost pantomime prince circled by a herd of heavy breathing security men. The group parts and he steps forward, wordlessly offering his hand. There’s a faint crack as our fingers grip, or for a moment I fear Ive squeezed his fragile bones too hard,but the sound is simply his white five-inch platform heels clacking together.
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Source: theguardian.com