Venerable music journalist and LA Times scribe Ann Powers caught up with the mysterious purple people eater and no subject was off the record.

It was 11 p.m. on the night before New Year’s Eve, and I was doing something I hadn’t expected would crown my 2008: sitting in Prince’s limousine as the legend lounged beside me, playing unreleased tracks on the stereo. ‘This is my car for Minneapolis,’ he said before excusing himself to let me judge a few songs in private. ‘It’s great for listening to music.’ He laughed. ‘I don’t do drugs or I’d give you a joint. That’s what this record is.’

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