The millennium brings "Prince" back to us :) Yay!
Let's hope he'll bring back his trademark sound too.
Gen
http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2000/05/16/prince/index.html
Prince reclaims his name
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By LARRY McSHANE
Associated Press
May 16, 2000 | NEW YORK -- Forget the symbol, erase the acronym. The artist
formerly known as Prince announced Tuesday that he will be, now and
forever, known again as Prince.
"On Dec. 31, 1999, my publishing contract with Warner-Chappell expired,
thus emancipating the name I was given before birth -- Prince -- from all
long-term restrictive documents," the freshly-minted Prince told a crowded
news conference.
"I will now go back to using my name instead of the symbol I adopted to
free myself from all undesirable relationships."
That was easy, huh?
Prince's re-renaming kicked off a quirky, hour-long news conference where
the Minneapolis rocker -- whose real name is Prince Rogers Nelson -- made
an assortment of announcements -- including a weeklong party in his
hometown dubbed "Prince: A Celebration."
As part of the event, his Paisley Park recording studio will be opened for
tours June 7-13, with a special Prince concert set for June 13 at Northrup
Auditorium. A new Prince song, "Cybersingle," will also be available on his
Web site, as will be a modified version of his last album, titled "Rave Un2
the Joy Fantastic.'
The return to the Prince name ends a seven-year battle between the
performer and Warner Bros. Records, which had Prince under contract through
the end of last year.
Prince, charging that Warner Bros. exercised too much control over his
music, switched his name to a symbol in 1993. With the contract now over,
Prince said he's confident there are no new names in his future.
"Will I be changing my name ever again?" the 41-year-old diminutive rocker
mused. "No, I won't have to, because I won't be under any restrictive
long-term contract again."
When a reporter addressed him as Prince, he interrupted: "Hi, Prince. That
sounds great. I haven't heard that in a while."
© 2000 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained
in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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