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An emotional interview with Kim Berry, Prince’s hair stylist of twenty-nine years

Published on May 24, 2018March 8, 2019 in Arts/Behind The Scenes/Editor's Choice/Interviews/Prince by Breakaway Daily

Last month, Breakaway Daily joined people from around the world at Paisley Park in Minnesota as Celebration 2018 honored music legend Prince Rogers Nelson. The four day event marked Prince’s passing for the second year in a row, with the first being Celebration 2017. Since his untimely death on April 21, 2016, visiting Minnesota has become bittersweet.

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Prince Celebration 2018: Exclusive coverage from Paisley Park in Minnesota

Published on April 23, 2018August 23, 2018 in Arts/Behind The Scenes/Prince by Breakaway Daily

Fans, friends and family marked the second anniversary of Prince’s passing with a four-day celebration at Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Celebration 2018 honored the unique life and legacy of the prodigiously talented cultural icon Prince Rogers Nelson. In its second year, the four-day special event took place between April 19th and 22nd at Prince’s historic home and recording sanctuary outside Minneapolis at Paisley Park.

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A Private View: Exclusive Interview with Prince’s Personal Photographer Afshin Shahidi

Published on October 24, 2017March 25, 2019 in Arts/Books/Editor's Choice/Interviews/Prince by Breakaway Daily

Prince walks outside during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rehearsals. Photo by Afshin Shahidi.

Prince: A Private View takes you behind the lens on an intimate trip through the extraordinary life of the legendary musician through never-before-seen photos and personal recollections.

Iranian born photographer and filmmaker Afshin Shahidi first met Prince in 1993. After working as his cinematographer on numerous video projects he was invited to document his 2002 One Night Alone Tour, and would become Prince’s personal photographer for a decade.

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The symbolism behind Prince’s Love Symbol Album

Published on October 13, 2017November 19, 2017 in Prince by Elle

October 13th marked the 25th anniversary of Prince’s Love Symbol album. This 14th studio release from 1992 would mark the beginning of the most rebellious era in Prince’s musical career. By 1993 Prince’s growing frustration with Warner Brothers’ attempt to stifle his musical output would cause him to change his name to the unpronounceable male/female symbol hybrid on the album’s cover.

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What Time Is It? celebrates 35th anniversary

Published on August 27, 2017October 23, 2017 in Arts/Prince by Elle

What Time Is It? was the sophomore album by one of the greatest funk bands ever, The Time. During this time, Prince was unstoppable as a producer and songwriter. In between tours in 1981, Prince not wrote, recorded and produced The Time’s sophomore album What Time Is It and Vanity 6’s album, but also created his own masterpiece 1999.

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Prince Celebration 2017: Exclusive coverage from Paisley Park in Minnesota

Published on May 11, 2017February 2, 2019 in Arts/Editor's Choice/Prince by Breakaway Daily

Fans, friends and family marked the first anniversary of Prince’s passing with an epic four-day celebration at Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Two thousand Prince fans from around the world gathered April 20th to 23rd to enjoyed live performances, panel discussions, exclusive concert screenings and guided tours during Celebration 2017.

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Sometimes It Snows In April: 1 year ago 2day, Prince per4ormed what would be his final 2 concerts on earth at his Piano A Microphone Tour in Atlanta

Published on April 15, 2017April 3, 2019 in Prince by Breakaway Daily

This stunning never before seen photo of Prince and his new purple Yamaha piano was photographed on April 13th, 2016 at Paisley Park by Madison Dubè, backdrop by Martin Homent.

Prince would transcend exactly a week after performing two Piano And A Microphone shows at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

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Freedom sounds: 20 years ago today Prince releases the brilliant, bittersweet and empowering Emancipation album

Published on November 20, 2016October 23, 2017 in Prince by Breakaway Daily

On November 19th, 1996 Prince released his 19th full-length studio album that marked his courageous movement towards artistic freedom. Emancipation was the third album Prince released using his symbol instead of his name; the first two being the albums Love Symbol and Chaos & Disorder. Prince explained that he had changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol to emancipate himself from his contract with Warner Bros, feeling his own name now belonged to the company.

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