The Revolution first heard Purple Rain at the Minnesota warehouse where ... and we got the crowd to sing it, that was mind-blowing. Plus I was having this emotional reaction to the beauty of ...

“Purple Rain” won an Oscar (for best original song score), led to four ... Foo Fighters (”Darling Nikki”); Incubus and the “Sing 2″ cast (”Let’s Go Crazy”).

Originally released in 1984, Purple Rain starred Prince as the Kid, an up-and-coming rock star from Minnesota. As successful and famous as the film remains its soundtrack is even bigger ...

One of the highlights of the auction is a white ruffled shirt worn by Prince during his 1985 American Music Awards performance of the song “Purple Rain.” The auction traces Prince’s ...

Lileana Blain-Cruz will direct it. The book is based on the original screenplay of Purple Rain, written by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn. The announcement comes ahead of the “Purple Rain ...