Anil DashIt's good to see @pluralistic walking Sam Seder and the Majority Report audience through the social, economic and political context of Prince's decision to change his name in the 90s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwVtZsnF_iE
Back in 1996, I archived Prince's own first-person narrative of why he changed his name, which he briefly published on his website and then quickly pulled down. After his passing, I brought it back online for the first time in two decades.The long-lost "Message from The Artist": https://medium.com/@anildash/message-from-the-artist-c611535da21c
"I was beyond frustrated with my lack of control over my career and music."
Kenny Park