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52 PURPLE RAIN: THE ORAL HISTORY It was the movie, album, and tour that transformed a diminutive Midwest funk rocker into a frilly-shirted musical giant. On the 25th anniversary of Prince’s masterwork, here’s the complete story straight from the musicians, filmmakers, and other insiders. PLUS Purple Rain by the numbers and SPIN’s special tribute album.
64 REGINA SPEKTOR From Russia with loveliness: how the ivory-tinkling, Strokes-befriending, Jurassic Park–hating immigrant songstress made her delightful new album with help from a Traveling Wilbury.
him fame sent him plummeting into a drug-addled abyss. Can the most outrageous jackass balance newfound sobriety with an addiction to the spotlight? And who wants to watch? PLUS Steve-O’s sickest vids.
70 STEVE-O He’s made a career out of getting wild and crazy for the camera, but the same instincts that brought
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