The music world has been stunned by the shock news of Prince’s sudden death aged 57 at his home recording studio.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> His early work struggled to capture the “Prince sound”, but this was an instant classic, that spanky bassline oozing sex. “Controversy” was his first hit<br /><br /> It cuts short a prolific music career that started with him as a teenager somehow talking his way into a record contract with Warners where, as an unknown, he was unprecedentedly given total control. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> By “1999” he was already starting to explore psychedelics and the double album showed he was keen to plug into a white audience via pop-rock influences, very clear on hit single “Little Red Corvette”<br /><br /> “Kiss” was just one of several planetary hits in the 80s and 90s which established him as an artist everyone wanted to hear, and play with. The self-announced musical genius could play anything, could compose, and drive a recording studio as well. He produced movies, generously supported other artists with songs,
