Purple Rain

Journey fan Prince had sought band’s approval before releasing his signature track.

Emmy winner also created ‘Starsky & Hutch’ and worked on ‘Bonanza’ and ‘Fame’.

"'Purple Rain' contains the DNA of everything I needed to understand about music," rapper-producer reflects in new tribute piece.

Maroon 5 singer told Howard Stern that he pressed a mutual friend for Prince's opinion.

For a brief moment, Oscar gold was turned to purple.

As the 'Purple Rain' tour wound down, Prince was thinking about his next project.