Nick DeRiso is UCR's assistant managing editor, and author of 'Journey: Worlds Apart.' He has been named columnist of the year five times by the Associated Press, Louisiana Press Association, and Louisiana Sports Writers Association, and previously oversaw a daily newspaper section that was named Top 10 in the nation by the AP.
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Prince Predicts His Own Bright Future in ‘Baby, I’m a Star': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Prince's 'Baby I'm a Star' appeared on 1984's 'Purple Rain,' but actually dates back to a period when he was still trying to break through.
Prince’s ‘Condition of the Heart’ Questions It All – Even Love: 365 Prince Songs in the Year
"Condition of the Heart" spoke with emotion and specificity to Prince's need to be seen as he was, not as we'd like to see him.
Pressed For Space, Prince Takes a Scalpel to the Epic ‘Computer Blue': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Prince refused to be limited to any one musical style. What did confine him, however, was the length of the music distribution model of the time.
Prince’s ‘Dinner With Delores’ Takes a Swipe at His Label (Or Madonna?): 365 Prince Songs in a Year
“Dinner With Delores,” the lead single from Prince's 'Chaos and Disorder,' arrived at a career nexus.
Prince Offers an A Cappella Hello on ‘For You': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Prince's career-opening title track on 1978's 'For You' invited fans to join what would become a lengthy musical journey.
Prince Admits Deep Worries About ‘The Future’ – Both His and Ours: 365 Days of Prince Songs
This funny thing happened on the way to a pile of movie tie-in cash.
Prince’s Sweetly Romantic ‘Raspberry Beret’ Defies Expectations: 365 Prince Songs in a Year
It seemed as if Prince was purposefully distancing himself from the outsized successes of 'Purple Rain.'
Prince Confronts the Jimi Hendrix Comparisons on ‘Purple House': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Was Prince the heir to Jimi Hendrix? He was known to bristle at the analogy.
‘Mountains’ Becomes a Last Hurrah for the Revolution: 365 Prince Songs in a Year
The Revolution's glory years with Prince – begun just three years earlier at an Aug. 3, 1983 show at First Avenue in Minneapolis – hadn't lasted long.
Prince Helps Launch Sheila E.’s Career With ‘Glamorous Life': 365 Prince Songs in a Year
Sheila E.'s 'The Glamorous Life' might have seemed like another in the line of star vehicles for Prince's latest flame. Instead, it was the beginning of a deeply rewarding collaboration.