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Prince: The Second Coming

Nick Kent, The Face, September 1988

If eighties pop was a cultural void, then Prince tried his hardest to fill it. Crossing barriers of race, gender and genre to capture the signs of the times, Prince's potent blend of sex and spirituality almost justified the Minneapolis Mozart's great ego. But there are dangers when man starts confusing himself with his maker

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