Many assume that a fierce rivalry with Michael Jackson kept His Royal Badness from participating in the star-studded charity single — but the truth is more complicated.

"I probably got to know Sign o' the Times better than any other Prince album ... The record spans big-band jazz (‘Tightrope’), dizzying electronic pop (‘Cold War’), cinematic psychedelia ...

keyboard player with Prince’s backing band The Revolution. This featured on Purple Rain, Around The World In A Day, Parade ...