I think Purple Rain is the most avant-garde purple thing I’ve ever done. Just look at “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy.” Most black artists won’t try a groove like that. If more would, we’d have more colorful radio stations. In the sixties, when everybody tried to be different, you had War and Santana, and Hendrix, and Sly, and James, and they were all uniquely different. Now, everyone just jumps on what they think are the hottest sounds….Sometimes
