Prince appeared on a December 10, 1999 episode of CNN's Larry King Live and talked about his career, his new album and why he changed his name.

Prince Rogers Nelson: ‘Every song was either a prayer or foreplay’
By Lisa Respers France and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN

Prince Rogers Nelson’s music transcended genres and generations. There were songs you could sing every word to, ditties that drove you to dance and ballads so poignant in their descriptions of love and life that anyone could relate.

Simply put, not that anything with the mercurial musician was simple, Prince had more hits than most musicians have songs in their catalogs.

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