Prince

Country star was in the middle of a divorce from producer Mutt Lange when she got a call asking her to record a Fleetwood Mac-like LP at Paisley Park.

British artist was forced to take a new direction and ended up with something he "liked better."

You may recognize Vincent Furnier, Frank Ferrana and others by more popular names.

Pat Smear failed 1985 audition but was called back for one reason.

Band was given strict rules ... and broke them all.

Led Zeppelin singer and the Purple One exchanged warms words - although late legend was less taken with Jimmy Page.

Guitar great encored with late legend's classic at London's Royal Albert Hall.

For Gene Simmons, not all music legend deaths are the same.

Paul McCartney brought his One on One Tour to Minneapolis last night, and adjusted his set list to honor Prince with a performance of "Let's Go Crazy."

We look at Prince's life and career through photographs of every one of his years in the public eye.