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Interviews


This is a comprehensive list of all interviews Prince gave throughout his career.
The list below is divided by interviews that appeared in print publications and interviews for radio and or television stations.

Interviews in print


Date Publication Author Country Remark
13 Feb. 1976 Central High Pioneer Lisa Crawford   USA
8 Apr. 1977 Minnesota Daily Lisa Hendrickson   USA
30 Apr. 1978 Minneapolis Tribune Tim Carr   USA
May/June 1978 Insider Jeff Schneider   USA
5 Jan. 1979 The Minneapolis Star Jon Bream   USA
19 Jan. 1979 Twin Cities Reader Martin Keller   USA
Dec. 1979 Right On! Cynthia Horner   USA
12 Dec. 1979 Cash Box n/a   USA
Jan. 1980 Right On! Cynthia Horner   USA
8 Feb. 1980 The Minneapolis Star Jon Bream   USA
24 Feb. 1980 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Roger Kaye   USA
Mar. 1980 Soul Teen J. Randy Taraborrelli   USA
Apr. 1980 Black Stars Lisa Collins   USA
18 Apr. 1980 Memphis Star ?   USA
19 Dec. 1980 Detroit Free Press Kim McAuliffe   USA
21 Dec. 1980 Los Angeles Times Dennis Hunt   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 21 Dec 1980; The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) 26 Dec.’80; The Greenville News (Greenville, SC) 26 Dec.’80; The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL), 26 Dec.’80; St. Paul Dispatch (St. Paul, MN) 15 Jan.’81; San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle (San Francisco, CA) 21 Jan.’81; Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MI) 4 Jan.’81 and possibly other papers as well.
10 Jan. 1981 Kingsport Times-News Mark Schwed - UPI   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL), 10 Jan.’81; St. Lucie News Tribune (Fort Pierce, FL), 11 Jan.’81; The Chapel Hill News (Chapel Hill, NC), 1 Feb 1981
24 Jan. 1981 Record World Nelson George   USA
Feb. 1981 Calumet City Night Rock News Dave Cuba   USA
5 Feb. 1981 Saint Paul Recorder -   USA
19 Feb. 1981 Rolling Stone (#337) Bill Adler   USA
24 Feb. 1981 Blues & Soul John Abbey   UK
25 Feb. 1981 Aquarian Night Owl - supplement Gene Kalbacher   USA
12 Mar. 1981 Detroit News ?   USA issue 3 356, actual date on cover is February 25 - March 4
26 Mar. 1981 Denver Post ?   USA ?
27 Mar. 1981 Los Angeles Herald Examiner Dennis Wilen   USA
? 1981 Actuel
[in French]
?   France interview?
? 1981 Long Island News Day ?   USA interview?
? 1981 RAM ?   Australia interview?
? 1981 Ciao 2001
[in Italian]
?   Italy interview?
? 1981 Black Collegian ?   USA ?
2 Apr. 1981 The Real Paper Larry Katz   USA
26 Apr. 1981 Newsday John Morthland   USA
21 May 1981 Atlanta Daily World ?   USA ?
Jun. 1981 New York Rocker Andy Schwartz   USA
Jun. 1981 Rock & Soul Ed Ochs   USA
6 Jun. 1981 Melody Maker Steve Sutherland   UK
6 Jun. 1981 New Musical Express (NME) Chris Salewicz   UK
6 Jun. 1981 Sounds Tony Mitchell   UK
Jul. 1981 Black Stars Bob Lucas   USA
1 Jul. 1981 OOR
[in Dutch]
Roberto Palombit   The Netherlands
21 Nov. 1981 Het Vrije Volk
[in Dutch]
Louis Du Moulin   The Netherlands Interview took place more than 6 months before publication
21 Nov. 1982 Los Angeles Times Robert Hilburn   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: The Flint Journal (Flint, MI) 25 Nov.’82; The Saginaw News (Saginaw, MI) 4 Dec. ’82; The News Journal (Wilmington, DE) 5 Dec.’82; Sunday-The Daily News (Lebanon, PA) 6 Feb. ’83; The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA) 27 Mar. ’83; The Sun (Biloxi, MI) 30 Apr. ’83; Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ), 19 Jun.’83 and possibly other publications
Sep. 1983 Musician Barbara Graustark   USA interview took place more than 6 months before publication
16 Jul. 1985 Disco Norway Ray Bonici   Norway part 1 of 3. Interview took place more than 6 months before publication
6 Aug. 1985 Disco Norway Ray Bonici   Norway part 2 of 3. Interview took place more than 6 months before publication
20 Aug. 1985? Disco Norway Ray Bonici   Norway part 3 of 3. Interview took place more than 6 months before publication
12 Sep. 1985 Rolling Stone (#456) Neal Karlen   USA Syndicated. A version of this also appeared in: Philadelphia Daily News, (Philadelphia, PA, 26 Aug. ’85; Red Deer Advocate (Red Deer, AL, Canada), 31 Aug. ’85; The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON, Canada) , 31 Aug. ’85; The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA), 5 Sep. ’85; The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON, Canada) 13 Sep. ’85; OOR (The Netherlands, [in Dutch]), 24 Sep.’85
Jul. 1986 Ebony Lynn Normant   USA interview took place more than 6 months before publication
Aug. 1986 Rock & Soul Michael Shore   USA Based on MTV interview, not a personal conversation
18 Oct. 1990 Rolling Stone (#589) Neal Karlen   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: VOX (UK), Oct.’90; The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA), 7 Oct.’90; St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO), 7 Oct.’90; Elsevier (The Netherlands), 13 Oct.’90 [in Dutch]); The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL), 14 Oct.’90; OOR (The Netherlands), 20 Oct.’90 [in Dutch]; ?? Oct.’90; Hitkrant (The Netherlands), 20 Oct.’90 [in Dutch];The Leader-Post (Regina, SK, Canada), 20 Oct.’90; The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL), 25 Oct. ’90; The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA), 7 Nov.’90; El Paso Times (El Paso, TX), 18 Nov.’90
24 Aug. 1991 The Sunday Times Robert Sandall   UK
Sep. 1991 Spin Scott Paulson-Bryant   USA Aslo appeared in Soundi (Finland, [in Finish]), Sep.’91
11 Sep. 1991 USA Today Edna Gundersen   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, SD), 12 Sep.’91; Wausau Daily Herald (Wausau, WI), 12 Sep.’91; Statesman Journal (Salem, OR), 15 Sep.’91; Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 15 Sep.’91; The Journal News (White Plains, NY), 17 Sep.’91 and various other publications
Oct. 1991 Sky Magazine Simon Mills   UK
Nov. 1991 Details Chris Heath   USA Versions of this also appeared in The Face (UK, Dec.’91; Crossbeat (Japan), Feb.’92 [in Japanese] and The Daily Telegraph (UK, 10 Jun.’92
Jan. 1992 Black Beat Steve Ivory   USA
20 Jun. 1992 New Musical Express (NME) Betty Page   UK
Jul. 1994 Max
[in German]
Uwe Killing   Germany Also appeared in Max (France, Jul ’94 [in French]
Jul. 1994 Q (#94) Adrian Deevoy   UK A version of this also appeared in Rock De Primera (Uruguay) 24 August ’94 [in Spanish]
Aug. 1994 Vibe Alan Light   USA
23 Oct. 1994 El País Semanal
[in Spanish]
Rosa Montero   Spain
11 Nov. 1994 Guitar World Alan Di Perna   USA
2 Mar. 1995 The Evening Standard Max Bell   UK
2 Mar. 1995 The Sun Andy Coulson   UK
3 Mar. 1995 The Guardian Dan Glaister   UK A version of this also appeared in: The Age (Melbourne, Vic, Australia), 22 Apr. ’95
7 Mar. 1995 The Voice Leone Ross   UK
11 Mar. 1995 New Musical Express (NME) Andy Richardson   UK
11 Mar. 1995 Echoes Adam Mattera   UK A version of this also appeared in Keyboards Magazine (France), Sep. ’95 [in French]
15 Mar. 1995 Time Out Peter Paphides   UK actual date on cover is 15-22 Mar. 1995
29 Mar. 1995 Smash Hits Mark Sutherland   UK
May 1995 Q (#104) David Cavanagh   UK
May/Jun. 1995 VOX Steve Malins   UK
Jun. 1995 Esquire Gentleman Julie Baumgold   USA
Nov. 1995 Esquire Julie Baumgold   UK
15 Feb. 1996 Honolulu Advertiser (Island Life) Wayne Harada   USA Via fax
6 Jul. 1996 London Times David Sinclair   UK
14 Jul. 1996 The Los Angeles Times Elysa Gardner   USA
23 Sep. 1996 Forbes Joshua Levine   USA
16 Oct. 1996 Minneapolis Star Tribune Jon Bream   USA Based on conversation during listening session, not one-on-one conversation
17 Oct. 1996 Rolling Stone (#745) Anthony DeCurtis   USA
Nov. 1996 Jazz Thing
[in German]
Götz Bühler   Germany
2 Nov. 1996 Shukan Asahi
[in Japanese]
Shannon Higgins   Japan
12 Nov. 1996 USA Today Edna Gundersen   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: USA Today - International edition, 13 Nov.’96 and in The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, WA), 12 Nov.’96; The Olympian (Olympia, WA), 13 Nov.’96; The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA), 14 Nov.’96; Tucson Citizen (Tucson, AZ), 14 Nov.’96; St. Cloud Times (Saint Cloud, MN), 14 Nov.’96; Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK), 14 Nov.’96; The Daily Journal (Vineland, NJ) 16 Nov.’96; The Tennessean (Nashville, TN), 16 Nov.’96; The Journal News (White Plains, NY), 17 Nov.’96; The Idaho Statesman (Boise, IO), 19 Nov.’96; Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, NV), 24 Nov.’96; Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN), 27 Nov.’96 and various other publications
14 Nov. 1996 Minneapolis Star Tribune Jon Bream   USA
14 Nov. 1996 St. Paul Pioneer Press Jim Walsh   USA Based on conversation during listening session, not one-on-one conversation
14 Nov. 1996 The Sun Sean Hoare   UK
16 Nov. 1996 OOR
[in Dutch]
Martin Pearson   The Netherlands Also appeared in Focus (Germany, [in German]), 18 Nov.’96; Wiener! (Austria, [in German]), Dec. 1996; OK! (UK) 22 Dec.’96
16 Nov. 1996 Rock & Folk (#353)
[in French]
Eric Dahan   France
16 Nov. 1996 La Presse
[in French]
Alain Brunet   Canada
17 Nov. 1996 The New York Times Jon Pareles   USA A version of this interview also appeared in The Observer (UK) 17 Nov. ’96
17 Nov. 1996 St. Paul Pioneer Press Jim Walsh   USA
18 Nov. 1996 St. Paul Pioneer Press Jim Walsh   USA
18 Nov. 1996 Der Spiegel
[in German]
Thomas Huetlin   Germany Based on press conference, not one-on-one conversation
20 Nov. 1996 Hamilton Spectator Nick Krewen   Canada Also appeared in the Windsor Star (Windsor, ON Canada), 20 Nov.’96 and the Calgary Herald (Calgary, AL Canada), 24 Nov.’96)
21 Nov. 1996 Stern
[in German]
Jürgen Schaefer   Germany
25 Nov. 1996 Time Christopher John Farley & David E. Thigpen   USA
26 Nov. 1996 Humo
[in Dutch]
Serge Simonart   Belgium A version of this interview also appeared in Guitares et Claviers (France) Jan. ’97 [in French]
28 Nov. 1996 Rolling Stone (#748) Anthony DeCurtis   USA Also appeared in Rolling Stone Deutschland (Germany) [in German]), Jan.’97
28 Nov. 1996 Tip Berlin Magazine
[in German]
Georg Stamelos   Germany Also appeared in Ultimo (Italy), 2 Dec.’96 [in Italian]; Cocktail (Germany, [in German]), 20 Dec.’96; Max (Germany, [in German]), Jan.’97; WOM Journal (Germany, [in German]), Jan.’97
30 Nov. 1996 RTE Guide Alan Corr   Ireland Based on press conference, not one-on-one conversation
30 Nov. 1996 TV Week Molly Meldrum   Australia
Dec. 1996 MSN Music Central Edna Gundersen   USA same author/interview as USA Today (12 November 1996), but completely different text and quotes
Dec. 1996 538 Newz
[in Dutch]
Niels Hoogland   The Netherlands Based on press conference, not one-on-one conversation
Dec. 1996 Hello Solange Plamondon   Canada
Dec. 1996 News
[in German]
Thomas Zeidler   Austria Based on press conference, not one-on-one conversation
Dec. 1996 Rockin’ On
[in Japanese]
Mr. Takami   Japan
Dec. 1996 Saturn Aktuell
[in German]
Holger Erdmann   Germany Based on press conference, not one-on-one conversation
1 Dec. 1996 Bild am Sonntag
[in German]
Christoph Körfer   Germany
14 Dec. 1996 New Musical Express (NME) Sylvia Patterson   UK
15 Dec. 1996 El País Semanal
[in Spanish]
Bruno Galindo   Spain
16 Dec. 1996 Jam! John Sakamoto   online
16 Dec. 1996 Canadian Press Betsy Powell   online Syndicated. Also appeared in The Sault Star (Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada), 17 Dec.’96; The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, BC, Canada), 17 Dec.’96; Fort McMurray Today (Fort McMurray, AB, Canada), 18 Dec.’96; Niagara Falls Review (Niagara Falls, ON, Canada), 18 Dec.’96; The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON, Canada), 19 Dec.’96; Times Colonist (Victoria, BC, Canada), 24 Dec.’96
17 Dec. 1996 Toronto Star Peter Goddard   Canada
17 Dec. 1996 The Toronto Sun Jane Stevenson   Canada
18 Dec. 1996 The Globe and Mail Elizabeth Renzetti   Canada
18 Dec. 1996 The Gazette Mark LePage   Canada
22 Dec. 1996 The Sunday Times Magazine Liz Jones   UK
22-28 Dec. 1996 Sorrisi E Canzoni TV
[in Italian]
Michael Mountain   Italy
Jan. 1997 Audio Live!
[in German]
Christiane Rebmann   Germany A version of this also appeared in: form in Musikexpress (Germany, [in German]), Jan.’97; Sounds Magazin (Germany, [in German]), Jan.’97
Jan. 1997 Ebony Lynn Norment   USA
Jan. 1997 Playboy
[in German]
Holger Erdmann   Germany Based on press conference, not one-on-one conversation
Jan. 1997 Pop
[in Swedish]
Andres Lokko   Sweden
Jan. 1997 Rockin’ On
[in Japanese]
?   Japan
Feb. 1997 Mojo Serge Simonart   UK Abridged version in English of interview that originally appeard in Humo [in Dutch] and Guitares et Claviers [in French]
Feb. 1997 Krisworld (Singapore Airlines) Thomas Zeidler   Singapore Based on press conference, not one-on-one conversation, also uses quote from The Today Show and USA Today interviews
13 Feb. 1997 The Maui News Jon Woodhouse   USA
Feb./Mar. 1997 Access Magazine Cindy Waxer   Canada
Feb./Mar. 1997 Jazz Thing
[in German]
Götz Bühler & Georg Boskamp   Germany
Mar. 1997 The Face Ekow Eshun   UK
Mar. 1997 Minnesota Monthly Martin Keller   USA See also: Live Magazine, Jul.’97
Apr. 1997 Modern Woman Leslee Mason   Canada
Apr. 1997 Musician Robert L. Doerschuk   USA
May 1997 Harper’s Bazaar Eve MacSweeney   USA
May 1997 Interview Spike Lee   USA
May 1997 Top Of The Pops Susie Boone   UK
19 May 1997 Jet not attributed   USA Based on press conference, not one-on-one conversation
3 Jun. 1997 Minneapolis Star Tribune Cheryl 'C.J.' Johnson   USA
Jun. 1997 MuchMusic not attributed   online Via fax
Jul. 1997 Live Magazine Martin Keller   USA See aslo Minnesota Monthl, Mar.97
21 Jul. 1997 AOL Live AOL members   online
25 Jul. 1997 New York Post not attributed   USA quotes from 22 July press conference
30 Jul. 1997 CNN Mark Scheerer   online
31 Jul. 1997 CNN Mark Scheerer   online
Aug. 1997 MTV various   online 22 July press conference via MTV website
1 Aug. 1997 The Atlanta Constitution Sonia Murray   USA Via fax. Syndicated. A version of this also appeared in: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), 10 Aug.’97; The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO), 11 Aug.’97; The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL), 11 Aug.’97
8 Aug. 1997 The Dallas Morning News Thor Christensen   USA Via fax, Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: Calgary Herald (Calgary, AB, Canada), 10 Aug.’97; The Times (Shreveport, LA), 11 Aug.’97; The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), 12 Aug.’97; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), 12 Aug.’97; The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA), 12 Aug.’97; South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), 15 Aug.’97 and possible other publications
15 Aug. 1997 Miami Herald Howard Cohen   USA Via fax. Syndicated. Versions of this a.o. also appeared in: The Day (New London, CT), 16 Aug.’97; The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY), 17 Aug.’97; Daily Record (Morristown, NJ), 19 Aug.’97; Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), 21 Aug.’97; Centre Daily Times (State College, PA), 22 Aug.’97; The Province (Vancouver, BC, Canada), 25 Sep.’97
22 Aug. 1997 Nashville Banner Michael Gray   USA Via fax
22 Aug. 1997 The Tennessean Rick de Yampert   USA Via fax
23 Aug. 1997 Memphis Commercial-Appeal Bill Ellis   USA Via fax
11 Sep. 1997 USA Today Edna Gundersen   USA Via e-mail. Syndicated. Versions of this a.o. also appeared in: News-Press (Fort Myers, FL), 12 Sep.’97; St. Cloud Times (Saint Cloud, MN), 12 Sep.’97; The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA), 12 Sep.’97; Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa City, IA), 15 Sep.’97; Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA), 20 Sep.’97; Lansing State Journal (Lansing, MI), 25 Dec.’97
16 Sep. 1997 Newark Star-Ledger Claudia Perry   USA Via fax
20 Sep. 1997 Baltimore Sun J.D. Considine   USA Via fax & e-mail, also appeared in The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT), 25 Sep.’97; The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) 25 Sep.’97; St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO), 29 Sep.’97)
20 Sep. 1997 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP) Tony Norman   USA Via fax
25 Sep. 1997 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Roberta Penn   USA Via e-email. Syndicated. A versions of this also appeared in: The Anniston Star (Anniston, Alabama), 27 Sep.’97 and (likely) other publications.
25 Sep. 1997 Seattle Times not attributed   USA Via fax
26 Sep. 1997 The Vancouver Sun Katherine Monk   Canada Via fax
26 Sep. 1997 The Portland Oregonian not attributed   USA Via fax
28 Sep. 1997 Sacramento Bee J. Freedom du Lac   USA Via fax
Oct. 1997 Vegetarian Times Catherine Censor Shemo   USA
Oct. 1997 Yahoo! Internet Life Ben Greenman   USA Via e-mail
3 Oct. 1997 The Salt Lake Tribune Lori Buttars   USA Via fax & e-mail
4 Oct. 1997 Denver Post G. Brown   USA Via fax
7 Oct. 1997 San Francisco Chronicle Joel Selvine   USA Via fax
24 Oct. 1997 Las Vegas Sun Lisa Ferguson   USA Via fax
24 Oct. 1997 Albuquerque Journal Wendy Schwingendorf   USA Via fax
17 Nov. 1997 Love4OneAnother.com not attributed   online
9 Dec. 1997 St. Paul Pioneer Press Jim Walsh   USA Via fax
12 Dec. 1997 St. Paul Pioneer Press Jim Walsh   USA Via fax
26 Dec. 1997 The Gazette Gazette staff reports   USA Via fax
30 Jun. 1998 Nando.net Franklin Paul   online
3 Jul. 1998 The Guardian Dan Glaister   UK Version of this also appeared in: The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW, Australia), 12 Jul.’98; The Irish Times 19 Sep.’98 (Ireland)
3 Jul. 1998 Philadelphia Daily News Tonya Pendleton   USA Syndicated. Versions of this interview also appeared in: The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA), 15 Jul.’98; The La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI), 16 Jul.’98; York Daily Record (York, PA), 16 Jul.’98; The Monitor (McAllen, TX),17 Jul.’98; Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, AL, Canada), 19 Jul.’98; The Record (Hackensack, NJ), 21 Jul.’98; The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY), 26 Jul.’98; Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, FL), 30 Jul.’98; Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, OR), The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA), 5 Aug.’98; 7 Aug.’98; The Modesto Bee (Modesto, CA), 9 Oct.’98 and possibly other publications as well
3 Jul. 1998 Aftonbladet
[in Swedish]
Magdalena Kvarning   Sweden
4 Jul. 1998 Dagens Nyheter
[in Swedish]
Lennart Pehrson   Sweden
11 Jul. 1998 De Telegraaf
[in Dutch]
Marcel Peerenboom Voller   The Netherlands
12 Jul. 1998 Sunday Herald Sun /Sunday Telegraph Express Andrew Watt   Australia
18 Jul. 1998 The (London) Times Magazine Robert Crampton   UK
21 Jul. 1998 Humo
[in Dutch]
Serge Simonart   Belgium also in Nieuwe Revu (Netherlands, [in Dutch]) 29 Jul ’98; Sonntags Zeitung (Switzerland, [in German]), 23 Aug.’98; The Big Issue (UK); 3-8 Aug.’98; Guitar World (USA), Oct.’98
24 Jul. 1998 El País Semanal
[in Spanish]
Bruno Galindo (?)   Spain
30 Jul. 1998 Focus
[in German]
A. Schipprack & I. Böck   Germany
31 Jul. 1998 Swiss TV Guide
[in German]
not attributed   Switzerland
Aug. 1998 Addicted To Noise Michael Goldberg   online
Aug. 1998 Mojo (#57) Ben Edmonds   UK
Aug. 1998 Sain Andrew Watts   Australia
Aug. 1998 Time Out not attributed   USA
8 Aug. 1998 OOR Edwin Ammerlaan   The Netherlands
Sep. 1998 Glory
[in French]
Marlene von Arx   France
Sep. 1998 L'Affiche
[in French]
Olivier Cachin   France
Sep. 1998 Loaded Michael Holden   UK
Sep. 1998 Rage
[in French]
?   France
Sep. 1998 Rock & Folk (#373)
[in French]
Alain Orlandini   France
Sep. 1998 Q (#144) Phil Sutcliffe   UK
22 Sep. 1998 El Especial
[in Spanish]
?   Spain
29 Sep. 1998 WallofSound.com Gary Graff   online
Oct. 1998 Icon Touré   USA
9 Oct. 1998 Süddeutsche Zeitung
[in German]
?   Germany
Nov. 1998 Details Greg Kot   USA
3 Mar. 1999 SonicNet Chris Nelson   online Via e-mail
13 Apr. 1999 USA Today Steve Jones   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY) 14 Apr.’99; Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, FL), 15 Apr.’99, and (likely) various other publications. A very condensed version appeared in: Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, NV), 16 Apr.’99
13 Apr. 1999 Associated Press David Bauder   USA Syndicated. Versions of this AP interview appeared a.o. in: Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Bluefield, WV) 13 Apr.’99; Carlsbad Current-Argus (Carlsbad, NM), 13 Apr.’99; The Napa Valley Register (Napa, CA) 14 Apr.’99; Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), 15 Apr.’99; Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, NV) 15 Apr.’99; The Anniston Star (Anniston, AL), 15 Apr.’99; The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 15 Apr.’99; The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT), 15 Apr.’99; The Courier (Waterloo, IA), 15 Apr.’99; The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, IN), 15 Apr.’99; The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), 15 Apr.’99; Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA), 16 Apr.’99; Johnson City Press (Johnson City, TN), 16 Apr.’99; Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) 16 Apr.’99; Northwest Herald (Woodstock, IL), 16 Apr.’99; Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, MI), 16 Apr.’99; Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, FL), 16 Apr.’99; The Californian (Salinas, CA), 16 Apr.’99; The Danville News (Danville, PA), 16 Apr.’99; The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, TX), 16 Apr.’99; The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO), 16 Apr.’99; The News-Messenger (Fremont, OH), 16 Apr.’99; Calgary Herald (Calgary, AB, Canada), 17 Apr.’99; The Gazette (Montreal, QU, Canada), 17 Apr.’99; The Herald-Palladium (Saint Joseph, MI), 17 Apr.’99; The Jackson Sun (Jackson, TN), 17 Apr.’99; The Leader-Post (Regina, SK, Canada) 17 Apr.’99; The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON, Canada) 17 Apr.’99; Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, PA), 18 Apr.’99; Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), 18 Apr.’99; The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), 18 Apr.’99; The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), 18 Apr.’99; The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), 18 Apr.’99; The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, TN), 18 Apr.’99; The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI), 18 Apr.’99; The Province (Vancouver, BC, Canada), 18 Apr.’99; The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), 18 Apr.’99; The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), 18 Apr.’99; The Tribune (Coshocton, OH), 18 Apr.’99; Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, SK, Canada), 19 Apr.’99; The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND), 19 Apr.’99; The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, BC, Canada), 19 Apr.’99; Times Colonist (Victoria, BC, Canada), 19 Apr.’99; Daily Record (Morristown, NJ), 20 Apr.’99; The Herald(Jasper, IN), 20 Apr.’99; The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL), 21 Apr.’99; The Republic (Columbus, IN), 21 Apr.’99; The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI), 22 Apr.’99; Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, SD), 23 Apr.’99; The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA), 23 Apr.’99; The Odessa American (Odessa, TX), 23 Apr.’99; The Tennessean (Nashville, TN 24 Apr.’99; Florida Today (Cocoa, FL), 25 Apr.’99; Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN), 27 Apr.’99; Statesman Journal (Salem, OR), 28 Apr.’99; The Guardian (UK), 3 May ’99; The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL), 3 May ’99; The Sydney Morning (Sydney, NSW, Australia), 6 May ’99; The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC), 25 May ’99
28 May 1999 Entertainment Weekly Tom Sinclair   USA
Jun. 1999 Paper Beth Coleman   USA
3 Sep. 1999 Minneapolis Star Tribune Vickie Gilmer   USA
12 Sep. 1999 New York Times Anthony DeCurtis   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), 13 Sep.’99; The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL), 19 Sep.’99 and possibly other publications
17 Sep. 1999 SonicNet Gil Kaufman   online Also appeared on Addicted To Noise (online), 30 Oct.’99 in a longer version
18 Sep. 1999 Aftonbladet
[in Swedish]
Magdalena Kvarning   Sweden
18 Sep. 1999 Expressen
[in Swedish]
Mats Larsson   Sweden
Oct. 1999 Q (#157) Phil Sutcliffe   UK
Oct. 1999 Vogue España
[in Spanish]
Bettina Dubcovsky   Spain
1 Oct. 1999 Kronen Zeitung
[in German]
?   Austria
2 Oct. 1999 The Sun Mike Jones   UK
3 Oct. 1999 New York Daily News Jim Farber   USA Syndicated. Versions of this interview also appeared in: The Times (Shreveport, LA), 13 Oct.’99; The Dispatch & The Rock Island Argus (Moline, IL), 17 Oct.’99; Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI), 28 Oct.’99; The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA), 21 Nov.’99
5 Oct. 1999 BET Weekend magazine Gene Geter   online
14 Oct. 1999 Music Up!
[in French]
Sacha Reins   France
14 Oct. 1999 Musica!
[in Italian]
Giuseppe Videtti   Italy
15/16 Oct. 1999 Expressen
[in Swedish]
Mats Larsson   Sweden
28 Oct. 1999 Le Monde
[in French]
Sylvain Siclier   France
Oct./Nov. 1999 OCA Magazine Jesse Nash   USA A version of this interview also appeared in OOR (The Netherlands) 30 Oct.’99 [in Dutch] and Aloha (The Netherlands) Dec.’99 [in Dutch]
Nov. 1999 Bass Player Karl Coryat   USA
?? Nov. 1999 NW (New Weekly) Pip Harry   Australia Not clear if this was a one-on-one interview or based on another publication
4 Nov. 1999 Heat (#40) (not attributed)   USA Actual date on cover is 4-10 Nov. 1999. Via e-mail
4 Nov. 1999 De Volkskrant
[in Dutch]
Gijsbert Kamer   The Netherlands
6 Nov. 1999 Billboard Larry Flick   USA Version of this also appeared in: Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA), 2 Nov.’99; Florida Today (Cocoa, FL), 7 Nov.’99
6 Nov. 1999 MTV Kurt Loader   online
8 Nov. 1999 Music Connection Wayne Edwards   USA actual date on cover is 8-21 Nov. 1999
9 Nov. 1999 Love4Oneanother.com not attributed   online
9 Nov. 1999 Philadelphia Inquirer Tom Moon   USA Syndicated. Versions of this interview also appeared in: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 9 Nov.’99; Calgary Herald (Calgary, AB, Canada),13 Nov.’99; The Record (Hackensack, NJ), Sunday, 14 Nov.’99; National Post (Toronto, ON, Canada), 16 Nov.’99; The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ),17 Nov.’99; Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MI), 18 Nov.’99; The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), 18 Nov.’99; News-Journal (Mansfield, OH),9 Dec,’99
9 Nov. 1999 USA Today Edna Gundersen   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: Tulare Advance-Register (Tulare, CA), 9 Nov.’99; The Jackson Sun (Jackson, TN), 11 Nov.’99; News-Press (Fort Myers, FL), 12 Nov.’99; The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), 14 Nov.’99; Green Bay Press-Gazette (Green Bay, WI), 25 Nov.’99; Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 19 Nov.’99; Tucson Citizen (Tucson, AZ), 25 Nov.’99; Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa City, IA), 27 Nov.’99; Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), 12 Dec.’99 and various other publications
9 Nov. 1999 Reuters Aleksandrs Rozens   USA A version of this interview also appeared online on WallofSound.com, Nov.’99; excite.com, Nov.’99 and in print in: Nanaimo Daily News (Nanaimo, BC, Canada), 10 Nov.’99; National Post (Toronto, ON, Canada), 11 Nov.’99; Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, SK, Canada), 13 Nov.’99; Times Colonist (Victoria, BC, Canada), 13 Nov.’99
15 Nov. 1999 Elle
[in French]
Bertrand Meyer-Stabley   France
15 Nov. 1999 Le Parisien
[in French]
?   France
15 Nov. 1999 Time Christopher John Farley   USA
17 Nov. 1999 Associated Press David Bauder   USA Syndicated. A Version of this interview also appeared in: Northwest Herald (Woodstock, IL), 17 Nov.’99; Courier-Post (Camden, NJ), 18 Nov.’99; Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), 18 Nov.’99; Lansing State Journal (Lansing, MI), 18 Nov.’99; Longview Daily News (Longview, WA), 18 Nov.’99; Moscow-Pullman Daily News (Moskou, ID / Pullman, WA), 18 Nov.’99; New Castle (News New-Castle, PA), 18 Nov.’99; Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, FL), 18 Nov.’99; Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), 18 Nov.’99; Record-Journal (Meriden, CT), 18 Nov.’99; The Anniston Star (Anniston, AL), 18 Nov.’99; The Courier (Waterloo, IA), 18 Nov.’99; Boca Raton News (Boca Raton, FL), 19 Nov.’99; Daily Republican-Register (Mount Carmel, IL), 19 Nov.’99; Herald-Journal (Logan, UT), 19 Nov.’99; Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, MI), 19 Nov.’99; The Facts (Clute, TX), 19 Nov.’99; The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA), 19 Nov.’99; The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, TX), 19 Nov.’99; The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI) 19 Nov.’99; Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, SD), 21 Nov.’99; The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY), 21 Nov.’99; The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), 21 Nov.’99; The News Leader (Staunton, VA), Nov.’99; Johnson City Press (Johnson City, TN), 22 Nov.’99; Journal Gazette (Mattoon, IL), 22 Nov.’99; South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), 22 Nov.’99; The Danville News (Danville, PA) 22 Nov.’99; Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, PA), 23 Nov.’99; The Herald-Palladium (Saint Joseph, MI), 23 Nov.’99; The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, IN), 23 Nov.’99; The Messenger (Madisonville, Kentucky), 24 Nov.’99; The Salina Journal (Salina, KS), 24 Nov.’99; Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana), 25 Nov.’99; The Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, VT), 25 Nov.’99; The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 25 Nov.’99; Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, NC), 25 Nov.’99; Lawrence Journal-World (Lawrence, KS), 1 Dec.’99; Reading Eagle (Reading, PA), 2 Dec.’99; The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), 2 Dec.’99; The Daily Herald (Chicago, IL), 3 Dec.’99; The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT), 28 Dec.’99; The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN), 2 Jan.’00
20 Nov. 1999 Libération
[in French]
Nick Kent   France
21 Nov. 1999 The Guardian/The Observer Tim Adams   UK
21 Nov. 1999 Le Journal Du Dimanche
[in French]
Carlos Gomes   France
30 Nov. 1999 Algemeen Dagblad David Kleijwegt   The Netherlands
30 Nov. 1999 Die Welt Michael Pilz   Germany
Dec. 1999 Mixer Darren Ressler   USA
Dec. 1999 Audio Live!
[in German]
?   Germany
Dec. 1999 Code Michael Gonzalez   USA
Dec. 1999 Focus
[in German]
?   Germany
Dec. 1999 Keyboard Ernie Rideout   USA
Dec. 1999 Notorious Dimitri Ehrlich   USA
4 Dec. 1999 De Telegraaf
[in Dutch]
Ron Peereboom Voller   The Netherlands
6 Dec. 1999 L'Express
[in French]
Gilles Médioni   France
12 Dec. 1999 Dominical
[in Spanish]
Andrés González   Spain
14 Dec. 1999 Blues & Soul Jeff Lorez   UK A version of this interview also appeared on-line in an edited version on Launch.com on 8 Nov.’99
Jan. 2000 Black Diaspora ?   USA
Jan. 2000 L'Affiche
[in French]
?   France
Jan. 2000 Entrevue
[in French]
José Luis Corral   France
Jan. 2000 Guitar Player Art Thompson   USA
1 Jan. 2000 Veronica (Gids)
[in Dutch]
Ellen Litz   The Netherlands actual date on cover is 1-7 January 2000
8 Jan. 2000 Hamburger Abendblatt
[in German]/small>
Stefan Picker-Dressel   Germany
Feb. 2000 Bunte
[in German]
?   Germany
Feb. 2000 Pulse! (Tower Records Magazine) Neva Chonin   USA
Mar. 2000 Mojo Barney Hoskyns   UK
May 2000 Black Beat ?   UK
May 2000 InStyle Erica Kennedy   USA
28 Jul. 2000 St. Paul Pioneer Press ?   USA
May 2001 Gotham Magazine Wickham Boyle   USA
Jun. 2001 EW internet Glenn Gaslin   USA
Jun. 2001 Yahoo! Internet Life Bilge Ebiri   USA
6 Jun. 2001 Chanhassen Villager Mark W. Olson   USA
12 Jun. 2001 St. Paul Pioneer Press John Nemo   USA Via text-messages
14 Jun. 2001 St. Paul Pioneer Press Jim Walsh   USA Via text-messages


23 Jun. 2001 Detroit Free Press Rachel May & Mary Beth Collver   USA Via e-mail
27 Jun. 2001 Omaha World-Herald (not attributed)   USA Via fax
28 Jun. 2001 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nick Carter   USA Via fax
6 Jul. 2001 Montreal Gazette Mark LePage   Canada
Oct. 2001 Modern Drummer Billy Amendola   USA
4 Oct. 2003 Herald Sun Nui Te Koha   Australia Via email
16 Dec. 2003 The Honolulu Advertiser Derek Paiva   USA
16 Dec. 2003 Honolulu Star Bulletin Gary C.W. Chun   USA
16 Mar. 2004 MSNBC: Today Matt Lauer   online
29 Mar. 2004 San Francisco Examiner not attributed   USA Via e-mail
12 Apr. 2004 Newsweek Lorraine Ali   USA
30 Apr. 2004 Corriere Della Sera
[in Italian]
Alessandra Farkas   Italy
23 Apr. 2004 Entertainment Weekly (#761) Jeff Jensen   USA
28 Apr. 2004 Canadian Press Lee-Anne Goodman   Canada
May 2004 Associated Press Nekesa Mumbi Moody   USA Syndicated. Versions of this AP interview appeared online on WFMY News 2 (Greensboro, NC) website, 4 May ’04 and Complete Music Update (online), May ’04. And in print a.o. in New York Post (New York, NY), 3 May ’04; Daily Record (Morristown, NJ), 4 May ’04; Journal Gazette (Mattoon, IL), 4 May ’04; Rome News-Tribune (Rome, GA), 4 May ’04; The Herald-Palladium (Saint Joseph, MI), 4 May ’04; The Times (Shreveport, LA), 4 May ’04; Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 5 May ’04; Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 5 May ’04; The Hanford Sentinel (Hanford, CA), 5 May ’04; The News-Star (Monroe, LA), 5 May ’04; The Signal (Santa Clarita, CA), 5 May ’04; The Daily Local (West Chester, PA), 6 May ’04; The Daily News-Journal (Murfreesboro, TN), 6 May ’04; The Item (Sumter, SC), 6 May ’04; The Jackson Sun (Jackson, TN), 6 May ’04; The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 6 May ’04; The Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM), 7 May ’04; The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), 7 May ’04; The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), 7 May ’04; The Salina Journal(Salina, KS), 7 May ’04; The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), 7 May ’04; The Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX), 7 May ’04; Longview Daily News (Longview, WA), 9 May ’04; The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 9 May ’04; Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY), 10 May ’04; News-Press (Fort Myers, FL), 10 May ’04; The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC), 12 May ’04; Wausau Daily Herald (Wausau, WI), 13 May ’04; The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA), 16 May ’04; The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA), 6 Jun.’04; The Record (Hackensack, NJ), 9 Jul.’04; The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, MI), 29 Jul.’04
27 May 2004 Rolling Stone (#949) Anthony DeCurtis   USA A version of this interview also appeared in Word (UK), Aug.’04
28 May 2004 Las Vegas Review Doug Elfman   USA
12 Jun. 2004 The Telegraph magazine Mick Brown   UK
Jul. 2004 Guitar Player Art Thompson   USA
Jul. 2004 Soma Adriane Lee   USA
12 Jul. 2004 The New York Times Jon Pareles   USA
12 Aug. 2004 The Washington Post David Segal   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), 14 Aug.’04; The Modesto Bee (Modesto, CA), 15 Aug.’04; Winchester Star (Winchester, VA), 16 Aug.’04 and possibly other publications
15 Aug. 2004 Boston Globe Renee Graham   USA A version of this interview also appeared in: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 18 Aug.’04; Indiana Gazette (Indiana, PA) 21 Aug.’04; The Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC), 8 Sep.’04
21 Aug. 2004 Rocky Mountain News Mark Brown   USA
22 Aug. 2004 USA Today Edna Gundersen   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI), 25 Jun.’04; The Reporter (Fond du Lac, WI), 1 Jul.’04; Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, WI), 1 Jul.’04; The Star Press (Muncie, IN), 1 Jul.’04; Wausau Daily Herald (Wausau, WI), 1 Jul.’04; Stevens Point Journal (Stevens Point, WI), 3 Jul.’04; The News Journal (Wilmington, DL), 22 Aug.’04 and various other publications
Sep. 2004 Ebony Lynn Norment   USA
Sep. 2004 Tracks Alan Light   USA
Sep. 2004 Wired Eric Steuer   USA
12 Sep. 2004 Gallery Of Sound Gary Graff   online
Oct./Nov. 2004 Galore
[in German]
?   Germany Likely a translated reprint of an US press interview
1 Dec. 2004 Business 2.0 Paul Sloan.   USA Via e-mail
19 Feb. 2006 The Guardian Barney Hoskyns   UK
Aug./Sep. 2007 Giant Magazine Smokey D. Fontaine   USA
12 Nov. 2008 USA Today Edna Gundersen   USA Syndicated. Versions of this also appeared in: Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), 29 Sep.’08; The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI), 2 Oct.’08 and various other USA newspapers
24 Nov. 2008 The New Yorker Claire Hoffman   USA
11 Jan. 2009 L.A. Times Ann Powers   USA


14 Oct. 2009 Le Monde
[in French]
Stéphane Davet   France
24 Jun. 2010 Het Nieuwsblad
[in Dutch]
Hans-Maarten Post   Belgium A versions of this also appeared in: Courrier International (France), 22 Jul.’10 [in French]
Jul. 2010 Ebony Harriette Cole   USA
5 Jul. 2010 Daily Mirror Peter Willis   UK Part I of II. A version of this also appeared in Daily Record and Sunday Mail (UK), 5 Jul ’10
6 Jul. 2010 Daily Mirror Peter Willis   UK Part II of II
8 Jul. 2010 Le Parisien
[in French]
Emmanuel Marolle   France
August 2010 Rolling Stone - Germany (#210)
[in German]
Joachim Hentschel   Germany A version of this interview also appeared in The Times (Saturday Review) (UK), 24 Jul.’10
9 Nov. 2010 Het Nieuwsblad
[in Dutch]
Hans-Maarten Post   Belgium
10 Nov. 2010 De Volkskrant
[in Dutch]
Gijsbert Kamer   The Netherlands
23 Jun. 2011 Le Figaro
[in French]
Jean-Luc Wachthausen   France
23 Jun. 2011 The Guardian Dorian Lynskey   UK
30 Jun. 2011 De Standaard
[in Dutch]
Jan Claeys   Belgium
10 Jul. 2011 Ekstra Bladet
[in Danish]
Joakim Hediger   Denmark
10 Jul. 2011 The Sunday Independent Barry Egan   Ireland
10 Dec. 2011 The Vancouver Sun Mike Devlin   Canada
6 May 2012 Melbourne Sunday Herald (Play Magazine) Nui Te Koha   Australia
20 Sep. 2012 Chicago Tribune Greg Kot   USA Versions of this interview also appeared in: Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, PA), 30 Sep.’12 and Daily Press (Newport News, VA) 1 Oct.’12
26 Jan. 2013 Billboard Gail Mitchell   USA
15 May 2013 Minneapolis Star Tribune Jon Bream   USA Also appeared in St. Cloud Times (Saint Cloud, MN), 19 May ’13; Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE), 24 May ’13; The Times (Streator, IL), 24 May ’13 and Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, PA), 24 May ’13
16 May 2013 St. Paul Pioneer Press Amy Nelson   USA
3 Jul. 2013 V Vanessa Grigoriadis   USA
Mar. 2014 Mojo (#244) Will Hodgkinson   USA
Jun. 2014 Essence Cheo Hodari Coker   USA
28 Aug. 2015 Ebony Miles Marshall Lewis   USA
2 Sep. 2015 Cuepoint Smokey D. Fontaine   USA
6 Sep. 2015 Entertainment Weekly (#1380) Leah Greenblatt   USA
11 Nov. 2015 Repubblica Nazionale
[in Italian]
Carlo Moretti   Italy interview was with 5 reporters at the same time
12 Nov. 2015 NRC Handelsblad
[in Dutch]
Amanda Kuyper   The Netherlands Interview was with 5 reporters at the same time
12 Nov. 2015 The Guardian Alexis Petridis   UK interview was with 5 reporters at the same time
17 Nov. 2015 Humo
[in Dutch]
Serge Simonart   Belgium Interview was with 5 reporters at the same time
16 Dec. 2015 El País Semanal
[in Spanish]
Iñigo López Palacios
[in Spanish]
  Spain Interview was with 5 reporters at the same time
22 Dec. 2015 Ebony Miles Marshall Lewis   online by request of Prince retracted within hours of publication
6 Feb. 2016 The Sunday Telegraph / Insider Kathy McCabe   Australia Via e-mail
22 Apr. 2016 Rolling Stone website Brian Hiatt   online interview took place more than 6 months before publication
24 Apr. 2016 The Guardian Susie Boone   online interview took place more than 6 months before publication


Interviews for radio and television


Date Station & program: Show Interviewer/Host Country Remarks
13 Nov. 1985 MTV: MTV Presents Prince Steve Fargnoli   USA
7 Jun. 1986 WHYT, Detroit The Electrifying Mojo   USA Radio (phone in)
12 Mar. 1995 BBC1: The Sunday Show Veronica Webb   England (A second segment aired on 1 April 1995)
16 Nov. 1996 Tokyo radio show ?   Japan Radio (phone in)
19 Nov. 1996 Fuji-TV ?   Japan
21 Nov. 1996 Syndicated: Oprah Oprah Winfrey   USA
19 Dec. 1996 NBC: The Today Show Bryant Gumbel   USA
7 Jan. 1997 Syndicated: The Rosie O’Donnell Show Rosie O’Donnell   USA
1 Feb. 1997 VH1: VH1 To One: VH-1 presents the artist formerly known as Prince Chris Rock   USA
25 Apr. 1997 Syndicated: Entertainment Tonight Lisa Canning   USA (A second segment aired on 3 May 1997)
29 Jul. 1997 CNN: Showbiz Today Jim Moret   USA (A second segment aired on 30 Jul. 1997)
9 Dec. 1997 KMSP-TV: The Buzz / Minnesota Nine News Robyne Robinson   USA
29 May 1998 NBC: The Today Show Matt Lauer   USA
8 Jun. 1998 Syndicated: Vibe Sinbad   USA
1 Jul. 1998 ABC: Good Morning America Kevin Newman   USA
28 Jul. 1998 CNN: Showbiz Today Sherri Sylvester   USA Short bits initially aired on 24 Jul. 1998; CNN: Cover Version (USA)
25 Sep. 1998 WBLS: Jeff Foxx Show Jeff Foxx   USA Radio (phone in)
20 Oct. 1998 BBC2: O-Zone Kevin Greening   England
24 Oct. 1998 (N/A) Beautiful Strange Mel B.   England
27 Oct. 1998 BET: Tonight - Talk Back With Tavis Smiley Tavis Smiley   USA
21 Dec. 1998 SAT1: Blitzlicht René Le Riche   Germany Interview likely recorded in Madrid on 20/12/1998
5 Nov. 1999 MTV: MTV News 1515 Kurt Loder   USA
13 Nov. 1999 BET: Out The Box Malonda Richard?   USA
20 Nov. 1999 BBC1: Top Of The Pops+ ?   England
20 Nov. 1999 ITV: CD:UK Cat Deeley   England
26 Nov. 1999 TF1: Tout Lara Fabian Lara Fabian & Jean Pierre Foucault   France
5 Dec. 1999 ZDF: Roger Willemsens Musikszene Roger Willemsen   Germany
8 Dec. 1999 NBC: The Today Show Matt Lauer   USA
9 Dec. 1999 MTV: Total Request Live Carson Daly   USA
9 Dec. 1999 NBC: Access Hollywood ?   USA
10 Dec. 1999 CNN: Larry King Live Larry King   USA
11 Dec. 1999 VIVA1: VIVA Spezial - The Artist Charlotte Roche   Germany Also aired as "Fast Forward: The Artist - Das Interview" on VIVA2 17 Dec. 1999 Dec. - Germany
14 Dec. 1999 VH1: The Rankin File Rebecca Rankin   USA
17 Dec. 1999 ABC: The View Star Jones, Lisa Ling   USA
18 Dec. 1999 CNN: 1999 WorldBeat Brooke Alexander   USA
21 Dec. 1999 TROS: TV Show Ivo Niehe   The Netherlands
22 Dec. 1999 E! Daily News ?   USA
29 Dec. 1999 CBS: The Early Show Bryant Gumbel   USA
26 Jan. 2000 TMF: @lter8 David & Stephen Dewaele   The Netherlands
?? Mar. 2000 Los Angeles radio ???   USA Radio (phone in)


1 Jun. 2000 KMSP-(FOX) 9 News At Ten Robyne Robinson   USA
3 May 2001 NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Jay Leno   USA
23 Oct. 2003 Channel 9: Today: Rove Live Rove McManus   Australia
19 Feb. 2004 PBS: Tavis Smiley Tavis Smiley   USA
26 Feb. 2004 NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Jay Leno   USA
3 Mar. 2004 NBC: Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen DeGeneres   USA
15 Mar. 2004 Syndicated: The Doug Banks Show Doug Banks   USA Radio (phone in)
22 Mar. 2004 NBC: The Today Show Matt Lauer   USA
19 Apr. 2004 CNBC: Special Report With Maria Bartiromo Maria Bartiromo   USA
19 Apr. 2004 WPGC: Donnie Simpson Morning Show Donnie Simpson   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 Syndicated: Tom Joyner Morning Show Tom Joyner   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 KYLD SF: Clear Channel - The Dog House Jeff Vandergrift & Elvis (Dan Lay)   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 WVEE: Frank Ski Morning Show Frank Ski   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 WRKS - NY/ Kiss FM ?   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 WLLD Tampa Infinity - "Orlando and the Freak Show   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 KKDA/K104: Skip Murphy Skip Murphy   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 KJLH - LA ?   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 KPWR LA: Emmis - Big Boy Big Boy (Kurt Alexander)   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 KKBT, KBFB: Steve Harvey Steve Harvey   USA Radio (phone in)
19 Apr. 2004 WBLS: Jeff Foxx Show Jeff Foxx   USA Radio (phone in)
20 Apr. 2004 NBC: The Today Show Matt Lauer   USA
30 Apr. 2004 MTV News Sway Calloway   USA
30 Apr. 2004 France 2: Trafic Musique   France
30 Apr. 2004 Fuji TV Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ   Japan
4 May 2004 BET: Words & Music by Prince Stephen Hill   USA
9 May 2004 Channel 9: Today: Rove Live Rove McManus   Australia
3 Jun. 2004 E! News: Access Hollywood David Adelson   USA
13 Jul. 2004 Extra TV: The Legend Rolls On AJ Calloway   USA
20 Jul. 2004 CBS: The Early Show Rene Syler   USA
26 Jul. 2004 CNNfn: The Biz David Haffenreffer   USA
26 Jul. 2004 CTV: Canada AM Seamus O’Rega   Canada
1 Aug. 2004 MuchMoreMusic: MuchMoreMusic Live!: Prince Bill Welychka   Canada
13 Dec. 2005 VH1: VH1 News off-screen voice   USA
22 Apr. 2009 PBS: Tavis Smiley Tavis Smiley   USA
14 Oct. 2009 Canal+: Le Grand Journal Michel Denisot   France
9 Dec. 2010 ABC: The View Sherri Shepherd, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar   USA
10 Dec. 2010 107.5 WBLS Shaila Scott (?)   USA Radio
13 Dec. 2010 103.5 KTU ?   USA Radio
14 Apr. 2011 Syndicated: 2011 Lopez Tonight George Lopez   USA
27 Jun. 2011 TF1 : news Romain Goichon, Eric Boucher & Sophie Hernandez   France Aired on 22 April 2016 (after Prince’s passing)
27 Jun. 2011 Canal+: Le Grand Journal Michel Denisot   France
25 Nov. 2011 CHUM 104.5 FM Roger, Darren & Marilyn   Canada Radio (phone in)
17 Sep. 2012 ABC: The View Sherri Shepherd, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar   USA
4 March 2014 Syndicated:The Arsenio Hall Show Arsenio Hall   USA Aired on 5 March 2014
30 Sep. 2015 NBC: Today   USA (phone in)


References

  • All articles that are still found on line are linked to the publication/tv-show title