For an up-and-coming artist - particularly one with such grand ambitions as a then 23-year-old Prince - a support slot on a Rolling Stones tour sounds like a dream come true. But when that opportunity landed on the young Minneapolis man’s lap way back in October 1981, the dream turned into what’s remembered as a bit of a nightmare.
Prince’s chance to open for The World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band came as he was in the midst of promoting Controversy, his fourth album in as many years. And, as he would throughout his career, he was experimenting with both his sound and his image.
