Prince’s immortality was always assured. And not just because of ‘ Batdance ’. Over four decades he reinvented and redefined pop music, not just ripping up but scoffing dismissively at rulebooks: calling his band The Revolution was a mission statement. With Purple Rain he rejuvenated the biopic too, rinsing the box-office and, in 1985, winning an Oscar (for Best Original Song Score, or in other words, ‘soundtrack’), which, in a sea of tuxedos, he graciously accepted while draped in a purple, sequined, hooded cape. Not content with that, just two years later he bashed out arguably the greatest concert movie. Actually, scrap ‘arguably’ – Sign O’ The Times ’ recent IMAX upgrade seals that deal. Is it a gig? Is it a film? Is it an electrifying experience like no other I’ve had in a c

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