Stevie Nicks Turned Down Prince’s Offer to Write Lyrics For ‘Purple Rain’
Stevie Nicks Turned Down Prince’s Offer to Write Lyrics For ‘Purple Rain’

Prince once compared "Purple Rain" to his own “albatross,” saying it’d be hanging from his neck until he stopped making music.

What a weird thing to say about his biggest song.

In his defense, he was speaking of the movie of the same title as well, which received vigorous backlash.

Maybe that was exactly what he meant, meaning there was a lot of pressure that came along with its success.

With an initial number 6 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the UK and number 4 in the United States, it was a huge part of his career and he even performed it during half time at the Super Bowl back in 2007.

"Purple Rain" was also the very last song that Prince performed in 2016 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

He died a week afterward.