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Section sizes Section size for Prince (musician) (40 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 16,218 16,218 Early life 12,751 12,751 Career 13 107,348 1975–1984: Beginnings and breakthrough 15,523 15,523 1984–1987: Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day and Parade 12,794 12,794 1987–1991: Sign o' the Times, Lovesexy, Batman and Graffiti Bridge 9,741 9,741 1991–1996: Name change, Diamonds and Pearls and The Gold Experience 9,606 9,606 1996–2000: Emancipation, Crystal Ball and Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic 5,798 5,798 2000–2007: Musicology and 3121 18,279 18,279 2007–2010: Super Bowl XLI show, Planet Earth and Lotusflower 11,692 11,692 2010–2016: Final albums 23,902 23,902 Illness and death 21,135 33,258 Remembrances and reactions 12,123 12,123 Posthumous projects 26 20,984 2016–2019 15,967 15,967 2020–present 4,991 4,991 Artistry and legacy 26 39,552 Music and image 25,036 25,036 Influences and musicianship 10,702 10,702 Equipment 3,788 3,788 Legal issues 19 11,008 Pseudonyms 2,239 2,239 Copyright issues 8,750 8,750 Personal life 145 22,359 Relationships 5,041 5,041 Religious beliefs 7,360 7,360 Political beliefs and activism 3,791 3,791 Animal rights 2,665 2,665 Charitable endeavors 3,357 3,357 Achievements 9,488 9,488 Discography 3,140 3,140 Filmography 762 762 Tours 1,117 1,117 Books 402 402 See also 243 243 Notes 26 26 References 30 30 Sources 5,777 5,777 Further reading 886 886 External links 5,541 5,541 Total 290,890 290,890

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I removed the paragraph about "...Sinéad O'Connor described Prince’s terrified staff, attempted assault and tin-foil covered windows...". [1] I checked the first source and it didn't say anything about Prince's terrified staff, attempted assault or tin-foil covered windows. I checked the second source and it's live interview with Sinéad O'Connor with no fact-checking. Without high-quality secondary sources confirming her allegations, I don't feel this belongs in this article. It seem more appropriate to O'Connor's article. A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 09:56, 26 December 2023 (UTC) reply

You can do that. Great Mercian ( talk) 18:55, 30 December 2023 (UTC) reply

The news film of the 1970 Minneapolis teachers' strike was filmed when Prince was 11. "11 or 12" is wrong. Laytonian2 ( talk) 02:24, 22 January 2024 (UTC) reply

The last sentence in the Relationships section of the Personal life section says "filed for divorced," I could be wrong, but I believe that is a typo/grammatical error. I do not have permission to edit it myself. Ocr629 ( talk) 04:22, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Fixed. Thanks for catching that. Paul Erik ^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:30, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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Not all Prince's alter egos are listed, there's TAFKAP and Camille, but also Tora Tora and Jamie Starr. Maybe even Victor from the love symbol album Boterkoter ( talk) 17:18, 13 June 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime ( open channel) 17:20, 13 June 2024 (UTC) reply