Once upon a time,  there was a magical musical kingdom showered with Purple Rain and ruled by a charismatic Prince whom his female celebrity subjects adored and allegedly threw themselves at him, such as Kim Basinger, Madonna, Vanity, Sheila E., Carmen Electra, Susanna Hoffs, Anna Fantastic, Sherilyn Fenn, Susan Moonsie, and Sherri Shepherd.  The Prince was honored by hi subjects with numerous awards including seven Grammy Awards a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award, and  was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

The Prince created such a sexual desire in his female subjects every time that they said his name that he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol to protect them from unexpected orgasms, although he officially gave other reasons for his name change. According to the artist formerly known as Prince "The first step I have taken towards the ultimate goal of emancipation from the chains that bind me to Warner Bros. was to change my name from Prince to the Love Symbol. Prince is the name that my mother gave me at birth. Warner Bros. took the name, trademarked it, and used it as the main marketing tool to promote all of the music that I wrote. The company owns the name Prince and all related music marketed under Prince. I became merely a pawn used to produce more money for Warner Bros... I was born Prince and did not want to adopt another conventional name. The only acceptable replacement for my name, and my identity, was the Love Symbol, a symbol with no pronunciation, that is a representation of me and what my music is about. This symbol is present in my work over the years; it is a concept that has evolved from my frustration; it is who I am. It is my name."

The Prince also used pseudonyms to separate himself from the music for which he has had input including Jamie Starr and The Starr Company, Joey Coco, Paisley Park, Alexander Nevermind, and Christopher.

His male subjects in Minnesota also came to adore him when they learned that the Prince loved football and was a supporter of the Minnesota Vikings. More male subjects rallied to his reign when the Prince performed at the Super Bowl XLI halftime show in Miami, Florida on February 4, 2007. The performance consisted of three Purple Rain tracks ("Let's Go Crazy", "Baby I'm a Star" and the title track), along with cover versions of "We Will Rock You" by Queen, "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan, the Foo Fighters song "Best of You" and "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Coincidentally, Miami had rain on the day of the Super Bowl, which was lit purple during the performance of "Purple Rain". He played on a large stage shaped as his symbol. The event was carried to 140 million television viewers, the largest audience of his life. On February 4, 2010, Billboard.com ranked the performance as the greatest Super Bowl performance ever.

So to celebrate the Prince's birthday, we suggest renting a copy of Purple Rain (1994) and throwing back a few raspberry beret cocktails recalling  "Raspberry Beret" by Prince and his former band, The Revolution, that was the first US  single from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day.
 

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