Prince’s ‘1999’: How the Synth-Pop Masterpiece Launched a Movement

"Don't worry," announces the warped robot voice at the start of Prince's 1999. "I won't hurt U. I only want U2 have some fun."

Is this the voice of God? Or Prince's synthesizers talking back to him? Either way, this guy's got his own idea of fun. And he spends the next 70 minutes building

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Prince’s ‘1999’: How the Synth-Pop Masterpiece Launched a Movement

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