ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Thanks to VasChristian, TheSilentMikey, Neversin, Mr.Z, olb99 and Delirium.

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Sources:
David Bauder: The Artist Goes Public, Associated Press, 17 November 1999
Neva Chonin: The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Plans To Part Until It’s 2999, Pulse!, February 2000
Beth Coleman: Artist 2000. Prince & The Revelation, Paper, June 1999
Anthony DeCurtis: O(+> Free At Last, Rolling Stone, 28 November 1996
Anthony DeCurtis: The Artist Is Back – But Don’t Call It A Comeback, New York Times, 12 September 1999

Wayne Edwards: The Artist O(+> Makes A Princely Return, Music Connection, 8 November 1999  
Jim Farber: Prince Goes On The Record, New York Daily News, 3 October 1999
Larry Flick: The Artist Steps Out On Arista, Billboard, 6 November 1999
Funkatopia: Interview: Prince Engineer Hans-Martin Buff, YouTube, November 2022
Funkatopia: Live Interview: Sam Jennings, YouTube, March 2023
Mayte Garcia: My Life With Prince, Trapeze, 2017
Vickie Gilmer: A Portrait Of The Artist: Healthy, Happy, Ready To Play, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 3 September 1999
Dan Glaister: Prince of Vulnerability, The Guardian, 3 July 1998
Marlene Goldman: Brotherly Love, RollingStone.com, 1998
Edna Gunderson: The Artist Relishes Total Freedom, USA Today, 11 September 1997
Alex Hahn: Possessed – The Rise and Fall of Prince, Billboard Books 2004
Steve Jones: The Artist Ready To Reconcile With Industry, USA Today, 13 April 1999
Gil Kaufman: A Year In The Life Of The Artist, Addicted To Noise, 30 October 1999
J. Freedom du Lae: Prince Roger Nelson Has Been Called Many Things. Conventional Is Not One Of Them, Sacramento Bee, 28 September 1997
Kurt Loder: O(+> MTV Interview, 6 November 1999
Jeff Lorez: Interview With The Artist, Blues & Soul, 14 December 1999
Tom Moon: The Artist Never Hews To The Line, Philadelphia Inquirer, 9 November 1999
Chris Nelson: Exclusive: The Artist Portrays Music’s Future, SonicNet, 3 March 1999
Scififilmnerd: Prince Vs. Warner Brothers - The Fans Lost, 2019
Scififilmnerd & TheSilentMikey: The Chronological Prince Recordings Index
Sean McPherson: Morris Hayes On ‘Crystal Ball’, The Current, 18 September 2018
Prince Interview Archive
PrinceVault
Art Thompson: The Once And Future Prince, Guitar Player, January 2000
Matt Thorne: Prince, Faber & Faber, 2012
Uptown presents Days of Wild – A Documentary of Prince/O(+>, 2000
The Violet Reality: Uncovering Prince with H M Buff, Paisley Park Engineer, YouTube, 24 July 2018

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