Why did Prince have such an obsession with the color purple?

On Thursday, the universe suffered a royal loss when TMZ announced Prince was found dead at his home, a reality confirmed later by his publicist. read more

It's with the purple rain that we can start to truly understand where Prince's purple obsession may have come from. Giphy Around the mid-80s Prince became really interested with the idea of the apocalypse, so one interpretation of "Purple Rain" (the song, that is) is that it references being with your lover at the end of the world. read more

Purple has been a constant theme throughout his career and music. Of course there is his legendary album and movie, Purple Rain. He also has an unreleased track entitled "Purple Music". Prince's first house in Chanhassen, MN was painted purple, and his cars and motorcyles through the years have sometimes been purple (including a purple Prowler). read more