‘Prince was the first celebrity I had ever photographed. I had previously shot him in Paisley Park in Minnesota. This time, he was performing at Madison Square Garden. I thought it was appropriate to shoot him in the underground parking lot leading to the Garden. The magazine had chosen Versace to make him a long coat in purple, however, I thought it was not right for the picture and convinced him just to wear his own clothes, which in the end created a truer representation.’

Steven Klein, March 2020