Prince Wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl in the World' in 27 Minutes — His Drummer Finally Reveals Why

Prince Wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl in the World' in 27 Minutes — His Drummer Finally Reveals Why

February 14, 1994, 11:33 PM. Prince sat crying in his studio after Warner Brothers executives told him they wanted to own his name. The most successful musician in the world felt completely powerless. Then his drummer Sheila E. walked in and asked one question that changed everything.

Twenty-seven minutes later, Prince had written "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"—the song that would become his declaration of independence and prove he didn't need a record label to reach millions of fans.

This is the untold story of that Valentine's Day night when Prince hit rock bottom in his battle with Warner Brothers Records. Using exclusive interviews with Sheila E., Michael Bland, and Tommy Barbarella who were there during those historic twenty-seven minutes, this documentary reveals what really happened when Prince chose creation over despair.

From the contract dispute that brought Prince to tears, to Sheila E.'s intervention that sparked the song, to the all-night recording session that produced his most personal declaration of artistic freedom—this is the story of how one song written in twenty-seven minutes became the weapon that freed Prince from corporate slavery.

Discover why Warner Brothers executives were terrified when the song became a massive hit without their help, how Prince used this success to rewrite the rules of artist independence, and what the "beautiful girl" in the song really represented to a man fighting to own his own identity.

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