1984

The year is Nineteen Eighty-Four and Big Brother is Listening! Jump on Prince’s motorcycle as Deep Cuts talks about Purple Rain, The Replacements, The Minutemen, Wire Train, INXS, General Public and more. Discover who tried to pitch woo at a swim meet sophomore year (by playing a Thomas Dolby record), who considered himself the music alpha dog, and hear the origin story of “The Beat Goes On” (the boys’ high school DJ business). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices