Why did he change his name to a symbol?
Was that his badass way of rebeling against his record label over some contract dispute? Is this correct?
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Yes that was exactly the reason.
A quick wiki search could have answered your question:
“In 1993, during negotiations regarding the release of The Gold Experience, a legal battle ensued between Warner Bros. and Prince over the artistic and financial control of his musical output. During the lawsuit, Prince appeared in public with the word "slave" written on his cheek.[333] He explained that he had changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol to emancipate himself from his contract with Warner Bros., and that he had done it out of frustration because he felt his own name now belonged to the company.[334][335]”
LOL. That is so Prince. REBEL.
shareWarner Bros. owned the copy write to the name "Prince." By contract he could not use it with anything to do with entertainment.
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