Yet another person of the year, this time, Alicia Keys, checks in with her thoughts on Prince (Rolling Stone 883/884).

RS: "Who was the coolest person you met?"

Alicia Keys: "Prince. He invited me to Paisley Park to perform at his birthday party, along with Erykah Badu and Common. I did a full set, including one of his songs, "How Come You Don't Call Me," which is on my album. He sat there and watched. And then we talked for about 45 minutes, and he gave me a tour and showed me all the pianos: There's a purple piano, a piano engraved with his songs, an automatic-opening piano. There's clouds painted on the ceiling. He treated us like kings and queens."

[I'm really sick of this chick. No more AK items for a while... -Ben]