TheGloved1 said:

I've read somewhere that his hair didn't react well to the bleach job and was falling out in clumps. I think he wanted it like Sheila E during Romance 1600, which came out that same year as Around The World.

or like Steph B

Some comments/questions:

1. Where is the Earl Jones interivew? I'd love to read it. He's Jill's uncle right? She said he gave Sheila E the original makeover and I always loved her original Glamorous Life look/hair
   
   
2. Was Prince's Purple Rain look extensions/weave? I remember reading someone like Apollonia or someone saying when they grabbed his hair pieces came out
   
   
3. It would make sense that he was going for blond or at least blond highlights like Paul in the Family album and Sheila in Romance 1600. Are there any pics of that?
   
   
4. In the Kiss 12" extended, he and/or the band say "Never gonna cut our hair"..... then later one of the lines sounds like "Everybody will have short hair..... next ????" I could never make out the last word, think it's "Time"? but the next line begins over that last word. Anyone know?