here's abc's chris connelly. ♪ >> reporter: he was a star. on the concert stage.became legend. ♪ ♪ little red corvette >> reporter: in those unmistakable music videos. ♪ she wore a raspberry beret >>>. >> reporter: and through the storm at the super bowl halftime show. ♪ if you're wondering what made prince special -- the answer is everything. >> we know you as a very mysterious man. you don't do a lot of interviews. you're very sweet but very much to yourself and shy? >> i wouldn't say shy. >> okay. >> he was a witty provocateur with his sound and look. from his lingerie clad bad to his famous rear window he formed such acts such as the tyme. helped make sheila e a star. ♪ and he would collaborate with the likes of sheena east on on "you got the look." ♪ >> he was the physical embodiment of pure music. so he couldn't stop. >> i don't know what artist wouldn't want to work with him. if he wanted to work with you, you couldn't turn that down. >> his compositions would be smashes for other artists. "manic monday" he wrote for the bangles. ♪ while sinead o'connor hit

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in a career spanning four decades winning seven grammys, a golden globe and an oscar and abc's chris connelly is in los angeles with more on prince's legacy. good morning to you, chris. >> reporter: good morning, amy. fellow musicians marveled at his technique and sense of musical fans loved his pop craft and showmanship and the best traditions of rock stardom he could be admirably defiant and on stage, forget about it. prince had no peer. dearly beloved we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life not. >> reporter: for decades his royal badness, un vaer sally acclaimed as the most prodigious singer, songwriter in musical history. i want your extra time and your kiss >> reporter: the seven time grammy record, his sold out shows were state of the art. sexy and sensational. driving fans into a frenzy. don't stop till i reach the top sing et we are the star >> reporter: he created a witty captivating pop persona rich in personal mystery. >> reporter: even dick clark struggling to get the 19-year-old prince to open up on "american ban bandtan". >> somebody told me you played e

first here's chris connelly taking us behind the scenes. >> reporter: who will become the next "american idol"? from its 2002 debut "american idol" was star making. >> kelly clarkson. >> reporter: and heartbreaking. >> reporter: where sweet showbiz dreams came true. >> jordin sparks. >> reporter: or collided with harsh reality. >> the day the music died. >> it just did. >> reporter: its 15 seasons seemed to reshape the entertainment landscape and launched out of nowhere sensations like kelly clarkson. and carrie underwood. here in the dark >> reporter: and you didn't have to win to have an impact. adam lambert hit big so what do you want from me. >> reporter: clay aiken won a million hearts and jennifer hudson won an oscar. love me >> reporter: viewers enjoyed the flash enafoibles of its contestants. she bangs >> reporter: along with the ever un unpredictable behavior of judge paula abdul. but not everyone loved it when simon cowell seemed to cross the line. >> you did -- >> ryan seacrest. we don't have that relationship. >> reporter: or this conversational exchange. >> do we have a bigg

once again, chris connelly. just another manic monday >> reporter: last night, real recognizing real. the cast of the broadway show "hamilton," currently at the center of the culture's beating heart with a post-curtain tribute to another heroic figure -- prince. on social media, "hamilton" creator lin-manuel miranda giving props to a kindred creative soul. "today we laughed, we cried, we mourned, we danced. electric word, life?" for the 57-year-old who set the pop world ablaze in the '80s. respect and admiration. the musicianship, along with the showmanship, along with the songs. the level of virtuosity, that was really unique. >> everything that prince did you can't think about it without thinking about the talent. >> reporter: singer/songwriter/guitarist john mayer, eager to acknowledge the broad extent of prince's cultural reach from a time steeped in stars. >> i think prince is sort of the pinnacle of greatness when it comes to musicians making pop music in the early '80s. i remember a song called "how come

here's abc's chris connelly. >> reporter: he was a star. on the concert stage. where his shows became legend. little red corvette >> reporter: in those unmistakable music videos. she wore a raspberry beret >>>. >> reporter: and through the if you're wondering what made prince special -- the answer is everything. >> we know you as a very mysterious man. you don't do a lot of interviews. you're very sweet but very much to yourself and shy? >> i wouldn't say shy. >> okay. >> he was a witty provocateur with his sound and look. from his lingerie clad bad to his famous rear window jumpsuit. and he would collaborate with artists. new things that he's left us that are store the in the vaults. he turned himself inside out to bring us music and that's so sad. i mean, it's so sad. >> reporter: for those spent decades enthralled to his music, approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part

connelly. >> if i could do a unanimous before the time starts. i have a statement to be entered into the record on behalf of our colleague, chris van holland of marylandlong-time supporter and some time critic of metro and been a great partner in -- >> without objection, so ordered. >> i thank the chair. mr. chairman, i appreciate the thertunity to revisit safety and service challenges metroby the washington system. i spent 21 years of my life working on metro related issues. now as a member of this body. disheartened than i with the current unacceptable state of affairs. wake of the january 2015 hearings inheld two which i said metro was facing multiple crises. a crisis in leadership. a crisis in safety. a crisis in commuter and stakeholder confidence. and a crisis in funding. let me start with the most significant improvement, which is the november hiring of wiedefeld.ager paul his hiring was long overdue. monthso went 10 solid without a permanent general manager. i think most observers agree he proving to be the right leader at the right time to help get metro back on the right track. i rode the orange line with mr. wiedefeld through northern janua