Theme of Prince's new AOA is he's 45 years in the future. But 45 yrs from when? On the cover Prince is in front of platinum Purple Rain records and is wearing his classic round shades. 1984 being the year of Purple Rain and this album being a return to Warner Brothers, just makes sense it's 45 years from 1984.. which puts the year at 2029... Same year Apophis arrives. Prince playing with apocalyptic themes is always fun.