When did you first hear Prince’s music? Where were you?
"When I was 9 years old...Purple Rain"
Angela D. Soddy Daisy, TN
"In Washington,DC,1983."
Karen H. New Port Richey, Florida
"I was 11 years old and heard him on the radio, then went to high school a couple years later and every song had meaning to me. Just an amazing revolutionary sound that nothing since has compared to"
Melissa S. West Milton
"1983. I was in my basement when the video of Little Red Corvette came on MTV. I only 10 years old. I was glued to the TV. I was so curious about the beautiful man as if hypnotized I couldn't move . "
Olivia C. Charleston, SC
"I was 4 when I heard I Wanna Be Your Lover. I was 9 when I saw Purple Rain. I fell in love and swore I would marry Prince. You can't blame me. But I continued to follow his career and music, and still do to this day."
Tanya T. Las Vegas/NV
"1978 on our soul station K-S-O-L"
Dee W. Stockton. Ca
"7th grade Junior High School"
David H. Saginaw mich..
"I remember hearing, and grooving to, "Soft and Wet" as it played on my parent's lift-top, all-in-one stereo system when I was 12. It was played on the radio, but I'm thinking that my parents had the 45 because I remember hearing it A LOT. It was a year later that "I Wanna Be Your Lover" caught my attention. That's when I first purchased one of his albums...the self-titled album with the super-sexy cover shot. *swoon* It was at that time that I discovered the glory of the "For You" album as well. And once "Do Me Baby" came out, there was NO turning back! I just knew that this was the man that I had to marry... or at least commit the rest of my Life to in some manner. Thus far, I have definitely done the latter."
Vicki P. Bay Area, CA
"1984 at home"
Sherry D. Stratford Connecticut
"I was 12 or 13 years old..I had stayed the night at my friends house & he came on Solid Gold...My world changed at that very moment..the sound, the style, the clothes...I was instantly allll in! A moment even my friend to this day remembers!"
Gina C. JACKSON
"I first heard his music and loved him with the song International Lover. I was home listening to the radio."
Carolyn R. Baltimore , Maryland