When did you first hear Prince’s music? Where were you?
"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 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
"1978 on our soul station K-S-O-L"
Dee W. Stockton. Ca
"7th grade Junior High School"
David H. Saginaw mich..
"When I was 9 years old...Purple Rain"
Angela D. Soddy Daisy, TN
"I first heard his music and loved him with the song International Lover. I was home listening to the radio."
Carolyn R. Baltimore , Maryland
"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 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
"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
"In Washington,DC,1983."
Karen H. New Port Richey, Florida
"1984 at home"
Sherry D. Stratford Connecticut