Prince Rogers Nelson
Published on May 06, 2016
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Prince Rogers Nelson
1958-2016
Born to musician parents. Prince was destined to a life with a musical influence.
Born in Minneapolis, MN in 1958. His birth name WAS Prince. Prince never spoke of his early life,
saying only 'I don't talk about the past.'
Prince's parents split when he was 10. He spent time between both homes but eventually ran away, in high school, and lived with a friend's family.
Early Years
- Revealed in a 2009 interview that he suffered from seizures as a child and was teased. So, he says he tried to compensate by being as flashy and as noisy as possible early in his career.
- An avid basketball fan. He played in high school at a diminutive 5'2".
- He formed his first band, Grand Central, in high school.
- Warner Brothers signed him at age 18.
There is not much information on Prince's childhood as he let it be known to media on more than one occasion that he would not talk about the past.
in 1978 his Debut album, For you, drops
he was 20
His career garnered 7 Grammys, 5 Number Ones, 14 Top Tens, 4 MTV VMAs, 1 Oscar, and 1 Golden Globe.
in 1979 his album 'prince' is RELEASEd
followed by Dirty Mind, Controversy, and 1999.
His first Top 40 Hit was the song, "I Wanna Be Your Lover". He was 21.
SHUT THIS DOWN (2015)
"You looking at me. But you never see. How I got so funky. It's a mystery. Must be genetics. My DNA. Electromagnaticsm. You can't get away."
1984 - Purple Rain
and the movie. of the same name brings him 2 grammys and 1 oscar
PURPLE RAIN (1984)
"I only wanted to one time see you laughing. I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain."
paisley park is built in 1986
his 55,000 home and recording compound outside of minneapolis
The vault inside Paisley Park was said to have held 385 unreleased finished recordings at last count.
in 1993, prince changes his name to a symbol
in response to a contractual battle with warner brothers,
Even in this time of duress, Prince released his 1995 album, The Gold Experience, and had another top 5 song with, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World."
1995, PRINCE APPEARED PUBLICLY WITH THE WORD 'SLAVE' WRITTEN ON HIS CHEEK. THE NEXT YEAR HIS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO THE LABEL FINALLY ENDED. HE CONTINUED TO BE KNOWN AS 'THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE' UNTIL 2000.
INTERVIEW IN ROLLING STONE (1996)
"But if I can't do what I want to do, what am I? When you stop a man from dreaming, he becomes a slave. That's where I was. I don't own Prince's music. If you don't own your masters, your master owns you."
prince marries 22 yr old mayte garcia.
he is ecstatic that she is carrying his first child!
Mayte was one of his dancers and a back up singer. They met when she was 16.
LETS HAVE A BABY (1996)
"So long I've gazed into your eyes. Wonderin' what they'd look like on a newborn child."
the child, a boy, dies at one week old.
Their son was born October 16, 1996 and suffered from Pfeiffer Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
Photo by kmardahl
he loses both parents too.
...
1996-2000 is a period of no new music. prince is quiet.
SO BLUE (1978)
"I had everything I needed. But now my life is so blue. You meant the world to me. But now you're gone and I'm so blue."
...
in 2000, his marriage to mayte ends.
2000
also marks the end of his contract with warner brothers.
THE TRUTH (1998)
"If there was just one day that everybody had to tell the truth. We'd trade bank accounts & move back to Neptune."
to prince.
2000- he changes his name back
HIS PERSONAL AWAKENING. 2001.
- PRINCE BECAME A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS. HE SAID HE DID NOT CONSIDER IT A CONVERSION, BUT A REALIZATION.
- HE ATTENDED MEETINGS AND EVEN WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR TO WITNESS ABOUT HIS FAITH.
- DUE TO HIS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, HE DID NOT SPEAK ABOUT HIS NUMEROUS CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS.
His language and performances changed somewhat after this 'realization'.
2001
IS ALSO THE YEAR HE MARRIES MANUELA TESTOLINI
SHE LOVES ME 4 ME (2001)
"With this one I can b what I wanna b. I don't have 2 live up 2 no one's fantasy."
2004.
HE IS INDUCTED IN TO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.
2007.
PERFORMS AT THE SUPER BOWL, ONE YEAR AFTER HIS DIVORCE FROM MANUELA.
2010.
he plays 21 concerts in london.
2015.
he releases his last album titled, 'HITnRUN Phase one', online.
Later, in the fall of 2016, he announced that he was working on his memoir, tentatively titled The Beautiful Ones.
April 21, 2016.
prince collapses at his home. The world loses a legend.
A week prior, his plane made an emergency landing and he was hospitalized with a severe case of the flu.
