Prince, the multi-talented musical genius who from Minneapolis to become a controversial chart-topping singer/songwriter and movie star, died today (April 21) at age 57.
Prince was hospitalized last week with the flu, sparking rumors about his health. But the iconic musician appeared at a Paisley Park dance party last Saturday to quiet the speculation.
“Wait a few days before you waste any prayers,” Prince told the fans at his Minnesapolis estate.
Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958, the son of a pianist in a Minnesota jazz band. He was playing piano by age seven, guitar at 13, and the drums one year later.
He was signed to Warner Brothers Records while still a teen, releasing his debut album “For You” in 1978.
Prince played all the instruments, as well as writing all the music and lyrics — and produced the record himself.
Prince’s career peaked during the ’80s, with “1999” spawning the title song and “Little Red Corvette” as huge radio and MTV hits.
The follow up was “Purple Rain,” a soundtrack to the loosely biographical movie that starred Prince and his band The Revolution.
The Oscar-winning album’s hits included “Purple Rain,” “When Doves Cry, “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Take Me With U” and sent Prince into the stratosphere of the Billboard charts with Bruce Springsteen and Madonna.
Source: NY Daily News
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