Prince fan Jesse Jenkins had an experience he’ll never forget last weekend, after Prince arranged for him to travel to Austin to see Prince’s now infamous SXSW closing concert, after which he got to meet and embrace his favourite artist.
Consistently re-affirming his status as music royalty, Prince captured the attention of the industry on Saturday night when he played a marathon concert at La Zona Rosa that finished up just after 3am.
But that’s nothing new for the Purple One, as he’s of course been capturing the hearts and minds of fans the world over for decades. One such fan is Jesse Jenkins, known online as ‘Jester’, who has a YouTube channel that he uses to review Prince albums and just share his love for his favourite artist with like-minded people.
Prince reached out to Jesse last Wednesday night through celebrity blogger Dr. Funkenberry and Spreecast host Seth Everett during a Prince webcast and chat by Prince fans that has become a weekly event since it kicked off at the start of the year. That particular chat also included an interview and impromptu performance by Prince’s former band member, André Cymone.
Despite being a dedicated fan, twenty year old Jesse had never had a chance to see Prince live. Living only a few hours’ drive from Austin, he was excited when news broke last week about Prince playing at SXSW, but with tickets to the conference being close to $1000, plus travel costs, with no guarantee of being one of the 1300 chosen to witness the concert, it was looking like it was going to be a case of so close, and yet so far, for the young Jester......
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