When you first saw Prince on video or on an LP photo what was the first thing that came to mind? I remember first seeing Prince in the "Sexuality" video and my first impression of him was one of confusion because I liked his music and his look, but I wasn't quite sure if the whole thing was right or acceptable. Of course I was just around 8 or 9 years old . What was your first impression of Prince for those of you who are old enough to remember? Thanks, Nurse .

... infatuation at first sight when I saw him on American Bandstand. I was 9 going on 10. But I fell into his voice before I actually ever saw what he looked like. He was a different kind of musician who was doing and saying things with a type of boldness that for my young mind was quite baffling but provoked my curiousity. I was totally feelin' the brotha!!!

1FRO said:

I was feelin him too-that's great that our young minds at the time could still catch the vibe .

Well the first pic I saw was this one:



and my first thought was:

"Where can I hide this so my mother won't kill me?"

nurse said:

He had a video for Sexuality? Damn I'm late!!!

SexyBeautifulOne said:

I love that pic and when I first saw it around 82' I was like , but it's great, thanks 4 posting it SexyBeautifulOne .

tonyat said:

Yes he does and it's quite lovely .

SexyBeautifulOne said:

I use to have a button like this!! One of my MJ lovin friends stole it!!!

Heffa!!!

nurse said:

LoL!! That smilie is cute!!!

tonyat said:

I had a button like that too, but I don't know what happened to it . Maybe one of my MJ lovin' friends stole it too .

nurse said:

It's possible!!!!

tonyat said:

Trust me when you finally see the video you'll use that emoticon too-it's worthy!

1FRO said:

LOL! It was like that for me too! I fell for him through his music first when I was 8 but I didn't see what he looked like until the early 80's and when I finally saw him, he was so intriguing, exciting and unique that I knew I'd be a fan for a long time. It always amazes me how my young mind could really feel him enough to appreciate him.

my first thought? oh yea, you know, i wanted to marry the man, but, then i started 9th grade and outgrew him in height , from then on i knew it wasnt meant to be , BUT that doesn't mean I didn't take down the poster over my bed

txladykat said:

"Outgrew him in height" .

The first time I saw Prince was the Controversy video in 1981. My first impression was that "this guy must be on drugs!". The first time I ever heard Prince on the radio was back in 1979. The song "I wanna be your lover" was a hit. My first impression was "I thought the singer was a girl".

NatePerk said:

The first time I heard him on the radio singing Do Me Baby-I thought he was a girl too . Memories are cool .

The first time we....my brother and I saw him on American Band Stand my bro was like ummm look at that sexy mofo and when he turned around my bro was like

He was mad he thought he was a femme!!!! If anyone is thinkin about my bro...naw he loves the ladies.... he just can't see very well!!!!

tonyat said:

That's cute and I'm sure he loves the ladies!.

i stared with my mouth wide open. it was so differnt, sexy and real. been hooked every since. i did finally close my mouth though. LOL

The first time was the Little Red Corvette video, I was 13 and I remember shaking my head and thinking what a weirdo. Then I don't know why, I was suprisingly intrigued when I first saw the "When Doves Cry" video. I never paid attention to Prince before that. I don't know, must have been that bathtub and the Doves and that hair and his face. He was handsome to me, which was strange at that time. Made me want to know more about him.
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wonder505 said:

I think that bathtub did it for us all .

The first time was in '79 and there was a promo pic of him in a vest, no shirt, ahnk (sp?) around his neck and a huge afro. We all thought he was cute and stuff, but I paid no attention to the music until Purple Rain. I thought he looked like Elvis with the stand up collar and all.

I hated him. It was an LP foto. I was a teen and also then I was more spiritual than sexual.
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I was 11 or 12. I saw him perform Little Red Corvette on Solid Gold. I thought he was ok, liked the song, and found it a bit confusing that he wore high heels (at the time I had no clue he was short.) He did not leve much of an impression.


But shortly thereafter, Purple Rain was released. I heard from a friend of mine that he was "nasty" and his shows where "R-rated". Being a horny 12 or 13 year old at the time made me interested.
About a year later, my friends neighbors had recorded purple rain on VHS, and I got to watch the movie. I was blown away. At a young age, I actually thought it was a good movie. And the performances where amazing to me. I was pretty much hooked.

The first picture I saw of Prince was the 'For You' album cover, I thought he was FINE with that big A--

Then I saw him on American Bandstand. He was still cute and I liked his music, but that dancing was throwing me off a bit. I didn't care, MJ was to the curb and PRINCE was the man!

First I remember of Prince was in 1983/4 and my dad was going mad abouut 1999 (song, not album). next was when Let's Go Crazy was released, loved it, and I went to buy the 12". Unfortunately I was only 12 and it had a 'Parental Advisory' sticker on it, so I ended up with 'You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record)' by Dead or Alive. Didn't really get back into Prince until Alphabet St. / LoveSexy. Damn censorship - gave me 4 yrs to catch up!!!

I remember my granny almosting killing me cause I was listening to 'Darling Nikki.' They were soooo upset they took to me to the store and bought me a THRILLER TAPE. Michael was a safe bet then, you dig? I had no idea WHAT Prince was talking about until the adults standing around told me. So then I wanted to hear all his stuff, I was a fan. Just think Prince was the nastiest music you could listen to hands back then
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exactly the same here - I was fascinated...still am!

SexyBeautifulOne said:

HIS PICTURE ON THE BACK OF "PRINCE" ALBUM, ON A HORSE WITH NO CLOTHES ON!


SWEEEET!