Prince fan, well let's see, 1978! that's a long time to like swomeone's music, but I have watched him grow, and mature into a creative force like that which the world has never seen. Those of us who truly enjoy his music have been with him through thick and thin (as the old sayings go). Enjoy him while you can, because there will be imitators, but never another Prince.

I kind of followed his latest hit since Raspberry Beret in 1985 when I wanted to know who this Prince person was. I was in Standard 2 (or Grade 3 in Yankspeak). But it wasnt until late 4th form (1991) that I became obsessed with the arrival of the single Cream, I have never looked back and I will always thank that Cream video for doing that. It won a sure fire Prince Maniac.

2002-2003

21 years

purplefroglover said:

PRINCE IS A FREAKING GOD IN MY BOOKS!

Not only is he hot, but he's the sexiest thing ever.

I'm well on my way to hardcore. I've only been madly in love with Prince since oh, August of this very year, but that's okay! Soon enough, I shall be so hardcore you won't even believe it!

For about 27...28 years and counting.

1978 The day for you came out... that was it

He caught my ear in 1987 and again in 1989 but it wasnt until 1991 I knew
I'd found a musician whose work I wanted to hear all off , from album one to the present day .

My first memory of Prince was when he was on American Bandstand (I think it was '79, so I was 7). I was too young to be a hardcore fan, but my folks really liked I Wanna Be Your Lover. Anyway, the 1999 album hooked me, and I was a full-fledged fam member once Around the World in a Day dropped. So, it's been a 24 year odyssey for me.

82, saw him for the first time March 3, 83

I've been a fan since after 1999 and Little Red Corvette came out, but I was only 10 years old and didn't have any records. We lived in Detroit City and those 2 songs were EVERYWHERE.

When Purple Rain came out, not only was I hooked, but I started collecting his back catalog to that point. My mom got them for me; some for birthday (Nov), some for Christmas and then some for Easter. We didn't have a lot of money, so getting a new Prince LP or 2 was a big deal. The next few were gifts as well, and by SOTT I was buying them myself.

I have been a fan ever since.

One thing to note was this: up to the point right before Purple Rain came out, I was a bigger MJ fan. I grew up on the J5 and then MJ solo, and MJ was THE MAN. My sister had bought all the MJ stuff with her babysitting money. Oh how things changed.

21 years a fan, but now a fanatic as I'm called for about 4 yrs since my trip to the celebration 2002.

I've liked the lil guy since I was 14, and I'm 21 now. So...I've been a fan for 7 years.

1981: appreciated him
1983-1999: blew me away!
1984-1998: HARDCORE FANATIC, which included going to GLAM SLAM L.A. at least 1 or 2x a month on the rumour that Prince would play, had subscriptions to many fan mags (PRINCE FAMILY, UPTOWN, etc.) and listened to EVERYTHING the man released... and didn't release!
1998- present: respect the work, enjoy the new albums, check the org several times a week but not nearly as HARDCORE as I was.

i've been a fan since age 8 and by 12 i wanted to be him! i've since mellowed into be a plian'ol prince freak!

Since 1984, What's that 22 Years. wow, I'm tripping on that.

'4ever!! Truthfully, I got into Prince around "Dirty Mind" but didnt become a fan until "1999". Im not a hardcore fan, just a fan.
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17dayz said:

I used to think that I was a hardcore fan.
Then I found this website, & saw what a true hardcore is.

Now I think of myself as an oscillating fan.
[Edited 11/17/06 13:28pm]

First Time was 5th grade party my girlfriends parents had the 1999 album in 1982.

Fan with Purple Rain

then fell off a little

Huge Fan was from 1992 - ON really the Symbol Years

Fan since '1999/Little Red Corvette' was re-released in the UK in 1984, it got to number 2 I think. Then it was BANG - ''Let's Go Crazy'. I was hooked until 'Batman' then fell off to a large extent when I heard and saw 'Grafiti Bridge'.

Se7en said:

I can relate to your story bigtime!!!

Since 1978 when I was swimming in my Dad's nut sack! I was born in 1980.