http://new.music.yahoo.co...newsiness/

very cool


Meanwhile, another veteran rock star, Prince, gained some new fans when he publicly discussed his childhood epileptic experiences for the very first time on PBS. The normally reticent Purple One revealed to talk show host Tavis Smiley this week: "I used to have seizures when I was young and my mother and father didn't know what to do and how to handle it, but they did the best they could with what little they had." He also stated: "Early in my career I tried to compensate for [my epilepsy] by being as flashy as I could and as noisy as I could."

His openness subsequently earned him glowing kudos from the Epilepsy Foundation. After Prince's interview, Epilepsy Foundation president/CEO Eric R. Hargis declared: "We are incredibly grateful that Prince has shown everyone with epilepsy the importance of following your dreams and talking about the condition." Epilepsy Foundation spokesman and Heroes actor Greg Grunberg added: "I can't thank Prince enough for sharing his personal story. My son had such a smile this morning when I told him that Prince had epilepsy and has gone on to live his dream of making music and changing lives. I welcome Prince to the community of celebrities and entertainers who are talking about epilepsy.

he also made the front page of the Epilepsy Foundation website
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
[Edited 5/3/09 2:31am]

Thread discussing this here:

http://prince.org/msg/7/3...sg_6589179

i guess i need to find another news source than yahoo

thanks