He's always talked about learning to playing instruments, but his vocal range is off the charts. Has he ever said if he's had voice lessons?
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Dayclear said:

Yes from Chaka Khan. Sly Stone. James Brown. Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes. Smokey Robinson. Graham Central Station. Roberta Flack. The list goes on.

Prince probably listened to a lot of music as a child and sang along with songs that he knew.

Prince seems to have been born with a beautiful voice inside him. When U look at Prince's talent it's surely Heaven sent.

Dayclear said:

I remember him saying that at the beginning of his career it 'hurt' his voice to sing in his normal register, which is why he always preferred singing falsetto, and I think he had some voice lessons to help with that. But I think mostly his vocal range is natural. His Mom was a jazz singer wasn't she...?

I once read that Prince could reach notes higher than any other male singer around and that he has 'perfect pitch' Is that true?
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His father, mother and Motown!

At the beginning of its career "Warner" added him the services of "Seith Riggs" the coach of celebrities & voices of the show business like Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand...

http://www.sethriggs.com/