NELSON FINDS IT "HARD TO BECOME KNOWN"
by Lisa Crawford

"I play with Grand Central Corporation. I've been playing with them for two years," Prince Nelson, senior at Central, said. Prince started playing piano at age seven and guitar when he got out of the eighth grade.

Prince was born in Minneapolis. When asked, he said, "I was born here, unfortunately." Why? "I think it is very hard for a band to make it in this state, even if they're good. Mainly because there aren't any big record companies or studios in this state. I really feel that if we would have lived in Los Angeles or New York or some other big city, we would have gotten over by now."

He likes Central a great deal, because his music teachers let him work on his own. He now is working with Mr. Bickham a music teacher at Central, but has been working with Mrs. Doepkes.

He plays several instruments, such as guitar, bass, all keyboards, drums. He also sings sometimes which he picked up recently. He played saxophone in seventh grade but gave it up. He regrets he did. He quit playing the sax when school ended one summer. He never had time to practice sax anymore when he went back to school. He does not play in the school band. Why? "I really don't have time to make the concerts."

Prince has a brother that goes to Central who's name is Duane Nelson, who is more athletically enthusiastic. He plays on the basketball team and played on the football team. Duane is also a senior.

Prince plays by ear. "I've had about two lessons, but they didn't help. I think you'll always be able to do what your ear tells you, so just think how great you'd be with lessons also," he said.

"I advise anyone who wants to learn guitar to get a teacher unless they are very musically inclined. One should learn all their scales too. That is very important," he continued.

Prince would also like to say that his band is in the process of recording an album containing songs they have composed. It should be released during the early part of the summer.

"Eventually I would like to go to college and start lessons again when I'm much older."

I tried to find Lisa Crawford on classmates.com, but she wasn't listed. Oddly enough though, Prince Nelson is listed like seven times
[This message was edited Thu Jan 9 19:43:14 PST 2003 by FirstAvenue]

Cute article.

jtgillia said:

I think so, too. Note all the enormous changes in his attitude in 1976, as compared to now.

FirstAvenue said:

Don't you think we should be angry with those attitude changes? Aren't we supposed to be disgruntled?

But he never left Minneapolis for N.Y.? Interesting Article and now is Definitely to late for him to live here.

Supernova said:

What exactly do you mean by that?

Supernova said:

wait wait wait, lemme get warmed up...

memememeee, grrr...angryangryangry...

dammit, why can't he be that darned cute anymore???

stamps foot



how wuz that, super?


nappy edit.
[This message was edited Fri Jan 10 9:51:46 PST 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

Prince said:

i bet most of us midwesterners have said that a few times in our lives...i know i have.

Dansa you ain't right HAHAHA!

FirstAvenue said:

Wow Prince's first interview was when I was less then 2 months old. Scary!

FirstAvenue said:

It was sarcasm about the disgruntled FAMS (who claim not to be) who are bitter about the life and career changes Prince has gone through, and therefore can't be objective about anything. As if they'll never, ever change in any way. I guess I should have used an emoticon.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Close, but ... no cigar, Dansa.

Supernova said:

darn.

LittlePill, yea while you were still shiting your diaper, Prince was just learning how to shit on other people.

Dansa, I'm sorry but a 44 year old man, acting "cute" is not wise. You just long for the daze when Prince wasn't worth shit and wrote horrible, unmusically inept tunes like Sexy Dancer.

2freaky4church1 said:

kiss it, freaky-dahling.


edit's out.
[This message was edited Fri Jan 10 12:53:25 PST 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

wow...what a long time ago...
How things have changed, huh, Prince?

Supernova said:

Damn! That went TOTALLY over my head! I'm so sorry.

No problema.

On the date of this interview I was 14 and it was my brothers 17th birthday.
Was Prince 16 at the time of this interview?

Was Prince "double" promoted in school?

(and then "under promoted" in the music business?)

Where is Duane and is he really handsome and tall?

buttcheeks said:

Tall, yes, handsome? I don't know.

Does anyone know what Duane looks like(besides his height)? I've always been curious. Anyway, thanks firstavenue, good article

lovebizzare said:

Yes. I think there may have been a picture in one of Per Nilsen's early bio books. And it's been said that Duane is in one of the Diamonds & Pearls album or 3 Chains of Gold album video collections. I can't remember which specific video he supposedly appeared in though. And no Duan is not cute, or handsome.