"controversy" is the first album i ever bought - by anyone.

my 4th year this year. bought NPS in 1999. after that i couldn't stop buying the backcatalogue and more..

I have been a prince fan since i heard "u got the look" back in 1987 when i was still at school.I am now 27 and will b a fan till i die.He will always b the greatest musician alive in my book.

I have been a true fan since 1984 when Purple Rain came out. I had never heard of the man before that, but once I saw the movie, that was it, I became a fan for life. I knew instantly that there was something about the skinny MF with the high voice that was so much more interesting than any other artist at that time. I still feel the same way. I love all his music and I know I will always be a fan of his music.

'84

I got hooked in 2nd grade 1984/85.

I was 9 when prince hit the pop charts with 1999, LRC, and delirious. i digged the music and thought the videos were cool, but purple rain had me hook, line and sinker. my parents would not buy his albums though and it wasn't until i heard kiss in 86 that i literally got a paper route just to buy prince albums (ok, that, and the nintendo) i joined the columbia music club and got my first 3 prince albums on vinyll, purple rain, atwiad, and parade. i remember spending hours on end studying the album cover art, the lyrics, and the liner notes...while playing super mario brothers!

Since May 1987 when I first heard the SOTT album. My frineds and I were on our way to take our college entrance exams and my buddy put in this Prince tape that he bought in Canada. I was hooked ever since. Ahhh the memories. I think IM gonna go listen to that album right now.

this long!

When I saw this b&w promotional photo of him wearing a leather jacket and huge afro it was love at first sight! *swoon* However, I hated "Soft & Wet." I wasn't feeling "I Wanna Be Your Lover" when it came out either; but it grew on me. He grew on me even more! So, I guess I've been a fan since 1978.

btw, I would love to find that pic of him. I'm gonna have to raid Jet magazine's archives for that one; I've yet to come across it anywhere else.

ok here goes nutthin'...


i've been in2 P & or since Emanciaption Era. u'd think i should've been in2 P/ "way" b4 then. i heard Controversy @ my cousin Randy's house back when it 1st came out & i couldn't catch the hint that P was "The Bomb" then but then i heard "My Name Is Prince" & i thought, hey this is Funky as Hell but still didn't get in2 P til i was Soul Searchin'. i had an "X" come back in2 my Life that drove me Crazy (almost) & she left again & that's when P's Music really hit Home 4 me.

so then it was like i said earlier: Emancipation Era that P became the "ish" 2 me...
[This message was edited Mon Jan 20 9:32:49 PST 2003 by PurpleLove7]

I listened to some of the Controversy stuff. Then came the 1999 song and was kind of creeped out. Then I heard AUTOMATIC and was sucked in full speed.

The videos for these songs just fueled the fire. I was a fan for life. Didn't start collecting until 1989-90.

Too Funky!!!

freakishly since about late92 so bout 11 years now. huh.

Every1 say it with me now:
Since I wuz N my momma's womb!

19 years baaabyyy

Okay, wait a minute. I just did the math on this one. I've been I a fan for a quarter of a century?! Should I be celebrating a silver anniversary, or something?

some of ya'll are makin me feel like i'm still a baby...

4 years - it began when I heard that kid singing When Doves Cry on the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack.
I realized it was a damn good song, so I got the greatest hits disks and it just snowballed from there.
My family still thinks I'm nuts.
It took me about 3 years to get all the albums.

It's been 20 years and counting. Urgh, I think I just dated myself.

since he came out...I grew up with him my mom and brother are fanatics ...my mom is 54...my brother is 35...Im 26

Since the ripe ol age of 7 in 1979. Having older siblings is a good thing, I was 11 for my first Prince show during the 1999 tour.

1982--I was in 6th grade.

Since I saw some VH1 Pop Up Video collection of Prince shit, maybe like 8 months ago. since he has been the major thing I've been listening to (and Hank Williams Senior).

1982...LRC did it for me.

"I Wish U Heaven" got me hooked, back in 1988, I was 10 !

First album I ever bought was LoveSexy.

So it's 15 years and counting...

19 fucking years...T

That's too long to be into something/someone, ya think?

I feel old now...

I bought the 'Little Red Corvette' / '1999' double A side UK single in 1985 and started to become intrigued. By the time 'Kiss' was released, I bought "Parade" and then bought all the back catalogue in reverse. I was 14 in 1986.

since '93

Since around 1997. The Gold video got me hooked. I'm 19.

I'm pretty new at this, but since July. So that's 6 months...lol I'm not clueless though!

Insatiable7 said:

6 months?? wow...u have a lot 2 learn, grasshopper...