23 Things You Need To Know About Prince

1.Prince original name was Rogers Prince Nelson. 2.Prince came from musical family.His father was a lyricist and pianist.The mother to prince was a jazz musician. 3.Prince composed his first song when he was five years old.He could remember the song even as an adult.Looks like he was destined for music.

4.Prince turned down his first music contract at fifteen years of age because he was not allowed to produce his first album. 5.At the eighteen years of age,he became the youngest artist to be signed by Warner Brothers. 6.At the begining of his music career Prince hardly did any interviews.When he started to do interviews he did not really seem to enjoy them.He even mentioned many times that all he wanted to do is perform. 7.Though Prince could perform and sing infront of millions of fans,he was very shy and he never admitted it though it was evident when there was no music and it was time for Prince to just talk.

8.Prince was once bood off stage when he was the open act for The Rolling Stones.This is evidence of believing in oneself.Because Prince emerged as one of the biggest artists of our time. 9.Prince wrote the word slave on his face because he did not own any of the songs that he created.Shocking isn't it? Yes,Prince had to fight his record label for the ownership of his own creations.He broke away from that record label and started working on his own. 10.Prince was great when it came to playing basket ball.He could shoot with both hands.Though he was not allowed on the basketball team in high school.Looks like his favourite sport was basketball.

11.Prince finished working on his songs in a day and he mostly worked alone.Talk of a musical genius. 12.He played all the instruments on one of his albums which he soley produced.He could play countless instruments.

13.Prince was hands on when it came to his music,stage performance and wardrobe. 14.Prince wrote numerous songs for other artist.These songs were hits and are the kind that are timeless.You wouldn't expect less from a musical genius.

15.Prince wrote songs that had unique titles.Some of the titles to his songs are one of a kind like: 1.When doves cry 2.Purple rain 3.Raspberry beret 4.Starfish and coffee 5.Red chorvette 6.Diamonds and pearls OK, the list seems endless.

16.Prince was a vegetarian.He also liked lots of sweets and candy. 17.Prince was an activist.Prince fought any kind of segregation.He also did it in his music.He played a good role in society and he gave back through charities.

18.Prince was an actor.Prince was not only an actor but he was good at it.He even won an oscar for the movie Purple Rain.His last acting was in season 3 of the comedy television series New Girl. 19.Prince never liked jeans,probably he never wore jeans.He also asked people who worked for him not to wear jeans. He liked them looking serious and official.He might have also not like khaki pants because he was asked if he ever wore khaki pants and he laughed.

20.He had a very unique style.He wore high shoes and heels better than some of us.He could run on stage,dance and do splits in heels.

21.Though most big musicians move to big cities.Prince lived in Minnesotta and even had his production studio there.He was born and raised there too.

22.Prince was asked to appear in the music video for the song bad by Micheal Jackson but he turned that offer down.He was to play the role that Wesley Snipes plays as the vilan in the bad music video.

23. Prince had a great sense of homour,he was really good at playing pranks and jocking around.