Prince (Part 1) - Childhood to Purple Rain Era

This week we explore the first of two chapters on the life and career of Prince. We take an in depth look at his childhood years and the moments that shaped him as a person and as a musician as he faces a number of physical, mental, financial and racial barriers growing up to releasing his debut album at just the age of 19. The highly talented multi-instrumentalist would go on to produce, write and play all the instruments on his first 5 albums, striking controversy due to his outrageous fashion sense, outlandish stage persona, his high falsetto vocals and his sexually explicit lyrics that often came under scrutiny. Prince would forge an image of his own by the mid 80's with his breakthrough album 1999 and his highly successful Purple Rain film, soundtrack and single cementing him as a household name and a star of the music industry. We take a look at Prince's first 6 albums as well as exploring the meaning behind the lyrics as we take a look at songs such as I Wanna Be Your Lover, When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy, Purple Rain, The Beautiful One's, Little Red Corvette, 1999, I Would Die 4 U, Uptown, Controversy and many more. Tune in to Part 2 of Prince's story as well as we explore the second half of Prince's career and the death of one of the greatest musicians to ever grace the stage. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy. This episode was written, researched, narrated, edited and produced by Adam Hampton. If you enjoyed this episode feel free to click the free subscribe or follow button and leave the podcast a positive 5 star review on Itunes. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram and our website at www.lyricsoftheirlife.com . To support the podcast further and myself as an independent podcast creator you can find us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month or Buy Me A Coffee as a one off donation to show your appreciation. All these links can be seen below. Thanks to every single one of my listeners. Cheers your host Adam Hampton. Support The Podcast - Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/Lyricsoftheirlifepodcast Buy Me A Coffee : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lyricsoflifepod Socials - Facebook Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/lyricsoftheirlife Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/441708960400475/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/lyricsoftheirlife/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/lyrics_their Tik Tok : https://www.tiktok.com/@lyricsoftheirlife ? Rate The Podcast - Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/lyrics-of-their-life/id1521842063 Featured Playlists - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/16j22czj103i68fdypqzbco07?si=8bbee318907c488c Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUiXxJhUKPwFhvd3F-Cm84w