Prince Escaped Bullies With Purple Rain

April 27th, 2009 58 Comments 9554 Views

Posted by Bossip Staff

It’s not hard to imagine Prince getting bullied as a child. The six inch heeled boots, the ass-less pants and the bi-curious vibe didn’t happen overnight. But, the interesting fact is we have those bullies to thank for some of the best music of our generation. Flip the switch for more

Pop superstar PRINCE had credited school bullies with sparking his interest in music – because the singer began to learn piano as a means of escape.

The Purple Rain hitmaker admits that when he was a youngster, his tormentors left him isolated from other kids. And to fill his time, he began teaching himself how to play his father’s instruments.

He says, “The first thing I did is I went into myself and I taught myself music. My father left his piano at the house when he left and I wasn’t allowed to play it when he was there because I wasn’t as good as him so when he left I was determined to get as good as him.

We’re glad he turned to music to escape. Could you imagine Prince working a 9-5? Discussing MAC’s new fall line of eyeliners at the water cooler…SMH.

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58 Responses to “Prince Escaped Bullies With Purple Rain”

Ermy Erm is Disillusioned with Society( Surprised that I liked Obsessed, and The new X-men Movie is really good too, dont blame me, blame bootleg)

4/27/09, 11:50:am

He so lil

Snkrfetish

4/27/09, 11:55:am

Prince is one of the greatest. Pure musical genius. It’s funny that somany people look to find what they seem to be missing everywhere else, but even Prince said he looked within and he found Greatess!

D3ath By Ch0c0lat3

4/27/09, 11:59:am

I love him and if somebody gotta whoop his ***** for good music then I’ll hand them the br***** knuckles…lol

Angee

4/27/09, 12:00:pm

Prince is a genius, and very talented. I saw him in concert at The Chicago Theatre, and it was worth every penny. He is a great live performer.

Theory of Truth

4/27/09, 12:07:pm

I’m feeling Prince on the statement he said about looking within. Thats where our true strength is.

always knew

4/27/09, 12:08:pm

I still love Prince. He might be tiny but mad talented…I didn’t know he was bullied. That’s unfortuna, but look at what it did for his life and music. He made/ makes some really GOOD music.

me (the original)®

4/27/09, 12:10:pm

I love Prince. It’s a shame that it was bullies and his father being a jack***** (you can’t play when I’m cause you’re not as good as me) that got him to recognize his talents, but something positive out of something negative is always a good thing.

Moreaces

4/27/09, 12:12:pm

The man is a genious, and a ICON

Soul Ese

4/27/09, 12:12:pm

Well at least he didn’t kill himself like some of these youngsters have the last couple of weeks.

AKeysFan1981

4/27/09, 12:19:pm

Damn, I love me some Prince. Next to Michael Jackson I can’t decide who is better. I would love to see him in concert. Prince if you are reading this when are you coming down south?!

Enon

4/27/09, 12:20:pm

Prince is a GENIUS and an ICON!! I am so glad he explored his talents to bring us some of the greatest music and movie soundtracks of all time.

Gossip Bodega

4/27/09, 12:20:pm

Thanks to all the bullies for whippin that azz. Maybe he’ll get jumped and we’ll get another great album out of him.

dirtygurl

4/27/09, 12:23:pm

LOve the Purple one!
made a jack***** out of his dad, bossip you guys are a bunch of homophobes and idiots, the man is wierd,but he is not gay, he doesn’t even have that feminine vibe to him. it was all apart of his gimmick, kind of like beyonce’s gimmick to have a big butt, when in actuality she’s wearing padding. bossip no matter what you say, you better bow down to the king of funk.

Darkesthourgl*****

4/27/09, 12:35:pm

I guess he won’t be going to any cl***** reunions not even to perform. Love me some Prince especially old school Prince. But I think he was on his high school basketball team. I’ve seen a picture of it on Wikipedia when he had an afro.

GGooDie

4/27/09, 12:42:pm

That is what I am talking about. Don’t hate on Prince style.

I am glad he took his bullying days and put it towards his music. What a great musician he is.

Mock Rock Star

4/27/09, 12:43:pm

His piano is wonderful…I wonder if he meant when his dad left for the day or left his mom. It always seemed like he had a strain relationship with his parents. Well he’s still one of my personal favorites

Mock Rock Star

4/27/09, 12:48:pm

AKeysFan1981

Damn, I love me some Prince. Next to Michael Jackson I can’t decide who is better. I would love to see him in concert. Prince if you are reading this when are you coming down south?!
________________________________________________

I’ll help U with that one: Prince all the way!!!

KiKo

4/27/09, 12:56:pm

An old neighbor of mine used to talk about her experiences with Prince – they went to high school together. She was proud of the fact that she was one of these bullies. Now, she lives in a trailer, has 4 children (by 3 different men) who can’t stand her, and is extremely overweight. I guess karma is a *****.

Darkesthourgl*****

4/27/09, 13:04:pm

@Kiko

I wouldn’t be surprised. I doubt that any of his bullies are living the life he has over the past 30 years or so. Not even close.

me (the original)®

4/27/09, 13:09:pm

Prince was doing “metrosexual” before it became trendy.

People talk about him being gay, but all women love him. Also, all the chicks Prince has been with have been damn good looking. And I’m a chick saying this.

Willona

4/27/09, 13:11:pm

@ Darkesthourgl*****

Prince was indeed a guard for the Minneapolis Central High School pioneers – and his fro was tight, lol.

Mock Rock Star

4/27/09, 13:12:pm

KiKo

Yea, people are so ignorant. If she reads this then she might try to sue Prince for not acknowledging her contributions for his success

BE

4/27/09, 13:18:pm

Prince is theeee man, we all go through these issues if it don’t kill you it only makes you stronger. Most artist use their art to channel life challenges…at least that is what moost say.

Usher's ex (no not chilli would not want to be her fyi not today tomorrow or the next millennium)

4/27/09, 13:19:pm

okay that is F’up more than anything else he has said before
i do not mean to be an ***** I am a HUGE fAN but
prince how can you say you escaped thru music
and won’t keep your BRIGHT BROWN BACKSIDE off youtube and other websites taking your legally available music down away from your fans
we escape also you think it is unique to you only because you write/make songs and sometimes when i am on line i listen to music…but…OOOPS not YOURS……and y not…*****!
Your not helping one bit
NICE INTERVIEW WELL PUT ACROSS I LIKED THAT BUT I CAN’T LISTEN TO IT WHAT ARE YOU FAMOUS FOR TALKING

Dan

4/27/09, 13:29:pm

It’s always the kids that get bullied who turn out to be the greats later in life. Prince is amazing. Haters never win.

Confucius

4/27/09, 13:29:pm

heck I love me some Prince, I will have a *****y one-night-stand with Prince and wouldn’t feel bad about!!

SuperHuman

4/27/09, 13:40:pm

Well I have to thank prince’s bullies too!
cuz Prince’s music help me grow sense the tender age of 12.. he music was like water..
He is SUPERHUMAN! He should go beat them up now! or kiss them..

SuperHuman

4/27/09, 13:43:pm

Prince has always been my fifth baby Daddy in my dreams, all my boy friends look like him or superman..

SuperHuman

4/27/09, 13:44:pm

Bossip Prince is my Boo’ But I think those bullies should come back cuz his latest CD sUCKS SUPER BAD

SuperHuman

4/27/09, 13:45:pm

got bullies!

Souljourneys622

4/27/09, 13:45:pm

Prince is a freak, but he is and always will be sexy as hell! LOL!

DICooper

4/27/09, 13:45:pm

Prince was also a high school All-American point guard in basketball. It is actually hard to imagine a jock getting bullied.

Especially a jock that was Mr. Basketball of Minnesota in 1970 something…

SuperHuman

4/27/09, 13:52:pm

My love hate relationship with prince
I spent over A milli on your boy soo I CAN TALK sh*t

SuperHuman

4/27/09, 13:54:pm

Prince is a little old now but I would still give him the business

Really Though?

4/27/09, 14:16:pm

@ usher’s ex: you sound the fool for certain. he escaped through music and perfected a craft that supports his livelihood. so how dare you begrudge the man from preventing your cheap ***** from stealing (yea that’s what copyright infringement is) his work. buy the damn cd and the dvd release and support the man’s work.

Me No Likey

4/27/09, 14:26:pm

I am proud to say in my life I have seen these “Artists” in concert:
Prince (several times)
Michael Jackson (when he was black and when he was white)
Tina Turner
Rick James
EWF (with Maurice and without Maurice)
New Edition (before Johnny and with Johnny)
Bobby Brown (before crack and before he married Whitney)
Guy

Yay for me!

barb

4/27/09, 14:46:pm

that piano in the pic is kick-*****!

whatsyoursecretdesireDOTcom

4/27/09, 14:50:pm

Luv u Prince. The piano is sick. Never seen 1 like it B4..leave it up 2 Prince w/his bad *ss

DayShifter

4/27/09, 15:52:pm

Bossip, ya’ll need to stop…. there an’t never been nothing bi-curious about Prince. That freak has always been geared towards the ladies. And he’s had some bangers!!

Toucheaway

4/27/09, 16:20:pm

One day I shall run away with him and we shall be happy forever and ever.

Okay, now that that’s over, I love Prince, I love the way he handles his business and he will always have my heart not just for his music, but for the way he worked that industry that was trying to exploit him and his creations (music) and make him a slave. He showed those hoes!

A lot of artists wouldn’t be broke today if only they would take a page from Prince’s playbook and do the damned thang like a BUSINESS person should. Hooray for the Purple One!

$moK.E.Y.

4/27/09, 16:21:pm

“Discussing MAC’s new fall line of eyeliners at the water cooler…SMH. “

Toucheaway

4/27/09, 16:33:pm

I know one thing, that man’s funeral is going to be gorgeously populated! More beautiful females will be paying respects to that man than you’ve seen in your lives!

Say what you want about him, I haven’t seen any “confession” on him from a dude, and he’s been around forever.

I HAVE, however, seen a number of beautiful exotic cover girl-type women extol his virtues, so take that!

Huh? (new on here but not 2 b confused with the other 1)

4/27/09, 16:42:pm

That’s a good message that Prince is sending out. I hate seeing kids bully other kids (it happened to me and many others) but he didn’t let the bullying make him harming himself or others (like those poor little boys and those tragic school shootings). He turned their meaness into a positive for himself by learning piano and now he is a living legend (and all those kids who bullied him are big haters and have been for over 25 years, lol). Sure not everyone can be a legend like Prince but hopefully kids who are bullied can see that they can overcome it (unfortunately they won’t forget it) but they can if they try rise above it.

We "Blacks" Are The REAL Hebrew Israelites

4/27/09, 17:51:pm

I love you Prince with your little Lilliputian *****!

Usher's ex (no not chilli would not want to be her fyi not today tomorrow or the next millennium)

4/27/09, 18:10:pm

@Really Though?
can you read……I SAID….won’t keep your BRIGHT BROWN BACKSIDE off youtube and other websites taking your LEGALLY available music down away from your fans

I ALREADY GOT HIS CD whats wrong with technology i am suprised you came on the internet seem like you is scared the computer might bite you…you must be stuck in the prehistoric decade WITH PRINCE HIMSELF get with the times and first off learn to read before you type back to me or i will ignore you next time

Usher's ex (no not chilli would not want to be her fyi not today tomorrow or the next millennium)

4/27/09, 18:33:pm

i am not coming on here to bossip to discuss princes choices

god dam that is brainwashed mentality

prince only says to protect his artistic rights because he has no idea what the F he is doing with microsoft over the internet with bill gates invention for the 22 century whom gives away 80 mil for charity he is such a clever business man and succesful worldwide now thats paper

so PRINCE’s fans with no I.Q will continue to buy his stuff and not care of his treatment i happen not to like that

i have an opinion and i am free to express it

why have you got a problem its not your job to care
as a customer it is my right to complain

i love bossip it is funny

so equally love the invention it works why complain

Bohwe

4/27/09, 18:35:pm

Prince will always be the genius of seduction, the enabler of fantasies and the drug of choice for real music fans. He is truly the most talented man in modern music. To master instruments as a child, self-taught. Genius. Prince is an artist and the definition of self-determination, he turned his pain into the most beautiful music ever. Nothing Compares To You, the most beautiful song. Many people often wonder what women were his inspirations for songs, but Prince is so gifted that the love songs could possibly be about himself. Prince genius will never be duplicated and cannot be ignored.

And yes, he is a business genius, he took control over his music and design his career masterfully. You will never hear about Prince allowing other artists to steal from him, because he will shut that down with a quickness.

People laugh at him, but he’s the master of seduction, and women are his slaves.

shoatee

4/27/09, 18:36:pm

Prince…. I praise God for you. You found yourself within yourself & you’ve stayed true to yourself. I’m proud that today, because you have found the TRUTH… you are better than ever!

shoatee

4/27/09, 18:37:pm

….oh! and that piano is the STUFF, man!!!!

Usher's ex (no not chilli would not want to be her fyi not today tomorrow or the next millennium)

4/27/09, 18:39:pm

@really though?
oh my bad bill gates gave

750 million to charity

not our equivalent to the most succesful black woman that ever lived with her meagre 80million….OH….WOW beyonce is unstoppable oh yeah and for you prince also

Ksexy

4/28/09, 01:33:am

Music is the cure for all illness. When I use to cry when I was a kid my grandmother played music. I use to watch my uncle and cousins play instruments all day. This keep me from being with the wrong crowd of people. I created dances before there was videos and everyone made FUN-OF-ME. I never understood Prince music when I was a kid but I fill his pain.

PRINCE DA MAN!

4/28/09, 02:45:am

Prince realized really early that people can really suck. Now he *****ed all the girls those so called playas wanted to. Once ya realize most haters are jealous cowards, its easy to ignore them.

Bombay3000

4/28/09, 12:47:pm

Prince is the only man I know that is this pretty and I would wear the brakes off of…..and did I mention he will be 50. He is my all time favorite….. Now I need to go listen to his music…..