During his lifetime, Prince was an enigma. The musical icon loved to perpetuate a mysterious perception of himself to the public. He rarely gave interviews, and when he did, he was usually pretty cryptic. Prince was never keen on revealing too much about his past. Because of that, there’s very little known about Prince’s childhood, beyond a few high school yearbook photos here and there. Until now!
Recently, a local Minnesota TV station WCCO found a rare treasure when digging through their archives — interview footage of Prince as an 11-year-old kid. The footage was from a 1970 teacher’s strike, at a school where Prince was a student. At first, they weren’t sure it was him, despite the Little Prince being a dead ringer for his adult self. With a little detective work, they determined it was, in fact, the Purple One. And there’s no mistaking that side eye! Watch the full report, which includes all the footage here. Courtesy: YouTube
