Facts

1          Name: Prince Roger(s) Nelson

*( ) Indicates that on his birth certificate the “s” was not present. Prince later added the “s.”

2          Birth Date: June 7, 1958 (Zodiac Sign: Gemini/II)

3          Time: 6:17 p.m.

4          Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota at Mount Sinai Hospital

5          Parents: John L. Nelson, and Mattie D. Shaw

6          Siblings: Tyka, and numerous half brothers and sisters: Sharon, Lorna, Johnny, Duane, etc.

7          Schools: John Hay Elementary, Bryant Middle School, and Central High School.

8          Bands: Grand Central (1^st band), Champagne (later changed its name to that), The Revolution (his band, in the early to mid 80s once he received his recording contract), and

The New Power Generation (The N.P.G. which first appeared in the early ‘90's and still exists today).

9          Films:  Purple Rain (1984) as The Kid, Under The Cherry Moon (1986) as Christopher Tracy, Graffiti Bridge (1990) as The Kid

10        Concert Films And Video Collections: Double Live (1985), Prince And The Revolution Live! (1985), Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987), Lovesexy Parts I & II (1988), Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection (1991), Gett Off Videos(1992), The Hits Collection (1993), 3 Chains O’ Gold (1993), Interactive (Ulysses) (1993), Rave Un2 the Year 2000 (2000), Prince Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas (2003)

11        Pseudonyms/ Names: Jamie Starr, Alexander Nevermind, Christopher Tracy, Joey Coco,

Paisley Park, Spooky Electric, Gemini, Tora Tora, Camille, The Artist, O(+>, The Kid, TAFKAP, NPG,  The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, His Royal Badness, & The Purple One.

12        Nickname: Skipper (used when he was a child given to him by his mother)

13        Discography: Minneapolis Genius (1976), For You (1978), Prince (1979), Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), 1999 (1982), Purple Rain (1984),  Dreams (1984) *, Around The World In A Day (1985), Parade (1986), Dream Factory (1986) *, Camille (1986) *, Sign ‘O’ The Times (1987), Madhouse (1987) *, The Black Album (1987 released officially in 1994), Lovesexy (1988), Batman (1989), Graffiti Bridge (1990), Diamonds And Pearls (1991), O(+> /The Love Symbol Album (1992), The Hits/The B-Sides (1993), Come (1994), 1-800-NEW FUNK (1994) **, Gold Nigga (1994) *, Kamasutra (1995) **, The Gold Experience (1995), Exodus (1995) **, Chaos And Disorder (1996), Emancipation (1996), Girl 6 (1996), Crystal Ball (1997), The Truth (1997), New Power Soul (1998), The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale (1999), Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (1999), 1999: The New Master (1999) **, The Very Best Of Prince (1999), Prince: A Celebration (2000) **, High (2001) **, Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (2001) **, The Slaughterhouse (2002) **, Xpectation (2002) **, C-Note (2002)**, The Rainbow Children (2003), One Nite Alone...Piano (2003) **, One Nite Alone...Live! (2003), N.E.W.S. (2003), Musicology (2004), 3121 (2006), Prince: Ultimate (2006), Planet Earth (2007), 21 Nights (2008)

* Bootlegged material. ** Available only via Prince’s 1-800 NEW FUNK #, TheDawn.com, Love4oneanother.com or his NPGMC.com

–Numerous Songs were also available only to the NPGMC members through the years ‘01-‘06.