Local TV Station Unearths Ultra-Rare Interview Footage Of An 11-Year-Old Prince Back When The Legendary Musician Was Known As “Skipper”
deadline.comWCCO Minneapolis recently struck gold when an employee went to pull archival footage for a story about local teacher’s strike.Production Manager Matt Liddy was looking at features of local landmarks in a 52-year-old film reel when he saw what he believed was a familiar face.
Without revealing his guess, he showed the image of a young boy to his co-workers and asked them who it looked like. They all had the same answer: “Prince.” The timeframe and the boy’s apparent age seemed to line up with the life of the then-Prince Rogers Nelson, who grew up in Minneapolis.
But as famous as the future superstar would become, there is still very little video that documents his childhood, according to one superfan interviewed by WCCO.Kristen Zschomler is a historian and archeologist who researches Twin Cities landmarks.
She also happens to be a Prince fan who has documented the artist’s “journey from Minneapolis’ Northside to Paisley Park and the world.”When asked about the available documentation of the 7-time Grammy winner’s early days Zschomler said, “As far as video, I am not familiar with any.
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