Prince Before He Was Prince

In 1977, over three days in different Minneapolis locations, a 19-year-old musician takes his first lessons in image-making. These early sightings of Prince, captured by photographer Robert Whitman, portray him as a callow youngster, uncharacteristically unguarded and authentic. “This was really Prince before Prince,” says Whitman, who has gathered together every last frame from these shoots in a handsome book titled Prince - Pre-Fame. 

From “U Got the Look” by Graeme Thomson in Uncut Magazine; Photos by Robert Whitman (@robertwhitmanphoto) 

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