Prince rarely gave live interviews, but when he did, he had a way of mesmerising the audience. We dug up this rare clip from 1985 when the artist agreed to talk in front of cameras for the first time ever. It’s a rather peculiar conversation in which his then-manager Steve Fargnoli (who later sued the singer for defaming him in one of his songs), asks questions provided by MTV. Filmed in Nice, France while shooting his music video for America, Prince is surrounded by hired extras who appear to be hanging on his ever word. Both a playful confidence and vulnerability shines through in his answers as he responds to provocative topics such as “selling out to a white audience”. Resisting the urge to become defensive, he maintains an magnetic charm. So without further ado, here’s a moment with Prince soothe the soul…
It’s all in the video but also available at Source: Here’s Prince, Holding Court in his First Filmed Interview