PRINCE - PRINCE TURNED TO MUSIC TO ESCAPE BULLIES

PRINCE TURNED TO MUSIC TO ESCAPE BULLIES

Pop superstar PRINCE had credited school bullies with sparking his interest in music - because the singer began to learn piano as a means of escape.
The Purple Rain hitmaker admits that when he was a youngster, his tormentors left him isolated from other kids.
And to fill his time, he began teaching himself how to play his father's instruments.
He says, "The first thing I did is I went into myself and I taught myself music. My father left his piano at the house when he left and I wasn’t allowed to play it when he was there because I wasn’t as good as him so when he left I was determined to get as good as him.
"I taught myself how to play music and I just stuck with it and I did it all the time."
And Prince is convinced the local bullies spurred him on to become a great musician - because he was determined to earn their respect.
He adds, "Sooner or later people in the neighbourhood heard about me and they started to talk about me and it wasn’t in the teasing fashion, it was more like, 'Wow look what he can do...' Once I got that support from people I believed I could do anything."