It was 1984. When Doves Cry poured out of the radio.
I was ten years young. A distorted guitar tore straight through my spine; my ears woke up instantly. A hypnotizing drum sound dropped and knocked on my heart, while the guitar kept shredding, then it cut to a hard halt and went on in the background. An eerie voice let out strange, otherworldly sounds. A synthesizer played an East-Asian sounding melody, and then his low voice slid in: “Dig if you will the picture... of you and I engaged in a kiss.” I became a fan on the intro alone, but his voice sealed it. It was my first eargasm.
The first song by Prince that I had heard was 1999, and I loved that song. I was drawn to the whole concept of something in the future; ‘tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1999’. To imagine what a party in 1999 would be like, fed my mind, but it also felt like a lifetime away.
When When Doves Cry came out, the entire song from beginning to end did something to me. I’d say it shook my whole system. It felt like he reintroduced himself. His screams were heartbreaking. Every instrument on that record opened my ears in a new way, but the guitar became my absolute favorite instrument.
Then I saw the When Doves Cry video on MTV. He came out of a bathtub and stretched out his hand towards the screen. The most beautiful, piercing eyes, the curls, and then he started crawling naked across the bathroom floor. I was in shock.
The image of him standing near a body of water in that masterful black outfit - fitting him like a glove - was so cool. He reminded me of a modern version of Louis XIV, a modern echo of royal decadence.
He woke something up in me - an excitement for beauty, fashion, art, and hearing music differently. It felt like having a crush on him, his world and the sounds it was made of. It was a spiritual recognition, as if it had always been in the plans for my life that I would be dancing, singing, and crying to his music.
PRINCE’S MUSIC
He had an album out almost every year. I went back to listen to albums I missed out on, starting with ‘For You’ (1978), Prince (1979), Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981) and 1999 (1982).
The Purple Rain (1984) album lived on repeat in my head, and when I eventually saw the movie, it intensified the spell it had over me. Around the World in a Day (1985) and Parade (1986) made me feel otherworldly. Sign o’ the Times (1987) was the soundtrack to my first high school years.
I started making my own outfits inspired by Prince at the time Lovesexy (1988) was released. There was a taping of the Lovesexy tour in Dortmund, Germany. It was broadcast on tv and I recorded it on a VHS tape, which I played til it broke. I still remember the concert vividly. The audience was lit. I wasn’t there, but I watched the show on tape so many times, I could replay the entire concert in my mind - song for song, all instrumental solo’s included.
Batman (1998) had Batdance - a funny, funky track that suddenly dropped into pure funk and gave me full stank face.
““Like books and black lives, albums still matter.””
At the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his guitar didn’t just gently weep — it declared him untouchable, as he stepped onstage with Tom Petty, Steve Winwood and the others, playing like the laws of physics didn’t apply to him. He possessed the stage. And the way he ended it! Tossing his guitar into the air and walking off like a true prince, not even bothering to watch where it landed.
In ‘Musicology’ (2004) he’s like a teacher stepping into the classroom of funk, teaching us the study of music and reclaiming the word, turning it from something academic into something spiritual.
Energetically, this is crown-chakra music. He’s showing what happens when you let go. Music is supposed to take you. This is the alchemy of funk; surrender through rhythm. Letting rhythm take over is symbolic of letting go of ego.
With this song Prince reminds the next generation that music is sacred; a living spirit that deserves respect.
A Prince concert was like a whole different planet. The bass would thump, and suddenly there he was, strutting out in those impossible heels with pure confidence. I loved every moment of it.
In 2011 I saw him at North Sea Jazz for two nights in a row. He played three nights total, but I couldn’t get tickets for the first one — which turned out to be a blessing. He came onstage and apologized for the terrible sound the night before, letting us know he’d made sure everything was fixed. And when the music started, my ears felt incredibly blessed.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE VISIONARY
And if the music wasn’t enough, his numerology told its own story — a blueprint of why he moved, created, and transformed the world the way he did. Prince wasn’t just born to make music; the numbers read like a prophecy.
Date of Birth: June 7, 1958
LIFE PATH: 7+6+1958 → 7+6+(1+9+5+8=23→5) → 7+6+5=18 → 1+8=9
Life Path 9 - The Humanitarian, The Artist, The Visionary
Prince’s life path represents completion, compassion, and service through art.
9s are here to transform emotion into expression. They channel collective feeling through beauty, art, or healing. Every project - Sign o’ the Times, Lovesexy, Musicology - carried a message for humanity: wake up, love deeper, be free, honor spirit through creation.
BIRTHDAY: 7 - The Mystic, The Seeker, The Alchemist
7 is the number of introspection, spirituality, and hidden truth. Those born on the 7th live between worlds - analytical and intuitive, scientific and spiritual. Prince’s reclusive, perfectionist nature came from this 7 vibration. He guarded his privacy because he lived inwardly; the music was his temple.
BIRTH MONTH: 6 - The Nurturer, The Aesthetic, The Healer
The number 6 brings beauty, responsibility, and harmony; it’s Venusian energy. 6 is the caretaker, the one who beautifies the world and heals through art. That’s why his sensuality always carried tenderness. 6 adds warmth and compassion to the more thought-heavy 7, giving his music emotional depth and devotion.
BIRTH YEAR: 1958
(1+9+5+8= 23 → 2+3= 5) -
The Rebel, The Freedom Seeker
5 is movement, experimentation, risk, and change. Mercury energy. It’s restless and uncontainable; the explorer who reinvents constantly. Prince lived 5 through his constant transformation: every album a new world, every era a new self. He was never meant to stay still. Combine that with his 7 Day and 9 Path, and we get a rare mix:
the spiritual visionary (7), serving humanity (9), through endless reinvention (5).
PRINCE’S TAROT
If his life were a tarot deck, these cards would shine through:
The Lover: sensual, emotional, attuned to beauty and intimacy, union of opposites.
The Magician: creator, shape-shifter, manipulating sound, image, and emotion with mastery.
The Star: divine purpose through art.
The High Priestess: mystery, intuition, and the sacred feminine within.
Death / Transformation: perpetual rebirth, fearless change.
PRINCE: Master Number 11 -
The Visionary Messenger
P(7)+R(9)+I(9)+N(5)+C(3)+E(5)= 38 → 3+8=11
“Prince” vibrates to 11, a master vibration of inspiration, illumination, and artistic channeling.
It’s the number of someone who sees beauty in the invisible and translates it into form. 11s are spiritual transmitters; they radiate what they receive.
1 - The Leader, The Originator
ROGERS: R(9)+O(6)+G(7)+E(5)+R(9)+S(1)= 37 → 3+7=10 → 1
The name “Rogers” brings self-definition, courage, and originality. From his father (John L. Nelson, stage name Prince Rogers), he inherited a musical lineage and the drive to lead, not follow. That 1 energy infused him with authority; he was never comfortable being told what to do by labels or systems.
7 - The Mystic Again
NELSON: N(5)+E(5)+L(3)+S(1)+O(6)+N(5)= 25 → 2+5=7
The surname echoes his birthday. It cements the pattern: a soul rooted in solitude, spiritual seeking, and intuition. It’s why fame never defined him; his purpose was inner mastery.
Destiny Number 1 - The Pioneer
Full Name Vibration: 11 (Prince) +1 (Rogers) +7 (Nelson) = 19 → 1+9=10 → 1
His full name resolves to 1, the number of individuality, originality, and leadership. That’s why he could never be molded. He wasn’t born to follow trends; he came to set them.
11 (The Visionary) + 1 (The Leader) + 7 (The Mystic) =
The Enlightened Pioneer: a messenger who leads through spiritual creativity.
The Symbol Name (The Love Symbol, 1993-2000)
When he changed his name to the unpronounceable symbol, he was numerologically transcending identity. It represented the merging of male (Mars) and female (Venus); the sacred union.
In numerology, symbols vibrate as zero: infinite potential, no boundary, no ego. This was his alchemical period, when he fused the polarities within himself and rejected all external labels. A rebellion against the music industry (5 energy) and a spiritual initiation (7 energy).
Soul Urge 5 - The Desire for Freedom
Prince Rogers Nelson → Vowels = I, E, O, E, E, O, E = 9+5+6+5+5+6+5= 41 → 4+1=5
According to his soul urge number 5, his deepest longing was freedom of expression. To explore, change, and live without boundaries. That’s why he fought record labels and created his own world Paisley Park; his palace of independence. He embodied sovereignty.
““Paisley Park is an idea. It’s a place where there aren’t any rules.””
How removing one bass line changed Prince’s career
Prince’s Astrology
His Gemini Sun gave him the ability to shapeshift and express endless personas.
His Pisces Moon gave him open-heartedness that reflected the collective desire.
His Scorpio Rising gave him magnetism, that pulled people in.
Prince carried both currents of masculine energy and feminine energy within. He broke every rule of what a “desirable man” should be. Small, soft-spoken, in heels and lace, yet the most magnetic being in any room. He didn’t suppress softness; he made it part of his power. That balance of light and shadow, tenderness and fire was the thing that made hearts race.
Prince’s lessons
Through his sound, his style, and his spirit, he showed what it means to be unapologetically you. That true magnetism comes from being self-realized. It’s about how you live, how you express yourself, and how true you’re willing to be. You can be bold, soft, fluid, strange, beautiful, and completely undefinable, all at once.
Through Prince I got to really focus in on fashion as a language, clothes as armor, as art, and as identity. He made androgyny glamorous and untouchable. His style pushed past gender rules and traditional beauty, making space for all the souls who never belonged to a single category.
He taught us that erotic energy and creative energy flow from the same source. He made desire feel honest and human, and he showed that the body can be a doorway to something deeper instead of something to hide.
His relationship with the Divine was personal and creative. He used his music as a pathway to the Divine, and it showed that faith doesn’t have to be strict or heavy. It can be alive, evolving, and full of imagination.
Prince showed discipline, worked endlessly on his craft, and proved that real artistic freedom comes from knowing your work so well that expression becomes natural.
He fought for his independence, for ownership of his name and his music, and in doing that, he encouraged a whole generation to stand up for their own value. He taught artists to own their work, fight for their rights, protect their name and control their artistry.
His concerts felt like healing. His music felt like medicine. He reminds us that sound can lift you, open you, and completely change how you feel inside. And that’s what he did for me. Prince didn’t just shape my taste in music — he shaped the way I see myself.
““You can try to categorize me, but you really can’t. I’m music.””
In loving memory of Prince — the artist who blessed me with my first eargasm.
💜💜💜 Luv, Gloria
