Interviewing the Man Who Discovered Prince

Prince

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By Will Levith
(Virginia Turbett/Redferns)

In April, the world lost pop icon Prince. With a deep discography, four films, and countless television appearances to his name, Prince was about as prolific as pop stars come. But what of his early years? Vice‘s Kim Taylor Bennett recently caught up with the late performer’s first manager, Owen Husney, who discovered Prince, when he was still a no-name teen from Minneapolis. Read the full interview here. Listen to the title-track from Prince’s self-produced debut, For You, below:

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