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Chasing Life presents The Prince Mixtape

Chasing Life

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Prince and Andre Simone's Musical Partnership

In 1970, when Prince was 12 years old, Minneapolis began busing black students into white neighborhoods to desegregate schools. In the early 70s, Prince and Andre Simone were both new kids in their junior high school. The two connected via their love of music and formed a band called Grand Central. They played cover songs at whatever event they could book in black and white neighborhoods. Then Grand Central changed his band name to Champagne and decided to record a demo. It was then that Prince met someone who would help change his life forever.

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