(…) (Chris) Moon gave the kid a call, and he accepted. After the pianist had laid down the keyboard track, he asked Moon if he wanted some bass on the song.

“Sure, but I don’t want to pay for a bass player”, Moon said.

The kid went into the studio and laid down a perfect bass line…then he put some drums on the tape…added an electric guitar lead line…and finally went in and put down some multiple tracks as a backup singer.

A slightly dazzled Moon edited the material and took the finished tape to his musician-manager friend Owen Husney to see what the thought about it.

“Not bad. Who are they ?” Husney said.

“It’s one 17-year-old kid,” Moon replied.

Maintaining his cool, straightening his tie, and squeaking in a high voice, Husney managed to ask

“Who ?”

“Prince”

 

(Tim Carr, Minneapolis Tribune, aprile 1978)