The Little Prince: Footage Unearthed Of Superstar At Age 11 

People under 35 today don't really understand how rare it was to be on camera, or even have one's picture taken back then. This is cool.

The little smirk on the side of his face ... totally him. His expressions.

He had that same smirk his whole life. What a lovely video to unearth.

Stevie Wonder could see that this little boy was PRINCE. Did you catch that famous left-sided crooked smile of his? What a sweet, thoughtful little boy he was...advocating for the teachers! 💜💜💜

He’s got that smile that says he knows something nobody else knows.

C'mon, of course it's Prince. It's undeniable. His facial expressions were the same as a kid. Amazing footage.

He was concerned about his teachers' well being. It is good to know that Prince was always a good guy! RIP

The most words ever spoken by Prince in a Prince interview 💜 😆

Anyone can tell it’s him just by the smirk and look to the side in the beginning 💜

Little did He know that He was going to be one of the greatest musicians of all time !! ♐️

The way that guy said "THAT IS PRINCE!" made me smile. He was so happy to see his old friend.

Man completely unaware he just interviewed the greatest musician to walk the earth who broke all the rules . Forever missed. RIP 👑

Did u all notice that Mr.Jackson said Prince at the age 11 was playing the Guitar & Keyboards ...Phenomenally!! Straight Genius .....R.I.P. Prince 💜☔💜☔💜

Prince caring about teachers and working class folks in general at such a young age. This is why people love the guy. Not just for his music but his addressing of injustice throughout his entire life. He knew that you can't have a healthy, civil society without everybody being able to live a decent, dignified life. Long live Prince!

His eyes…and he said um the same way his entire life…so adorable!!!

That side smirk is unmistakable.

I know they had to confirm to be accurate, but he has such a unique face, It was so clearly him from first sight! Amazing story!

"I think they should give better education and I think they should get some more money" - yeah that's Prince

As a teacher myself, I can assure you he captured his teacher’s hearts. To think he came out to support his teachers way back then! We’re still fighting the good fight out for all the little future Princes.

No one else has his looks he was a very unique person there will never be another.

Recent discoveries about Prince after his passing indicate that he was a "ghost" philanthropist meaning that he gave alot to those in need privately and without wanting any recognition for it.

He never lost that adorableness, either. What a gift to the earth he was and will always be.

He’s been speaking up for fair pay for most of his life.

I love the reactions of Prince's childhood friends!!!

“They be working extra hours for us, and all that stuff!” That’s right, Baby Prince! You’d better speak up for those hardworking teachers!!! ✊🏽 OMG, I love this soooo much. ❤️❤️❤️ RIP Prince!

Seeing his childhood friend's reactions--very moving. He is SO MISSED.

This kid was destined for greatness!

Wow, you guys struck gold! There's no denying that's him with those short, clipped answers to questions and that crooked smirk. He didn't change much other than his grooming, but adult Prince looked just like little boy Prince. What a special guy he was, like he was born for success.

The way Rhoda laughed when she heard Prince's voice made me so warm and brought a smile to my face

He even had those adult Prince mannerisms back then as a kid. You could see the shyness in him and the way he looks at you just as he did as an adult. When I first saw him, I knew without a doubt it was him. I said, "THAT'S PRINCE" I didn't have to be a historian for this. It was, A - U - T - Omatic.

Very recognizable right away. Princes kept his natural look. He didn't have plastic surgery. Beautiful memos for people who's known him personally and to us his.

The 2000's have been ruthless so many of our great Black singers have left us .Starting with Luther , to Ray Charles to Michael ,Whitney Donna ,Prince ,Natalie,Levi Stubbs.Aretha.Not just singers but International SuperStars .

Amazing that someone found this by complete accident! Prince was an adorable child. Rest in peace. 😞❤️

That's Prince. Immediately recognizable.

That just warmed my heart...we miss you 🕊PRINCE🕊

Any person with eyes can see it’s clearly a young prince💜

I love how even at 11 years old, my dude was all about fairness and paying people what they are worth.

Wow!!! His mannerisms never changed!

He was so adorable 😍.

Even that 'hummmm...' between 2 sentences is 100% him. He did that in any interview as an hyperstar. The look, the attitude... Everythings from the dude just there already.

I saw this last night on WCCO, after the Grammys this was a amazing discovery! it's good to see that Prince was so self-aware of life and his teachers, even at that young age. R.I.P. Prince you're definitely a Twin Cities Icon 💜

This is such rare footage. Who would’ve thought this footage would be found 50 years later.

He looked liked a superstar already!

First, I got chills and now I am teary eyed. Prince's music soothed me and lifted me up out of some insane trauma when I was in my early 20's. One of my all time favorite memories was the day we went to Montreal from Vermont by bus and it was 6 am and frigidly cold at that corner bus stop. So I put my headphones on to listen to my prince casette tape and started doing a whole solid gold dancer routine (partially to get warm but partially to have fun, too), to Prince's Lets Go Crazy right in that frigid, icy snowy corner and my friend Paul was listening to the radio on his headphones. Keep in mind it was 6 am and most people in that city were still asleep and nobody was on the street but me and my friend. So he starts laughing, and looking around and finally points and waves at a building. Then he tells me to look up and I see a guy waving from the window at me and I just keep dancing. He makes me take off the headphones and says "He's a DJ for the local radio station and he just said on the air that it is 15 degrees out and there is a young lady doing an entire broadway routine out here in a desolated corner all by herself in the freezing cold, it is something else, you should see her going crazy". Which was even funnier because the Prince song was Lers Go Crazy. Man, Prince really lifted me up, his music was the best antidepressant for me at that time. This is so wonderful, Thank you so, so much for finding this and sharing the joy that his friends felt in seeing their buddy Skipper again. We miss him dearly and his music would have continued to enrich us and lift us up through a whole lifetime of trouble. What a beautiful discovery!

To this day, I still can't believe he's gone. I'm so glad I got to see him in concert before he passed away. A true musical genius.

Can't get over him jumping up and down in the beginning trying to get the camera man's attention. He wasn't going to give up easily on being included in that footage.

The way he frowns his nose stayed with him, particularly when he was being funny ❤❤❤❤

This is dope to see. Obviously he was short and the facial expression carried on with him for the rest of his life. Rest peacefully legend!🙏🕊

This is such rare footage

When he said "yeup" the way he said it plus how he would pause in between words had Prince all over it 😂 this was cool

RIP Skipper. You're still loved & mourned greatly

I was lucky enough to see him at a concert in Argentina in 1991 at the River Plate stadium. be amazed Prince was a musical genius for me his music comes from the future.

This is incredible. Now that is a hidden treasure from the vault!!

That got me smiling especially when a childhood friend sees and remembers you....Man,that's a good feeling.

Prince ALWAYS kept it real. Even then. Wow! This was so dope! ❤️🙏🏽

That was super cute. And I love his willingness/ability to verbally express himself so young!

This is a total gift.

The second I saw him I knew it was Prince. His shy way of public speaking was there at 11 years old. Speaking up for teachers rights and pay at 11 like he spoke up for artists rights and pay when he was older. Thank you for unearthing this gem!

I'm 73 yo....his eyes and mouth totally gave him away. I cried. Miss you so much Prince

The footage of the 11 year old "Prince" is so Awesome and Amazing! He was very outspoken at such a young age! I am so very inspired by this discovery! God bless him for his insight and sharing his great gifts and talents with our world. 🙏🏼💯💜💟☮️

Prince was a charmer, even back then! Prince is said to have played 27 musical instruments proficiently. By the time he was 15, he had taught himself to play more than 12 instruments. He was most definitely one of a kind.

Long before prince found fame, fame was looking for him 💜

This video is such a blessing. Prince is so loved and missed ♥️

Prince was already a deep thinker, at age 11, into social justice. He was an incredible talent and is sadly missed worldwide. Thank god that despite his stage fright and shyness, when he got on stage, he changed into such an incredible performer. His memory is a blessing. RIP Prince. From Australia.

Jimi Hendrix was still alive when this was first recorded. Thats how old this is. Wow

Are most of the kids in favor of picketing? “Yup!”... Straight forward even as a kid🙂 RIP King Prince 🙏🏼

Wow 😍🙏🏾 no need for proof, I could see it was prince straight away. The smile, the eyes, the mannerisms...such a talented soul 💜

The moment when the older gentleman who grew up with Prince watched the video was very special.

The way he jumps up to get on camera is the cutest. His first answer reminds me of the Dick Clark interview. Quick, short and to the point. "Yup!" lol and the way he scrunches his nose and turns his head. Exactly what one would expect a young Prince to do. Amazing footage. Thank you for sharing.

That Reporter didn't know he was talking to a musical genius ,and I'm sure that KID didn't know he'd conquer the world in 14 years. It's strange that this lost footage was filmed in April 1970,then discovered in April of 2022, the same month that he passed away, Long Live the King....named PRINCE.

Awww he was Adorable even then RIP Prince aka Skipper lol that's cute🎧🎤🎼🎵🎶💜💜💜 to hear him speak that young you can tell he had an old spirit within

His voice was enough for me...he still sounded the same as a grow man

I couldn't hold back the tears when he started to speak...so small and beautiful...what an incredible discovery in this sad month for the purple family 💔. we love you and miss you prince 💜🕊

Wow. Just floored me. At that age, he had no idea he would change music, and in some measure, the world.

I love how his hometown treated him as Skipper! That’s why he never wanted to leave. Nothing like home after being around the world.

I love Prince! He was very talented and driven! I believe his 'Let's go crazy' was a premonition. Hearing it today makes me feel entirely different than I did in 1984. It now makes me very sad. RIP Prince!

WOW! I knew that was him right away. His little smirk, his deep speaking voice, his shine, his charisma…thats him! Crazy that they found this clip by accident. I love and miss Prince so much. He was a one of a kind artist and human-and such a cute kid! Rest in Power Purple One! We’ll never forget you 💜☔️💜

The best part of this is Mr. Jackson referring to his childhood friend by his childhood nickname! SKIPPER!!! OH MY GOD!

That confirmation by the friends was everything ❤

That made me cry.This was a part of the fabric and will forever be lamented, etched on my life and others. That we all came to know and Love Prince .The memories the music, the concerts and all the good times along the journey .what a magical ride .

Prince was a beautiful soul even as a child who thought his teachers should get paid more. Agreed. ✨ ❤️ ✨ Thanks for sharing. 😭

Will always be "Skipper" to his family and friends, the people who really knew him.

you could tell it was prince from the drop.he already had swag at young age.

Childhood is so precious. So glad there is this news clip remaining which shows us Prince in live action as a child. ❤❤

There will never be another Prince or Michael Jackson point blank R I P 💜

Also mention Prince's heart in the video. He shared compassion for his teachers at this young age. That says volumes about him and how he was raised.

That smile gave it away 😎💜

Awesome find!! You can see that Little Prince had that confident swagger back then. A man taken too soon. It's still sad to me how he died. He will never be forgotten

I got teary eyed myself. It was great seeing Prince's friends reaction.

That sure is a young Prince. Those eyes, that smirk..unmistakable! I'm not crying, your crying!

You can see the confidence all in his eyes that he was destined for success

Slick. Cat genius cat. Strong. Cat. And over all shot caller at 11 and little strong he is so smooth at 11 it's almost almost SCAREY

It amazes me that he was fighting for teachers even back then like he fought for musicians in the industry. I realize he has been a fighter most of his life. REST EASY-----PRINCE

bless him, he truly was a revolutionary, even as a boy.

Thank you for posting this amazing time capsule of the man, himself. When I miss him, I listen to his music, and listen to interviews.... but, THIS! This is a treasure. May Jehovah bless you, and your family. I'm so grateful that he found what he had been looking for, all along. NOBODY can say that Prince was not blessed by God with all that talent!

It’s when he turns his head to the side to look away for a split second and his mouth makes that smirk is what made me say yup that’s him! He did that on his first big interview too the same face!

All you gotta do is look at time stamp 1:21 and you know that that is prince. That facial expression is totally him.

I can't remember the exact quote, but John Waters once said there are some people who just have this inner glow, this divinity that shines out of them that makes them a real star. This guy had it in spades.

I still have his first album. R I P a real GOAT

Prince loved his hometown He stayed their forever How big of incon global megar star He never left his city