Prince made a radical choice to stop counting time and looked exactly the same in 2010 as he did in 1984. Most people mark their birthdays and wait to get older. But he refused to play that game. He believed that the moment you start counting years is the exact moment your body starts to fail.
He felt that if you do not acknowledge the passing of days, time loses its power over your skin and your soul. It is a mind-bending way to live that kept him looking like a young man well into his fifties. The mystery of his eternal youth is hidden in how he viewed the world.
Watch this rare footage to hear him explain his “fountain of youth” in his own words:
Why Prince Never Celebrated a Birthday
Fans always wondered how he kept that high energy and sharp look for decades. One viewer noted that he seemed to stay frozen in his prime while everyone else around him changed. Another person mentioned that his discipline was not just in his music but in his mind.
While he mastered the clock with his mind, he also mastered the stage with a guitar in his hand. That same ageless energy he talked about exploded during the most famous rainy night in football history. He did not care about the weather or the years; he only cared about the music.
Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show
During the 2007 Super Bowl, the sky opened up and soaked the entire stadium. Most performers would worry about the rain, but he asked the producers to make it rain harder. He stood in the middle of a storm and played a purple guitar with the strength of a teenager.
Prince showed us that spirit and style do not have to fade just because the calendar turns. His journey was about staying true to his vision and his faith until the very end. Follow Prince on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.