
Prince: An angel cured my epilepsy April 28, 2009, 8:35 AM EST
Entertainment Tonight
Prince reveals he was cured of a serious childhood health condition -- after encountering an angel.
"I've never spoken about this before, but I was born epileptic," he told Tavis Smiley on the author's April 27 show. "I used to have seizures when I was young."
Music's most secretive star went on to tell the talk show host that he was cured after being reassured by an angelic apparition, saying, "My mother told me one day I walked into her and said, 'Mom, I'm not going to be sick anymore.' And she said, 'Why?' And I said, 'An angel told me so.'"
During the show, Prince also discussed a difficult childhood and the complicated relationship he had with his father. Regarding music, he predicted that in the future, all artists would own their master recordings.