Prince once claimed to have been born with epilepsy, and that it was cured by an Angel.
He was physically dexterous, a good communicator, and able to manage his own business affairs. He was credited with playing 27 instruments on his debut album - obviously, very talented and very intelligent. The only thing he couldn't handle was marriage, likely the result of being from a broken home. His parents separated when he was ten, and he shuttled back and forth between their homes for many years.
When he was 37, he married 22-year-old Mayte Garcia on Valentine's Day 1996. They had a son named Boy Gregory on October 16, 1996, who was born with Pfeiffer syndrome and died a week later. Prince and Mayte divorced in 1999. In 2001, Prince married Manuela Testolini in a private ceremony; she filed for divorce in May 2006.
Prince reportedly needed double hip-replacement surgery since 2005 but would not undergo the operation unless it was a bloodless surgery because Jehovah's Witnesses do not accept blood transfusions. The condition was rumored to be aggravated by repeated onstage dancing in high-heeled boots. He was also a vegetarian.
Sinead O'Connor reported that Prince "became very violent" with her and that he "packed a bigger punch than mine" after she publicly refused to give him credit for her success.
Source: This Wikipedia article on Prince.
Autistic? Doubtful. A troubled creative genius? Very likely.
We may never know what demons may have haunted Prince. Rather than mourn his passing, we should rejoice that he lived.
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21 Apr 2016, 3:29 pm
