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Prince’s Former Mentor Pepe Willie Recalls the Star's Early Days

Around 20 minutes into a phone call with Pepe Willie – the Brooklyn-bred songwriter who married Prince’s first cousin Chantal in the early ‘70s, and later introduced Prince to the recording studio – the veteran musician and producer suddenly stops talking about what a joy it was to work with Prince. “I’m in my car driving, and they got color billboards of him out here in Minneapolis.