Charlie Watts had said: "You have to listen to this guy before he becomes famous."

On Charlie's say-so, we gave this little rocker his first break. When he stepped out on to the stage we were a bit surprised because he was wearing a raincoat and stockings.

The crowd was startled too, and started lobbing fruit and vegetables at the guy. "That's the trouble with conferring a title on yourself before you've earned it," said Keith Richards.

That's how Prince became a star.