Hi Harold Sweeney, I was born in 1976. Purple Rain was a huge impact on my life. I was brought up in a family of an abusive alcoholic father. He was even arrested for the stuff he did to me and my brothers. When I was 11 I didnt have anyone to talk to. Infact I thought my life was normal. Purple Rain movie was the first time the issue of abuse was address in a movie I personally saw. Because of that movie, I began to pay attention to his work. He was a big deal to me. I am by no means a hipster.