At the time Prince wrote it, he was dating Susannah Melvoin, a singer in The Family to whom he was briefly engaged. Melvoin remembers hearing the “heart-wrenching” song for the first time and ...

Susannah Melvoin and Prince were engaged for 1 year. They dated for 1 year after getting together in 1984. They were engaged in 1985 but later separated in 1986. Susannah Melvoin is a 60 year old ...

Wendy shaped Prince’s music in another way, by introducing him to her twin sister Susannah Melvoin. Prince was immediately taken with her, despite her being in a relationship when they met, and wrote ...