The Evolution Of Prince

He Was An Artist Through and Through

It’s been two years since we lost The Purple One and not a day has gone by when we didn’t think of him and the legacy he left behind. And perhaps one of the things that we’ll always remember about him is that he was never the type to allow society or anyone to dictate how he did things – whether it’s fashion, his music or basically everything.

Now let’s take a look at some of his photos through the years.

Warning: This will make you miss him terribly.

1976

via Prince.org

1977

via Robert Whitman

1978

via Venancia Hopkins/Pinterest

1980

via MyPurple World/Pinterest

1981

via Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

1982

via Paste Magazine

1983

via Vange Domingo/Pinterest

1984

via CNN

1985

via AP Photo

1986

via Vange Domingo/Pinterest

1987

via Time & Life Pictures, The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

1988

via Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

1989

via WBUR/AP Photo

1990

via Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

1991

via CNN

1992

via Prince Off The Record

1993

via AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett

1994

via Dave Benett/Getty Images

1995

via Paul Bergen/Redferns

1996

via AP Photo/Richard Drew

1997

via Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

1998

via Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

1999

via CNN

2000

via YouTube

2001

via Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff

2002

via Kevin Winter/ImageDirect

2003

via Joe Armao

2004

via Platon Antoniou

2005

via CNN

2006

via Vince Bucci/Getty Images

2007

via Vince Bucci/Getty Images

2008

via John Shearer/WireImage

2009

via Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

2010

via Gisele Tellier/Getty Images

2011

via Rowena Adams/Pinterest

2012

via Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel

2013

via Chris Pizzello | Invision/AP

2014

via AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic

2015

via Jeff Kravitz/AMA2015/FilmMagic