▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁C ym one ▁later ▁co - w rote ▁and ▁produced ▁hit ▁songs ▁for ▁other ▁acts , ▁including ▁J ody ▁Wat ley ' s ▁" Look ing ▁for ▁a ▁New ▁Love " ▁and ▁" Real ▁Love ". ▁ ▁C ym one ' s ▁stage ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁variation ▁of ▁his ▁middle ▁name , ▁Simon . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁C ym one ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota . ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Fred ▁Anderson , ▁a ▁music ian , ▁and ▁Bern ad ette , ▁a ▁social ▁worker , ▁C ym one ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁six ▁children . ▁The ▁Anderson ▁home ▁soon ▁had ▁an ▁additional ▁member ▁– ▁a ▁young ▁Prince ▁who ▁left ▁his ▁own ▁home ▁due ▁to ▁conflicts ▁with ▁his ▁father . ▁Prince ' s ▁cousin ▁Charles ▁Smith ▁started ▁the ▁band ▁Grand ▁Central ▁and ▁later ▁invited ▁C ym one . ▁The ▁band ▁included ▁C ym one ' s ▁sister ▁L inda ▁and ▁Morris ▁Day ▁— ▁they ▁later ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁Champ agne ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁fun k ▁band ▁Graham ▁Central ▁Station . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁same , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Pe pe ▁Will ie ▁( the ▁former ▁husband ▁of ▁another ▁of ▁Prince ' s ▁c ous ins ), ▁started ▁the ▁fun k ▁band ▁ 9 4 ▁East , ▁with ▁members ▁C ym one ▁and ▁Prince . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁after ▁Prince ▁released ▁his ▁debut ▁album ,