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“We could play the same groove for a number of hours – Prince would walk in and out of the room saying, ‘Don’t stop! Nobody move!’”: Lisa Coleman on how Prince insisted on perfection from his Revolution bandmates

Prince ran a tight ship and as Lisa Coleman told us, he’d get a real kick out of keeping his band on their toes

MusicRadar · Aug 30

“When I talked to the Warner A&R guy he said, ‘Oh man, Prince really screwed up. It sucks’”: The story of Prince’s underrated 1986 classic – and the lip-smacking hit single that scared his record label

Parade is the Prince and the Revolution album that time forgot – and the critics panned. But it’s time for a reappraisal...

Guitar World · Apr 13

“It’s like this little country tune, played with triads on the piano... I thought, ‘how do I make those chords bloom with this very simple melody?’": How Prince and The Revolution turned the bare bones of Purple Rain into a lighters-in-the-air epic

Thanks to Stranger Things, a whole new generation of listeners is now getting to appreciate this 1984 mega-ballad

MusicRadar · Jan 9

Fans can be Prince for a night as Purple Rain house debuts on Airbnb

Minneapolis house featured in 1984 movie offers once-in-a-lifetime experience with interiors based on late music star

The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2024

Sleep like a Prince at Airbnb’s Purple Rain house in Minneapolis

Airbnb introduces the newly restored Purple Rain house, a tribute to Prince’s musical genius and the movie and song’s 40th anniversary

Wallpaper · Sep 27, 2024

Prince fans can now spend a night at the Purple Rain house on Airbnb

For the first time ever, fans can stay in the actual Purple Rain house in celebration of the film’s 40th annivesary

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024

"I always say, he’s from outer space somewhere": Prince's old bandmates on the otherworldly magic of being in his crew

Brown Mark and Bobby Z. cast their minds back to what it was like playing a show on the Purple Rain tour

Louder · Jul 20, 2024

“The problem is, we're missing our commander in chief”: Wendy & Lisa on performing at First Avenue with The Revolution to play Purple Rain without Prince

“We needed him to conduct, so it's a little hard”

MusicRadar · Jun 20, 2024

“We all loved Larry Carlton’s guitar, it was just magic… We were all looking for guitars with chunky necks, to try and get the sustain that he had”: Session legend Dean Parks reveals the secrets of his most iconic Steely Dan and Eric Clapton guitar parts

You can hear Parks on Josie, Haitian Divorce, Change the World, Rikki Don’t Lose That Number and innumerable other songs – here, the guitarist unpacks the gear and recording sessions that forged them

Guitar World · Aug 28, 2023

When Purple Reigned: A 1985 Prince Concert Finds a New Life

The first thing you hear is a familiar voice over the sound of thousands of screaming fans. “Hello, Syracuse and the world. My name is Prince and I’ve come to play with you.” The Purple One soon arrives, rising up through the stage — wearing an animal print jumpsuit with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 23, 2022