How can U just leave me standing? ...in search of Prince Rogers Nelson.

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Ahead of the publication of his Prince biography, in part 2 of this exclusive interview, former editor of Smash Hits and Q magazine John McKie talks to Sam about the mythology of the artist, his recordings, his concerts, and ultimately his legacy.

2025-09-1735:25

INTRO2mins - Prince's working methods, a remarkable ability to complete songs...but also dip into his vault of recordings4mins - Was Sign O The Times the last time that Prince didn't second guess himself artistically?6mins - Prince's talent for mentoring musicians and artists across the board vs Madonna and MJ working with established producers and stars.7mins30s - The mythology of The Crystal Ball project - did the world lost a masterpiece?9mins - Q: What would you change about the album Sign 'O' The Times?10mins - Unreleased tracks creating a huge amount of mystique...12mins - Quirky stories about Prince - some made the book, some didn't...13mins - Appreciation of the album as a format - Beyoncé & Taylor Swift.14mins - Not just mystery and myth - the most self actualised popstar of all time, and the ultimate editor.16mins30s - Michael Jackson's trucks readying themselves to roll into Paisley Park? Prince planning ballet lessons?18mins - Are there parallels between 1999 and Sign O The Times as Prince solo projects?21mins - Creative mountain tops...and a food fight between The Time and The Revolution.22mins30s - First concert at Birmingham NEC on the Nude Tour 1990, and going to MPLS and Paisley Park for a birthday present.23mins30s - Memories of great shows - 'treat him like a new artist...when you see him'.26mins - Who does John want to reach - ambitions for his book?29mins30s - Did Prince exist in a unique moment of time and circumstance? And staying rooted in Minneapolis.31mins30s - The importance of Oakland, California on Prince's sound.33mins - What is the legacy of Sign O The Times, album and concert film?34mins30s - Beverley Knight's favourite track...and SOTT being a singers record How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Former editor of Smash Hits and Q magazine John McKie conducted over 200 interviews to create a biography of Prince. He talks to Sam Bleazard about his extensive new book, but also the recent IMAX release of Prince's most famous concert movie.

2025-09-1232:11

INTRO2mins - Just back from seeing the concert movie from 1987 in London, lovingly restored on IMAX screens3mins - "For me Sign O The Times is the high watermark..."5mins - Living out a dream at Smash Hits & Q Magazine, as editor...after starting out in music writing and journalism.7mins - How the book came to be written...John reflects on Prince saying goodbye to a successful band, relationships changing around him, and a triple album is scheduled. 9mins - "If I was Director General of the BBC I would have Sign O The Times on every Christmas!" And being jealous of people seeing the Sign O The Times concert movie for the first time.11mins30mins - Wanting to make a much broader book about Prince's career "I don't really know the guy that made this record..."15mins - Prince's competitiveness but also his love of sports, and turning the hurt of childhood into something positive, life fulfilling and an inspiration to millions.17mins - 'Sunset Sounds [recording studio] is like its own character in the book...', the cream of 1980s pop and rock play basketball with each other in the courtyard.20mins - Prince, before and after 1987...22mins - "Do you have a different feeling about Prince now? Having written the book..." And banning the word 'genius'.24mins - Viewing Prince with a critical eye...'are you a fan or are you a journalist?'26mins - Sam goes on a quest to find Prince...29mins - The artist not being self-critical... 'well, good for Prince...'30mins30s - Not playing the entertainment industry game. 'When everyone else zigged, he zagged...'Tune in for part 2 when we discuss John's favourite Prince stories in the book, the Crystal Ball project, Minneapolis, and the legacy of Sign O The Times, the album and movie... How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

In part 3 Sophie talks to Sam about Prince's French influences, Anna Fantastic coming to stay and in the 1990s receiving a very special invite, to a very special day.

2025-03-1230:25

Intro2mins - French influences in '85/86 and Prince's love of Nice and Paris5mins - How much warning would you get before Prince arrived in Paris?6mins30s - Anna Fantastic comes to stay...9mins - Gathering photos of the Prince universe along the way...11mins - Why the relationship came to an end, Prince moves to Spain and Sophie has a child.13mins - Seeing Prince in concert in the late 90s, the last time Sophie talked to Prince.15mins - A special invite to a very special day...17mins30 - Sophie remembers where she was in her life when Prince passed away...20mins - Prince: ICON book23mins - A cat called Diva25mins - Nice to be back in London, meeting Paddy and Steve at the Iconic Images Gallery.27mins - Sophie's favourite Prince songs... How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

In part 2 Sophie Roux talks to Sam Bleazard about looking after Prince's Parisienne residence. For ten years at the height of his fame in the late 1980s, she explains what it felt like to have that unique responsibility.

2025-02-1629:52

PART 2 - Sophie Roux talks to Sam BleazardINTRO2mins45secs - Were you nervous? Landing in Paris - just before Prince - to look after this apartment. 'I was a little nervous...but it was something special.'3mins30secs - Any initial instructions on arrival?6mins - Sophie tells us about her first interactions with Prince in Paris...7mins30secs - Sophie's main responsibilities in Paris, from Basketball courts to fashion shows to video shoots... and back again!11mins - Night-clubs, new places and Prince asks Sophie to dance... on many occasions!15mins30s - In a happy mood on the Lovesexy tour, and reviewing the footage...18mins - Sam asks Sophie about famous nights after hours at The New Morning (concert hall).21mins - Favourite concert moments...24mins - Taking a famous photo of Prince in 1988, which went on to be displayed in the Iconic Images Gallery in London recently.29mins - Preview to Part 3 How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Sophie Roux was studying set and costume design in Nice, France, when Prince decided to film a major motion picture there. What happened next, changed her life. This is part 1 of her story...

2025-01-2928:43

Sophie Roux interview PART 1INTRO2mins - Where did Sophie's artistic journey begin...and how did she come to specialise in set and costume design?5mins - a first sighting of Prince in Nice 1985...6mins - Asking, and then getting to work on, Under The Cherry Moon...with local, and American crews11mins - Designing elements for the UTCM film, including the logo, and getting to know Prince's work better.15mins - Meeting Alan Leeds, Marie-France and other members of the band22mins - America video shoot! A hot night in the Theatre de Verdure...24mins - The journey to becoming Prince's personal assistant...26mins - Sophie's birthday at the Warehouse in February 1987 in MPLS...with ping pong and cake!28mins - Back to Paris France, via Phoenix, Arizona and Mexico...JOIN US IN PART 2 when we talk to Sophie about living in Prince's Parisien property for 10 years, and all of the many amazing experiences she had in that time... How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

In part 2 of our interview with former Art Director Steve Parke, we discuss the first Paisley Park Celebration in 2000, magic moments and opportunities beyond his wildest dreams, but also a parting of the ways after 13 years. Essential listening.

2024-12-2259:51

PART 22mins30s - The Paisley Park studios summer music festival 'Celebration' in 20007mins - Prince having extraordinary vision, and being the hardest working person in the building.10mins - Prince asks Steve very personal Qs, on naming his son and his spirituality...13mins30s - A Jeep or a BMW??14mins - A very magical moment with Prince...18mins30s - Acoustic Prince19mins45s - The recording of One Nite Alone, hearing the grand piano...and doves in the atrium...22mins - Photographing Prince in the open air and countryside of Minneapolis26mins - A moment of realisation, and a parting of the ways after 13 years...34mins - The human toll of a long career... Steve's observations.38mins - Celebration #1: family members stop by at a dance party at Paisley Park...?39mins30s - Jellybean Johnson being supportive...and being inspired by a cousin's hairstyle...42mins30s - Prince: ICON photo exhibition and book, how it all came together48mins30s - What does Steve think Prince's lasting legacy will be?50mins - Having a unique segment of time, that wasn't purely about 'the music'...and opportunities beyond your wildest dreams.52mins - 'He believed in people and pushed you beyond what you thought you could do for yourself...'53mins30s - Cancel culture and public figures. 'Having a perspective on someone's entire life is important...'58mins - The Prince Estate - projects past and present... How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

We talk to Steve Parke, who for 13 years was Prince's Art Director at Paisley Park. Fulfilling all of his boyhood dreams required tenacity, imagination and always thinking on his feet.

2024-12-1447:36

INTRO2mins30secs - how do you get from being a teenager on the school bus with your friends, with dreams of rock stars, to actually being at Paisley Park working as Art Director for Prince?7mins - Coming up with a set design in 3 hours! 9mins30s - Coming full circle with Prince's best friend at High School, Andre Cymone...11mins30s - Lovesexy t-shirt made in a hotel room - but how to get Prince's likeness...??14mins - Three different Princes...? '...he could be tough with the musicians...'17mins - "He expected so much more from himself..."18mins - Being brought out to work on The Gold Experience, and 'being thrown right into the fire'19mins - Working 120 hours a week...and being asked to move out to Minneapolis. Then saying no!23mins - Coping mechanisms. 'I think everyone's relationship with him was different...'25mins - ...how Prince motivated Steve, and swapping music with your idol.33mins30s - Next assignment - being flown to Birmingham to paint Prince's eyes, having no passport in London and Graffiti Bridge...38mins - Re-doing the artwork and Salvador Dali ideas... 43mins - Support networks in Paisley Park...'it was like a big family...' How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

In part 2 we talk to Omar about the ownership of his work and masters, his many creative outlets, the resurgence of vinyl, being a vessel for music, spirituality and carrying the torch for a new generation.

2024-11-2732:41

In part 2 - we talk to Omar about the ownership of his work and masters, his many creative outlets, the resurgence of vinyl, being a vessel for music, spirituality and carrying the torch for a new generation.2mins - Ownership of master tapes and adapting to the music industry as is now5mins - Playing smaller venues, and keeping connected to communities... "where Prince was doing his after parties - that was where I was doing my gigs..."7mins - Dabbling in acting, starring in BBC1s EastEnders and additional creative outlets8mins30s - Writing for other people... Should've Known Better by Mica Paris9mins - Collaborations with other artists - Leon Ware; Lamont Dozier; Syreeta Wright; Common; Erykah Badu; Kele Le Roc; Terri Walker; Angie Stone9mins45s - Working with his brother Scratch Professor11mins - Re-releasing earlier albums on vinyl?13mins - Other things Omar wants to achieve, and live vs the studio15mins30s - Favourite Stevie Wonder moments musically...Venue Fly Trap and The Bug16mins30s - New album on limited vinyl - with monthly releases in 202518mins30s - Back in the US on tour for the first time in many years...but also seeing precious family members20mins - Being a vessel for music...as a spiritual thing?22mins - Testing songs out on the radio, Little Boy?23mins - Re-recording an anthem...There's Nothing Like This...26mins - Making parents proud and emerging talents on the scene...28mins - Surviving the lockdown, earning money, and a new relationship with social media29mins30s - Streaming live performances, and working on various projects30mins30s - Passing the artistic baton on... How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

There's nothing like talking to Omar about Prince and his idol Stevie Wonder. In part 1 we discuss being hailed as a musical prodigy, influences, collaborators and the creative process. Not to be missed.

2024-11-1929:40

INTRO2mins - Learning his craft as a child, and a musical education, culminating at The Guildhall School of Music.3mins - Always being comfortable with music as a craft...and having to choose over football.4mins - First Omar composition...at 14?5mins30s - Scholarship vs a record deal...6mins - Music theory vs feel...7mins - Things Omar's Dad taught him about music.8mins30s - The Talkin' Loud Acid Jazz scene in London in the early 90s10mins - Having longevity11mins30s - Maintaining a unique sound...and a new album - Omar's 9th14mins - Not feeling burdened by the musical prodigy tag15mins - Influences, Ohio Players, family and the music that shaped Omar. 15mins30s - learning Level 42 bass lines as a teenager16mins - Collaborating with legends in the music business...18mins - Hanging out with Stevie Wonder in London20mins - Favourite Prince tracks22mins - Best By Far?23mins - Orchestral sounds, Philly Soul and peer respect27mins - not courting the mainstream How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Charles 'Chazz' Smith shares memories of High School years in Minneapolis, band battles, talent shows, parental advice and the influence of his cousin Prince growing up.

2024-10-2333:46

INTRO to Charles1mins30s - Reflections on Lincoln Junior High School, with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis2mins - Knocking on local doors in the neighbourhood just to listen3mins - Hanging out in Sonny T's basement, and studying him3mins30s - The MPLS drum beat: did Charles teach Prince? And influences...4mins45s - MPLS fashions for young teens, dressing like Carlos Santana5mins30s - Local schoolfriend Andre, starts out on saxophone, but is asked to play bass...6mins30s - Having the same confidence of Prince7mins - Getting the drum set in the bedroom7mins45s - ...going to Seventh Day Adventist Church, but also Allstar Wrestling!9mins - Going to the Sly & The Family show in MPLS11mins - Prince's report cards and high school talent show notes!13mins - The roots of the tree13mins30s - Prince always wanted to be a 'badass musician'14mins30s - Going to Prince's Dad's house - being immaculate and coming from a military background15mins - everything matched, everything was hung up, everything was in order...16mins- Prince's Mum had fur on the floor...and he turned out just like her.16mins30s - Military fathers, Prince's Dad and complicated music17mins45s - You let John play... and 2 different versions of The Horse With No Name19mins - Jerry Hubbard, the bass player in The Time (in Purple Rain)20mins - Family gatherings in the late 1960s and early 1970s at Charles Aunt Mary's house, staring at the organ22mins - Charles Facebook post: Prince's school report in 196723mins30s - Charles Grandmother tells him that Prince is going to do something really special25mins - He was on my band, I was playing and singing on the Delphonics... high voiced singing. Masculinity and dignity...26mins - Prince becoming famous worldwide, 'he was built for it'28mins - "You be you"30mins - "While you were runnin' around chasing women, Prince was recording..."31mins - "I used to go to jam sessions and bury dudes! Because of Prince..." How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

In part 2 we talk chemistry and spiritual connection, touring the US with Prince as her guitar player. Lost album Milk & Honey, an enduring friendship and exciting plans for 2024 and beyond. "I'm not gonna wait on The Estate..." she tells us.

2024-05-0523:59

INTRO2mins30secs - Tamar's chemistry with Prince'It was like a student following a teacher...[but] you can't work with that kind of greatness and take mediocre...'6mins30s - Prince going on tour with Tamar, playing guitar on her U.S. shows7mins45s - Will we ever get to hear her album 'Milk & Honey'? Her collaborative project with Prince.8mins30s - "I'm not gonna wait on The Estate..."9mins30s - Why did Tamar stop working with Prince? "...you're taking my fans... he started to get competitive..."11mins30s - Mum designing tour costumes, for Tamar and the Twins on Saturday Night Live and other shows. 'I helped choose the fabric!'12mins30s - Sharing a faith with Prince...and why it was destiny to meet him in that era.15mins - Keeping in contact, and communications with Prince after they stopped working together. 'We were still the best of friends...'17mins45s - Ashley remembers where she was when she found out that Prince had passed away. 'I just pulled over, and I cried...'20mins - New projects coming up in 2024, working with Stewart Copeland from The Police, and the importance of an artist maintaining mystery.23mins - Hoping that Sting will one day hear her singing 'Every Breath You Take' with a 48-piece orchestra. How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Ashley Tamar Davis is a Grammy nominated Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Educator, Mentor and Entrepreneur. And her life was forever changed by Prince. This is her story.

2024-04-1224:36

INTRO - Just coming back in late from London, and Houston...3mins - the elevator pitch on Tamar, '...how would you describe yourself?'4mins30s - Finding your tribe online5mins - Tamar's passion as an educator7mins - Were your parents or your family musical? Where did you inherit your talent from?8mins - The original line up for Destiny's Child...but guess how many members?9mins - How did the group come together originally?9min30s - Wrestling with contracts inside girl groups, who has the last say, and the lack of longevity...due to the focus on image.10mins30s - Working with Prince after graduating from College in her early 20s...after being on tour with Lee Ritenour, Beyonce, Missy Elliot and Alicia Keys12mins - Somewhere Over The Rainbow in the mid 90s: Morris Hayes listens to a demo...and Tamar is flown with her Mum to record at Paisley Park.14mins - Reflections on being in the music and entertainment industries at such an early age...15mins - "Everything is negotiable...", how Tamar feels now about the 'business mind'.16mins - Learning from Prince - '...everything that's happening now, he taught me...'19mins30s - What were the first projects you worked on with Prince? And how did it come about?20mins30s - Walking into Burbank Studios, with Sheila E...'a big test' while rehearsing for the NAACP Image Awards22mins - "I just never had time to recognise it...but one of the biggest legends of all time saw something in me..." How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

In part 2 we field fan Qs to Owen, he reflects on Prince's demands in the early days, and working with other MPLS artists. Meeting fans on his recent book tour and his feeling on the Purple One's incredible legacy. Essential listening.

2024-03-2937:59

INTRO2mins - Fan Questions: what happened at the Rio in Las Vegas?3mins30s - Early, and unreasonable demands from Prince. Mentors and moving on without malice...6mins30s - What was it like managing other artists vs managing Prince? Working with Andre Cymone and Jesse Johnson.9mins30s - Working with the Prince Estate on a potential 'For You' Deluxe edition, Owen shares his view.10mins30s - Keeping a diary and creating an archive since his earliest experiences in the music industry.11mins30s - Tapes Prince cut at Owen's house in the late 1970s.12mins - Getting Prince's music out to young people now, the importance of sharing with a new generation who weren't born during Prince's heyday.15mins30s - The transformational effect Prince is still having on current fans of his music, reflections from Owen's recent book tour.18mins - How did Prince lay down tracks in the early days? And an early test for Prince with Warner Bros, to see 'if he could really do it'.21mins - Prince rejects the chance to work with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire (on his first album). "I'm attempting to do something new..."22mins30s - Jamming with Prince (briefly) in an LA basement back in the day...24mins30s - "Just pay attention to the energy coming out of the socket..."26mins - How Owen felt at Prince's passing and his view on the success of Prince's life. "I did not want him to become isolated..." "I think Prince turned himself inside out to give us his gift. A lot of artists do it..."30mins30s - Getting blown away by Prince in concert at the LA Forum. "He had gone from a guy in a band, to a frontman, he had completely transformed into something beyond what I thought he could be."32mins - "Selfishly speaking....I kind of said to myself, yeah your instincts were right Owen..!"33mins30s - The unexplainable magic of Prince, and A Sly Stone story... How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

As his first Manager, Owen Husney remembers Prince Rogers Nelson. "This was 1976. He was just a guy from North Minneapolis...he took the bus to my house, that's the Prince I loved."

2024-03-1633:09

INTRO2mins20s - Life experiences, in preparation for meeting Prince, working with stars and the need to avoid being a fan.8mins - Is there anything you couldn't protect Prince from? No entourage, before the layers of fame and celebrity. 'He took the bus to my house...that's the Prince I loved.'11mins - 'He was just a guy from North Minneapolis....I knew he was vulnerable.'13mins - Courting controversy early on, and being able to deliver the goods.14mins - PT Barnum, Colonel Tom Parker...and The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. 'Prince understood that...'17mins30s - Did Prince have a neurodivergent condition?20mins - "I saw that fire in his eyes..."22mins30s - What moments did you like in Prince's later career? "For me it began with Dirty Mind, because he was taking chances..."25mins30s - Owen's honest assessment of Prince's first album For You29mins - Absorbing information from everyone around him. How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

In part 2 of our interview with PhD candidate Casci Ritchie we discuss that Trench, punk periods, Prince becoming Prince, Lovesexy and a purple fashion legacy. Don't miss it.

2024-03-0336:46

INTRO2mins - The Dirty Mind era, the Prince persona begins to form, riding the New Wave...and that Trench Coat!3mins - The 1979 period and working with costume designers...7mins30s - The second punk period: Slave and the 1990s10mins - Veils and Masking - the Exodus Has Begun...11mins30s - Count The Days, style signifiers and finely tuned 'unconventional tailoring' in the new millennium15mins30s - Art Official Age, moving away from tailored garments with age...and softer fabrics, kinder to the body18mins - Memories of Lovesexy posters in Virgin Megastore in Edinburgh20mins - Casci's sartorial take Lovesexy...and Prince's working wardrobe department at Paisley Park21mins30s - "Prince in Polka Dots is just perfection..."23mins - Working with very well known designers?25mins - First concert costing £31.21 pence... getting the Mega Bus down from Galashiels to the O2 and 'getting my first tattoo in Camden'31mins - Legacy as a fashion icon, 'his influence is all encompassing', and Prince's passing...crying with Mum and blaring his music on the double-decker bus.33mins - Prince's influence on other artists and fans around the world.34mins - Thank You How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Casci Ritchie is a PhD candidate and associate lecturer studying Prince, fashion, and fandom at Northumbria University. So how did this come to be a life's work? Join us to find out more...just don't ask about the Chocolate Box inside Paisley Park.

2024-02-1834:18

INTRO2mins - First memories of Prince, and standing next to the TV...feeling the static from Gett Off! Listening to Prince's Hits cassette in the Green Mondeo.4mins - Born in the year of Lovesexy!5mins - When did you realise that Prince's work could become a lifetime pursuit? "First and foremost I'm a fan...". Obsessed with John Waters, Pee Wee Herman and Bette Davis too. 'Eccentric, creative and fabulous people'.6mins - Seeing Purple Rain at 14 and getting into fashion. "Prince was always on my mood board."7mins30s - Studying Prince for years as an independent researcher alongside work...'when you do a PhD it's just the beginning of your research.'9mins30s - 'The idea of Prince & Fashion, with a focus on the labour aspect and fan culture as well...'11mins30s - What's going on with the Prince of the late 1970s? Casci unpacks the different sartorial elements. 'Very typical of a young adult finding themselves...through dress.'14mins - Prince's experiments in fashion, thrift stores, borrowing, wearing women's clothing...17mins - 'Becoming Prince': The Beautiful Ones book, and understanding elements of Prince's early imagination and dress-sense. The influence of his parents, musicians in North Minneapolis...and getting dressed to the 9s in the 1970s.22mins - Heroes and influences...23mins - Make Up.26mins - World Building...'in a world called Fantasy'30mins - Prince's female kinship. 'He surrounded himself with incredible women...and loved female energy.' Sly Stone's fashion, and James Brown's performances...expressing sexuality and sensuality. 'He liked the way particular fabrics felt on his body...' How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Nik West visited Prince at Paisley Park to work with him, before his untimely passing in 2016. She tells us what she thought of the purple one and discusses his legacy.

2023-10-2139:05

PART 2: Talking Prince....INTRO - Can you remember the first track of Prince that you heard...?3mins - Rhonda Smith, and inspiration from female bass players7mins - Nik West's Favourite Prince bass line?8mins30s - Alphabet Street & This Is Not Music, This Is A Trip...11mins - Daisy Chain: Prince and Larry Graham14mins - Paisley Park, practicing in the hotel room and jamming with Prince15mins30s - Talking solo careers with Prince17mins30s - Recording with Prince and unfinished projects19mins30s - In what ways was Prince not like you expected?22mins - Going back to his musical origins and Prince taking inspiration from younger musicians...27mins - Advice to young girls in the world of social media?30mins - Where does Nik draw her style influences from?32mins - Nik's feeling on Prince's legacy...35mins - Nothing Compares to Prince shows in Australia with St Paul Peterson38mins - What's next for Nik? She shares exclusive news on a new project! How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Raised on the Gospel music of the Clark Sisters, Nik West played the class clown at school, but discovered Prince, and became Rolling Stone magazine's Queen of bassists. Listen in to her Purple, and Cotton Candy, reflections with us.

2023-10-0635:13

INTRO2mins - Nik talks about her Cotton Candy World Tour and playing at The Jazz Cafe in London4mins - Shredding with lead guitarist Joey and why chemistry is so important to the band dynamic5mins30s - learning guitar from her Dad at an early age6mins45s - Playing gospel music by the Clark Sisters9mins30s - Use of bright colours, a distinct visual style and being everything that you are...'the class clown'11mins - is there a separation between superhero bass player Nik West, and Nik West offstage as a mum and an everyday person?13mins - How did Nik come to meet (and work with) bass hero - and inventor of slap bass - Larry Graham14mins30s - Recording with Larry Graham20mins - Career and playing advice from Larry: valuing space in music, being yourself and letting your tribe find you...24mins - Supporting George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic!29mins - Creating a career your way and being very independent in the music industry.30mins - Black Beauty, working with Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics and auditioning in the music industry. How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Sam Jennings worked with Prince for 9 years. In Part 2 we go behind the scenes of the creative process - what was Prince really like to work for? As the Musicology and 3121 eras create a commercial career resurgence in the early 2000s.

2023-06-1838:18

INTRO2min - Do you have a most cherished Prince related possession (from the 9 years you worked together)? "I joke with my friends that I only buy vinyl with my name on it!"4mins - Biggest 'pinch-me' moments working with Prince...? 3121 era, cherished memories.6mins30s - Which kind of people engaged Prince best behind the scenes?7mins30s - Prince and his heroes...and a fierce competitive streak.8mins - Memories of the Musicology tour, Sam's favourite shows.10mins - When did you last speak to Prince?11mins - Where were you, when you heard...14mins - View of The Prince Estate and posthumous releases overall17mins - What was it like getting tapes in the post from Prince??17mins30s - Any tracks that you personally heard for the first time that blew you away?19mins - Studio version of Prince & The Band22mins - What's the piece of work that you're proudest of?23mins - The creative process of working with Prince26mins - NPG Ahdio Shows31mins30s - DJing on Twitch: how does it work?33mins - Prince album battles! Lovesexy vs The Black Album...Cindy C vs Alphabet Street??36mins30s - Legacy How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

Sam Jennings worked with Prince for 9 years. Growing up in Chicago, he went from throwing fan parties during the 'Wild West' years of the internet in the 1990s, to becoming a very meaningful contributor to Prince's art, design and visual presentation.

2023-06-0536:05

INTRO2mins30s - Growing up in Chicago Illinois4mins - Pursuing a career in the Web back in the mid 90s..."it was an interesting time, it was kind of like the Wild West"5mins30s - Nona Gaye & The Beautiful Experience6mins30s - Finding all of the other Prince fans on the internet via online communities...and organising parties at the Berlin club in Chicago9mins - When did Sam first have contact with Prince? Fans coming together on a 'community project'...and AOL chat rooms.11mins - How long did you think it would last?13mins - Confidentiality and Prince...14mins - Love4OneAnother.com in 1999 and Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic16mins - Prince's legacy in the digital world - one of the first to have his own internet business and music distributing artist17mins - Releasing a 'ton of music in 2001'...'a tremendous explosion of activity for him...' and The Prince Museum online.19mins - If Prince had lived and you had to design a digital presence for him now, what would that be?21mins30s - What was the Prince music you first became aware of, early memories and favourite unreleased recordings...27mins30s - Meeting Prince in person for the first time...30mins - Maintaining professionalism as a fan...32mins - How difficult was it to challenge Prince? Fan websites How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

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How can U just leave me standing? ...in search of Prince Rogers Nelson.