It's been over half a year since the University of Salford's interdisciplinary Prince conference, but I keep connecting with people who presented there and whose topics of research are too interesting not to discuss. This time, I'm talking to actor and playwright Chambers Stevens, who has a fascinating theory about the influence of improv training on Prince's approach to life and performance. But we aren't just retreading Chambers' presentation from the Salford conference; he also has some hilarious stories to share about his own run-ins with Prince (and Chaka Khan), as well as some thoughts about the peculiar nature of Prince fandom. We had a lot of fun recording this--hopefully you'll have fun listening as well!



And speaking of fun, there's still a little more time to participate in my giveaway for a free copy of Duane Tudahl’s new book Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984. The rules are simple: just subscribe to d / m / s / r on your podcast app of choice (logging into iTunes or Stitcher and searching "dance music sex romance" should do the trick), and leave a review. It doesn't have to be a positive review; feel free to rake me over the coals if you want, just make it well-written. On Tuesday, December 12, I'll look at all the reviews that have been submitted, pick my favorite--again, not necessarily the most positive!--and announce the winner on the next episode of the podcast. Oh, and speaking of that next episode, this is one you're not going to want to miss: I was fortunate enough to speak to the one and only Marylou Badeaux, former V.P. of Special Projects at Warner Bros. Records and author of the upcoming memoir Moments: Remembering Prince. Come back and listen to it next week!







00:00:00    "Irresistible Bitch” (1984 Rehearsal)



00:01:15    The University of Salford's Interdisciplinary Prince Conference



01:29:00    Band of Merrymakers



00:04:02    Previous Episode with Duane Tudahl



00:04:39    One More Plug for Duane's Facebook Group



00:07:14    Here's That Comment I'm Talking About



00:09:34    "Let's Go Crazy” (from Purple Rain, 1984)



00:19:40    The First Person I've Spoken to Who Has Interacted with Prince



00:20:27    "Irresistible Bitch" (1984 Rehearsal, Reprise)



00:22:42    Don Amendolia's Fimography



00:31:09    "Come” (from The Beautiful Experience, 1994)




https://youtu.be/x7yUkrEpP6Y




00:33:01    A Few Clips from Glam Slam Ulysses, Courtesy of Dancer Kevin Stea




https://youtu.be/0Z1mGSz0GwM




00:35:33    The New Purple Rain Remaster (and My Review)



00:38:12    (Chambers is Actually Talking about Sonny Thompson Here)



00:40:14    "Crazay" by Jesse Johnson featuring Sly Stone (from Shockadelica, 1987)



00:46:19    The Music Video for "Betcha by Golly Wow!”, 1996




https://youtu.be/qtsYubVEtEs




00:50:30    "Betcha by Golly Wow!" (from Emancipation, 1996)



01:03:20    The Infamous James Brown/Michael Jackson/Prince Moment




https://youtu.be/Yy9L4ft7EGk




01:04:18    The Violet Reality



01:08:34    The Prince Podcast



01:12:05    "The Second Coming” (Live at the Met Center, Bloomington, MN, 1982)



01:17:20    "Let's Go Crazy" Makes a Cameo in Kingsman: The Golden Circle




https://youtu.be/JAm5m-jvScc




01:21:26    "Soul Man/Kiss” (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, 2004)