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- Victoria: When Prince played promAll day on MPR News Thursday, listeners, fans and former colleagues and collaborators called in to share stories of their encounters with Prince. But a woman named Victoria told host Tom Weber a story like none other: "I can't remember where we held it, but for our St. Paul Central [High School] '76, they were the band: Grand Central Station."3 min
- Britt Robson: 'He was a provocateur and ... an amazing genius'Longtime Twin Cities music writer Britt Robson remembers hearing Prince's first album when it came out and was struck by how unique his sound was. He talked to MPR's Euan Kerr about Prince's legacy.4 min
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- Legendary producer Jimmy Jam: 'The hardest-working person in the room'Jimmy Jam is best known for his work producing songs with R&B hitmakers Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Usher, George Michael, Chaka Khan and others. But before all that, he was a member of the band the Time, which opened for Prince in the early days of the Minneapolis Sound. He remembered Prince as a virtuoso and a workhorse.6 min
- Susan Rogers: Sound engineer reflects on recording some of Prince's biggest hitsSusan Rogers talked to MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about working as a sound engineer for Prince from 1985 to 1989, when she recorded classic albums like "Purple Rain" and "Sign of the Times." She is now an associate professor in the Music Production and Engineering Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston.5 min
- David Rivkin: He was a typical Midwestern personality'David Rivkin was a producer on Prince's 'Purple Rain' album. He talked to MPR News host Tom Weber about Prince's musical style, his personality and his contributions to the Minneapolis Sound.3 min
- Andrea Swensson: It all began with a drawingThe Current's music reporter and Local Show host, Andrea Swensson, covered Prince in the last few years of his life. She talked with Current Morning Show hosts Jill Riley and Brian Oake about one of her first interactions with Prince.6 min
- Victoria: When Prince played promAll day on MPR News Thursday, listeners, fans and former colleagues and collaborators called in to share stories of their encounters with Prince. But a woman named Victoria told host Tom Weber a story like none other: "I can't remember where we held it, but for our St. Paul Central [High School] '76, they were the band: Grand Central Station."3 min
- Britt Robson: 'He was a provocateur and ... an amazing genius'Longtime Twin Cities music writer Britt Robson remembers hearing Prince's first album when it came out and was struck by how unique his sound was. He talked to MPR's Euan Kerr about Prince's legacy.4 min
- Jon Bream: A critic's rocky relationship with the icon
Of all the journalists who have covered Prince, the one who knew him the longest and the best was Jon Bream of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Bream first interviewed Prince in 1978 when the musician just 20 years old. Over the years, the two of them had a close, sometimes contentious, relationship. Prince was anything but happy with Bream's unauthorized 1984 biography ("Prince: Inside the Purple Reign") Prince wanted control of his own story. There was the time Prince set fire to a Bream review of one of his albums on Arsenio Hall's TV talk show. But in later years, the two mended fences.
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About Prince Remembered
From the publisher's feed
Prince Rogers Nelson left this universe behind on April 21, 2016, leaving fans worldwide in mourning. Maybe nowhere in the world has felt this loss as profoundly than Prince's home state of Minnesota.…
And to The Current, a radio station from Minnesota Public Radio, Prince was more than an artist, he was our friend. That's why, in memory of the Purple One, we’re sharing the many conversations we’ve had with musicians, critics, reporters and more about Prince: his life, his music and his legacy.
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