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“Prince invited us to Paisley Park studios to jam – and he’s playing guitar and piano at the same time! You can’t compete with that”: No Doubt were thrilled to work with Prince – but their first meeting with him was a humbling experience

“You don’t walk away going, ‘He’s a normal guy’”

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“Prince had rented out the theatre with free popcorn, snacks and drinks for everyone. Then we found out he wanted to watch Finding Nemo!”: Cory Wong on the night Prince broke up a Paisley Park jam session to guffaw in front of a Pixar family classic

“People never knew what they were going to get”

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“A piece as collectible as it is playable”: Prince’s signature Taylor is back for the first time in 15 years – but you’ll have to go to Paisley Park to get it

The guitar, which debuted on the 2004 Musicology tour, is being sold exclusively at Prince's former home

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“The Purple Rain guitar was in the corner, his lava lamps were everywhere and the mixing desk had been used by Sly and the Family Stone”: Fine Young Cannibals confirm that She Drives Me Crazy was recorded at Paisley Park using Prince’s studio gear

Its snare sound went on to inspire Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff on a song from the 1989 album

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“He got that from me. I used to throw my guitar as high as I could, like, 20 feet, and my guitar tech would catch it”: Dez Dickerson on Prince, his iconic Little Red Corvette solo, and why he left the Revolution

Dez Dickerson was a teenage Minneapolis guitar prodigy – then he teamed up with another one. He describes his Mick-and-Keith chemistry with the Purple One, recording at Paisley Park (before Prince), and that infamous Stones show

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“Man, the place that he built as his home, it’s so deranged”: After recording at Prince’s Paisley Park complex, Jack Antonoff can confirm that it’s “even cooler than you could imagine”

“It’s so divorced from anyone else’s version of interesting but his own,” he says

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“I won my first Grammy playing bass with Nas, but the time I had with Prince at Paisley Park was life-changing”: MonoNeon on collaborating with giants, forging his own path – and why he plays with a sock on the headstock of his Fender signature bass

The Jacob Collier, Mac Miller and Prince collaborator reveals the bassline he wishes he'd written, and reflects on the mind-blowing experience of having Mavis Staples and George Clinton guest on his new album

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Prince collaborator Sheila E. says she's 'heartbroken' at being turned away from Paisley Park

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NAMM 2024: Prince’s stunning custom Yamaha grand piano, the last instrument he played on stage, to go on display

"He played chopsticks first, then a few minutes of classical music without singing. He finished with the piano and did not play again publicly”

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Crambo edges Paisley Park at Ascot to win Long Walk Hurdle

The six-year-old Crambo delivered only a second Grade One victory for Fergal O’Brien, who replaced the horse’s usual jockey with Jonathan Burke

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“It wasn’t like a normal bass gig where you have 30 songs: I had to learn 300!” Ida Nielsen talks touring with Prince, and how she tackled her Paisley Park audition

You put a video of yourself playing bass on YouTube. Then Prince calls…

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Minnesota governor to sign bill dedicating highway to Prince

The late pop superstar Prince will be honored with a renamed stretch of highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and recording studios

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Paving it purple: Minnesota highway to honor Prince's legacy

The Minnesota Senate has honored the late pop superstar Prince by voting to dedicate to him the highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios

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Paisley Park to offer reflections and a dance party on 7th anniversary of Prince's death

MINNEAPOLIS — Paisley Park has hosted a variety of events over the years on April 21, the anniversary of Prince's death. This year's program is titled "A Night to Remember."

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Talking Horses: high-profile owner bemoans cash fall for restaged races

Andrew Gemmell raises an issue that will not be solved until there is transparency over media rights deals

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Talking Horses: Fugitif can steal big prize on Cheltenham Trials day

Energumene, Noble Yeats and Paisley Park all fancied to pass their Festival rehearsals on a bumper card at the home of jumps racing

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Morris Day knows what time it is: 'Last Call' for his recording career

MINNEAPOLIS — Dig if you will this confusing picture: Morris Day is headlining the New Year's Eve festivities at Paisley Park even though the Prince Estate, which runs the Chanhassen studio-turned-museum, won't allow Day to use the moniker that made him famous — the Time.

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Talking Horses: bank on improving Our Power to lift Newbury’s Gold Cup

Historic chase is the big betting race of the day as Constitution Hill returns in a clash with stablemate Epatante

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At Paisley Park, the 6th anniversary of Prince's passing was festive, not funereal

MINNEAPOLIS — There were smiles, not tears, dancing, not flower arrangements. The mood was festive, not funereal.

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Celebration, the four-day festival of all things Prince, will return to Paisley Park in June

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Celebration — the four-day festival of all things Prince — will return to Paisley Park after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

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Cheltenham Festival 2022 tips: Stayers' Hurdle runner guide and 1-2-3 prediction

Flooring Porter is looking to become the first horse to win a second Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival since Big Buck's dominated the division. Rivals include Paisley Park and Champ

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Cheltenham Festival 2022 tips: Newsboy’s 1-2-3 and best bets for day three

It's day three of the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday and the 'banker' Allaho, trained by Willie Mullins, lines up in the Ryanair Chase. Our tipster Newsboy has picked out his best bets

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Paisley Park back to his galloping best to beat Champ at Cheltenham

Paisley Park delighted the Cheltenham crowd and the trainer Emma Lavelle with victory in the Cleeve Hurdle for his first win since December 2020

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