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

Sam Bleazard
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Prince Rogers Nelson was a cultural icon, ground-breaking artist and one of the most influential, prolific and revered musicians of his generation, inspiring diverse groups of people around the world. This show talks to people who have memories of the Purple one, and will include associates, bandmates and fans alike. Don't be 'alone in a world that's so cold' - join us! May U Live 2 C the Dawn...

  1. 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.

    1 DAY AGO

    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.

    INTRO 2mins - Prince's working methods, a remarkable ability to complete songs...but also dip into his vault of recordings 4mins - 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. LINKS Please 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

    35 min
  2. 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.

    12 SEPT

    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.

    INTRO 2mins - Just back from seeing the concert movie from 1987 in London, lovingly restored on IMAX screens 3mins - "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. LINKS Please 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

    32 min
  3. 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.

    12 MAR

    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.

    Intro 2mins - French influences in '85/86 and Prince's love of Nice and Paris 5mins - 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 book 23mins - A cat called Diva 25mins - 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. LINKS Please 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

    30 min
  4. 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.

    16 FEB

    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.

    PART 2 - Sophie Roux talks to Sam Bleazard INTRO 2mins45secs - 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. LINKS Please 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

    30 min
  5. 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...

    29 JAN

    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...

    Sophie Roux interview PART 1 INTRO 2mins - 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 crews 11mins - 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 band 22mins - 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. LINKS Please 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

    29 min
  6. 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.

    22/12/2024

    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.

    PART 2 2mins30s - The Paisley Park studios summer music festival 'Celebration' in 2000 7mins - 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 Prince 19mins45s - 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 Minneapolis 26mins - 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 together 48mins30s - 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. LINKS Please 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

    1 hr
  7. 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.

    14/12/2024

    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.

    INTRO 2mins30secs - 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. LINKS Please 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

    48 min
  8. 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.

    27/11/2024

    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.

    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 now 5mins - 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 outlets 8mins30s - Writing for other people... Should've Known Better by Mica Paris 9mins - Collaborations with other artists - Leon Ware; Lamont Dozier; Syreeta Wright; Common; Erykah Badu; Kele Le Roc; Terri Walker; Angie Stone 9mins45s - Working with his brother Scratch Professor 11mins - Re-releasing earlier albums on vinyl? 13mins - Other things Omar wants to achieve, and live vs the studio 15mins30s - Favourite Stevie Wonder moments musically...Venue Fly Trap and The Bug 16mins30s - New album on limited vinyl - with monthly releases in 2025 18mins30s - Back in the US on tour for the first time in many years...but also seeing precious family members 20mins - 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 media 29mins30s - Streaming live performances, and working on various projects 30mins30s - 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. LINKS Please 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

    33 min
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Prince Rogers Nelson was a cultural icon, ground-breaking artist and one of the most influential, prolific and revered musicians of his generation, inspiring diverse groups of people around the world. This show talks to people who have memories of the Purple one, and will include associates, bandmates and fans alike. Don't be 'alone in a world that's so cold' - join us! May U Live 2 C the Dawn...

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