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. "Prince was like a combination between Mozart, Charlie Chaplin and Michael Corleone". In part 3 Sam Bleazard discusses Prince's legacy with Hans-Martin Buff, and asks him why he chose to leave Paisley Park.

    3H AGO

    "Prince was like a combination between Mozart, Charlie Chaplin and Michael Corleone". In part 3 Sam Bleazard discusses Prince's legacy with Hans-Martin Buff, and asks him why he chose to leave Paisley Park.

    INTRO 2mins30s - To what extent was Emancipation a high personal project for Prince and/or the album he was 'born to make'. 3mins30s - A rare apology from Prince... 5mins30s - Prince and the elders: Chaka Khan, Larry Graham & Maceo Parker. How did the dynamic change when his heroes were around? 7mins - Nobody's touching that guitar!? But nobody's saying no to The Queen! 12mins - Chaka clips Prince's wings on tour...but also wows Hans in the studio. 15mins - What does Hans think Prince's legacy is...and what should it be? 16mins - "Where are we going to put him in 50-60 years time?" 19mins - Stuck between the rock star pop God and the later Guerrilla dude... 20mins - Will there be as much interest in the late 90s period Prince cannon? 21mins - Why did Hans part company with Prince? "I'm a big believer in, quit while you're ahead..." 22mins30s - "At the end I kind of became cynical..." 23mins30s - From great coffee to typing album lyrics... 25mins - "Prince was like a combination between Mozart, Charlie Chaplin and Michael Corleone" 26mins - Did Hans like The Rainbow Children? 27mins - Good times in 2026 and the power to say no, as learned from 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. 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
  2. In part 2 Hans discusses Prince's acoustic album The Truth, stepping into The Vault while working on the fabled Crystal Ball project, and being a studio engineer for the 3-CD opus Emancipation. Essential listening.

    JAN 11

    In part 2 Hans discusses Prince's acoustic album The Truth, stepping into The Vault while working on the fabled Crystal Ball project, and being a studio engineer for the 3-CD opus Emancipation. Essential listening.

    INTRO 2mins30s - Did Prince ever try to persuade Hans to join him on the road? 4mins - Were you aware that you were working on Prince's first acoustic album 'The Truth' at the time? 10mins - Any reason why Prince chose to do an acoustic album? Hans explains the Ani Di Franco influence. 14mins - Prince, Boys II Men, and 90s RnB. 16mins - The stuff that lit Hans' candle! 18mins - Learning the art of the sequence from Prince... 21mins - Working on the mythical 1990s version of the Crystal Ball project...and going down to the Vault, being watched by Security. 25mins - Working on the Crystal Ball edits, and Hans honing his production skills. 28mins - Working on the 3-disc Emancipation set, as five to six tracks don't make the cut. 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. Hans-Martin Buff was Prince's sound engineer for 4 years. He talks immersive music, a Grammy nomination, Nirvana, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, and going to Prince School, before working with the purple one. Photo: Rankin for the Recording Academy.

    JAN 2

    Hans-Martin Buff was Prince's sound engineer for 4 years. He talks immersive music, a Grammy nomination, Nirvana, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, and going to Prince School, before working with the purple one. Photo: Rankin for the Recording Academy.

    INTRO 2mins30s - Hans' musical family background 7mins - 'Made for immersive' music, and the ability to listen anywhere...on any headphones 9mins - Rave 2000 5.1 mix!   11mins - Catching lightning in a bottle vs sound quality 14mins - Prince's sound guys had it tough? 18mins - Minneapolis radio, and the programming in New York 20mins - How did Hans come to be on Prince's radar? Living and working in Minneapolis. 21mins - Hans works in the studio where Nirvana In Utero was recorded, cleaning up after them... 23mins - Did you reach out to Prince or did he reach out to you?? 25mins - Which engineer did you take over from at Paisley Park? 27mins - Prince School! 30mins - Were you nervous working for Prince initially? 33mins - Memories of pleasing the boss...by fixing his console. 37mins - Biggest life lesson from Prince? 39mins30s - Any questions you wish someone had asked you about Prince? Join us in part 2 when we discuss acoustic album The Truth, Crystal Ball and Prince's three album set Emancipation.  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

    44 min
  4. In Part 2 of our exclusive interview, Grammy Award winning trumpeter and arranger Phil Lassiter shares memories of Montreux Jazz Festival 2013. He also reflects on Prince's legacy, band members, and his unique approach to sound.

    12/20/2025

    In Part 2 of our exclusive interview, Grammy Award winning trumpeter and arranger Phil Lassiter shares memories of Montreux Jazz Festival 2013. He also reflects on Prince's legacy, band members, and his unique approach to sound.

    INTRO 2mins - Working on Andy Allo's material...and two horn sections in the mix! 4mins - "Regular is not a word I would ever use about Prince...he was very mysterious and difficult to read. But he understood how to be a leader." 8mins30s - Getting the group to be performance ready in Paisley Park.   11mins30s - Phil talks about Prince's former drummer Michael Bland. 13mins - Sound engineers and Prince's unique approach to onstage monitors. "We all put ear-plugs in otherwise we were going to go deaf!!" 17mins - Phil's luggage goes missing, the story of the White Suit at Montreux... 22mins - Meeting his wife Josephine at a Prince gig in Curacao. 24mins30s - Favourite live moment with Prince? 30mins - Reflecting on the end of an amazing career...going down in history as a great musician and bandleader. 33mins - Cassandra playing a leadership role in Prince's band, and the underrated nature of great musicians. 35mins - Big City, an arrangement of Mutiny in the Vault and working with Nik West on Hair. 36mins - When The Wooten Brothers played at Paisley Park... 39mins30s - https://philthyfunk.com/ - PhilLassiter.com - https://www.instagram.com/philiplassitermusic/ 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

    42 min
  5. Phil Lassiter's Philthy Texas Funk, Alabama Gospel, New Orleans Jazz & Nashville Soul, makes him an 11-time Grammy award winning horn and string arranger. But what was it like recording at Paisley Park, and playing live with Prince? Tune in now.

    12/01/2025

    Phil Lassiter's Philthy Texas Funk, Alabama Gospel, New Orleans Jazz & Nashville Soul, makes him an 11-time Grammy award winning horn and string arranger. But what was it like recording at Paisley Park, and playing live with Prince? Tune in now.

    INTRO 2mins - Developing a sound and working with major artists 3mins30s - A love of music that developed in childhood in a church background. 'I learned to read music in school, but I learned to play in Church.' 6mins - Music programme at St Louis with wind ensembles, marching and jazz bands. 'That was really a big step for me...' 7mins45s - Listening to Christian versions of what was on the radio. 'I was influenced by some good music...' 8mins30s - New Orleans music 'was always there...' 10mins - The battle between the sacred and the profance, God vs The Devil? 10mins45s - Ultimately, where has Phil's love of music come from? 12mins - The importance of music teachers, and their approach... 13mins30s - What Phil's kids are listening to... 'funk'? 16mins - Teaching and further studies 20mins - Having an open-mindedness in music. 22mins - Meeting extraordinary musicians in Texas including the 'cats' in the jazz clubs. 25mins - Working on strings for Ariana Grande...and for Roberta Flack. 29mins30s - What's the difference between a musician and an arranger? 32mins - Making the connection to Prince via Gospel...in 2012. 36mins - Working on purple projects behind the scenes, while struggling financially. 38mins - Flying to Paisley... 40mins - Crossing paths with Andy Allo... 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

    44 min
  6. In part 3 Lisa talks activism, Annie Lennox, MeShell NdegeOcello, April 21st 1985, Carousel, saying goodbye to Prince and whether The Revolution might play again. Bonus episode for the heads.

    11/03/2025

    In part 3 Lisa talks activism, Annie Lennox, MeShell NdegeOcello, April 21st 1985, Carousel, saying goodbye to Prince and whether The Revolution might play again. Bonus episode for the heads.

    INTRO 2mins30s - Working on two albums with Meshell NdegeOcello... 'I respected her greatly' 4mins30s - Lisa talks about ambitions that remain for the rest of her career - 'I'm always trying things, because I have a limited technical ability' 6mins - Working with Annie Lennox, and hoping to release an album soon! 8mins - Feeling frustrated by politics, racism and the extreme brutality in the world...Lisa's social media presence and activism. 11mins - What would Prince be doing, and what would he make of the times we're living in right now? 15mins - '...he couldn't be that vulnerable, the older he got, the harder it was to change...' 16mins - Carousel, and Power Fantastic...The Revolution 'were all in different rooms in the house...' 18mins30s - Prince second guessing himself...? 'It should have gone on forever...' 20mins - "Do you remember your last conversation with Prince?" 21mins - The 21st April... and Sometimes It Snows In April... 26mins - 'I've been blessed, this life has been great to me...' 28mins - The Coleman and Melvoin family influence on Around The World In A Day....   30mins - "Keep sharing the pieces you do - sharing footage of your hands..." 31mins30s - Finding old cassettes in the attic...Venus de Milo (long) 33mins - "You just put a bit of magic out into the world...! 34mins - Solo album, would you ever perform it... and will The Revolution go back out on the road again? 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

    36 min
  7. Were Prince & The Revolution In All Your Dreams? Lisa Coleman tells Sam Bleazard, 'it got bigger than we thought...we didn't expect to become the mainstream!' Tune in to Part 2 as she hangs on to Prince's creative coat tails in 1985. Essential listening

    10/28/2025

    Were Prince & The Revolution In All Your Dreams? Lisa Coleman tells Sam Bleazard, 'it got bigger than we thought...we didn't expect to become the mainstream!' Tune in to Part 2 as she hangs on to Prince's creative coat tails in 1985. Essential listening

    INTRODUCTION - 2mins 2mins30s - Bootleg tapes begin to circulate at High School 3mins30s - Lisa remembers recording All My Dreams at Sunset Sounds... 5mins - Steiner School Highland Hall recitals and morning prayers make it on to unreleased songs with Prince 7mins - 'Sometimes we hurt each others feelings...and it meant a lot to me. There was always some kind of repair immediately afterwards.'   10mins - Rehearsals and cassette decks in the studio... 'I just found 4 boxes!' 11mins30s - Purple Rain 'it got bigger than we thought... we didn't expect it to become the mainstream, it was our version of alternative...' 16mins - The incredible well-spring of creativity taking place in 1985 with Prince, the Purple Rain tour, Around the World In a Day and Parade! 18mins30s - Prince seeks sanctuary, in the confines of the recording studio with The Revolution... 20mins30s - Any regrets looking back, about what could have been released? 'We were headed in this really interesting direction at that time...' 23mins30s - Sam asks Lisa if it's true that Prince re-recorded all of the Around the World In a Day album close to release? 25mins - Prince's bodyguards are drafted in to join the group as backing singers and dancers, as The Revolution band swells to double its original size. 27mins - Swapping musical ideas with Prince, conversations about classical music with Lisa...and listening to Bolero. 29mins30s - A shared love and appreciation of Joni Mitchell's music...'it turns out that he and Andre used to listen to Joni when they were kids.' 31mins - 'Prince didn't listen to The Beatles at all...' Lisa explains why! 32mins - After The Parade... 'I think we were both shell-shocked...' 34mins - Getting back together briefly in the new millennium...'there was that high', and getting onstage at The Brit Awards. 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

    37 min
  8. Emmy® Award winning composer & pianist Lisa Coleman, is one half of Wendy & Lisa. At 19, she joined Prince & The Revolution. She still records, works with others, and writes for film & TV. Her solo album, Collage, was released in 2019. This is her stor

    10/21/2025

    Emmy® Award winning composer & pianist Lisa Coleman, is one half of Wendy & Lisa. At 19, she joined Prince & The Revolution. She still records, works with others, and writes for film & TV. Her solo album, Collage, was released in 2019. This is her stor

    INTRO 2mins - Waldorf Salad in the early 1970s 3mins30s - Making music as a child with friends and neighbours 5mins - Born into music while growing up in Los Angeles 7mins - Early musical memories 8mins - Dissonance / discordance in music 10mins - Prince's Pop Life...'those chords...it's almost the wrong note every time!' 12mins - 'He knew I had that weird ear.' and Sometimes it snows in April 14mins - Learning Bach on the piano as a child, and 'unlocking something' 17mins - Meeting Wendy Melvoin for the first time... 20mins - 'Our steel mill was the recording studio...', and synthesisers in the 1970s. 23mins - Hearing about Prince for the first time, and flying out to Minneapolis to meet him. 25mins - Lisa on being really shy as a teenager...and feeling her way. 28mins - The Dirty Mind era, and Head....'from Bach to this!' 30mins - "Station Wagons and vans, with our amps in the back, it was down and dirty!" 32mins - Living, and growing with, Prince...'there was a lot to adapt to.' 35mins - Things started to change... 38mins - "Prince is still with me, and I think of him every day. I loved that guy..." 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

    41 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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