In part 2 we field fan Qs to Owen, he reflects on Prince's demands in the early days, and working with other MPLS artists. Meeting fans on his recent book tour and his feeling on the Purple One's incredible legacy. Essential listening.

INTRO

2mins - Fan Questions: what happened at the Rio in Las Vegas?

3mins30s - Early, and unreasonable demands from Prince. Mentors and moving on without malice...

6mins30s - What was it like managing other artists vs managing Prince? Working with Andre Cymone and Jesse Johnson.

9mins30s - Working with the Prince Estate on a potential 'For You' Deluxe edition, Owen shares his view.

10mins30s - Keeping a diary and creating an archive since his earliest experiences in the music industry.

11mins30s - Tapes Prince cut at Owen's house in the late 1970s.

12mins - Getting Prince's music out to young people now, the importance of sharing with a new generation who weren't born during Prince's heyday.

15mins30s - The transformational effect Prince is still having on current fans of his music, reflections from Owen's recent book tour.

18mins - How did Prince lay down tracks in the early days? And an early test for Prince with Warner Bros, to see 'if he could really do it'.

21mins - Prince rejects the chance to work with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire (on his first album). "I'm attempting to do something new..."

22mins30s - Jamming with Prince (briefly) in an LA basement back in the day...

24mins30s - "Just pay attention to the energy coming out of the socket..."

26mins - How Owen felt at Prince's passing and his view on the success of Prince's life. "I did not want him to become isolated..." "I think Prince turned himself inside out to give us his gift. A lot of artists do it..."

30mins30s - Getting blown away by Prince in concert at the LA Forum. "He had gone from a guy in a band, to a frontman, he had completely transformed into something beyond what I thought he could be."

32mins - "Selfishly speaking....I kind of said to myself, yeah your instincts were right Owen..!"

33mins30s - The unexplainable magic of Prince, and A Sly Stone story...

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.

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