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

INTRO

2mins - Prince's High School days and local Talent Shows with Cousin Chazz Smith

3mins30s - Mark Brown (aka BrownMark) discusses growing up in Minneapolis, the club scene and a 'sense of segregation'.

5mins30s - Author and Journalist Neal Karlen shares his memories of Minneapolis in the late 1970s, and Prince's childhood mischief.

9mins - Chazz and Prince go exploring in the local neighbourhoods on the lookout for musicians and band members...they meet future New Power Generation member Sonny Thompson along the way.

15mins - First Manager Owen Husney talk about the 'original Prince'. "He was just a kid, he was 18 when I met him...he took the bus to my house."  

17mins30s - "I realised what had to be done for him. He was just a guy from North Minneapolis...as much as I admired his talent, I knew he was vulnerable."

19mins - "Controversy creates awareness...", Owen and Prince prepare to do anything to get attention, studying P.T. Barnum and Colonel Tom Parker along the way.

22mins - Understanding the magic required to be a star. "He could see down the tunnel, he knew how talented he was..."

23mins30s - Guitar tech and Luthier Dave Rusan talks about his experience trying out for a very early version of Prince's group... at Del's Tire Mart.

29mins30s - Meeting Prince for the first time, as a cook in a local Minneapolis restaurant, and cooking him pancakes. "He looked like a rock star."

31mins30s - Dr. Casci Ritchie on The Life and Legacy of Prince's Fashion. "It's one of my favourite eras of Prince to look at, because he's really messy...and there's a relatability to it."

35mins - "He is figuring out things. He was always borrowing people's clothes." Prince obsesses about borrowing keyboardist Gayle Chapman's boots.

37mins - Founding member of The Revolution Lisa Coleman discusses her teenage years, how she got the gig, and came to meet Prince. "It sounds a bit like Introverts anonymous!"

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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Intro

2mins - Catching up with Mayte, an eruption of rescue dogs... and a strict pet policy in the UK.

5mins - Mayte's motivation for the recent TEDx Talk 'Love Without Words: from Prince's stage to animal rescue.'

7mins30s - The need for silence in a modern age, and the silent language.

9mins - What were the main lessons from Mum & Dad? "They were very supportive, as a dancer..."

11mins30s - Independence as a teenager, and fame as a child and as a young woman, with proud parents... "I had a cheque-book at 8!"

15mins - "Being Puerto Rican, they would always ask me, are you white or you black?" Belonging, and proving your worth growing up.

16mins - Being on Prince's payroll as an employee...and assuming it was only ever going to be one project. 'You're doing all the dancing.'

19mins - Funk Nights with The NPG... who would be the wildest? The brown bag tour.

22mins - Borrowing Mayte's mascara, clothing and pulling it off!

24mins - Prince's women and the secret codes...

25mins - Mayte considering another book... '

27mins - Sam asks Mayte about The Prince Estate, 'not a lot of communication right now...', and her feelings on the vault recordings.

27mins30s - "My measurements were the code to the safe..."

29mins - Memories of Prince in the recording studio...Chaos & Disorder.

31mins30s - Prince's inability to stop. 'For me it was a shock...'. Having to leave Paisley Park, after being around Prince from aged 17 to aged 25.

32mins - Finding a new role after leaving Prince's Paisley Park world, as an actor.

37mins30s - Philanthropic work and the future? Live4Love charities.

43mins - Final thoughts on Prince - 'people don't realise how short life is...'

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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INTRO
2mins30s - Did Jason get to hear any of the tracks in advance (of the Diamonds & Pearls super deluxe)?
4mins - Prince's punk period in the 90s, and creating a lot of interesting things...comic books, stage-shows and pressing his own CDS.
5mins30secs - From a Gett Off vinyl DJ pressing to The Undertaker on VHS, an artist begins to rebel.
7mins - Prince has to find other avenues to get his music out...
8mins30s - Jeff Gold, and the hologram cover!
11mins - Sam has a bit of fun with Jason Draper!! What are his favourite tracks? Jason talks New Jack Swing...
13mins30s - Jason and Sam talk about the amazing Glam Slam live gig on D&P Deluxe
14mins30s - The countdown clock...
16mins - Sam's sympathy for sound engineers.
17mins - Jason would love to work on more projects, related to his favourite artists - 'living the dream'
20mins - The Piano & Microphone show, could that be released... 'the fact that we missed out on that, in the UK, still kills me to this day.'
21mins - Sam talks about the morning tickets went on sale in the UK via Ticketmaster.
22mins - ...the Love 4 One Another room, Celebration #1: Prince plays bass on America - video is played from the DJ booth
24mins - Prince plays on Act II tour in Edinburgh: discussing track lists from 'live shows [which] are a gold mine'.
26mins - Working in McDonald's in Plymouth, and missing Prince in Hammersmith on the One Nite Alone tour...  
27mins - Getting close to Prince at the Koko show in Camden...memories of the show, and of Shepherd's Bush - 'he sent hot chocolate down the queue'!
31mins - Tina Turner Private Dancer re-issue project - Jason's editorial role for Warners, and speaking to Holly Knight, co-writer of The Best and some of Private Dancer's songs.
33mins - Tina has to change behind a shower curtain in the Rivoli Ballroom in South London, for the Private Dancer video.
35mins - Jason's Instagram, and his work on David Bowie projects.
38mins - "Hope I've done justice to Bowie's career...", across 2 magazines.
40mins - What does the future hold for Jason?

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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INTRO
2mins30s - "What led you to have the career you've had?" 25 years ago, Jason tells a friend at University that no one is going to give him money to be a music journalist.
4mins - "Finding a pathway to doing what I wanted to do..." Jason looks for work experience on Music monthlies, and picks up first freelance work at Record Collector.
6mins - Parents musical taste - 'were they big music lovers?'
7mins - Kids in Plymouth weren't listening to Kid Creole & The Coconuts...! Bowie, Beck and Prince being the Father, the Son & the Holy Ghost.
9mins30s - Was Prince in your mind (as a subject to write about)? 'I was 8 when Diamonds & Pearls came out, and my Mum had the cassette in the car...'
13mins - checking out Prince, making the connection to Beck, Sly Stone amd borrowing his friend's Dad's Sign O The Times VHS
14mins30s - How did Jason get from being a Post-Graduate student to writing books on Prince?
17mins - From the Record Collector to the Rough Guide to Prince (Pitching on 'Prince is going to turn 50 this year')
18mins - Jason discusses the publication of his Prince books and their re-issues.
21mins45secs - Favourite interviews in Prince world? Lives of the musicians... Covid-era interviews with Mayte, 3rd Eye Girl and others.
26mins - Was Prince aware of the books you were writing? "He became aware after the fact..."
29mins - How did Jason get to work on the D&P liner notes? "I think The Estate knew who I was at that point..."
31mins - A different approach: Four to five writers discuss Diamonds & Pearls from their own perspective and angle.
35mins - What is Jason's view of The Prince Estate, having worked for big record labels in the past?
39mins - What's the biggest challenge to protect Prince's legacy? "The biggest challenge is to keep Prince's audience growing..."

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.
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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: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show.
#prince4ever #love4oneanother