He said, I think they love me so much and I love them so much that if they came over all the time

I wouldn't be able to be to them what I am and they wouldn't be able to do for me what they do.

What do you think that means? be able to do for me what they do.

What do you think that means?

We knew the guy, but the professional persona

was somebody who was pretty mysterious and very powerful and sort of a lone wolf. But we started getting so close that the

lone wolf started going away. But you know, he knew. the This is Prince, the story of Sign of the Times, brought to you by the Current in collaboration with the Prince Estate, Paisley Park, and Warner Records.

Only last two winter old and ready. Warner Records. Only Last June, when an old man ran away.

Hey, I'm Andrea Swenson.

We started this episode hearing from Lisa Coleman, keyboard player in the Revolution,

and close friend and collaborator of Princes in the prolific

era that led up to the creation of Sign of the Times.

Lisa was responding to a quote that Prince gave to Rolling Stone writer Neil Carlin in the summer of

1985 just before he would begin to significantly change the composition of his band.

I've had a chance to speak to nearly everyone who played in a band

with Prince in 1986, including members of the Revolution, members of his side projects,

and members of what would become his new band, a precursor to his ever evolving new power generation.

That band solidified on New Year's Eve 1986 and debuted on the Sign of the Times tour.

When you look back on an artist's career,

it can all seem so orderly.

We watch each album come out, we study the different photographs and

aesthetics. For Prince, it's clear that where he was during the purple rain era is

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