I’m a Minnesotan... I went to a show at Paisley Park when I was 9 with my parents and Prince walked by me down the hall... I swear to you I think I was taller than him. The days after his death we went to Paisley Park and put items on the fence and DT outside the Target Field and watched Purple Rain, and a concert of all his songs afterwards. I grew up blocks from the “Purple Rain” house! Great video 👍🏻!!
This is so interesting. As a massive Prince fan in Australia I felt like I was there seeing all the houses & places where Prince would have lived, walked & played. Thank you for this upload. It means a lot in keeping his memory alive 💜💜
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Being a huge Prince fan I enjoyed this video very much. It's refreshing to see that the new owner of Prince's former property is so welcoming to the fans. That is so rare. Thank you for the peek into Prince's world Scott.
Nice to see his fathers's home where he and Prince lived. It was overwhelming to see PP thank you for sharing, it looks beautiful. Chanhasen look peaceful i see why Prince chose to live there. 💜
My bucket list dream came true last year. I went to Paisley Park in October in the midst of a pandemic. I literally cried seeing everything . I pinched myself because I couldn’t believe I was there.
going back to Minnesota and seeing where he lived is Still on my bucket list. I'm lucky to know someone who got to meet him and help move his stuff while he was still alive.
Wow Scott this was the best! These kind of vlogs are my favorite. Much credit for all the hard work you put into the reasearch and travel....by me this all is greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!
This world lost a lot of magic the day Prince passed. 1984 i found him & fell & had been falling ever since. His music got me through so much in my life. Met a lot of true funk soldiers online from all over the world 💜 Thank u for sharing this. I have never seen all the houses online just 3 of them & the villa he had with Mayte in Spain. Love anything 2 do with Him. 🎵💜🕊
That's 4 of my favourite singers who have passed now whitney michael Jackson amy Winehouse and now Prince may they all sleep peacefully in gods beautiful garden
I've been in his LA home back in the late 80's. Prince would show up like 2 hours before Bar One would close located off Sunset! Good times and sweet man!
When Prince passed away his estate was in a mess so they calles on the management of Elvis Presley to run the Prince museum and attraction because Elvis and Graceland had been a sucessful attraction for over 30 years..Graceland is amazing :-)
It took Graceland four years to become a museum. It only took six months after Prince's death for Paisley Park. There was money to be made ASAP, not only just for estate tax purposes.
There will never be another Prince ever. I'm touched just watching the video and when he mentioned that you can hear his voice recordings throughout, I know that it would bring tears to my eyes. He didn't have to go out that way, it's sad to think about. He will be the best artist of all time forever.
The fact that they allow some recording and still photos of some areas now is pretty cool. But, in a way, I do agree with their earlier restrictions. it really is an art museum. It's meant to be experienced first-hand. Some venues that's all you see are cellphones, cellphone flashes..it takes away from the experience. It's cool (and rather respectful) that you did this in a way that didn't cheapen what's meant to be an experience. Thank you :3
I am a prince fan (big time). miss him everyday. cannot believe april 2020 will be 4 years since he passed. you did a great job bro on the tour. i really enjoyed this one. mike friend from canada eh
Awesome Scott!!! I Also loved Prince💜🤟🎶☮️🎸🎤💜I thank you with All my ❤️For giving us loyal fans something we never could've gotten on our own.This is so cool being right there with you along seeing the one& only purple highness's homes..Long may the purple one reign.Still can't believe he's gone.💔😭Another brilliant singer/ Artist gone too soon.😞That was so sweet of that man opening princes gate for you😃.( I thought he was gonna yell lol) Very informative & A fan of yours too now since I stumbled upon your postings/ videos.God Bless you Scott ❤️🙏❤️😇❤️Your the Best!!!👌👏🙌🙌🤜🤛👈✊❤️💜😘💜🤗💜
Thank you so much Katherine! It was awesome being the first person to ever film inside Paisley Park. I couldn’t believe it. I hope you get to go one day!!
Excellent tour and explore of those locations very personal to Prince. I got into his music after watching Purple Rain at the cinema when it first came out, I must admit I was reluctant to go and see it as it wasn't really my thing, I was into heavy metal rock but my gf at the time was a big fan and she dragged me along. What I found interesting about his life was his passion for music, his determination, talent and how much of a showman he was, he certainly developed into a musical icon. Very sad loss 🙁
The house close to Paisley Park Larry Graham lived next door to him. Now I guess they have townhouses on that property. I went to Larry's house twice. Met Prince in February of 2000 and hung up at Paisley Park on Friday night parties.🥰💜
I went the very first week PP opened to the public in 2016. So glad I did! I was able to pay my respects with his urn in the center of the atrium and on the VIP tour, the 1 picture allowed was at his purple piano in Studio A. Very emotional as I sat on HIS piano bench. Now that Graceland is out and there is a new PP Team, I will return. Some of their changes are evident in your vid. The tour bus was still parked in the back dock area when I was there and your phone was not returned to you till you were in the gift shop at the end of the tour. Unbelievable to see his costumes up close and the reality of his petite body. His moves and the shape he kept his body in always reminded me of an athletic ballerina. Still can’t believe he is no longer on earth 😢
I would just like to Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this. I've been wanting to go but my health won't let me travel that far, I'm a thousand miles away. I also don't feel that I'd be able to keep myself 2gether. So I truly appreciate you doing this so very much! 🕊💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🕊
Thank you for this. The man was a phenomenal performer. He was a pure genius. The Paisley Park tour was a little rough to see. Brought me to tears but you did it respectfully. Thank you again 💜💜💜
Thank you from all the way from The Netherlands to show us these Prince dwellings...Shows once again that genius do not requier palaces to develop their genius. Man...these super artist...musicians, actors...they either die by a bullit or drug before their time..well,...many
Thank you sooooo much for taking us on this tour!! I've been a fan of Prince since I was 13 ( am 47 now) and his music saved my life...literally. ( long story) ....I am in England and would never get to these places so I really appreciate this and what you are doing ♥️
Thank you so much for sharing Prince was a musical genius and a national treasure it's sad he passed I watch his videos all the time and I think I've watched Purple Rain a billion times I hope he's at peace R. I. P. PRINCE
Scott, this was terrific! What a treat to see the stage and all the outfits, i am so glad that they decided to let people take some pictures. That is fantastic. I joined a group and members went to PP and to Purple Rain spots, etc. A local member led the tour and we were shown so much then. So I thought I'd seen all his childhood homes but obviously not. The first two homes were new to me. I got emotional watching the video. When our group members were there, they put balloons with the names of those of us who couldn't make it up on the fence. I didn't expect it but when I saw my name on a balloon on the fence it made me cry. The property with the gate house by the side I believe was where he tore the house down after the marriage was over. It was rumored that when he retired, he was going to rebuild there and enjoy his retirement on that beautiful property. From what I heard, he did drive that sky blue car around town every now and then. What an amazing man to invite people (free of charge) to his wee hour concerts and then have pancakes ready for those that stayed. I think that is incredible. Great video, Scott, emotional but amazing!! Thank you for this gem of a video!
When the world loses a legend like him, MJ, and some other artist and actors you feel so heavy hearted about it because you know the world lost something that brought light and love to it and we will never know the other genius that were still to come.
Paisley Park is a 23 minute drive from where I live.. as a Prince fan I'm just amazed, I also grew up about a half a mile away from where Purple Rain was filmed well the First Ave scenes, I used to always walk those streets. 😁😁
Scott, I can't tell u how thorough u are, and the beautiful close-up of everything made me feel as though I was there in the room.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🎸🎺🎷🪘🥁🎻🎼🎬🎹🚴🏽⛹️🏽
@@SCOTTONTAPE The Betcha By Golly Wow video. When you went to The Piano and Microphone outfit, look at the ruffle purple shirt with those strange designs. That is Lotus Print. Mayté wore a lot of Lotus print outfits. The big ole flowers that you saw are Lotus Flowers and the screen that was kaleidoscoping in the backdrop was Lotus Flowers for Mayté. He still love that woman! 💜💜💜💜💜
Scottie, That BMW will always be remember the standout car. Because of Mayte and their son Amiir. That car there go tMAJOR sentimental memories. Did the back license plate still had his name on it or was it a regular plate?
Heart felt tour, thank you. You dedicated a lot of time and I appreciate your commitment to fellow Artists like me. The day he died I printed large signs and placed them in front of my company, it it said: "Honk if you love 'Prince' and if he made a difference in your life - musically speaking.' Cars songs all day long for almost eight hours until we drove our other neighbors crazy however, my brother and I worked together and we sat silently working in our Workshop with that knowing smile that we had done something honoring him that day that no one else on the planet had done. We will miss him, miss his Spirit, miss his kindness, miss his integrity, valued his music, valued his mind both personally and spiritually as well as valued his contributions to this world. Overall, I miss him as a person what he did leave was a great memory and his epic music. Jesus was his number one Focus and that, is the reason he was put here was to shed light and give light and share The Message to people: Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and that's no man comes to the father except through Jesus.
Greetings from Australia! He was a modern day Mozart! I love all the homes, he had a very good support network growing up as he was loved. Thanks for your tour, it was fun.
I've been to several locations in Minneapolis that have tondo with Prince. At the Vikings stadium, there is a mural. Also, several other murals around the city. Plus, the club that he performed when he first started out. Also, the Purple Rain house is in Minneapolis. I was so young when I first heard of Prince, loved him ever since. No matter what my musical taste has been, he always was one I loved.
The day I met him he was driving that purple prowler . I met him at the Lounge then it's name in 2000. Talked for over 3 hours. Then invited to Paisley Park that was my home for about 4 to 5 years.
I’m not sure how I even stumbled across your video but I can provide a tad bit of information as I’m from Minneapolis and my ex husband worked for Prince for a short time. He was an audio engineer for Mayte’s dance/ballet tour called The New Power Generation Dance Company. The tour was cut short for some reason. If I remember correctly it had something to do with advertising. Prince had a living quarters at Paisley Park but it’s not where he lived full time. His main residence was some house in Chanhassen. I’m not sure what the layout is at Paisley Park is these days but there was a receptionist desk when you first walked in. Gold records covered the wall going down the hall as you walked in and soooo much purple furniture. The first time my ex husband took me there a black cat came up to me rubbing up on my leg. It had a gold charm on its collar that was Princes (sign). The receptionist told me it was a stray someone there found on the property when it was a kitten. I wish I could remember it’s name. His cars and motorcycles, including the Purple Rain bike were in a different area back then. I never saw them but the ex told me about all of his cars. The sound stage is massive but I never went to any of his shows there because as you said, he was famous for not showing up or showing up at 3,4,5:00 am. That empty building that’s never been used was actually intended to be a school for kids. I think he had plans of starting it for the children of his employees but it was a fleeting thought. I remember seeing a playground there back at that time but in your video it’s not there anymore. I’m not sure when it was tore down. The only employee Prince kept around for years and years is a guy named Buzz Goodchild. He was Princes estate manager & a friend of my ex. I think you can find him on FB. He’s a super nice guy and I’m sure he would be willing to answer any questions you would have about all of these properties. You missed going to his old nightclub Glam Slam in Minneapolis. I’m not sure what it is now but I believe the big logo is still on the dance floor. That was all purple as well. I had no idea they got rid of the elevator. Do they just use the stairs now ? I have thought about doing the tour now after his death but that place actually brings back some bad memories for me. Seeing the tour bus in your video triggered them 😬 Maybe someday.
I'm going July 6th I met Prince in a night club in February of 2000 sat with him for 3 hours. I now live in North Carolina for the last 5 years. It's going to be hard to go into Paisley park after going to Friday night parties for 5 years.
What an amazing work space & home he had at Paisley Park. He loved MN. The purple home with the gate is very cool & that it was sold to a fan was nice.
For a dove to cry would mean that things are in a terrible state. The song is about a relationship that didn't work out, a relationship similar to his parents relationship. He is comparing himself and his lover to his parents. Its also about being abandoned, and left alone in the world. My all time favorite song and movie
I must go see Paisley Park myself. Wow! I felt like I was there when watching it. Amazing place! Just an incredible human being he was. Thank you for making this video...!!!
@@sheilamelbostad6264 oh wow!! If I lived that close, I'd be going there once a year at least. Just to be in the place where he lived would be so special, to see all that Scott did there, would be amazing. Prince left his fans such a great gift.
Sad to see all those lonely guitars waiting for him to come over and pick them up and play. I suppose they will never be played again. That’s sad. They are just relics now.
I’ve live in beautiful California my entire life. But it really looks beautiful in Minneapolis. Has a certain vibe that looks incredible charming. I can see why he stayed there.
I've lived there almost my whole life ( 30+ yrs even though I'm 43) and aside from some of the crimes that had taken place there, Minnesota is the Best state to live in. There's so much to see and do. I could go on and on. But ill let you decide for yourself if you ever go there someday. 💜💜💜💜💜💜 Purple and Prince pride 4eva
Hey Scott. Thanks for showing where our Minnesota man had lived and made his music. A friend of mine who worked at this place got to literally go inside his studio and if I remember got to meet him. He said he was nice and very soft-spoken. I hope to visit Minnesota again someday and see the statue they made for him. His passing shocked the heck out of me, especially hearing how he died and how similar it was with the song, : "Let's go crazy. " Just a total shock. Minnesota will never be the same. Thanks again. Love your vids!!!!!!!
I was a security guard at his house that was demolished in Chnhassen,MN. I was working there when they traveled to L.A. for the "Diamonds and Pearls" performance on Arsenio. Peace from the Twin Cities.
@@aprilwest1883 Yes but only about work. I worked at his house at the entrance in a guard shack. I saw him frequently but rarely talked to him. He was not a very social person in real life. Not bad just very to himself. It was my job to make sure no one got on the estate and run things up to the house when delivered. Even when stuff was delivered tapes from the studio, the news paper I would only walk it up to the house and leave it in front of a long window next to the front door. Then when I would get back to the guard shack and check the camera on the front door usually the item was gone. Meaning he grabbed it. He didn't have any live in help he lived absolutely alone when I worked there. All cleaning and restocking his house was done when he left and quickly so the house would be empty when he returned. Obviously he brought some people home sometimes but almost never.
@@aprilwest1883 I would guess so. I believe his son died there or something and after that is when he had it demolished. It was about two miles down the road from Paisley Park. At the time I worked there Paisley Park was still a functioning studio and although he had a living quarters upstairs. It had no fence around it. The house property had a giant windmill (30 to 40 feet tall) in the back yard and that's where we were required to go every hour to walk the property and make sure there was nothing going on. Also at the time he owned tons of property there. The driveway was very long and you couldn't really see it from the street. I worked there in 1991-92. I still have my security uniform. Lol. He had just gotten the newly released BMW 850 which was a 12 cylinder sports car and gave his older BMW 740 or 750 4 door to his brother Dwayne. Ironically less than ten years later I owned a guitar shop and his guitar tech Techumi and Paisley Park commissioned our shop to build 10 yellow cloud guitars. They were basically copies of the first white one Dave Russan Built him for Purple Rain. I built two and they screwed us over on money so that was all we built. But now one of them I built and hand carved is at a Hard Rock cafe. I found it in a Hard Rock cafe coffee table book with the certificate of authenticity we delivered with the guitars next to it in the display case. Lol. Life is strange.
Yeah, from what I’ve read, although everybody thinks, purple is his favorite color, in all actuality, it was orange. Which blows my mind because my favorite color is purple because of prince lol I love your channel. I watch it every night. Thank you for sharing all the great information that you do.
Thank you so much for showing us the viewer's this wonderful tour and giving us the scoop on where to find the ill fated elevator where Price life had ended. He's a legend that is so loved and will live on through his music and films forever 💜💜💜
I waited on the side of a theater in Seattle recently to meet an artist. There was a security guard there who shared a story of when Prince played there. He was wheeled out in one of those cases you see artists store stage gear in. The case was put in the side if the tour bus so Prince could leave the venue and get on the bus in anonymity.
Im just now seeing this this many months later. Its cool to see inside paisley park but kinda haunting. I wish he was still there inside his house. Thank U4 sharing! It was nice to see.💜💜💜
Thank you for this Scott! July 1984 - the opening of Purple Rain, I was with friends in San Francisco and there was a huge line around a huge building and we didn't know what was going on but decided to join in and get in line. I'll never forget that. It was an amazing experience. Everyone loved it and was so into the movie. Then around 5 or 6 years ago my daughter was able to hang out at Paisley Park a couple times. The first time, no Prince, but they had a great time and were given a pancake breakfast around 5a. The 2nd time she went, Prince was totally hanging out and he played a set around 1a. My daughter was there, just a few feet away, totally awestruck. Amazing experience.
Hi Scott. Yes the Paisley Park tour is very emotional. I’ve been there twice the last time was 2018. It’s amazing they let you use your camera in the soundstage room -that room is so vast-We couldn’t when I was there.. The first time I visited in 2017 I did see the urn with his ashes displayed. Nobody was expecting that to be presented. And there wasn’t a dry eye. We also got to sit on the purple couches in the NPG music room. Which really surprised me. On my second tour in 2018 we went into the actual control room of studio A. You can only imagine the tears in our eyes as they played Break Down. And how you describe him being very diminutive, it’s unbelievable the size of his clothing and shoes. How somebody of that stature was so dynamic and giant. Thanks for the tour, very special. Your miles that you put on showed a labor of love and true fam ship. God Speed
💜💜💜💜💜 I'm a big prince fan all I listened to was prince in the 80's I'm so glad you did this about his legacy he is a legend. There will always be the one and only Prince. Thank you so much for sharing this.. 💜💜💜💜
Just took the tour a couple of days ago. My guide said the Egg Building was going to be a restaurant. The city wouldn't give him a permit for a restaurant, so it sits empty.
I get so happy when I see your face, and when I see your vids. It's so apparent how excited & how invested you are in each one. You're %100 real & relatable, and you go to the places we'd all love to see... Thanks to you, we can. Great job, Scott...I always find myself falling down the rabbit hole with you, and I don't mind that at all. Be safe out there...🤟😘
Thanks for a great tour of Prince's Minnesota -- it really gave me a nice feeling for these areas. It's very beautiful, quiet & peaceful -- even the old Minneapolis neighborhoods. It seems like a good place to stay grounded.
*HEYYY SCOTT...👋🏼, MY MY WENT HERE WHEN PRINCE DIED.. SHE ABSOLUTELY ADOOOOORES HIM, IM NOT SURE THAT SAIS ENOUGH.. SHE SAID IT'S BEAUTIFUL INSIDE PAISLEY PARK, AND THAT ONE OF HIS DOVES 🕊️ DIVINITY, STOPPED CRYING WHEN HE DIED😔... BE SAFE N TAKE CARE* ❣️
I'm telling you, Scott, your Prince-related videos are BIG-TIME UNIQUE (a close-up of the guardhouse and Prince's moms house...)! The one and only time I've seen footage of that yellow house was when Chazz Smith (Prince's cousin) took part in a British Prince doc. back in 2003 and they only showed the driveway! Thanks again, Man!
Thank you so much Scott for showing us Paisley Park. I have wanted to see this for a long time and may not be able to get there. I could not get another you tuber I watch to go there. I loved Prince so much and have all of his albums from his first to Under The Cherry Moon. I got to see his Purple Rain tour when he came to Cincinnati OH in the 80's. Such a legend and a beautiful person.
Thank you so much for this video! I wish they showed all of it but I'll take what they allow. I'll make it my life mission to go personally and see where the GOAT lived. I miss him so much.
This is the first video I watched by you. I'm a big Prince fan and you had me crying some. Loved it. I had to share this with a fellow Prince fan and I shared it on Facebook.
Beautiful memories of my 2 visits to Minnesota...last visit being 2018. (Very surprised that they give your phone back when they do now at PP...I would have loved to have that experience when I went.) Thank you for sharing...Again, it brought back memories...some that made me smile, some that made me tear up. Thanks again.
Prince was the only artist that did live concerts at his paisley park home inviting fans to hear, he is truly missed! Can't get over his death! 😔😧
Any man who can dance in heels has my respect!! His music was amazing its so sad that he's gone💔
I’m a Minnesotan... I went to a show at Paisley Park when I was 9 with my parents and Prince walked by me down the hall... I swear to you I think I was taller than him. The days after his death we went to Paisley Park and put items on the fence and DT outside the Target Field and watched Purple Rain, and a concert of all his songs afterwards. I grew up blocks from the “Purple Rain” house! Great video 👍🏻!!
Lucky!! He loved him some Minnesota
Really? That's cool! My ex got to meet him once when he helped move his stuff when prince was alive and said he was such a cool down to earth guy
Also, I Too am a born and raised 'sotan and miss living there. Haven't been back there since '13.
This is so interesting. As a massive Prince fan in Australia I felt like I was there seeing all the houses & places where Prince would have lived, walked & played. Thank you for this upload. It means a lot in keeping his memory alive 💜💜
And thank you for watching !
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This was AMAZING Scott, thanks for the tour! Forever missed and loved Prince 💜💜💜
The owner was nice to show the gate, that was cool to see.
Inside a journey in Prince Life..NOW THAT WAS COOL TO SEE..HOW HE LIVED AND WORKED. VISIT PAISLEY PARK..YOU WILL BE GALD U DID
Being a huge Prince fan I enjoyed this video very much. It's refreshing to see that the new owner of Prince's former property is so welcoming to the fans. That is so rare. Thank you for the peek into Prince's world Scott.
And thank you for watching Sherri!
Still hard to believe he is gone.
Still shocking when you think about it
I know
Yes it is
Yes he's unforgettable definitely gifted maybe gone physically but not from our hearts
Great channel!
Keep up the great work!
I grew up listening to his music I can’t believe he’s gone I still listen to his music 🎶
Nice to see his fathers's home where he and Prince lived. It was overwhelming to see PP thank you for sharing, it looks beautiful. Chanhasen look peaceful i see why Prince chose to live there. 💜
It's a very nice place. I agree
My bucket list dream came true last year. I went to Paisley Park in October in the midst of a pandemic. I literally cried seeing everything . I pinched myself because I couldn’t believe I was there.
going back to Minnesota and seeing where he lived is Still on my bucket list. I'm lucky to know someone who got to meet him and help move his stuff while he was still alive.
Wow Scott this was the best! These kind of vlogs are my favorite. Much credit for all the hard work you put into the reasearch and travel....by me this all is greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!
Thanks Wally! This took a looooong time to put together
I love this!! You did an amazing job!! Prince is deeply missed! One of a kind. 💖
Facts Queen
i miss prince majorly he will always be in my heart and his music will always be played
Loved Prince at the beginning, the middle, the end. Love Prince now💜💜💜
This world lost a lot of magic the day Prince passed. 1984 i found him & fell & had been falling ever since. His music got me through so much in my life. Met a lot of true funk soldiers online from all over the world 💜 Thank u for sharing this. I have never seen all the houses online just 3 of them & the villa he had with Mayte in Spain. Love anything 2 do with Him. 🎵💜🕊
That's 4 of my favourite singers who have passed now whitney michael Jackson amy Winehouse and now Prince may they all sleep peacefully in gods beautiful garden
fresh B - Heaven?
Not in eternal rest before the rapture? Hmmmm
I love Prince as an artist. Its so hard to believe he's gone. He's my number 1 influence as a musician, singer and songwriter.
I've been in his LA home back in the late 80's. Prince would show up like 2 hours before Bar One would close located off Sunset! Good times and sweet man!
May I ask what you did in his home?
@@absoluttchamp we ate and listen to him play music, a lot of chats
When Prince passed away his estate was in a mess so they calles on the management of Elvis Presley to run the Prince museum and attraction because Elvis and Graceland had been a sucessful attraction for over 30 years..Graceland is amazing :-)
It took Graceland four years to become a museum. It only took six months after Prince's death for Paisley Park. There was money to be made ASAP, not only just for estate tax purposes.
Wish Michael Jackson’s Estate would get it together :(
Oreo Emesis that estate is all fucked up. Neverland Ranch should be one of Cali’s biggest attractions. Shame that it’s so maligned.
@@VickStarkiller TRUTH!
Thats fucked up. Prince was way more than Elvis and the way this went down was all around fucked up.
There will never be another Prince ever. I'm touched just watching the video and when he mentioned that you can hear his voice recordings throughout, I know that it would bring tears to my eyes. He didn't have to go out that way, it's sad to think about. He will be the best artist of all time forever.
The fact that they allow some recording and still photos of some areas now is pretty cool. But, in a way, I do agree with their earlier restrictions. it really is an art museum. It's meant to be experienced first-hand. Some venues that's all you see are cellphones, cellphone flashes..it takes away from the experience. It's cool (and rather respectful) that you did this in a way that didn't cheapen what's meant to be an experience. Thank you :3
Thank you so much I appreciate that !
I loved Prince.. Thanks again Scott for another great video. Peace and love💜💜 Be safe
This is a "feel good" episode for me. I rewatch when I need a lift.
I am a prince fan (big time). miss him everyday. cannot believe april 2020 will be 4 years since he passed. you did a great job bro on the tour. i really enjoyed this one.
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Awesome Scott!!! I Also loved Prince💜🤟🎶☮️🎸🎤💜I thank you with All my ❤️For giving us loyal fans something we never could've gotten on our own.This is so cool being right there with you along seeing the one& only purple highness's homes..Long may the purple one reign.Still can't believe he's gone.💔😭Another brilliant singer/ Artist gone too soon.😞That was so sweet of that man opening princes gate for you😃.( I thought he was gonna yell lol) Very informative & A fan of yours too now since I stumbled upon your postings/ videos.God Bless you Scott ❤️🙏❤️😇❤️Your the Best!!!👌👏🙌🙌🤜🤛👈✊❤️💜😘💜🤗💜
Thank you so much Katherine! It was awesome being the first person to ever film inside Paisley Park. I couldn’t believe it. I hope you get to go one day!!
Excellent tour and explore of those locations very personal to Prince.
I got into his music after watching Purple Rain at the cinema when it first came out, I must admit I was reluctant to go and see it as it wasn't really my thing, I was into heavy metal rock but my gf at the time was a big fan and she dragged me along. What I found interesting about his life was his passion for music, his determination, talent and how much of a showman he was, he certainly developed into a musical icon. Very sad loss 🙁
The house close to Paisley Park Larry Graham lived next door to him. Now I guess they have townhouses on that property. I went to Larry's house twice. Met Prince in February of 2000 and hung up at Paisley Park on Friday night parties.🥰💜
I went the very first week PP opened to the public in 2016. So glad I did! I was able to pay my respects with his urn in the center of the atrium and on the VIP tour, the 1 picture allowed was at his purple piano in Studio A. Very emotional as I sat on HIS piano bench.
Now that Graceland is out and there is a new PP Team, I will return. Some of their changes are evident in your vid. The tour bus was still parked in the back dock area when I was there and your phone was not returned to you till you were in the gift shop at the end of the tour.
Unbelievable to see his costumes up close and the reality of his petite body. His moves and the shape he kept his body in always reminded me of an athletic ballerina.
Still can’t believe he is no longer on earth 😢
He was beautiful 😥
I would just like to Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this. I've been wanting to go but my health won't let me travel that far, I'm a thousand miles away. I also don't feel that I'd be able to keep myself 2gether. So I truly appreciate you doing this so very much! 🕊💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🕊
Thank you for this. The man was a phenomenal performer. He was a pure genius. The Paisley Park tour was a little rough to see. Brought me to tears but you did it respectfully. Thank you again 💜💜💜
You’re so welcome Wanda
Thank you from all the way from The Netherlands to show us these Prince dwellings...Shows once again that genius do not requier palaces to develop their genius. Man...these super artist...musicians, actors...they either die by a bullit or drug before their time..well,...many
Thank you sooooo much for taking us on this tour!! I've been a fan of Prince since I was 13 ( am 47 now) and his music saved my life...literally. ( long story) ....I am in England and would never get to these places so I really appreciate this and what you are doing ♥️
You are so welcome Grace! I love hearing things like that. Stay safe over there!
@@SCOTTONTAPE thank you...and you too !!!!
Thank you for this. This was amazing💜
Thank you so much for sharing Prince was a musical genius and a national treasure it's sad he passed I watch his videos all the time and I think I've watched Purple Rain a billion times I hope he's at peace R. I. P. PRINCE
Thanks for the tour. Prince was one of a kind
Scott, this was terrific! What a treat to see the stage and all the outfits, i am so glad that they decided to let people take some pictures. That is fantastic. I joined a group and members went to PP and to Purple Rain spots, etc. A local member led the tour and we were shown so much then. So I thought I'd seen all his childhood homes but obviously not. The first two homes were new to me. I got emotional watching the video. When our group members were there, they put balloons with the names of those of us who couldn't make it up on the fence. I didn't expect it but when I saw my name on a balloon on the fence it made me cry. The property with the gate house by the side I believe was where he tore the house down after the marriage was over. It was rumored that when he retired, he was going to rebuild there and enjoy his retirement on that beautiful property.
From what I heard, he did drive that sky blue car around town every now and then. What an amazing man to invite people (free of charge) to his wee hour concerts and then have pancakes ready for those that stayed. I think that is incredible. Great video, Scott, emotional but amazing!! Thank you for this gem of a video!
I love the passion energy that you are bringing to your viewers ❤
When the world loses a legend like him, MJ, and some other artist and actors you feel so heavy hearted about it because you know the world lost something that brought light and love to it and we will never know the other genius that were still to come.
Paisley Park is a 23 minute drive from where I live.. as a Prince fan I'm just amazed, I also grew up about a half a mile away from where Purple Rain was filmed well the First Ave scenes, I used to always walk those streets. 😁😁
What an amazing thing to see and witness. Thank you so much for sharing his home, so exciting to see as a huge Prince fan. THANK YOU 💜☔️💜☔️💜☔️
Scott, I can't tell u how thorough u are, and the beautiful close-up of everything made me feel as though I was there in the room.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🎸🎺🎷🪘🥁🎻🎼🎬🎹🚴🏽⛹️🏽
I will never forget what his music did for me as I grew up. RIP to the man name Prince 4 ever
He still kept Lotus Flower for her! When I saw that BMW, I teared up!
Me too!
@@SCOTTONTAPE The Betcha By Golly Wow video. When you went to The Piano and Microphone outfit, look at the ruffle purple shirt with those strange designs. That is Lotus Print. Mayté wore a lot of Lotus print outfits. The big ole flowers that you saw are Lotus Flowers and the screen that was kaleidoscoping in the backdrop was Lotus Flowers for Mayté. He still love that woman! 💜💜💜💜💜
Scottie, That BMW will always be remember the standout car. Because of Mayte and their son Amiir. That car there go tMAJOR sentimental memories. Did the back license plate still had his name on it or was it a regular plate?
Heart felt tour, thank you. You dedicated a lot of time and I appreciate your commitment to fellow Artists like me. The day he died I printed large signs and placed them in front of my company, it it said: "Honk if you love 'Prince' and if he made a difference in your life - musically speaking.' Cars songs all day long for almost eight hours until we drove our other neighbors crazy however, my brother and I worked together and we sat silently working in our Workshop with that knowing smile that we had done something honoring him that day that no one else on the planet had done. We will miss him, miss his Spirit, miss his kindness, miss his integrity, valued his music, valued his mind both personally and spiritually as well as valued his contributions to this world. Overall, I miss him as a person what he did leave was a great memory and his epic music. Jesus was his number one Focus and that, is the reason he was put here was to shed light and give light and share The Message to people: Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and that's no man comes to the father except through Jesus.
Awesome story thank you for sharing that Phil✌🏽✌🏿
That's awesome
Greetings from Australia! He was a modern day Mozart! I love all the homes, he had a very good support network growing up as he was loved. Thanks for your tour, it was fun.
You’re welcome Pamela !
Thanks for the amazing video Scott!! I loved princes music and his movies!! RIP Prince!! Love you Scott!! ❤❤❤😢😢💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
That stage brings back so many memories and alot of tears. He was the best.
I've been to several locations in Minneapolis that have tondo with Prince. At the Vikings stadium, there is a mural. Also, several other murals around the city. Plus, the club that he performed when he first started out. Also, the Purple Rain house is in Minneapolis. I was so young when I first heard of Prince, loved him ever since. No matter what my musical taste has been, he always was one I loved.
The day I met him he was driving that purple prowler .
I met him at the Lounge then it's name in 2000.
Talked for over 3 hours. Then invited to Paisley Park that was my home for about 4 to 5 years.
I’m not sure how I even stumbled across your video but I can provide a tad bit of information as I’m from Minneapolis and my ex husband worked for Prince for a short time. He was an audio engineer for Mayte’s dance/ballet tour called The New Power Generation Dance Company. The tour was cut short for some reason. If I remember correctly it had something to do with advertising.
Prince had a living quarters at Paisley Park but it’s not where he lived full time. His main residence was some house in Chanhassen.
I’m not sure what the layout is at Paisley Park is these days but there was a receptionist desk when you first walked in. Gold records covered the wall going down the hall as you walked in and soooo much purple furniture.
The first time my ex husband took me there a black cat came up to me rubbing up on my leg. It had a gold charm on its collar that was Princes (sign). The receptionist told me it was a stray someone there found on the property when it was a kitten. I wish I could remember it’s name.
His cars and motorcycles, including the Purple Rain bike were in a different area back then. I never saw them but the ex told me about all of his cars. The sound stage is massive but I never went to any of his shows there because as you said, he was famous for not showing up or showing up at 3,4,5:00 am.
That empty building that’s never been used was actually intended to be a school for kids. I think he had plans of starting it for the children of his employees but it was a fleeting thought. I remember seeing a playground there back at that time but in your video it’s not there anymore. I’m not sure when it was tore down.
The only employee Prince kept around for years and years is a guy named Buzz Goodchild. He was Princes estate manager & a friend of my ex. I think you can find him on FB. He’s a super nice guy and I’m sure he would be willing to answer any questions you would have about all of these properties.
You missed going to his old nightclub Glam Slam in Minneapolis. I’m not sure what it is now but I believe the big logo is still on the dance floor. That was all purple as well.
I had no idea they got rid of the elevator. Do they just use the stairs now ?
I have thought about doing the tour now after his death but that place actually brings back some bad memories for me. Seeing the tour bus in your video triggered them 😬
Maybe someday.
Hey Scott, I took the tour at Paisley Park on Saturday, Nov. 2. I was blown away at how much he had accomplished in his life.
It was an awesome tour huh?
How much is the tour?
@@gypsydust $100 & up.
I'm going July 6th
I met Prince in a night club in February of 2000 sat with him for 3 hours. I now live in North Carolina for the last 5 years. It's going to be hard to go into Paisley park after going to Friday night parties for 5 years.
What an amazing work space & home he had at Paisley Park. He loved MN. The purple home with the gate is very cool & that it was sold to a fan was nice.
Good video! Prince also owned a home in the Hollywood area. My nephew was one of his musicians.
For a dove to cry would mean that things are in a terrible state. The song is about a relationship that didn't work out, a relationship similar to his parents relationship. He is comparing himself and his lover to his parents. Its also about being abandoned, and left alone in the world. My all time favorite song and movie
Very well explained.
I must go see Paisley Park myself. Wow! I felt like I was there when watching it. Amazing place! Just an incredible human being he was. Thank you for making this video...!!!
You’re welcome Elizabeth! Thank you for watching
Elizabeth Sulliman I live about 3 hours away from Paisley Park. I want to go so bad. Have driven by it.
@@sheilamelbostad6264 oh wow!! If I lived that close, I'd be going there once a year at least. Just to be in the place where he lived would be so special, to see all that Scott did there, would be amazing. Prince left his fans such a great gift.
Elizabeth Sulliman it was on my bucket list for a couple years! And I live in Minnesota, no excuse lol
@@spellingbee2000 it's all good, because Paisley Park is not going anywhere...you've got all the time in the world to go there!!
My heart is still broken. When I heard the news I had to pull my car over...couldn’t see through my tears. He was amazing. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing as well
Sad to see all those lonely guitars waiting for him to come over and pick them up and play. I suppose they will never be played again. That’s sad. They are just relics now.
I thought the same thing Robert. I feel we've met on other videos. Either way Hi & I agree
I’ve live in beautiful California my entire life. But it really looks beautiful in Minneapolis. Has a certain vibe that looks incredible charming. I can see why he stayed there.
I've lived there almost my whole life ( 30+ yrs even though I'm 43) and aside from some of the crimes that had taken place there, Minnesota is the Best state to live in. There's so much to see and do. I could go on and on. But ill let you decide for yourself if you ever go there someday. 💜💜💜💜💜💜 Purple and Prince pride 4eva
... I’ve loved Prince for 40 years 💜💜💜
I absolutely adore this video and your energy, thank you for sharing this, Prince's name lives on.
Band members lived across the street💜 Miss my old friend!💜
Amazing video. I'm speechless.
Thank you Karen!
Prince will always be the GOAT! Purple is my favorite color
Hey Scott. Thanks for showing where our Minnesota man had lived and made his music. A friend of mine who worked at this place got to literally go inside his studio and if I remember got to meet him. He said he was nice and very soft-spoken. I hope to visit Minnesota again someday and see the statue they made for him. His passing shocked the heck out of me, especially hearing how he died and how similar it was with the song, : "Let's go crazy. " Just a total shock. Minnesota will never be the same. Thanks again. Love your vids!!!!!!!
I was a security guard at his house that was demolished in Chnhassen,MN. I was working there when they traveled to L.A. for the "Diamonds and Pearls" performance on Arsenio. Peace from the Twin Cities.
Did you ever see or talk to him ?
@@aprilwest1883 Yes but only about work. I worked at his house at the entrance in a guard shack. I saw him frequently but rarely talked to him. He was not a very social person in real life. Not bad just very to himself. It was my job to make sure no one got on the estate and run things up to the house when delivered. Even when stuff was delivered tapes from the studio, the news paper I would only walk it up to the house and leave it in front of a long window next to the front door. Then when I would get back to the guard shack and check the camera on the front door usually the item was gone. Meaning he grabbed it. He didn't have any live in help he lived absolutely alone when I worked there. All cleaning and restocking his house was done when he left and quickly so the house would be empty when he returned. Obviously he brought some people home sometimes but almost never.
@@rcnation8910 thanks for sharing. One more question please , the house demolished was that the house that Mayte once also lived in.?
@@aprilwest1883 I would guess so. I believe his son died there or something and after that is when he had it demolished. It was about two miles down the road from Paisley Park. At the time I worked there Paisley Park was still a functioning studio and although he had a living quarters upstairs. It had no fence around it. The house property had a giant windmill (30 to 40 feet tall) in the back yard and that's where we were required to go every hour to walk the property and make sure there was nothing going on. Also at the time he owned tons of property there. The driveway was very long and you couldn't really see it from the street. I worked there in 1991-92. I still have my security uniform. Lol. He had just gotten the newly released BMW 850 which was a 12 cylinder sports car and gave his older BMW 740 or 750 4 door to his brother Dwayne. Ironically less than ten years later I owned a guitar shop and his guitar tech Techumi and Paisley Park commissioned our shop to build 10 yellow cloud guitars. They were basically copies of the first white one Dave Russan Built him for Purple Rain. I built two and they screwed us over on money so that was all we built. But now one of them I built and hand carved is at a Hard Rock cafe. I found it in a Hard Rock cafe coffee table book with the certificate of authenticity we delivered with the guitars next to it in the display case. Lol. Life is strange.
I heard Mayte say in a interview that he had that house tore down. Also his unpronounceable emble is still painted on that drive way.
Yeah, from what I’ve read, although everybody thinks, purple is his favorite color, in all actuality, it was orange. Which blows my mind because my favorite color is purple because of prince lol I love your channel. I watch it every night. Thank you for sharing all the great information that you do.
I just thought his was the best vlog yet thank you Scott for taking us along! What a great place Paisley Park is
Thank U so much for going on location for us. This was an awesome adventure for me! ✌🏿🖤
Sounds like just being there makes you miss him even MORE even though you already miss him. Rest in Heaven, the GREATEST EVER.
Thank you so much for showing us the viewer's this wonderful tour and giving us the scoop on where to find the ill fated elevator where Price life had ended.
He's a legend that is so loved and will live on through his music and films forever 💜💜💜
I waited on the side of a theater in Seattle recently to meet an artist. There was a security guard there who shared a story of when Prince played there. He was wheeled out in one of those cases you see artists store stage gear in. The case was put in the side if the tour bus so Prince could leave the venue and get on the bus in anonymity.
That’s so crazy and fascinating! Thank you for sharing !
Im just now seeing this this many months later. Its cool to see inside paisley park but kinda haunting. I wish he was still there inside his house. Thank U4 sharing! It was nice to see.💜💜💜
Thank you so much for sharing this tour of Paisley Park with those of us who could only dream about going there.
You’re so welcome
HIS MUSIC, IS STILL AWESOME, RIP PRINCE THANKS SCOTT,
You should see the Galpin property now. It was turned into a residential community and each street was named after a Prince song.
so cool, so happy I discovered you, thanks for this!
And thank you for watching!
Thank you for this Scott! July 1984 - the opening of Purple Rain, I was with friends in San Francisco and there was a huge line around a huge building and we didn't know what was going on but decided to join in and get in line. I'll never forget that. It was an amazing experience. Everyone loved it and was so into the movie. Then around 5 or 6 years ago my daughter was able to hang out at Paisley Park a couple times. The first time, no Prince, but they had a great time and were given a pancake breakfast around 5a. The 2nd time she went, Prince was totally hanging out and he played a set around 1a. My daughter was there, just a few feet away, totally awestruck. Amazing experience.
Awesome story thank you for sharing Dawn!
Thank you. Love this. Video of prince
Hi Scott. Yes the Paisley Park tour is very emotional. I’ve been there twice the last time was 2018. It’s amazing they let you use your camera in the soundstage room -that room is so vast-We couldn’t when I was there.. The first time I visited in 2017 I did see the urn with his ashes displayed. Nobody was expecting that to be presented. And there wasn’t a dry eye. We also got to sit on the purple couches in the NPG music room. Which really surprised me. On my second tour in 2018 we went into the actual control room of studio A. You can only imagine the tears in our eyes as they played Break Down. And how you describe him being very diminutive, it’s unbelievable the size of his clothing and shoes. How somebody of that stature was so dynamic and giant. Thanks for the tour, very special. Your miles that you put on showed a labor of love and true fam ship. God Speed
💜💜💜💜💜 I'm a big prince fan all I listened to was prince in the 80's I'm so glad you did this about his legacy he is a legend. There will always be the one and only Prince. Thank you so much for sharing this.. 💜💜💜💜
You’re so welcome Rosie !
Brilliant thank you so much ..something I will never get to see ..but now because of you I have ...amazin ...,,🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks for letting us experience with you the tour of Paisley Park. #Prince4Ever🎵🎶🎙️🎚️🎛️🎤🎧🎷🎺🎸🎻🥁🎹📷📸📻📺📼📹🎞️🎥📽️🎭🎬📢
You’re welcome Gregory !
Just took the tour a couple of days ago. My guide said the Egg Building was going to be a restaurant. The city wouldn't give him a permit for a restaurant, so it sits empty.
I get so happy when I see your face, and when I see your vids. It's so apparent how excited & how invested you are in each one. You're %100 real & relatable, and you go to the places we'd all love to see... Thanks to you, we can.
Great job, Scott...I always find myself falling down the rabbit hole with you, and I don't mind that at all.
Be safe out there...🤟😘
Your comment just literally made my day thank you Stephanie ✌🏽✌🏿
@@SCOTTONTAPE You're so very welcome. My pleasure🥰
Thanks for sharing this is so cool.
Thank you Robyn!
Scott on tape Prince really had a lot of nice looking outfits and 🎸guitar to match with every single one Prince was electric on stage
Thanks for showing Chanhassen. I saw the State Farm office just by my house
Oh wow that’s so cool
Awesome video....thank you💜💜
Thanks for a great tour of Prince's Minnesota -- it really gave me a nice feeling for these areas. It's very beautiful, quiet & peaceful -- even the old Minneapolis neighborhoods. It seems like a good place to stay grounded.
*HEYYY SCOTT...👋🏼, MY MY WENT HERE WHEN PRINCE DIED.. SHE ABSOLUTELY ADOOOOORES HIM, IM NOT SURE THAT SAIS ENOUGH.. SHE SAID IT'S BEAUTIFUL INSIDE PAISLEY PARK, AND THAT ONE OF HIS DOVES 🕊️ DIVINITY, STOPPED CRYING WHEN HE DIED😔... BE SAFE N TAKE CARE* ❣️
I'm telling you, Scott, your Prince-related videos are BIG-TIME UNIQUE (a close-up of the guardhouse and Prince's moms house...)! The one and only time I've seen footage of that yellow house was when Chazz Smith (Prince's cousin) took part in a British Prince doc. back in 2003 and they only showed the driveway! Thanks again, Man!
That Mohawk man is AWESOME: Just classic. What a great-looking young man Scott.
Learn so much historie from you, thank y so much. Love y Channel. Gud bless y
Thank you so much Scott for showing us Paisley Park. I have wanted to see this for a long time and may not be able to get there. I could not get another you tuber I watch to go there. I loved Prince so much and have all of his albums from his first to Under The Cherry Moon. I got to see his Purple Rain tour when he came to Cincinnati OH in the 80's. Such a legend and a beautiful person.
Thank you so much for this video! I wish they showed all of it but I'll take what they allow. I'll make it my life mission to go personally and see where the GOAT lived. I miss him so much.
Michael and Prince had the most amazing outfits on and off stage
This is the first video I watched by you. I'm a big Prince fan and you had me crying some. Loved it. I had to share this with a fellow Prince fan and I shared it on Facebook.
Thank you for watching Dee I really appreciate the kind words
@@SCOTTONTAPE welcome
It was the 1st 30 minute video I watched all the way through. It didn't seem to be that long to me. My friend loved it as well.
One of your best videos I've watched this far....
Beautiful memories of my 2 visits to Minnesota...last visit being 2018. (Very surprised that they give your phone back when they do now at PP...I would have loved to have that experience when I went.)
Thank you for sharing...Again, it brought back memories...some that made me smile, some that made me tear up. Thanks again.
Thanks!