The death of the Prince by overdose of pain killers, April 21, was not responsible for the transformation in museum of the complex Paisley Park, where he lived, rehearsing and recording the author of Purple Rain. When the unexpected news ran the world, the rooms, studios, offices, rooms or fields, basketball transformed into concert halls were already organized and decorated in such a way that the building opened in 1987 it was open to the public. Prince imagined to make it comparable to the famous Graceland, home of Elvis in Memphis. Hence, a mere six months after his death, the first visitors have passed the gates of the Museum Paisley Park to discover the mausoleum of Prince.
This Thursday, at 8.30 in the morning (local time), several fans lined the entrance to the building in Chanhassen, Minneapolis, from various locations in the United States, but also England, Japan or Sweden. If doubts there were as to its condition, the predominance of the color purple was the undoing: they were really fans of Prince who waited for the great moment for which they had paid for 38.5 us dollars (34.5 euros) for a ticket general or 100 (89,5 euro) for a VIP entry.
Occupying 65 thousand square meters, the complex has cost ten million dollars at the time of its construction. At that time, it was touted as a "mini-Hollywood", imagined by Prince during the period in which I was riding in Purple Rain. "He built it as a production tool not only for him but for the whole city and the whole region. He wants to be a catalyst for artists and production", stated in 1983 the manager the then Prince, Richard Henriksen. From music to videos promotion, through the creation of the wardrobe, all could be done on-site. Visit Paisley Park is, therefore, access to an intimate space and, at the same time, soak in the laboratory where they have developed all the necessary details of the business of an icon of popular music as Prince.
Before all that, however, the essential is to feel the presence of the target of devotion. And, in Paisley Park, Prince is definitely present. Tyka Nelson, his sister, stated to Rolling Stone to be the wish of the family that the visitors feel that they are to see it as close as possible: "When you’re a fan, sometimes do not get more than to see them [the idols] of a place in the audience. This way, you are almost face to face with him." That is, going into the Studio At Paisley Park, and seeing their handwritten notes on the table sound. Wander through the room, Purple Rain, and be immersed in the images of the film, projected continuously on the walls (purple, of course), or observing a long-standing motorcycle the iconic with who photographed her for the cover of the album. The visit allows you to still access the most intimate of spaces, such as the kitchen where she saw the games of his team of basketball, the Minnesota Timberwolves, or the small office where they gathered to develop ideas. In addition, of course, there is the real presence of the artist, which greatly impressed the first visitors in the lobby area of the space, is a small urn in purple containing his ashes.
The visit of this Wednesday marked the inauguration is not the official space. The doors were reopened Friday and will welcome visitors October 14. After, will be closed until the Bremer Trust, which manages the heritage of Prince on behalf of his family, to present to the municipality of Chanhassem a development plan detailed, which make possible the coexistence of 600 thousand annual visitors expected with 24 thousand inhabitants of Chanhassen.
Until the official opening, but we will speak more about Prince. When you start to be edited a lot of music that had saved in his files, and that the family you want to make available as soon as possible. And certainly the 13th of October, when a series of musicians gather at the Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis, minnesota, for a concert of the tribute. Present will be Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan or John Mayer, the pair of New Power Generation and 3rdeyegirl, who recorded and accompanied Prince on-stage. And a friend of the singer that we know very well. Even this, Ana Moura.
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