Prince's Paisley Park ~ The Vault and The Studio Store aka The Hidden Room

[@louisemanteuffel5477]

As a librarian and curator, this collection looks just so appealing. As a fan, be still my heart.

[@clifford7594]

I worked with Prince for 3 months about 30 years ago. Long days and nights. I recall working 12 hours a day. Prince worked 24. He'd finish directing his film (Graffiti Bridge) for the day, and get right into one of the sound studios to work with one of the bands he was producing. It was not uncommon for him to pick up an instrument (or sit down at the drum set) to illustrate how he'd like the song to sound. Some great players and singers came through here. It was always busy. There was another room, appurtenent to the vault (and yes, it was a true vault, complete with the requisite steel bank vault door), which was the ultimate chill room, nicely lit, draped and covered with big comfy pillows. Prince kept his cool stuff there: his Grammies, Academy Award and yes, his Purple Rain motorcycle. He also had a backboard, rim and net nearby, where he'd shoot around (often in high heeled shoes), and a garage full of full-size 1960's cars. He was never out of costume, and hair and make-up was his first order of business, every morning. This typically took place at his Chanhassen home. Prince's upstairs office and apartment at Paisley Park was his private domeain, and while he could sleep there, Paisley Park was not his primary home. Price liked to party, and he'd often call one to order at Paisley Park, typically in the lobby area with the caged doves. Prince's posse was always ready. They'd wheel out tables full of excellent food i.e. huge piles of fresh jumbo shrimp in Minnesota winter, and the sound and lighting systems were plugged in and ready. Everyone had a good time, including Prince, who'd dance out onto the floor amidsts all the others. His parties were gifts and meant for others to enjoy. I recall him stepping aside on the dance floor one night to allow me more room to fully express myself. Oh, and music was always played at maximum volume. Fantastic!

[@chrisadams19]

Thanks for the stories 👍

[@clifford7594]

@@chrisadams19 My pleasure, Chris.

[@katiegracedallas7282]

this is amazing. you are truly blessed to have gotten a sliver of the glorious that he was. more than any of us could ever wish to see. cherish these memories. would be so cool if you created a channel to tell stories about that time in your life. you would get plenty of views, as it is such rare content.

[@clifford7594]

@@katiegracedallas7282 Tx, and as challenging as any work I've ever had. It was a debacle from the start, and no one cared. Plenty of casualties along the way. Daily. I recall a Producer saying on the last day, "We survived. Let's get the fuck out of here."

[@johnstitt2615]

I’m on vacation for the week. I fix machines and have to travel around the USA and Canada so when it’s time to rest I have to rest in my guitar work shop which 2/3’s of the basement. And then go to my studio room to record demos to eventually choose one diamond in the rough. Prince had his world he created. I have mine. Like we all do. ✌️🎸😎🎸✌️

[@stevefg3067]

The definition of a Genius madly in love with his work.

[@HolgerSchuppFotografie]

Please send me two unknown Mastertapes and i promise you that i'll not dissapoint you in mixing this!!! 💟☮️💜

[@beauteefluellen4231]

As private as Prince was during his time here on Earth, he knew that his purpose was to create a medium for people to receive the message of love and spirituality. I also believe that through his music he would achieve immortality. Some say they feel guilty for watching this but I feel deep down that this is what he wanted after he physically left us. He is still blessing us with his gift. We are witnessing the immortality of Prince...he’s going to be “here” forever💜.

[@EmeraldJade66]

Beautee Fluellen ... I completely agree with you on this one! Hard to imagine but just think if you possibly can like if you can get your mind to wrap around it ... after our generation here on earth, if the world is still here, imagine the numerous generations after us NOW who will be listening to and enjoying this most gifted artist's music, song and voice that we today will never get to hear or experience. We (this era) got to listen to the beginning of this most prolific artist's music and song but the generations to come will be able to experience the Prince of tomorrow through his music and song that we will never know of today because it's locked away in this vault. I always knew Prince was still working on and making new music behind closed doors through out his career and lifetime but geez this little guy was busier than a bee to say the least. He would put a bee and its whole colony to shame lol! With this said, it gets back to what you were saying Beautee and I agree and that is he was put on this earth to send a message to people in hopes they would receive the message of inner peace, equality, spirituality and most of all love. I do believe that even though he's not here in the flesh anymore with us he's with us through his music yes but also in spirit and always will be for generations to come as long as the earth is still here. How lucky we were in our era and generation to have been able to share this planet with such a beautiful, unique and most talented/gifted person God has ever made in this thing we call "life". Thanks for your comment. Couldn't have said it better myself O(+>

[@dfucku1]

Yessssssss

[@phil4977]

What a load of rubbish

[@billyb4790]

@@phil4977 lol why do you say that?

[@benji7587]

It should be declared a State and National Artistic Treasure and treated and managed accordingly.

[@wandamanning9198]

My thoughts exactly 💜💜💜

[@jessiebeasley3074]

Agreed

[@justantrevinoadams2523]

That Part

[@chantalcotreb3613]

👍👍👍👍👍✊🏼

[@6465t]

What do you mean

[@yvonniamcdonald8844]

One man one man!!! All that from one man UNFUCKINGBELEIVABLE!!!! GENIUS!!! there will never be another NEVER!!!

[@susansusan138]

Never

[@dynel.dillard]

Never Ever Never be another Prince no one is even close.

[@vinababyexperience]

Prince 4ever💜👑the definition 2 real music.

[@calvingilmore2117]

Prince really thought about his music a lot.he left us with so many jams that my great great great grandchildren will be rocking too.may u rip Mr Nelson's I really do u miss u so much.I cry every time I see or hear u

[@dee1380]

ndeed.. I'm 47, so I seriously doubt I will see or hear all of this before I die.. It almost appears infinite.. It's definitely a library..

[@voluntarycelibacy-vocel7801]

If anyone ask who was the greatest Singer/Musician to EVER live...show them this video.

[@josephwilliams3005]

Heterosexual Black Brotherhood [H.B.B.] dude u right... after I left paisley park I had no choice but to believe we lost the greatest musician ever !!!!!

[@ArmyStay0T70T8]

Amen

[@rigormortiz9114]

Naah

[@hkf8678]

I wish they release his music once a month. This collection is vast!

[@pamelaglass3137]

The Prince library...just want his legacy respected and have his precious creations not in the wrong hands. Love u Prince

[@wackenthaljef]

True...Hope its gonna stay in the family,but you know what money can do.

[@tootsiebabe3555]

Me too. But they are not vaulted. They are not where he wanted them. VAULTED. THAT MEANS THEY ARE IN THE WRONG HANDS

[@PrinceLeaker]

@@tootsiebabe3555 No, it’s definitely in the right hands. You’re hearing new music right? … Exactly. It might’ve left Paisley Park but it’s in a safe facility where it should be. All the contents are being digitized, it’s not just sitting on a shelf. Just to let you know there is only a matter of time before tapes run out so it was saved by the bell. We don’t know what he had wanted. Prince just said in a 2012 interview, “someone will release them, i don’t know if I will get to release them”. And also to add to that, Prince’s staff and people actually said to the archivists during the whole digitizing process that Prince actually forgot the code to the vault, he was locked out. That could be why.

[@kenzierocks1240]

It is sad that his privacy and things near and dear to his heart are able to be viewed! Yet, we get a glimpse into his private world. After the police department released their pictures to the public, one editor stated that it was both comical and sad at the same time. Prince should NEVER be a laughing stock!!! NEVER,!!

[@justantrevinoadams2523]

Even when we leave this earth Prince music will still live on to the next generations and beyond.

[@robmyers932]

Another example of why Prince was the greatest musician who ever lived. I'm sure there's more music than what we're seeing in this video.

[@Astarshine1]

Thinking Of What He Said In Concert To Love God After Fans Said They Loved Prince..Not To Put Idols Before God...,When Idols Die It’s Really Hurts.They Are Not Gods..Human With Gifts From Above🕊

[@iezurashah5816]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@r.josephgrundy1706]

My mom exposed us to Prince, around the time, the 2nd album was released. At the time of this post, I'm 45. I have to say...the amount of material in those rooms/ vault is so overwhelming, I have absolutely no desire to hear it all! If they could put together about a dozen, or so more albums, I would be satisfied, completely! I can honestly stand by that statement!

[@christophertracy2807]

so you were 3 years old when Mom played Prince's second album ?

[@angelamorales2304]

OMG.. It's all so BREATH TAKING! This gives me LIIIIFE!!!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜 He documemted his entire career & EVERYTHING Y'ALL!!! ☄☄☄All I kept saying watching this was "Oh my God, Oh my GOD, OH MY GOD!" This exemplifies: #Prince4EVER

[@keelysherwold8659]

SAME Angela !!💜🙌🤯 #Prince4Ever💜💟💜

[@alisonnickens5282]

Right to this day in 2019 it's still hard to believe he is gone and also hard to watch his videos or anything dealing with prince with out tearing up.😢😢😢😢😢💜💜💜😞😞😞

[@lisaspachuk486]

You can see Prince again. Jehovah's resurrection is soon. Ask for a study Jw.org

[@mmb9391]

Imagine all the music and film that will not see the light of day!!!!!! There is just so much!!!! With all the legal red tape that can happen, it will take time. Im sure there will be a lot that we will not get to see or hear in our lifetime! There is just so much! Sheila E said in an interview that just her and Prince alone made hundreds of songs that she still hasn't heard again!!!!!!!! And the interviewer asked again HUNDREDS???!!! Sheila E confirmed it.....HUNDREDS!!!!! AMAZING!!!! The upside to it is we will NEVER run short on new Prince releases!!!

[@freidapalacios4089]

Ce

[@tbranch74]

My question is...when do we get to hear this vault? I'm salivating as I type. Can you imagine the depth of unheard glorious sounds waiting. He might have not given himself enough credit, on a song we actually would have loved#.

[@Coasterdude02149]

Look at the sheer volume of stuff in there...there's no way we will ever hear the vast majority of it in our lifeitmes. There's just too much. It was said back when Purple Rain came out, there was enough in the vault for him to never have to work another day in his life. That he could retire and still live like a rock star off what was in the vault alone...and that was 36 years ago.

[@candelise]

@@Coasterdude02149 So true! You could stand in an average record shop and know that there was more music there than you would ever get to hear in your entire life, yet this is from ONE artist!! The estate may drip-feed us for the rest of our lives. The Hendrix Estate is still bringing out stuff, and in comparison, he was around for five minutes. Prince Rogers Nelson? Forget it!!!!

[@bifftethertohn9724]

@@Coasterdude02149 I was on a tour at Paisley a few weeks ago and the guide told us there's enough music from the vault to release an album each year for 150 years. Not sure how accurate that is but why wouldn't it be 150, ya know?

[@kimberlyboggs1734]

Oh I so wish he would have left some type of instructions as to what to do with this. It with be mishandled I am sure. "REST IN PEACE PRINCE"

[@psychodelicide]

Wow, what I wouldn't give to be able to sit down and watch and/or listen all of this great stuff! I love the purple wall with the clouds painted on it.

[@eltonmcneely2952]

With all this material in the vault. I only wander if they'll ever released the track "" Bad'' that Prince re-done for Michael Jackson for which he declined. I Think everyone would love to hear that track in the near future. Do everyone agree? I'm proud to say I've enjoy the experience of seeing Prince in Concert 6 times throughout the years. Forever memories. R.I.P. Prince Thank you for all the great performances.

[@featherstonecraig9]

Your life's work... This amount of output, done at YOUR level will take 1,000 years before someone comes close. You've earned your rest bro. U, James and Mike are the best!!!!!

[@starrcompany3275]

Craig featherstone Well said.

[@tootsiebabe3555]

@@starrcompany3275 Ditto.

[@oneseaclef8236]

Your absolutely right Prince The genius the amount work he did is truly remarkable it would take a life time to hear all of his material .

[@oneseaclef8236]

Craig featherstone Prince was truly remarkable he was the eighth wonder of the world beyond his time just brilliant still hard to believe he didn’t have a will !

[@dee1380]

@@oneseaclef8236 probably 2 lifetimes..that's alot..

[@blackjack444....]

Prince's fan base are one of a kind. Love ❤and peace ✌

[@tagone05]

I wish I could be in there and watch those videos

[@think4]

I would watch every one

[@chippy7745]

What is especially sad is that all of us....the HUGE Prince fans of today.....will not be able to enjoy all of what’s in the vault. We are the ones who have a true appreciation for the man who we followed during his time here on earth. Hopefully down the road, future generations will have an appreciation too but will it be as strong as ours? I don’t know....I hope so. Also, I don’t feel Prince is being disrespected (as some have stated) just because his vault is being catalogued and “handled” in some way for future display (hopefully). How is that disrespecting him? That’s what he wanted. He also wanted Paisley Park to be a museum showcasing his life/musical career for all to see. His wishes are being realized....just hope there are good & honest people doing all of this for him.

[@getalife639]

This makes me Happy and sad Happy because I know there is some awesome music that I've never heard and Sad because I might not never hear it the Generation of people that grew up on his music and is a Fan of Prince are the ones who are interested and care about his unreleased music are the ones who want to purchase anything that is released the longer it takes and the generation of people who loved Prince pass away will be ashame for the Fans that grew up on his music and saw his concerts and saw his Rise to Superstar and Hall of fame status not get a chance to know what was stored in that mysterious Vault !!! although his music is timeless all artist fade out over time I don't hear Elvis music Blasting from car stereos when I'm at the beach (So Hurry the Hello Up) just saying ........

[@freeleonardpeltier4148]

GET ALIFE punctuation. Justsayin'

[@daves6710]

All the contents of this vault have already been moved to iron mountain for catalog and repair. Every show he did was taped or filmed so he could watch it back and learn just as athletes do. Then there’s the time he spent in the studio. He claimed that he needed therapy for the amount of time he spent in the studio, kind of a “musicians anonymous” because he was doing one song everyday. It will take years to just catalog it all, and then remaster it. How much of this was meant for the public is now an unanswerable question.

[@tootsiebabe3555]

None of it. Hence the term VAULT

[@dee1380]

Not to mention the footage of rehearsals, & the footage of him creating songs from start to finish. Plus music videos, & 3 or more full movies from what I've read.. It was said that whatever he did, he recorded both video & audio of everything everyday since the late 70's, only audio before then, then video once he purchased his 1st video camera(s).. So there is a lot, from even back in the day..

[@Coasterdude02149]

​@@tootsiebabe3555 Are you new? Because back in the 80's when he was questioend about the vault he said one day it will come out but not in his lifetime.

[@tootsiebabe3555]

@@Coasterdude02149 never ever heard that

[@candelise]

@@tootsiebabe3555 All true, its on record.

[@tikacolbert325]

It will take a lifetime to listen to all that music... WOW 😮...he was a musical genius

[@susanxyz5730]

He detailed all this but had no will? I’m calling bullshit. Then switched his medication and called him a drug addict. This man was murdered.

[@Coasterdude02149]

I agree

[@tracyjoyce7363]

That's what I've been saying from the jump....😔

[@kimberlyrisen7248]

You agree or disagree?

[@kiuakakirstine8257]

It's like wine cellar for a Prince lover 💜💜💜💜💜💜❤️ Paisley Park is in my ❤️ and 4ever in my life!

[@leesupreme4131]

People keep saying he didn’t have a will..Prince probably had a living Trust..there is no way a business minded and brilliant human being like him wouldn’t have legal docs for his legacy..he was murdered and there clearly is a cover up.

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

Here we go, people, just taking stuff way to serious. Yes, It's true Prince was very private and did not want this to happen but He's gone now. Let' the world, his fans hear this amazing stuff and for all the people saying we should not be watching this.....YOU ARE WATCHING THIS HELLO??? If you can't watch it then don't watch it. Having said that, I've heard some amazing songs on KZbin that he did that have never been released to the world until now. I'm loving this. This is great stuff for sure. May Prince R.I.P.

[@mariyaa111]

“Taking stuff way too seriously,” is extremely dismissive and selfish. If he was private in life, his privacy should have been respected in death.. If you really cared about the person, the soul, the spirit, you’d see it the same way.

[@lobsterblacc9478]

@@mariyaa111 the entitlement is weird right?

[@Ambrosia369]

Prince Rocking the Charts from the grave.LOL

[@chelsearogers1289]

Darrin Robinson, Just by the way Prince used to talk, I can tell that he was a very knowledgeable man. And I personally felt that the JW was just a cover up for something much deeper.

[@strauqq1]

Damn, all of that was guarded, yet he died with no will or control of anything.

[@artfull334]

mooky yeah the will that “disappeared” into thin air

[@starrcompany3275]

mooky I told my friend Mooky that if I was Prince I would've givin a little old lady the key to my vault that lived down the street from me that trusted or Sheila E and told them if anything happened to me you protect my stuff and distributed it how you want. Cuz it's beyond insane to not have all this work protected! No SERIOUSLY PROTECTED!! No man has done thiz type of work in life nor Picasso or Bach or Beethoven! Smh Prince come on man u and Michael should of had Will's more then any celeb out there but......smh idk...

[@starrcompany3275]

mooky kind of depressing to look at all this work that may be handed to a crackhead like Tika Nelson! let's hope every nook and cranny of this work that was moved elsewhere with the permission of I don't know who is safely guarded

[@dme1016]

mooky I didn't know him personally, but I feel somehow that he would've wanted me to have this collection. But, i'm a few years older than Prince - and a musician in the '70's & '80's, & I don't even have the energy to go through my own past recordings & practice masters most of the time. I KNOW that I couldn't even begin to conquer this massive collection.

[@lavenderbee3611]

@@starrcompany3275 I'm sure Warner Bros is the entity that controls all these recordings.

[@athenawilliams1149]

Prince loved music his vault is amazing wouldve loved to see it in person as well to have met him

[@paisley7072]

Il n’existera plus d’artistes qui seront dévoués à leur art digne du DIVIN. Il était le seul à défier le système du monde musical, avec des risques qui l’ont peut-être épuisé. Merci 🙏 ☔️

[@alisonnickens5282]

This man was a pure genius.may God rap him in his arms .rest in peace my purple angel you are so so missed.

[@alisonnickens5282]

Thanks for posting Mr .Adams.👍👍👍👍Adam's keep em coming.

[@leenitataeza1197]

There is enough material to here from Prince forever and as much as his fans miss him I think that is needed.

[@blachubear]

I never forget after 2Pac died, new music came out every year and one of his friends went "Dam Pac, how much music did you do". Well needless to say Prince beat 2Pac miles away when it comes to unreleased music plus videos too. Man I hope I'll live for a long time when all of the unreleased music comes out so I can hear it. Probably some gems in that vault. I also hope they put all this material in place where there's no damage. Johnny Carson bought a salt mine vault in Idaho(I think that where it is) and it's underground and all of his Tonight Show episodes & footage are in there so it won't get ruined. I hope they do the same with Prince's music and videos.

[@thel1195]

blachubear musicians practically live in the studio. Every pro has unreleased material. Usually unfinished but not always

[@grilar]

wow, there is literally years of nonstop music there, i really hope there will be a sort of digitization of them, but i guess there will only be the most commercial things that come out:(

[@surfdigby]

Sometime in the early nineties, they were discussing Prince on the radio, and they said he had enough material in his vault that he could retire tomorrow and still release an album every year for the next 35 years.

[@thel1195]

Don't think we'll hear most of it. I'd bet there is probably a lot of unfinished work in there. Ideas that were never fully fleshed out. Some "I couldn't sleep so I'm in the studio" stuff. Some new artists that weren't quite ready for the big leagues. Because of all that, no one really knows what is in there except him.

[@surfdigby]

Fist Full Of Java Ha ha, I think the sleep/studio relationship is the other way round. Prince once claimsd that nobody could stay awake as long as him. He believed that it was during sleep that the body aged, so he stay awake for 2/3 days at a time.

[@starrcompany3275]

grilar Well they better have some adat machines available and some reel-to-reel machines otherwise they won't be transfer anything lol

[@kenzierocks1240]

surfdigby CRAZY but loveable!!

[@KayKay-fc5sg]

I am beyond amazed. Prince was indeed a genius. So, much content and creativity this is beyond mind blowing! INDEED he the greatest and most creative artist EVER! ☂️💜☂️

[@btab8101]

I was just there this past weekend!!!! Amazing place

[@latoyahodson150]

Did you feel his spirit?

[@btab8101]

@@latoyahodson150 absolutely! Its a very warm peaceful feeling atmosphere hes def still around 💜

[@peterroberts7684]

This is definitely a tourist destination for us Prince💕💕 fans in Europe ..Miss the great man..💕

[@cruxivar6026]

I'm sure a lot of artists would kill to raid this precious vault. Prince has launched careers of other artists that would have been unknown. Music labels are wary of him. Male Artists no matter how far or big they are in the Biz, knew better than to bash, criticize or cross him. Female Artists would go to his side and be his muse, his talent, his lover. In each and in any way, they can get something like a big break, an album, a piece from his estate and (my most favorite) a piece of all that sexiness.

[@kamoradavenport9413]

I have NEVER seem anything like this. Prince will forever reign supreme!!!

[@ArmyStay0T70T8]

Wow. AND we will probably never see or hear half of it in our lifetime. I'd love to hear it all. And see it one day. But like he said you would be a different person after and he also said he would give it away. Will be interesting to see what new executive estate owners do with it all. I vote for us hearing it and seeing. For free. But yeah. RIP prince 💜

[@Kimberly-rj2sc]

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDNT BE WATCHING THIS VIDEO. IT MAKES ME SAD.. LIKE AN INVASION OF PRINCE'S PRIVACY. I stopped watching and decided to comment instead. Love you Prince. Even tho he is passed on to the spirit world.. I still feel like I'm intruding!

[@messiahblack4816]

Kim Harrison Thank you Kim, I thought I was the only one who felt funny looking at this stuff. I'm sure he probably wouldn't mind now that he's gone though. Whatever he left behind just is what it is but I'm definitely uncomfortable with all of this "looking behind the wizards curtain" stuff, it's off putting but you know some people are just leaches and exploitative parasites that would exploit ANY thing for a buck or one second of attention, SMH....

[@starrcompany3275]

Kim Harrison Wow im sure alot of us feel that way! The true ones! The beautiful ones....

[@starrcompany3275]

NotQuiteSurprisedAtAll Please theres nothing beautiful about these scumbags left here! We want Prince back!😠

[@kenzierocks1240]

Darrin Robinson you have shared a couple of my thoughts...yes, he was revived after having to make an emergency landing, so he KNEW what the drugs could do. I feel he was planning his way out and followed through with it. I've felt from the beginning that his death was not accidental. Prince was mysterious while living and wanted to keep his mysteriousness going, even in death; however, I don't think his death is too complicated to figure out. I've found it quite simple. One thing is certain...he is no longer in pain. I suffer from chronic back pain. Pain is a horrific thing to have 24/7...pain makes you ill. Prince was ill...he needed pain medicine and it jall just spiraled out of control and when he couldn't control something, it wasn't good! I certainly don't know the details, but feel as though he didn't want the embarrassment from knowing that his "fams" would learn of him going into rehab. I believe he just wanted out! No matter what though, he is indeed greatly missed!!

[@Jj-fr6rj]

Depressing. I was in a good mood today until I stumbled onto this.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Allegedly Prince recorded pretty much everything he did when he was in the studio working. He would turn the tape on and just record anything, and everything, this according to his one time sound engineer, Susan Rogers. Many Prince gems yet to be discovered.

[@vty7070]

Prince owned several homes all around the world. Paisley Park was not his home. Prince has more than one vault of unreleased music. Paisley Park is just one of the vaults. Prince told Kurt Loder this in a MTV interview back in the 2000’s. Prince is a genius and a highly intelligent man. Prince has a will and it is going to come to light in all do time. Prince will go down in history as the Greatest Musician to ever walk the universe and beyond. More vaults of unreleased music will be found in the coming years.

[@chelsearogers1289]

I feel the same way. I believe there is a will in a bank vault somewhere with specific orders on when to release it

[@Smoothways]

speechless. Say for argument' s sake he started recording at 20 (most likely a lot earlier though), passed away at the age of 58 that makes 38 years of musician' s life. Let' s say out of these 48 years he was on the road for 1 year in total - leaves 37 years of living in and around the studio. Let' s say even Prince had one day of per week with 52 weeks per year that makes 314 days left with music. Each day has 24h. Let' s say he spent 12h on music (probably even more so!). My total number of hours are 139416. So give or take just a little short of 140T hours worth of music in and around Pasiley Park. Can we even begin to grasp this?! My problems are: 1) is it right to touch this? 2) is there anyone who can finish it somewhere close to where Prince would have taken it? As reclusive as he was in life would he really want us to interefere with this? The answer can only be: OF COURSE NOT! So let' s leave it at this point and keep Prince in our memories through Purple Rain, You Sexy Mother F****, Kiss...and so many more great traques! PEACE BE WITH YOU MY BROTHER!

[@princerogersnelson5166]

Well, if you look at it like this, he has 39 albums, some of them double/triple albums, & only 30 percent of his work has been released, only sad thing is' people grown up with his music will never get a chance to hear it all, its all good in one way, if he didn't have a single song in the vaults he left us with 39!! albums!!! we have life long fans of MJ who only has 6 solo albums, or Nirvana with 5' & if they can survive with that Prince fans are already set for life, I will just be happy if they re release all his albums with a extra disc of vault music from that time, like the Purple Rain deluxe, which I'm still blasting out, no doubt his better work was after 1995' but those albums sound perfect, but the albums from 1978 to 1988- all need remastering

[@timothybrown5170]

That's a huge collection. I'm sure a new album could be released every year. 💜

[@darincampbell467]

Very interesting! Awesome! Prince is indeed my most favorite artist of ALL time. I absolutely adore him. I hate so much that he is gone. One thing on my bucket list before I die is to visit Paisley Park. As we can see from this video, Prince was a truly prolific artist. He lived music 24 hours a day. Honestly, my dream job would have been to be a care taker and personal assistant to Prince. I would have loved to have lived there and oversaw Paisley Park while Prince would be on tour, making sure that Paisley Park remained safe and unharmed. That would have been a true blast! I hate to this day that I never got a chance to meet Prince. Those that did are so fortunate! He was a fascinating man and a true genius. Prince continues to live on through his music. Peace.

[@ayo-joe3665]

You know what would be cool If there was some secret video or track with him and Micheal jackson working together on a project..or just talking laughing with on another.

[@phillipfrost1283]

Why?

[@maryrossier1894]

No they didn't get along

[@_coeur_noir_]

Mmm… I like that idea. Some kind of friendship, making jokes about each other, while mutually respect… why not ? Maybe the best kept secret of all time…

[@globalrei]

Wowwwwwwwww prince had hitsssssss we haven't even heard wow alot to come but it will never be the same without him here

[@ellieyaxley1786]

All I can say is wow 😍 such talent

[@stevebiesiadabada6669]

Princes vault is awesome so much genius talent stored in there hope they release more

[@thepromiseman7745]

Prince was a man that didn't sleep can you imagine from 1978 -2016 how much music he has recorded in his life time ..prince did tell arsenio hall that their was slots of music he recorded but he didn't know how many songs he had in vault he said he doesn't go back and count it some he didn't even finish yet .he was a workaholic ..music was in his blood he said he couldn't see him doing anything else probably maybe teach music lesson ..but music was his love and his life

[@Drive_Camp_Ride]

The contents of these rooms must be in the BILLIONS. You know you dont have much time left, when you're worth MORE, Dead then Alive !

[@JEvans-fz2qt]

Amazing for a person to document there own life. What happens to all of this footage?

[@XDanimalzX]

People like Prince will live in peoples mind forever!

[@squareteam88]

Wow... I wish I could stay there for atleast 6 month and pick out the best joints for the world to hear.

[@haqq4257]

" I got grooves and grooves up on the Shelf . Deep Purple Concord jams..."

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Whatever u can’t do...Daddy can

[@jingerkywi5248]

wow definitely amazing :0

[@redblue123ful]

Jingerkywi IiI

[@ceriseframboise3708]

Merci pour ces photos .

[@s.haugtredet6430]

That's alot of material which he never published.....I can only imagine how many musical gems there are in there.

[@oneseaclef8236]

That’s absolutely awesome Dee

[@dudeman8766]

Would love to see what's on those video tapes

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

my question is WHO did all of THIS just to gain control of Prince's legacy and vault cuz it still doesnt make sense how it happened.

[@beatz04]

Are these sourced from the photos the police released recently ? Where can i find them ? Thanks !

[@chrisadams19]

beatz04 Yes, The Sheriff's web site

[@lynnmacarthur7848]

A library of art.

[@get2del]

Astonishing

[@eddie486us]

It is still impossible for me to believe a man who fought so hard to own and control his life's work, his name , image an everything died with no will. Why build vaults and everything to protect against exploitation while living and do nothing to guard against it in death.

[@JP-fe4ke]

I agree Ed Lew , it just doesn't add up.

[@tootsiebabe3555]

I bet he had a will for sure. Who wouldn't in his position? He was pretty much GOD of the musical, theatrical, performing, writing, (YOU NAME IT) universe! Surely there are unacceptable a-holes in there somewhere. Correction: all over the place!!

[@MrSomethingElse]

Most of that is probably ADAT yeah? Anyone? Potentially generations worth of new prince material?

[@accordingtohonda4308]

correct

[@young7visionary]

Affirmative

[@micheledinh4993]

Sadly, it’s all about money. They are getting richer and richer after your death. In the end justice will prevail. I’m sorry P how your legendary life has been disrespected in so many ways. Life is full of snakes even those in your close circle. They betrayed you in the worse possible way. In time the truth will come to light.

[@trinasam3648]

I know they even did the same thing to Michael Jackson

[@tina8796]

Wow...Prince was a busy man. Love U Prince

[@sizzlinlew1002]

Princes concept of protecting his artistry his musical marriages and family's artistry to be preserved not stolen pirated was first seen as his sneaky ways but it was his way of protection a time capsule ,,The arrowmaker

[@beatz04]

Honestly when all these photos surfaced from inside Paisley after his passing, the first impression i had was that especially his private quarters and other (guest) rooms looked quite a bit messy if not slightly chaotic. Not really like the perfectly organised environment you would have expected.

[@alohacowboy1]

You have to be a bit crazy to be an artist

[@catherinegabbert4181]

I hope Prince had a will and his family keep his stuff and not get into the wrong hands prince was so amazing in every where and the best rock -n- roll i the world

[@seand67]

DAMNNNNN.......We'll never hear or have access to most of that stuff as the Estate releases music at a snails pace.

[@condorgoldl]

And why aren't these released publicly. If anyone doesn't think he wouldn't want them released answer me this. Why are they there? He kept them. He's while he was still producing new music he was always focused an the present and future. But given circumstances, I believe he saved them for a reason.

[@brianinglis3805]

you can see why they moved it all to a proper storage place. you can see the water damage on some of the boxes in the hidden room. I wonder if they have catalogued & digitised it all yet. there's shit loads of stuff.

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely Smart and Shred man!! You can tell by his stash of music and records!!! He wasn’t given up a penny if you didn’t earn it.

[@vinto34]

This is incredible ...the amount of archive material you would assume would be from hundreds of different bands over the years...But no...it's all from one person...it would take years to hear it view it all.

[@najinelson6742]

I suppose, in the next 100 years still new songs, new versions etc will be released and that's a blessing. But it would be much better, if he still was alive, even though he still seems to be... Prince4ever

[@lkendrix7782]

I hope they find deleted scenes and bloopers from Purple Rain. Maybe auditions?

[@jm85nc]

Who seriously believes there was no will? All this and his huge legal battles with record labels etc and he didn't think to protect his legacy/assets? One of the very first things done (probably while his body was still warm) was to drill the locks of the vault and empty it out. I'm paraphrasing here because I can't remember the exact quote but basically a record exec said they (presumably the record label) would have a great time now Prince is dead.

[@TeddyGram1379]

I want those two videos with Patti LaBelle name on it omg

[@douglaswatters7303]

That's a whole lot of tape. Hundreds and hundreds of 2 inch analog tapes. Also many other tapes, shelves full of type c video tapes. Hope environmental controls are good where all that tape is stored.

[@neol07707]

Gawwwwwwwd Dayuuuuuuum that's alot of music lol.

[@donnyshoes2766]

50 years of work? sure hope those storage room are air tight.

[@cher_sh]

Original and Unique Private World of Prince should be respected and untouched. It's His Works. He did have a passion to teach upcoming artists but this is his personal Work and an invasion of his privacy. Lest there's a written Will or authority by him before his transition. His Works shouldn't be improperly misused. His family, his group, should only have access

[@RobertNolan]

You know what's sad, the estate has all of this, and they specifically choose to put Let's Go Crazy on a credit card commercial, and use his already released music to be made into a movie. Great legacy honoring, people.

[@artemiastone9598]

Is every. One of those a song ?😲

[@tootsiebabe3555]

This is beyond disturbing.. All the damn boxes packing up what he meant to be privately kept. He would have released them otherwise, right? God knows who will be making money off his life's work. RIP Prince. If you CAN. I will never forget you

[@candelise]

Perhaps some sort of Prince library or a subscription service.

[@drrobbins9269]

Whats in the golden briefcase

[@EdLife11]

I want to listen to all songs in the category "Sacrifice of victor".

[@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598]

All that music

[@keithharris1672]

Who organized these rooms and put this material on shelves ? Did Prince physically do all of this ?