How we made Prince's Purple Rain

‘We recorded it in a jampacked Minneapolis club. It was sweaty and smoky and vibey as hell’Being in Prince’s band was like getting in a sports car with a racing driver. Even though you felt a bit scared – why is he going so fast? – he could handle it, and it brought so much joy. I first met him in 1979. He was looking for a girl keyboard player and I happened to be one. One of my best friends got a job at Prince’s management agency. She called me about him, an