Podcasts by Purple Highs: Chronicling The Days Of Wild

Purple Highs - Adrian Crutchfield - Episode 22 from 2023-08-03T22:04:53

Listen to Adrian Crutchfield as he takes you on an incredible journey from the back risers of Paisley Park for his first audition, to the spotlight on the Arsenio Hall's Show. In this interview,...

Purple Highs - Tefft Smith II - Episode 21 from 2023-06-22T18:50:56

While there were other schools for animation and visual design, Tefft Smith II was beckoned to Minneapolis after high school to Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) because of its proxim...

Purple Highs - Jellybean Johnson - Episode 20 from 2023-03-30T00:00

Purple Highs journeys to the "Bean Cave" for an interview with Jellybean Johnson, the drummer of The Time. 

Johnson shares stories from his 50+ year in the Minneapolis music scene, discus...

Purple Highs - Heidi Vader - Episode 19 from 2023-03-23T18:20:45

Heidi Vader, who grew up in south Minneapolis just a few miles away from Prince's high school, has been a devoted follower of the legendary musician since his Dirty Mind days. In this podcast, s...

Purple Highs - Gina ”Kim” Hyatt - Episode 18 from 2022-07-08T16:30:59

Ever wonder how the bathroom at Prince’s house on Galpin was painted? Or what it was like to be a part of those Erotic City parties at Glam Slam? And what about Prince riding a trike?!   We can’t m...

Purple Highs - Scottie Baldwin - Episode 17 from 2022-05-20T12:25:42

"To the Darkness, let there be light. To my sound man, turn up my voice real tight" - Prince

As front-of-house sound for Prince over the course of 16 years, Scottie Baldwin (aka "Scottie...

Purple Highs - Matt Liddy - Episode 16 from 2022-04-08T16:10:43

The video of 11-year-old Prince has gone viral this past week. Matt Liddy, a WCCO producer, gives details on how he found the clip in the station’s archives and how the story that was aired came...

Purple Highs - Episode 15 - Mark Bonde&DJ Dudley D from 2021-09-18T13:07:27

It's been a while and the world has changed. So has our name. The mission remains the same. 

Paisley Nights - Miho Takayama - Episode 14 from 2020-02-17T16:10:04

After seeing Prince in Tokyo for the first time Miho was hooked on his sound and wanted more. Learn how that show starts her on a journey to Minneapolis that would change her life forever on thi...

Paisley Nights - Mark Bonde&DJ Dudley D - Episode 13 from 2020-01-01T20:31:13

Happy New Year! Mark Bonde and DJ Dudley D talk about the 1999 NYE taping at Paisley Park from Paisley Park. 

Neither The Prince Estate nor Paisley Park museum is affiliated, associated, ...

Paisley Nights - Rich Benson - Episode 12 from 2019-09-03T16:56:16

The first time through the doors of Paisley Park and Rich Benson witnessed one of the most epic live recordings in Purple history. While that show wasn’t televised he was at one that ...

Paisley Nights - Mark Bonde&DJ Dudley D - Episode 11 from 2019-08-25T21:31:39

Dudley D tells you about talking to Dave Chapelle in 2017 about his 1995 Paisley Park gig. Mark tells you why he thinks "Days of Wild" is the best Prince song ever and Dudley D concur...

Paisley Nights - Jonathan Carter - Episode 10 from 2019-06-29T20:56:50

How did people find out about all those Paisley Park parties back in the day? Jonathan Carter was instrumental in it all and can remember the URL to prove it. He has stories on top of stories on...

Paisley Nights - Mark Bonde&DJ Dudley D - Episode 9 from 2019-06-15T20:39:43

Does Mark remember his 1st time seeing Prince perform at Paisley Park? Of course, he does and his story is "fantastic"!

Neither The Prince Estate nor Paisley Park museum is affiliated, as...

Paisley Nights - Sarah Sauer - Episode 8 from 2019-06-07T14:31:53

Serah Sauser tells us that when the light was turned off at The Rogue Prince was coming. Hear how Prince fell for her when they first met and all about the videos she danced in that never hit th...

Paisley Nights - Mark Bonde&DJ Dudley D - Episode 7 from 2019-06-07T00:00

Episode 7 celebrates the birth of Prince and the influence he had on his fans. It also tells the story of how DJ Dudley D became his DJ. Learn how Dudley kept the mix so tight at that first gig tha...

Paisley Nights - Samantha Mccarroll-Hyne - Episode 6 from 2019-04-26T16:12:18

Samantha Mccarroll-Hyne's mom would not let her go to a Paisley Park dance party until she was 10 years so she missed out on the early 2000 parties. She more than made up for it later in life as...

Paisley Nights - Mark Bonde&DJ Dudley D - Episode 5 from 2019-04-24T16:04:42

Mark Bonde & DJ Dudley D recap the last episode and talk about the NPG Store in Uptown. Mark is also looking for the "Gold Experience" jacket in size Large. Please let us know if you can help hi...

Paisley Nights - Deon Anderson - Episode 4 from 2019-04-23T14:48:11

Deon Anderson got into Prince at a very young age and has deep roots in Minneapolis. She might have "missed out" on some of the events surrounding Purple Rain but definitely made up for it later...

Paisley Nights - Mark Bonde&DJ Dudley D - Episode 3 from 2019-04-22T14:38

Mark Bonde & DJ Dudley D recap the first two episodes, talk about the "Wild Sign", Lenny Kravitz & Prince dancing and more. 

Paisley Nights - Bill Wensel - Episode 2 from 2019-04-21T16:50:30

Bill Wensel spent decades in the Minneapolis music scene and saw Prince perform hundreds of times. Here how Prince propelled his artwork, copied his dance moves and much more in this ...

Paisley Nights - Mark Bonde&DJ Dudley D - Episode 1 from 2019-04-21T16:45:54

As the master of cool, Prince, unlike any pop star of his day would open the doors of Paisley Park to his fans. For close to three decades he invited fans from near and far to shows, to listen t...