Chef Juell R. said for an energizer when P was being creative, espresso was his go-to. “There was an ongoing joke,” chef Ray said. “At 2AM, the sound guys would come to the kitchen & ask me how many espresso shots P had that night. If I said 3, they’d go ‘gonna be a long night!’”

Who remembers the Official Tribute Concert 10 years ago today at the Xcel Center in St. Paul? Band members from every era. What Tyka referred to as the public memorial. Over 5 hours of music and celebration of life.

10 Years Ago today. 10-13-2016. Our memorial service.

Shocked & sad 2 hear David Rivkin passed on 8/2! 💜 & condolences 2 @BobbyZ1999 & whole fam. Should have said 2 U Bobby 10 yrs ago@ Omarr’s event-“you gave us quite a scare a while back & really happy you're OK💜” Cannot B overstated how huge David & Bobby were 2 P’s foundations.

40 years ago today. Less than 30 days later, UTCM was released to theaters, including an instr. mix of “It’s A Wonderful Day”, the 3rd song from this daring double LP configuration. Bass Drum Pounds...“She just doesn't know what she wants...Don’t you know I’ll slap the waves...!”

After remembering 10 years yesterday, not forgetting the others we lost from 2016-26: Denise Matthews Pepe Willie Tyka Nelson John Blackwell Wally Safford Jellybean Johnson Cat Glover Kim Upsher Billy Franze Lavonne Daugherty Vernetta Benton Alfred Nelson John R Nelson RussThyrt

I usually don't like most of these kind of projects, but caught a little of this one and to quote Movie Star, "Actually this one's not bad, check it out." ("So, you like environmental records?")

Condolences, love and prayers to @TheMorrisDay of @theoriginal7ven on the loss of his Mom, LaVonne Daugherty. As important as she was in the history of Grand Central and beyond, hard to believe this might be the first photo I've seen of her.

Must have been so special for P to have Chaka & Stevie performing this 2nd LP song with him live. So special for me seeing P play the horn line bridge on guitar. “I created a different kind of horn section by multi-tracking a synthesizer and some guitar lines” –Prince, Apr. 1978

So sorry to hear that Jellybean Johnson passed. Condolences to his fam. His live drumming on The Bird will always be dope. His legacy of music & always being approachable & cool will live on. When I first saw him playing in Mpls he played guitar & wore a Univ of Minnesota hoodie.

Nothing we don't already have? Hoping there will be a SDE version that hasn't been announced yet.

We’ve all heard Eric Leeds say that a lot of what of he played on with P wasn't really his thing, and it can get tiring to hear. But here he lays out his admiration for the remarkable musician Prince was in no uncertain terms. He takes a backseat to NO one in his admiration.