Raised on the Gospel music of the Clark Sisters, Nik West played the class clown at school, but discovered Prince, and became Rolling Stone magazine's Queen of bassists. Listen in to her Purple, and Cotton Candy, reflections with us.

How can U just leave me standing? ...in search of Prince Rogers Nelson.

English - October 06, 2023 21:30 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: Sam Jennings worked with Prince for 9 years. In Part 2 we go behind the scenes of the creative process - what was Prince really like to work for? As the Musicology and 3121 eras create a commercial career resurgence in the early 2000s.

Next Episode: Nik West visited Prince at Paisley Park to work with him, before his untimely passing in 2016. She tells us what she thought of the purple one and discusses his legacy.

INTRO

2mins - Nik talks about her Cotton Candy World Tour and playing at The Jazz Cafe in London

4mins - Shredding with lead guitarist Joey and why chemistry is so important to the band dynamic

5mins30s - learning guitar from her Dad at an early age

6mins45s - Playing gospel music by the Clark Sisters

9mins30s - Use of bright colours, a distinct visual style and being everything that you are...'the class clown'

11mins - is there a separation between superhero bass player Nik West, and Nik West offstage as a mum and an everyday person?

13mins - How did Nik come to meet (and work with) bass hero - and inventor of slap bass - Larry Graham

14mins30s - Recording with Larry Graham

20mins - Career and playing advice from Larry: valuing space in music, being yourself and letting your tribe find you...

24mins - Supporting George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic!

29mins - Creating a career your way and being very independent in the music industry.

30mins - Black Beauty, working with Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics and auditioning in the music industry.

How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!

The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.

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