A portrait of the Artist: Healthy, happy, ready to play

Vickie Gilmer / Star Tribune



At his Paisley Park studio, Prince is a gracious tour guide. He escorts a visitor through his wardrobe room, his rehearsal space, his studio, making introductions to his musicians and wife, Mayte, and pausing to pet bassist Larry Graham's Maltese dog, who nips at his heels.
But when it comes to talking about his music, he pauses. He talks about records he likes -- James Brown and the old-school sound of certain hip-hop recordings -- and his desire to sell software of samples of his music. But it seems he'd rather just shut up and play.



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