I'm sure he had more than one residence, but I always assumed Paisley was just his recording complex, with a few home flourishes to make it a comfortable environment. But now it seems as if Prince spent his evenings there alone and it made me wonder, was PP Prince's actual home as well as his creative playground?

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MattyJam said:

gigilamorosa said:

He lived there full time after 2005, I believe. I think he had two homes previously that he tore down... which is... interesting.

Thanks for that, very interesting.

I wonder what his private living quarters were like? Somehow I can't picture Prince kicking back on the sofa watching a DVD boxset.....

MattyJam said:

GirlBrother said:

MattyJam said:

I'm sure he had more than one residence, but I always assumed Paisley was just his recording complex, with a few home flourishes to make it a comfortable environment. But now it seems as if Prince spent his evenings there alone and it made me wonder, was PP Prince's actual home as well as his creative playground?

Yes. Sadly he lived at Paisley Park, and had no other home. http://www.rollingstone.c...s-20160504

Sources say he had been living by himself in an apartment on the second floor in the back of the 65,000-square-foot complex, having torn down his nearby house in 2005, around the time of his second divorce.

It's easy to project our idea of the lonely millionaire in his ivory tower, but he could've been perfectly happy living by himself for all we know.

MattyJam said:

PurpleMusic07 said:

PurpleMusic07 said:

I actually dont see it as odd or "sad" that he lived at paisley. its convenient and cost effective, #1. And being that it was literally his creative playground of course it felt like home. Even the prince in the 90s article talks about him living there then. it makes sense. I'd do it. Lol

i agree. plus, he'd been living in some filthy luxurious places over the years, like that 3121 home
or the 77 beverly park mansion that cost him like 70,000 a month in rent.

in the end, all you really need is a comfortable space, like he said himself 'a pretty house don't
make a home'.

i'd like to think he was happier in the paisley park appartment by himself than he's been in a lot
of more 'millionaire suites' with company.

he was around people so much and so often that being alone must have been really nice at times.

What's wrong with living in paisley park? I am sure his living quarters were beautiful to the point you wouldn't even know you were in a 65000 square foot complex. He could have just as easily been alone if he was living in a regular house as well.

NinaB said:

GirlBrother said:

MattyJam said:

I'm sure he had more than one residence, but I always assumed Paisley was just his recording complex, with a few home flourishes to make it a comfortable environment. But now it seems as if Prince spent his evenings there alone and it made me wonder, was PP Prince's actual home as well as his creative playground?

Yes. Sadly he lived at Paisley Park, and had no other home. http://www.rollingstone.c...s-20160504

Sources say he had been living by himself in an apartment on the second floor in the back of the 65,000-square-foot complex, having torn down his nearby house in 2005, around the time of his second divorce.

Why is that sad? You have been listening to media who dont know him

PP is the ultimate man-cave, isn't it?

Robbajobba said:

PP is the ultimate man-cave, isn't it?

Yeah, it pretty much is.

LOL @ the salon inside the Toronto home. Obviously an addition by Prince.

SapereAude said:

NinaB said:

Didn't he have a place in Turks & Caicos? Apartment in Paris? Various rented properties in LA over the yrs. I remember something about an apartment in NY too. [Edited 5/6/16 4:59am]

& a $12.4 million mansion on Bridal Path, our finest neighborhood in Toronto. It went on the market not even 2 days after Prince died. Nasty capitalists: https://www.thestar.com/e...llion.html I don't know how he achieved a sense of belonging going to & fro, but that's just me. Grounded by music, maybe? I suppose he has always been drawn back to Paisley Park though, sure hope it felt like a safe haven. He did design the place so it's not as if it wasn't full of his personal touches. No doubt he had a comfortable living, but I keep hearing all these stories that he was into sustainability, so it's a wonder why his home wasn't retrofitted to the latest in energy efficiency... perhaps it was & I'm unaware? I know it was reported by his personal chef recently, that he actually drafted plans for a greenhouse & organic garden. [Edited 5/6/16 7:18am]

Pretty...but way too many windows the closet and hair salon oh yeah that was for him

BTW I dont think there was anything wrong with him living at PP. His living quarters was probably a helluva lot better than most of our houses and Minnesota was his home.

SapereAude said:

NinaB said:

Didn't he have a place in Turks & Caicos? Apartment in Paris? Various rented properties in LA over the yrs. I remember something about an apartment in NY too.
[Edited 5/6/16 4:59am]

& a $12.4 million mansion on Bridal Path, our finest neighborhood in Toronto. It went on the market not even 2 days after Prince died. Nasty capitalists: https://www.thestar.com/e...llion.html

I don't know how he achieved a sense of belonging going to & fro, but that's just me. Grounded by music, maybe? I suppose he has always been drawn back to Paisley Park though, sure hope it felt like a safe haven. He did design the place so it's not as if it wasn't full of his personal touches.

No doubt he had a comfortable living, but I keep hearing all these stories that he was into sustainability, so it's a wonder why his home wasn't retrofitted to the latest in energy efficiency... perhaps it was & I'm unaware? I know it was reported by his personal chef recently, that he actually drafted plans for a greenhouse & organic garden.
[Edited 5/6/16 7:18am]

Robbajobba said:

nursev said:

NinaB said:

nursev said:

Pretty...but way too many windows the closet and hair salon oh yeah that was for him

I thought the same! On both counts! Ha!

I mean Im sure this house was primarily for Mani I cant see Prince being there with all those damn windows Hell the police would be called if u got near PP so he gone let u "peep in his windows" I doubt it

nursev said:

NinaB said:

nursev said: I thought the same! On both counts! Ha!

I mean Im sure this house was primarily for Mani I cant see Prince being there with all those damn windows Hell the police would be called if u got near PP so he gone let u "peep in his windows" I doubt it

Mostly agree... although U gotta remember, while with Mani, he was at his most approachable, in regards to his fanbase, that he EVER was. Think of ONA tour, soundchecks, Celebration, etc. Not that I'm saying he'd have welcome us to just show up... but many say that Mani had a lot to do with that.

There was an article from Rolling Stone posted yesterday about his time in the 90s. One of his then-co-managers noted that he and another guy were taken up to an apartment on the upper level of Paisley Park. Kim Basinger was there (apparently hanging out on the bed reading a magazine as movie stars often do) in his bedroom. I mean, it sorta seems logical that he'd have an apartment there. It was a big place, and if he's working all the time anyway, why not have a place there? It's what - 55K square feet or something insane? There's plenty of room for a lil' pad. Probably saved a lot of money on upkeep for a house, too. He still owned & paid taxes just on the land on Kiowa Trail and Galpin, of course.

.

And yes - Paisley Park was the ultimate man cave. hahaha

Musze said:

nursev said:

I mean Im sure this house was primarily for Mani I cant see Prince being there with all those damn windows Hell the police would be called if u got near PP so he gone let u "peep in his windows" I doubt it

Mostly agree... although U gotta remember, while with Mani, he was at his most approachable, in regards to his fanbase, that he EVER was. Think of ONA tour, soundchecks, Celebration, etc. Not that I'm saying he'd have welcome us to just show up... but many say that Mani had a lot to do with that.

Well Im being honest I was never a Mani fan but I did like the way he was during that period...he seemed different on many aspects. Was nice to see.

TrivialPursuit said:

There was an article from Rolling Stone posted yesterday about his time in the 90s. One of his then-co-managers noted that he and another guy were taken up to an apartment on the upper level of Paisley Park. Kim Basinger was there (apparently hanging out on the bed reading a magazine as movie stars often do) in his bedroom. I mean, it sorta seems logical that he'd have an apartment there. It was a big place, and if he's working all the time anyway, why not have a place there? It's what - 55K square feet or something insane? There's plenty of room for a lil' pad. Probably saved a lot of money on upkeep for a house, too. He still owned & paid taxes just on the land on Kiowa Trail and Galpin, of course.

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And yes - Paisley Park was the ultimate man cave. hahaha

Very cool when u look at it this way....only Prince could have folks hanging out in his room just waiting there Im sorry it was too easy

So, does PP have stairs to access the lower level where the Vault is? I have never had the privilige of seeing PP. I am very curious to the design and layout. I have seen some photos. I can only imagine how immaculate Prince's apartment was.

nursev said: