Gold Experience

Throughout the 1990s, Prince feuded with his record label, Warner Bros., over his rights as an independent recording artistand made some of the most brilliant music of his career. During that time, Jim Walsh covered Prince for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and wrote about him passionately, thoughtfully, exhaustively. Here, in real time, is that coverage: a clip-by-clip look back at Prince in the 90s. Walshs newly unearthed interviews, essays, columns, and reviews make Gold Experience an essential slice of history for fans, scholars, and latecomers to the Minneapolis-born musical genius Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958April 21, 2016). Join Walsh at the 1994 NBA All-Star game after party and release bash for the single The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. Accompany him to the after-hours clubs Erotic City, Glam Slam, and, of course, Paisley Park. Meet Princes wife and bandmate Mayte (and while youre at it, take in the wedding and reception). Enjoy a two-hour sit-down interview with Prince. Explore Princes veganism, talk to fans in line for a Target Center show, preview the Jam of the Year concert and check in at the after party. The passions and influences, from Mozart to funk godfather Larry Graham; the gigs and the Paisley Park garage sale; Walshs open letter to the artist and his reflections on religion and spirituality. This is Prince as few have seen him, reported as only Jim Walsh can: a portrait of the artist from a dizzying array of angles, captured in living color for all time.