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Prince begins his Purple Rain tour with seven sold-out shows at the Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA.Full article:
PURPLE RAIN TOUR
Matt Fink (keyboardist) : That was closest thing to The Beatles that I've ever experienced. It was just insanity.
Eric Leeds (saxophonist) : The purpose of the show was to do the movie in condensed form, without the actors and without the plot. He ran the tour like it was the Marines.
Susan Rogers (engineer) : Prince travelled with a mobile truck all the time. I think he has every show he's done on tape. He would often wait until after a show, when the hall was empty, and just jam with the band, to see if anything came out of it. Soundchecks were recorded to for the same reason.
Eric Leeds : That tour really closed the book in that chapter of his life, though. After that things started to open up a little. He had accomplished what he wanted to accomplish and that gave him the opportunity to grow.
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Matt Fink (keyboardist) : That was closest thing to The Beatles that I've ever experienced. It was just insanity.
Eric Leeds (saxophonist) : The purpose of the show was to do the movie in condensed form, without the actors and without the plot. He ran the tour like it was the Marines.
Susan Rogers (engineer) : Prince travelled with a mobile truck all the time. I think he has every show he's done on tape. He would often wait until after a show, when the hall was empty, and just jam with the band, to see if anything came out of it. Soundchecks were recorded to for the same reason.
Eric Leeds : That tour really closed the book in that chapter of his life, though. After that things started to open up a little. He had accomplished what he wanted to accomplish and that gave him the opportunity to grow.
(Source : not known)