“I was scared,” she said.
“He was a very cool dudethe swaggiest there ever was.”
I’m that much more free because of Prince."
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They worked on some of Prince’s best work includingPurple Rain.
They scored an Emmy for their work onNurse Jackie’s theme song and also wrote for TV showsHeroesandCrossing Jordan.
He also produced her debut albumThe Glamorous Lifein 1984.
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She also contributed vocals to Prince’s other songs like “Take Me With U.”
Together, they recorded 1992’s “Go Go Dancer.”
“You’re not a Tara.
You’re not Tara.
You’re Carmen,” he told her, she said.
I will always love him."
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She recorded her 2015 albumBack in Timeat Paisley Park in only a few weeks.
After collaborating,she toldBillboard, “He challenges me to be my best.
I like that challenge, because with him, it’s do-or-die on that stage.
In July 2015, the band told BBC 6 Music that Prince had more music on the way.
Of the collection they said, “It’s phenomenal, there are so many hits on this album.
It’s super experimental.”
After the collab,she toldMarie Claire, “I’m still pinching myself in disbelief.
[Prince] doesn’t do a lot of collaborations, let alone let people produce him.
But he wanted me to be in control of the mixing and mastering and editing.
The trust he’s given me means a lot.”
“This man was my everything, we had a family.
I am beyond deeply saddened and devastated,” she toldPeopleafter hearing about his death.
“I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally.
He’s with our son now.”
“He was just so far ahead of his time.
He had a huge heart.
He launched my career.
