Prince’s Sisters Want Music Back

The Purple One's family want songs returned to Paisley Park

Sharon and Norrine Nelson are threatening legal action against the executors of Prince’s estate. Apparently the good people from Comerica Bank & Trust came to Paisley Park in Minnesota and emptied out the vault early last month. The contents – which were taken to California – included master tapes of unreleased music worth $200 million dollars.

Comerica claims that the items will be safer at a storage company, but the half-sisters of His Purpleness want the music returned to Paisley Park “where it belongs.” Sharon said, “It’s just as though Prince passed away again. That’s how I felt. I was really devastated by that.”

Comerica is required to give the heirs 14 business days’ notice before making any transaction worth over $2 million dollars and the sisters say that should’ve been applied in this case. The executors released a statement saying, “After reviewing the storage conditions at Paisley Park and out of concern regarding the consequences of a fire or other loss at the facility, Comerica determined that it was necessary to transfer the audio and visual content to a secure location where all of the original content could be securely stored and digitized as a safeguard against the destruction or loss of any original content.”

Source: NME