Charles 'Chazz' Smith shares memories of High School years in Minneapolis, band battles, talent shows, parental advice and the influence of his cousin Prince growing up.

INTRO to Charles 1mins30s - Reflections on Lincoln Junior High School, with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis 2mins - Knocking on local doors in the neighbourhood just to listen 3mins - Hanging out in Sonny T's basement, and studying him 3mins30s - The MPLS drum beat: did Charles teach Prince? And influences... 4mins45s - MPLS fashions for young teens, dressing like Carlos Santana 5mins30s - Local schoolfriend Andre, starts out on saxophone, but is asked to play bass... 6mins30s - Having the same confidence of Prince 7mins - Getting the drum set in the bedroom 7mins45s - ...going to Seventh Day Adventist Church, but also Allstar Wrestling! 9mins - Going to the Sly & The Family show in MPLS 11mins - Prince's report cards and high school talent show notes! 13mins - The roots of the tree 13mins30s - Prince always wanted to be a 'badass musician' 14mins30s - Going to Prince's Dad's house - being immaculate and coming from a military background 15mins - everything matched, everything was hung up, everything was in order... 16mins- Prince's Mum had fur on the floor...and he turned out just like her. 16mins30s - Military fathers, Prince's Dad and complicated music 17mins45s - You let John play... and 2 different versions of The Horse With No Name 19mins - Jerry Hubbard, the bass player in The Time (in Purple Rain) 20mins - Family gatherings in the late 1960s and early 1970s at Charles Aunt Mary's house, staring at the organ 22mins - Charles Facebook post: Prince's school report in 1967 23mins30s - Charles Grandmother tells him that Prince is going to do something really special 25mins - He was on my band, I was playing and singing on the Delphonics... high voiced singing. Masculinity and dignity... 26mins - Prince becoming famous worldwide, 'he was built for it' 28mins - "You be you" 30mins - "While you were runnin' around chasing women, Prince was recording..." 31mins - "I used to go to jam sessions and bury dudes! Because of Prince..." How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests! The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder. LINKS Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media. Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother