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STORIES FROM THE PARK<\/h3>\n
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This \u2018Stories From The Park\u2019 chronicle is a way for our colleagues of all tenures and job types to share a little bit of Prince\u2019s magic with you through our individual voices.<\/p>\n

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Spotlight: Karen Lee<\/h3>\n
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\u201cYeah, I Can Do This!\u201d<\/h1>\n

Public Relations Guru Karen Lee Reflects on her Time Working for Prince\u2026 Whether it was on the road, inside Paisley Park, or Beyond<\/h2>\n

By Tony Kiene<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When she answered the telephone in her downtown Detroit hotel room, publicist Karen Lee was not prepared for the sense of panic that would soon envelop her entire being. It was April 1, 1993, and her new boss, Prince, was only a few hours away from taking the stage nearby at the spectacular Fox Theatre.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said to me, \u2018I want to do a photo shoot before the concert tonight.\u2019\u201d And, while she began to contemplate how that was even possible on such short notice, Karen\u2019s mind began wander as she wondered if she was cut out for this job at all.<\/p>\n

Although she\u2019d officially been employed by Prince for the better part of a year (including the last few months at Paisley Park), this was the first conversation they\u2019d ever had. Sure, he had someone bring her down to a rehearsal once. And, she\u2019d see him in the building from time to time. But again, the two of them had never so much as spoken a single word to one another. <\/p>\n

She thought to herself, \u201cIs this a test? Does he want to see if I will become unnerved?\u201d One thing that Karen new for certain, this was no April Fool\u2019s joke. <\/p>\n

Although she felt like crying, Karen was a seasoned professional and managed to keep her wits about her. Once she received all the particulars from Prince, she placed a call to an old friend at the Detroit Free Press, who in turn put out an alert to all available photographers. As she explained the situation to this friend, Karen underscored the five essentials to Prince\u2019s request. \u201cWhoever gets there first gets the shoot. This has to be completed in one hour\u2019s time. Prince will own the photos. The photographer will get credit. And\u2026 there is no fee.\u201d <\/p>\n

Karen quickly got dressed and made her way to the historic venue at 2211 Woodward Avenue. Approaching the Detroit Fox for the very first time, she was immediately mesmerised by the theatre\u2019s Art Deco exterior. And, when inside Karen was equally impressed by the lush interior which skilfully mingled Asian and Persian motifs. \u201cWhat a marvelous location to capture Prince on film.\u201d<\/p>\n

Within five minutes of Karen\u2019s arrival a photographer was on the scene. \u201cI got down on my knees and just said \u2018Thank you Jesus,\u201d sighs Karen. About twenty minutes later Prince showed up with a couple members of the New Power Generation and the magic began. <\/p>\n

Karen recalls \u201cThe guy (photographer) was fabulous. As for Prince\u2026 he just loved those photos.\u201d In essence, the entire affair went off without a hitch. And, it was at that moment that Karen realized, \u201cYeah, I can do this! So what\u2019s next? <\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 Such a Blessing to Me\u201d<\/h2>\n

Karen Lee\u2019s career in public relations began in the eighties as Executive Assistant for Hollywood legend Henry C. Rogers, whom the New York Times dubbed the father of modern publicity and who \u201celevated the industry\u2019s ethical standards.\u201d <\/p>\n

Having established Rogers & Cowan (with business partner Warren Cowan) in 1950, Rogers earliest clients included the likes of Gregory Peck, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, Olivia de Havilland, and Rita Hayworth. Rogers also famously testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in support of friends, clients, and colleagues who\u2019d been accused of communist sympathies by members of the United States House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

When he observed Karen\u2019s willingness to learn, Rogers immediately took her under his wing. \u201cThose first couple of years or so I spent many Saturday afternoons at his home soaking up as much as I could about public relations,\u201d remembers Karen, \u201cTo have entered the industry under the tutelage of this man was such a blessing to me.\u201d <\/p>\n

Among the things that stood out to Karen \u2013 in addition to Rogers\u2019 professionalism, responsibility, and dedication to his clientele \u2013 was his benevolence. Of this, she notes, \u201cNot only were Henry and his wife Roz philanthropists themselves. But they helped foster an ethic of philanthropy and civic engagement that permeated Hollywood and brought surrounding communities together.\u201d <\/p>\n

1999 Avenue of the Stars<\/h2>\n

After Karen\u2019s first two years with the agency, Rogers informed her it was \u201ctime to move on.\u201d Knowing how much Karen wanted to work in music, Rogers first insisted that she learn exactly how companies work and he promoted her to Manager of Corporate Entertainment. And, as she continued to prove her mettle, absorbing more and more information along the way, Karen soon matriculated to Vice President of Rogers & Cowan\u2019s Music Division.<\/p>\n

It was in this role that she met the one and only Jill Willis, who was handling Prince\u2019s accounts for Rogers & Cowan. Prince ultimately asked Jill to work directly for him in Chanhassen, where in addition to media and public relations she managed the Diamonds and Pearls Tour before being named Vice President of Paisley Park Enterprises. And, it wouldn\u2019t be too long before another call was placed from Paisley Park to the Los Angeles offices of Rogers & Cowan. <\/p>\n

This time however, it was Jill calling for Karen. \u201cPrince needs someone handling his PR out in Los Angeles. Are you by chance interested?\u201d Reminiscing about that moment, Karen can\u2019t help but laugh. \u201cI didn\u2019t need to be a rocket scientist to recognize that this was the opportunity of a lifetime.\u201d So, in the spring of 1992 she flew to Minneapolis where she interviewed with both Jill and Gilbert Davison who wasted no time in offering her the job.<\/p>\n

Back home, Karen knew it was kismet when she set up her new offices at none other than 1999 Avenue of the Stars in the west Los Angeles neighborhood of Century City. At first, she mostly handled publicity for Paisley Park\u2019s roster of artists and began to work closely with Jill and Gilbert.<\/p>\n

How\u2019s that for a First Act <\/h2>\n

After six months or so on the job, Karen received word from Jill that Prince wanted her to permanently relocate to Minneapolis where she was to take on an even greater role and the new title, Vice President of Media Relations. So, in November of 1992, Karen settled in the neighboring suburb of Chaska and began her new life at Paisley Park. <\/p>\n

Although family and friends cautioned her about the Minnesota winters, Karen\u2019s first impression of her new home focused more on the cost of living as compared to her native Southern California. \u201cFor what it cost to live here, I could have moved my entire family to the Twin Cities.\u201d Plus, as she would later learn, \u201cthe winter cold was not nearly as bad as those summertime mosquitos.\u201d <\/p>\n

In March, although she\u2019d still never spoken with him, Karen joined Prince on the road for what would be his first North American Tour since Lovesexy visited 27 cities in the fall of 1988. Kicking off outside of Miami, the Act I Tour consisted of 25 dates in 13 cities. And, after Karen famously proved herself at the Detroit Fox, the tour moved on to Chicago and San Francisco before wrapping up in Los Angeles in mid-April. \t<\/p>\n

My Name is (and I am Funky)<\/h2>\n

Just a few short weeks after the tour, Karen was back in Los Angeles where she was anxious to attend to world premiere of the Tina Turner Biopic What\u2019s Love Got to Do with It. That is, until Prince called. \u201cHe was in Paris,\u201d says Karen, \u201cAnd he tells me, \u201cTomorrow is my birthday. I\u2019m going to change my name.\u201d <\/p>\n

Initially unaffected \u2013 after all she\u2019d already fielded more than a few atypical requests from Prince \u2013 she looked for a pen and some paper. \u201cOkay. How do I spell it,\u201d she asked. \u201cThere is no spelling for it,\u201d he said.\u201d Karen then inquired how to pronounce it to which Prince replied, \u201cThere\u2019s no pronunciation for it either.\u201d Prince then explained that the name he had chosen was, in fact, the symbol () from his most recent album. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe wanted me to get a press release together right away,\u201d says Karen, who adds \u201cEven now, I still break out in hives when I think about that conversation.\u201d She suggested to Prince that people would start to make up nicknames (which proved true) for him, which he seemed unconcerned about. \u201cHe always used to say that I was a naysayer,\u201d acknowledges Karen.<\/p>\n

Realizing that her night out on the town was now officially quashed, Karen set about having Michael (the indie publicist for the company) draft a press release and faxed it on to Paris, which was already nine hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Prince approved, and on June 7, 1993, Prince Rogers Nelson publically became known as .<\/p>\n

Of course, things didn\u2019t exactly end there for Karen relative to the name change. Prince, or , as he was now known asked Karen to investigate how much it would cost to modify the printing press of a major publication so that his name could appear in print. Her first call was to a high profile daily that stated the cost would be $250,000. A second inquiry was made to Billboard, which, just by chance was already in the process of revamping their press. <\/p>\n

Karen remembers, \u201cHe was pleased.\u201d And, when the first single (\u201cThe Most Beautiful Girl in the World\u201d) credited to charted in early 1994, Karen raced to show him his name in print. His response? \u201cWhy is it so small?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI just can\u2019t win here,\u201d Karen thought to herself. Still, she confesses that \u201cAs crazy as he sometimes made me, I had so much respect for him. Prince had a phenomenal mind. He was a visionary.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the Sweetest Things I\u2019ve Ever Seen\u2026\u201d<\/h2>\n

It was on the Act II Tour, where Karen was able to witness another side of Prince most people never get to see; an experience which she refers to as \u201cone of the sweetest things I\u2019ve ever seen in this business.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the afternoon of August 6, 1993, Karen was on her way back from the Park Lane club in Gothenburg, where she\u2019d booked an aftershow for Prince and the NPG that night. When she arrived back at the 12,000 seat Scandinavium for the main show that evening, Karen noticed three young women outside the arena, each holding two or three dozen pink tea roses.<\/p>\n

As security tried to shoo them away, Karen stepped in and asked who they were. \u201cWe\u2019re from Prince\u2019s Swedish Fan Club,\u201d revealed on of the girls, \u201cEach one of these roses contains a personal note from one of our members.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, give me the flowers,\u201d Karen told them, \u201cNow. You girls stay right here.\u201d Making her way toward Prince\u2019s dressing room, one of his bodyguards intervened, \u201cYou know he\u2019s not to be bothered before the soundcheck.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I know,\u201d responded Karen, \u201cLet me in. He\u2019ll holler at me. I\u2019ll take it.\u201d When she walked in with the roses, a perplexed Prince asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s this?\u201d Karen explained that the flowers were from three young women representing his Swedish Fan Club and each rose contained a hand-written note from one of its members. \u201cYou\u2019ve gotta be kidding me,\u201d said Prince. \u201cNo,\u201d replied Karen.<\/p>\n

Prince continued, \u201cWhere are the girls now?\u201d Karen informed him there were outside, to which Prince said, \u201cOkay. Have security set up three chairs right in front of the stage.\u201d The girls were then ushered in and Prince and the NPG preceded to perform the entire set list for just the three of them. \u201cI don\u2019t know that their mouths ever closed,\u201d recalls Karen, \u201cThey were over the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the soundcheck, Prince gave each of them a small gift. As they began to exit, Prince asked Karen, \u201cDo they have tickets for tonight?\u201d \u201cNo,\u201d she said. \u201cAlright then,\u201d directed Prince, \u201cTake the ten of the best seats left and give \u2018em to them. They can share the rest with other members of the club.\u201d To see Prince give that much of himself to these girls is something that was never lost on Karen. \u201cHe loved his fans so much. I mean, how many artists would do something like that?\u201d <\/p>\n

That Prince Mystique<\/h2>\n

With Prince now navigating the media world as , he asked Karen to arrange three interviews; one with a US outlet, one from the UK, and another from Germany. \u201cHe didn\u2019t care who they were with, just as long as they were from those three countries. The three publications she chose were Vibe, the British monthly Q, and the Hamburg-based Max. And, the interviews would all be conducted in Monaco in early May of 1994, where Prince was to be honored (and perform) at the World Music Awards. <\/p>\n

The Vibe interview, which would ultimately appear in the magazine\u2019s August issue, had already been more than a year in the making. Karen had been in on the ground floor at Vibe since it was \u201cnothing more than a meeting in Quincy Jones\u2019 living room.\u201d Plus, the magazine\u2019s editor-in-chief, Alan Light, was already a dear friend of hers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d been schooling Prince on Alan as a writer for some time,\u201d notes Karen. The first meeting between the two men took place in San Francisco, before Prince invited Light to Paisley Park for a preview of the Act II Tour, which included opening sets by The NPG (sans Prince) and The Steeles. So, according to Karen, when Alan arrived on the Rivera \u201che had quite an advantage\u201d over both Adrian Deevoy (Q)and Uwe Killing (Max). But it would be the Q interview that Karen remembered most.<\/p>\n

She greeted Deevoy one morning at the famous H\u00f4tel de Paris Monte Carlo. \u201cIt was 10 a.m. and we were just waiting for Prince\u2019s cue to bring this gentleman up to his room.\u201d An hour goes by, then two, then four. Finally, sixteen hours later, at 2 a.m. the next morning no less, the call comes, \u201cPrince is ready now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karen giggles and adds \u201cMe and this guy knew so much about one another. We sat there are talked the whole time. I now knew everything about his family, he knew everything about mine.\u201d By the time they arrived Prince\u2019s room, Deevoy was a \u201cnervous wreck.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPrince opens the front door in a chiffon outfit,\u201d says Karen, \u201cAt the same time the room\u2019s chiffon curtains are blowing in-sync out the glass doors onto the deck overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a crystal clear night. There was a full moon. It was a picture perfect moment. He walked in, the door closed behind him.\u201d <\/p>\n

As Karen and a security guard walked away, they both \u201cfell out laughing,\u201d with Karen adding \u201cThat guy doesn\u2019t stand a chance.\u201d When Deevoy returned downstairs \u201che had completely sweat through his shirt and his jacket.\u201d He was looking to first get some rest, but Karen immediately interjected, \u201cOh no. You need to go directly to your room and write.\u201d <\/p>\n

Deevoy heeded her advice, and, Karen was happy for both him and Prince that it turned out to be \u201csuch a great piece.\u201d Upon reflection, Karen further observes, \u201cThat was the genius of Prince. He didn\u2019t put this kid through all of this to be mean. Prince was completely aware of the mystique that surrounded him\u2026 that he himself cultivated. And this was one of the ways he could simply continue that fantasy.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Music in Heaven<\/h2>\n

In addition to her many memories traveling with Prince, Karen has more than a few recollections of daily life at Paisley Park. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was not uncommon for him to call three or four of us at two in the morning to hear a new song he just recorded. When the phone rings at that hour, you know its him. You pick up and he\u2019d say \u2018Get out the bed. Get your clothes on.\u2019 And, to Chanhassen you went.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although it might seem to some that Prince was \u201cputting people out,\u201d Karen didn\u2019t see it that way at all. \u201cTo be one of the first to hear a new Prince composition\u2026 after he played all the instruments, did all the vocals, and completed a done rough mix. What an honor that was. Especially considering that was the only time he ever seemed vulnerable. He would stand off to the side waiting to hear what we thought of his work.\u201d Always awed by his talent and creativity, she often asked Prince, \u201cHow do you do this.\u201d His response was always the same, \u201cI\u2019m just the pen\u201d Prince would say.<\/p>\n

Another memory that sticks out revolves around the New York Times #1 Bestseller, Embraced by the Light by Betty J. Eadie. Released in 1992, Embraced by the Light chronicles Eadie\u2019s near death experience where she says she visited heaven and was embraced by Jesus before returning to her earthly body.<\/p>\n

Fascinated by her story, Prince bought hundreds of copies of the book that he shared with others. \u201cAmong the things that really piqued his interest,\u201d explains Karen, \u201cIs how much music Eadie said was in heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Eadie embarked on a speaking tour, Prince asked Karen to accompany him to the Minneapolis stop. \u201cWhat a strange couple we made,\u201d chuckles Karen. Following the event, Prince told Karen to contact Eadie and invite her to Paisley Park, an offer she readily accepted. <\/p>\n

On the evening Eadie arrived, she was with her son, but Prince asked if he could visit with her alone. \u201cHer son said that he didn\u2019t allow anyone to meet alone with his mother,\u201d reveals Karen, \u201cAnd the four of us gathered together as Prince and Betty talked.\u201d <\/p>\n

At one point during the conversation, Prince mentioned that he was interested in securing the film rights to the book. Eadie explained that both Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas had already made offers, but she wasn\u2019t inclined to sell the rights. \u201cI don\u2019t believe God gave me this experience for that reason\u2026 to give someone else control over my story.\u201d<\/p>\n

As she left and her son left Paisley Park that evening, she approached Prince to give him a hug. Of that moment, Karen says \u201cOf course, Prince was not big on hugs. Still, there was something unusual about this one. I could see he was unnerved by it.\u201d When Eadie turned to hug Karen, she soon knew why, \u201cI could feel her heart, her energy\u2026 it seemed otherworldly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back to Los Angeles<\/h2>\n

Karen eventually left Paisley Park to become Vice President of Media Relations and Artist Development for Warner Bros. Records. Regarding the move, Karen says \u201cYou just always sort of knew you weren\u2019t going to be a Paisley long enough to collect a pension.\u201d <\/p>\n

By this time, Russ Thyret - who was instrumental in the development of Prince\u2019s early career with the company \u2013 was now Chairman of Warner Bros. \u201cRuss told me that Prince said I was the only person he trusted at Warner Bros.,\u201d laughs Karen, \u201cI know better than that. I already know the game, okay. So am I believing that? Uh-uh. Not, not, not, not, not.\u201d<\/p>\n

After having worked with Prince on some of his final projects with Warner Bros. Karen didn\u2019t see her former boss much in the ensuing years. However, she fondly recalls running in to him a few years before he passed. \u201cHe asked me about my grandson, who is autistic,\u201d she marvels, \u201cThe fact that he remembered after all those years speaks volumes to the kind of person he was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, Karen serves as Senior Vice President of Public Relations for W&W, a PR, marketing, communications, and brand management firm founded by the late Patti Webster, a highly respected PR professional. Established in 1991, W&W has offices in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Miami, and her native Los Angeles, which Karen continues to call home. During her three-plus decades in the industry Karen\u2019s client roster includes names such as Curtis Mayfield, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Tupac Shakur, Seal, Bobby Brown, Nona Gaye, Quincy Jones, Eric Benet, The Estate of Barry While, The Chris Paul Family Foundation, Dwight Howard, Lalah Hathaway, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and Kershaw\u2019s Challenge. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe Was Ahead of his Time\u201d<\/h2>\n

When Karen first heard the news that Prince had died on the morning of April 21, 2016, she immediately wrote it off as \u201csome tabloid mess.\u201d However, when she discovered the rumors were true it was difficult to process. \u201cI was so heartbroken. And, what a terrible way for him to go\u2026 in an elevator, all alone.\u201d Knowing that Prince would have never wanted to die like that, the only solace she can take from it is thinking that \u201che would have wanted it be at Paisley Park. After all, \u201cThat\u2019s where he lived and breathed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karen\u2019s mind then turned to those three young ladies in Sweden. \u201cI know they must have instantly thought of that amazing day they shared with him.\u201d Personally, Karen still thinks of Prince all the time and recently had an experience that all at once, blew her mind and warmed her heart. <\/p>\n

After attending a family funeral in Delaware a few months ago, Karen was making her way to Boston for business. \u201cI was taking the Amtrak to Newark Airport and sat down next to this woman and her grandchildren.\u201d Upon introducing themselves to one another, this woman mentioned to Karen that they were returning home to Minnesota (after a trip to Washington, D.C.).<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I used to live in Chaska,\u201d responded Karen. When the woman then asked if she\u2019d ever been to Paisley Park, Karen revealed, \u201cActually, the reason I moved to Minnesota in the first place was to work for Prince.\u201d <\/p>\n

As it turns out, the woman Karen was talking to was, in fact, from the Northside. Moreover, since Prince\u2019s mother Mattie had to get to work early in the morning, this woman took turns (with another mom from the neighborhood) walking Prince to the school bus stop when he was about ten-years-old.<\/p>\n

Still flabbergasted, Karen wonders aloud, \u201cWhat are the chances of that?\u201d Karen continues, \u201cShe told me how the other kids would bully him because he was so small.\u201d In later years the woman \u2013 who also knew Bernadette Anderson quite well \u2013 owned a local club that Prince would occasionally visit. \u201cI could tell she was so proud of him\u2026 and so sad that he was gone. As was I.\u201d<\/p>\n

As she ponders his growth as a man and an artist, Karen imagines Prince at 70 or beyond, \u201cperforming with a philharmonic orchestra somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were so many things he hadn\u2019t done yet,\u201d she laments, \u201cAnd I\u2019m just sorry he didn\u2019t get those opportunities.\u201d That said, she\u2019s still comforted by the legacy that Prince did leave. Beyond his talent, which is in a class all its own, Karen reminds us \u201cThat Prince was hiring women in positions of power before anyone else.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, no matter what it was; be it the control of his image, the quest to own his own music, whatever,\u201d Karen declares, \u201cPrince was ahead of his time. He was always opening the doors for others, even when the rest of the world couldn\u2019t see it.\u201d <\/p>\n

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