Prince’s co-star Sheila E. says she’s ‘devastated’ over being rejected from Paisley Park

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Sheila E. thought she’d be welcome to indicate up unannounced to shoot some music video at Paisley Park, where the Grammy-nominated drummer once worked together with her mentor and former fiancée, the late rock superstar Prince. She was flawed.

In an Instagram video, she said she felt hurt when she went to pay her respects on Friday, her 66th birthday, but was not allowed into the studio. She said it “won’t take away from the joy he and I experienced together” on the studio in suburban Minneapolis, which now houses a museum in his memory.

“I went to rejoice him, I desired to go into the studio and do a live video, take a photograph, they usually said, ‘No.’ – Sheila said. “My heart is broken. I can not even get into Paisley. It’s a bit mixed up. … Not a great method to rejoice his birthday.

In a follow-up statement released Monday through her publicist, Sheila said she now wants the museum to return her old drum kit, which she claims Prince personally asked to “borrow” to be able to display. She said she even heard the guide say, “My idol, Sheila E. even has her own drum set in the studio!”

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Paisley Park wrote on its Instagram account that it just needed advance warning.

“Hello Sheila – we love and respect you and we offered you to come back and film on the sound stage or other locations, but we couldn’t can help you film within the studios without prior knowledge and planning, especially with tours going down at time. We hope you may visit Paisley Park again in the longer term – tell us! Happy Prince’s Day,” we read within the message ending with a purple heart emoji.

On Saturday, Sheila was in Minnesota for a concert with Morris Day & the Time within the northern town of Walker. In her statement on Monday, she said she was the primary artist to record with Prince at Paisley Park and walk with him on the grounds when “it was just dirt and ropes.” So she thinks her story should count for something.

Prince didn’t leave a will when he died in 2016 of an accidental fentanyl overdose, so his estate, including Paisley Park, went to his siblings, who later sold most of their shares. His estate is currently owned by two corporations, music management company Primary Wave and Prince Legacy LLC, with 2% of the shares still held by his sister Tyka Nelson.