In part 3 of this exclusive interview, Prince and The Revolution band member Lisa Coleman tells Sam, 'I've been blessed, this life has been great to me...'. Ahead of her performance at November 2025s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (with Cyndi Lauper), they discuss a new album in the offing with Annie Lennox, working on music with MeShell NdegeOcello, activism, Carousel, the 21st April 1985 and saying goodbye to Prince...amongst other things. She also contemplates The Revolution playing again once more. Essential listening.
INTRO
2mins30s - Working on two albums with Meshell NdegeOcello... 'I respected her greatly'
4mins30s - Lisa talks about ambitions that remain for the rest of her career - 'I'm always trying things, because I have a limited technical ability'
6mins - Working with Annie Lennox, and hoping to release an album soon!
8mins - Feeling frustrated by politics, racism and the extreme brutality in the world...Lisa's social media presence and activism.
11mins - What would Prince be doing, and what would he make of the times we're living in right now?
15mins - '...he couldn't be that vulnerable, the older he got, the harder it was to change...'
16mins - Carousel, and Power Fantastic...The Revolution 'were all in different rooms in the house...'
18mins30s - Prince second guessing himself...? 'It should have gone on forever...'
20mins - "Do you remember your last conversation with Prince?"
21mins - The 21st April... and Sometimes It Snows In April...
26mins - 'I've been blessed, this life has been great to me...'
28mins - The Coleman and Melvoin family influence on Around The World In A Day....
30mins - "Keep sharing the pieces you do - sharing footage of your hands..."
31mins30s - Finding old cassettes in the attic...Venus de Milo (long)
33mins - "You just put a bit of magic out into the world...!
34mins - Solo album, would you ever perform it... and will The Revolution go back out on the road again?