--- title: Prince Dead in Paisley Park: What to Know About the Studio description: Here's why Prince's recording studios matter. canonical: https://time.com/4303574/paisley-park-prince-studios/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-21T18:08:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:56:32.710Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: What to Know About Paisley Park, Where Prince Died og:description: Here's why Prince's recording studios matter. og:url: https://time.com/4303574/paisley-park-prince-studios/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04fff256a346b980/6988903cab6d772b636a9612/paisley-park-prince-died-studios-recording.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: paisley park prince died studios recording og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What to Know About Paisley Park, Where Prince Died twitter:description: Here's why Prince's recording studios matter. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04fff256a346b980/6988903cab6d772b636a9612/paisley-park-prince-died-studios-recording.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # What to Know About Paisley Park, Where Prince Died  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Apr 21, 2016 6:08 PM CUT  The offices and recording studios of Paisley Park Records in Chanhassen, Minnesota, circa 1990. The offices and recording studios of Paisley Park Records in Chanhassen, Minnesota, circa 1990.Tim Roney—Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Apr 21, 2016 6:08 PM CUT The studio residence where Prince was [found dead](http://time.com/4303558/prince-dead-died-death-paisley-park/ "undefined") on Thursday has always been hard to define, but exciting to describe. Though he kept residence elsewhere as well, Paisley Park Studios outside Minneapolis long served as the central location for Prince’s work. But Paisley Park wasn’t just for him: TIME [noted in 1990](http://time.com/vault/issue/1990-11-19/page/119/ "undefined") that the artist’s choice to center his production in Minnesota effectively put the state’s music scene on the map at the time of its construction [in 1986](http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Paisley%5FPark%5FStudios "undefined"). Prince conceptualized the music haven, and paid for it to be built in Chanhassen, Minn. The[ TIME article described](http://time.com/vault/issue/1990-11-19/page/119/ "undefined") the $10-million complex: --- > “” --- Prince’s office featured stained glass doors and a wall elsewhere featured a highly-placed illustration of his eyes with a “godlike sunburst” beaming from in between them, according to a later [TIME article](http://time.com/vault/issue/1996-11-25/page/100/ "undefined"). There was also a large glass pyramid on top of the facility that glowed purple whenever he was in the building. Prince recorded nearly 30 albums at Paisley Park Studios after 1987\. 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