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HOW THE REVOLUTION DEALT WITH PRINCE'S DEATH MINNEAPOLIS (AP) When
Prince died one year ago today, the members of The Revolution found
each other and played music to work through their grief. They decided
if it helped them, it might help his fans too. Guitarist Wendy Melvoin
says when they're together, "the energy is in the bottle. She says they
decided to do some shows so that fans could have a little relief from
their pain as well. The Revolution will kick off a tour tonight at
Prince's home, Paisley Park. The band members remember Prince as being
a perfectionist, but also as a fun-loving guy. Keyboardist Matt Fink
says sometimes they'd just skip rehearsal and play softball, and
drummer Bobby Z says that's when Prince's legendary basketball games
started. SOUND: 001-w-32-(Margie Szaroleta (zar-oh-LEH'-tah), AP music
correspondent, with Wendy Melvoin, guitarist for The Revolution)--Today
marks the first anniversary of the death of musician Prince. AP music
correspondent Margie Szaroleta takes a look at how his 1980s backing
band, The Revolution, dealt with losing him. ((opens with music)) (21
Apr 2017) < <
