Sharon and Norrine Nelson are threatening legal action against the executors of Prince’s estate. Apparently the good people from Comerica Bank & Trust came to Paisley Park in Minnesota and emptied out the vault early last month. The contents – which were taken to California – included master tapes of unreleased music worth $200 million dollars.
Comerica claims that the items will be safer at a storage company, but the half-sisters of His Purpleness want the music returned to Paisley Park “where it belongs.” Sharon said, “It’s just as though Prince passed away again. That’s how I felt. I was really devastated by that.”
Comerica is required to give the heirs 14 business days’ notice before making any transaction worth over $2 million dollars and the sisters say that should’ve been applied in this case. The executors released a statement saying, “After reviewing the storage conditions at Paisley Park and out of concern regarding the consequences of a fire or other loss at the facility, Comerica determined that it was necessary to transfer the audio and visual content to a secure location where all of the original content could be securely stored and digitized as a safeguard against the destruction or loss of any original content.”
Source: NME
