What Happened to Prince's Paisley Park After He Died?

On April 21st, 2016, Prince was found in an elevator at Paisley Park. He was 57. The most control-obsessed artist in music history — the man who wrote SLAVE on his face and gave up his own name to win back his masters — left no will. Not an outdated one. None. This is the full story of what happened next: the 45+ people who claimed a piece of the estate (including a federal inmate who demanded a DNA test) — the basement vault the bank had to drill open, holding enough unreleased music for a century — the six-year probate war and the IRS battle that ended at $156 million — the heirs who didn't live to see the settlement — the museum that opened six months after his death, run by the same company that runs Graceland — and the ceramic urn in the atrium, built in the shape of Paisley Park itself. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 The door they had to drill 2:40 The man who owned everything 5:30 The fortress in Chanhassen 7:00 The missing paper 9:30 45 claimants and one DNA test 11:00 Inside the vault 13:30 The estate that funded its own dismantling 15:30 The IRS war: $82M vs $163M 17:00 The museum that opened in six months 18:30 The house inside the house 19:10 Where Paisley Park stands today 💬 Was opening Paisley Park six months after his death the right call — or indecently fast? Should everything in the vault be released? Tell me in the comments, and let me know which country you're watching from. 🔔 Subscribe for the next one: when Aretha Franklin died, they said she left no will either. Then somebody looked under the couch cushions — and found two. 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING · Carver County District Court, Minnesota — In re: Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson (2016-2022), probate filings. · Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, findings released June 2016. · IRS valuation dispute and January 2022 settlement (~$156.4M), as reported in court records and contemporary coverage. · Comerica Bank & Trust administration filings; heirs' fee objections. · Paisley Park Museum / Graceland Holdings operating history (opened October 2016). · Pantone "Love Symbol #2" announcement (2017). ⚠️ DISCLAIMER Independently produced documentary commentary based on public records, court filings and published reporting. Not affiliated with the Prince Estate, Paisley Park, Primary Wave or the Nelson family. Where accounts differ, this is stated in the narration. No Prince recordings or copyrighted footage are used. #Prince #PaisleyPark #Documentary #CelebrityEstates #MusicHistory