Prairie Prince joins Bob Lefsetz for a deep‑dive, no‑filter conversation—tracking his music and art journey from the early days to now, with behind‑the‑scenes stories from Colours and Passions, his debut solo album.
We love the Tubes around here so we’re breaking one of our rules of not dipping into bands we’ve already covered on the show. There’s a very good reason for this. Drummer Prairie Prince is a lot more than the Tubes’ drummer. His long and storied career includes Todd Rundgren, Chris Isaak, Brian Eno, Jefferson Starship, Journey, David Foster and tons more. Prairie just released his first solo album, Colours and Passions, which is more of an ambitious art project than a collection of songs. Inspired by a 1966 album by jazz/spoken word artist Ken Nordine, the album is poetry and spoken word pieces about colors put to music as only an artist like Prairie can do. He joins us this week to discuss the creation of the album and to share stories from his long and diverse career. He’s one of a kind. Enjoy! — The Hustle
Join me on TalkShopLive, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 7pm ET for an interview about my debut solo album “Prairie Prince Colours and Passions.”
The ambitious project—ten years in the making and featuring 50 musicians across 14 tracks—pays homage to spoken word legend Ken Nordine’s landmark 1966 album “Colors.”
We’ll talk about the making of the album, the songs and some of my friends that played on it including Todd Rundgren, Journey’s Ross Valory, Dead Kennedys Jello Biafra and Buckethead to name a few.
I’ll be answering questions from you. And as my way of saying thanks for buying, each CD & vinyl purchased will come with an autographed insert from me.
Thursday, March 5 at 7pm ET on TalkShopLive. Colours and Passions – see you there!
