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Prince’s 3rdEyeGirl Drummer Hannah Ford Welton Speaks: “We celebrate the incredible life he lived”

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Instagram_photo_by_HANNAHGRAM_•_Apr_25,_2016_at_5_16_PM_-_2016-04-25_18.10.05Hannah Ford Welton, the drummer for 3RdEye Girl and the wife of Joshua Welton, Prince’s producer for the last couple of years, has posted a statement to Instagram.

The Weltons were part of Prince’s inner circle recently, but haven’t said anything so far about his untimely death. Hannah is pregnant with the couple’s first child, a girl due in September.

Prince never let anyone produce his albums in the past. But Joshua Welton became his de facto producer for the HitnRun, Phase 1 album. Welton got co-songwriting credit on most of the songs, too. He also co-produced Art Official Age and worked on 3rd Eye Girl’s PlectrumElectrum album.

(Yes, Prince was wildly productive in the last two years, issuing 4 albums.)

What a break for such a young guy!

Welton may know more about what was ailing Prince but so far he’s remained silent.

Roger Friedman
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