Maybe it’s thanks to that oft-repeated Seinfeld line, but often when musicians refer to their vaults, we tend to assume that they’re not talking about a physical area. Maybe sometimes they’re referring to that space under their bed or the back of their closets where they hide old tapes and song lyrics for the sake of storage. However, it turns out that Prince was far more literal than anyone could assume.
Since Prince’s untimely passing in 2016, there has been much talk about the music that he left in his vault, with family members and representatives often talking about releasing some of this music to the Purple One’s dedicated fans.
However, these past few years have seen many assume that Prince’s ‘vault’ was a metaphorical one, used to refer only to his various storage areas that he would have. After all, it’s not like he had an actual bank vault on his property where he could store music and things like 67 10-ounce gold bars worth nearly US$840,000, right? Well…
As Consequence Of Sound reports, the Carver Country Sheriff’s Office recently released a number of photographs from Prince’s vault as part of their investigation into the 57-year-old’s passing.
The photos show shelves and shelves full of cassettes, tapes, CDs and other recordings by the musician, looking more like a library than a storage room.
Amazingly, due to the fact that Prince left no will and told no one else the access code to the bank vault, it had to be drilled open to actually see what was left inside. Once they got in, it was discovered there was enough music inside for a new Prince album to be released every year for the next century.
On Thursday, the Carver County Sheriff’s Office announce that no criminal charges would be made in relation to Prince’s death, with their findings noting that he died due to an accidental fentanyl overdose.
Check out photos of inside Prince’s vault:
