Prince: The Man and His Music

A must for the legions of Prince fans out there." —Doug Johnstone, Big Issue"Thorne brings an exhaustive knowledge and attention to detail to the taskif you're as much of a fan as Thorne, you'll be in heaven." —Mick Brown, Daily Telegraph"The final word on the mad genius known as Prince Rogers Nelson. Thorne is a compelling, emotional narrator." —Kate Mossman, New Statesman"Highly engaging." —Mark Ellen, Observer"Everything I love in a book." —Nemone, BBC Radio 6 Music. It's

Must read for any true Prince "fam" I'm only halfway through the book. What I really like is reading the backstory to Prince's albums and projects. This is not a gossipy or superficial book which I really like. The author did real research and really respects Prince and his work.. Long and often times slow reading Mary Ann Schentrup There was a lot of information provided. I found that I often had to go back and forth in order to understand everything presented. There was no real logical progression. There seems to be an assumption that the reader has access to all albums and movies discussed. It was hard to relate to items not in my collection.I did not find this to be as enjoyable to read as most of the bo. V. Kells said Highly recommend for your Prince collection. I finally completed the book, and I would highly recommend this due to extensive knowledge of Prince's records and recordings; this I was pretty amazed about.Only critique is at times I felt lost with the timelines, as some chapters seemed just a tad overwhelming, however I'll excuse the author be it that it's our remarkable artist Prince. Excellent read and knowledge of Prince's

Originally released in the UK in 2012, this first US publication of Prince includes updated content detailing the artist's two 2014 albums, tour, 2015 Tidal release, and other career events.This astonishingly rich, almost encyclopedic biography is a must-have for any serious fan of Prince.. The newest, most updated book on Prince available todayFamously reticent and perennially controversial, Prince was one of the few music superstars who remained, largely, an enigma—even up to his premature death on April 21, 2016. A fixture of the pop canon, Prince is widely held to be the greatest musician of his generation and will undoubtedly remain an inspiring and singular talent.This meticulously researched biography is the most comprehensive work on Prince yet published. Acclaimed British novelist and critic Matt Thorne draws on years of research and dozens of interviews with Prince's intimate associates (many of whom have never spoken on record before) to examine every phase of the musician's 35-year career, including