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Subject(s)

• Rock musicians—United States—Biography [Browse]
• African American musicians—Biography [Browse]
• Prince [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Biographies [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• collective biographies [Browse]

Summary note

An exploration of the life and legacy of Prince discusses his vibrant and prolific output, the paradigm-shifting ideas in his music, and his wide-ranging impact on modern culture.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284), discography (pages 263-280).

Contents

• Foreword / by Questlove
• Introduction : the end
• Man, music. Life can be so nice: his life and its beginnings ; Baby I'm a star: his music and its beginnings ; Brand new groove: his music and its properties ; Musicology : his music and its imitators
• Meaning. Girls and boys : sex in his music ; Walk by the mirror : self in his music ; What time is it? : others in his music ; I wish u heaven : virtue and sin in his music ; America : race and politics in his music
• Methods, madness. What's my name : why he changed his name, and what that wrought ; MPLS : how his hometown made him and how he, in turn, made it ; Call the law : how he grew frustrated with fans and the internet ; It's gonna be a beautiful night : when he was onstage ; The work : how he produced so much for so long
• Memory. Such a shame our friendship had to end
• Appendix : Let's work : annotated discography and song index.

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ISBN

• 9781250128379 ((hardcover))
• 1250128374 ((hardcover))

LCCN

2016054759

OCLC

964624804

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