The beautiful ones
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Piepenbring, Dan, editor.
Published
New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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Canon City Public Library - BIOGRAPHY | B PRINCE | On Shelf |
Dolores County School-Public Library - DOLORHIGH - BIOGRAPHY | 92 PRI | On Shelf |
Fort Morgan Public Library - BIOGRAPHY | BIO Prince 2019 | On Shelf |
Mancos Library District - NONFICTION | B PRI | On Shelf |
Park County Public Libraries - Fairplay Branch (C932) - BIOGRAPHY | BIO Pri | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own wordsfeaturing never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death Prince was a musical genius, one of the most beloved, accomplished, and acclaimed musicians of our time. He was a startlingly original visionary with an imagination deep enough to whip up whole worlds, from the sexy, gritty funk paradise of zUptowny to the mythical landscape of Purple Rain to the psychedelia of zPaisley Park.y But his most ambitious creative act was turning Prince Rogers Nelson, born in Minnesota, into Prince, one of the greatest pop stars of any era. The Beautiful Ones is the story of how Prince became Princea first-person account of a kid absorbing the world around him and then creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and fame that would come to define him. The book is told in four parts. The first is the memoir Prince was writing before his tragic death, pages that bring us into his childhood world through his own lyrical prose. The second part takes us through Princes early years as a musician, before his first album was released, via an evocative scrapbook of writing and photos. The third section shows us Princes evolution through candid images that go up to the cusp of his greatest achievement, which we see in the books fourth section: his original handwritten treatment for Purple Rain the final stage in Princes self-creation, where he retells the autobiography of the first three parts as a heroic journey. The book is framed by editor Dan Piepenbrings riveting and moving introduction about his profound collaboration with Prince in his final monthsa time when Prince was thinking deeply about how to reveal more of himself and his ideas to the world, while retaining the mystery and mystique hed so carefully cultivatedand annotations that provide context to the books images. This work is not just a tribute to an icon, but an original and energizing literary work in its own right, full of Princes ideas and vision, his voice and imagehis undying gift to the world.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Prince., & Piepenbring, D. (2019). The beautiful ones (First edition.). Spiegel & Grau.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prince and Dan, Piepenbring. 2019. The Beautiful Ones. Spiegel & Grau.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prince and Dan, Piepenbring. The Beautiful Ones Spiegel & Grau, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Prince,, and Dan Piepenbring. The Beautiful Ones First edition., Spiegel & Grau, 2019.
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