Prince: A Portrait of the Artist in Memories & Memorabilia

Description

The seductive story of the unique artist that was Prince comes to life through these fascinating and rarely seen items. Photographs of custom-built guitars, beautifully crafted clothing and rare personalized recordings are all included alongside Prince expert Paul Sexton's insightful text, which includes original interview material from people close to Prince. Prince Rogers Nelson was a musical phenomenon who constantly reinvented himself throughout his long and colourful career, changing his style and even his name to keep his artistic output fresh and funky. Eccentric and flamboyant with an impressive vocal range, Prince influenced many other musicians with his trademark mix of funk, rock and R&B. In addition to his remarkable musical output, Prince helped other performers on their path to stardom, written songs for a variety of artists and even directed (and starred in) his own movies. He produced over 35 albums, including ten platinum albums in a career that spanned 5 decades, with 80 million records sold worldwide. Fans around the world mourned his untimely death in 2016.

Paul Sexton is a British journalist and broadcaster who began writing for Record Mirror while still at school. He is a regular writer for the Sunday Times, Billboard, Music Week and more. He has written and produced documentaries for the BBC, Virgin and Emirates. His successful BBC Radio 2 documentary Prince And Me featured contributions from Andre Cymone, Susannah Melvoin, Beverley Knight, Suzanne Vega and more.

"Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout...An impressively informative coffee-table style biography of a now legendary musician. A 'must' for the legions of Prince fans."--Midwest Book Review