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Subtitle: funk, sex, God, and genius in the music of Prince
By: Ben Greenman
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781250128379
Subjects: Rock music; Analysis, appreciation; Rock musicians; Criticism and interpretation; Biography
Other titles: Music of Prince
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284), discography (pages 263-280), and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Questlove; title: Introduction. The end; title: Man, music. Life can be so nice : his life and its beginnings; title: Baby I'm a star : his music and its beginnings; title: Brand new groove : his music and its properties; title: Musicology : his music and its imitators; title: Meaning. Girls and boys : sex in his music; title: Walk by the mirror : self in his music; title: What time is it? : others in his music; title: I wish u heaven : virtue and sin in his music; title: America : race and politics in his music; title: Methods, madness. What's my name : why he changed his name, and what that wrought; title: MPLS : how his hometown made him and how he, in turn, made it; title: Call the law : how he grew frustrated with fans and the internet; title: It's gonna be a beautiful night : when he was onstage; title: The work : how he produced so much for so long; title: Memory. Such a shame our friendship had to end; title: Appendix. Let's work : annotated discography and song index.