Dig if you will the picture : funk, sex, God, and genius in the music of Prince

Summary: 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.

Item details

ISBN: 9781250128379
ISBN: 1250128374
ISBN: 9781250128362
Physical Description: print
xiii, 286 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.
Discography: pages [263]-280.

Formatted Contents Note:

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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