The Beautiful Ones by Prince (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Beautiful Ones by Prince Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time-featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death. Publisher Description THE BEAUTIFUL ONES is the official story of Princes life, told through his own words, work, and personal effects, illustrated in beautiful colour full-colour . It will be an intimate, unconventional narrative, echoing his mantra of creativity, community and identity, giving an unprecedented and inspiring insight into the life of the global superstar.THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Times, Sunday Times and Telegraph Book of the Year______________________________________________A triumph ... a masterclass in the bottling of its subjects seductive essence. His presence in this book is so strong that its hard to believe he has really left the buildingMOJOHandsomely presented, visually sumptuousTHE TIMES______________________________________________From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time-featuring 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 talented, beloved, accomplished, popular, and acclaimed musicians in pop history. But he wasnt only a musician-he was also a startlingly original visionary with an imagination deep enough to whip up whole worlds, from the sexy, gritty funk paradise of his early records to the mythical landscape of Purple Rain to the psychedelia of Paisley Park. But his greatest creative act was turning Prince Rogers Nelson, born in Minnesota, into Prince, the greatest pop star of his era.The Beautiful Ones is the story of how Prince became Prince-a 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 composed of the memoir he was writing before his tragic death, pages that brings us into Princes childhood world through his own lyrical prose. The second part takes us into Princes early years as a musician, before his first album released, through a scrapbook of Princes writing and photos. The third section shows us Princes evolution through candid images that take us 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, as he retells the autobiography weve seen in the first three parts as a heroic journey.The book is framed by editor Dan Piepenbrings riveting and moving introduction about his short but profound collaboration with Prince in his final days-a 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 cultivated-and annotations that provide context to each of the books images.This work is not just a tribute to Prince, but an original and energizing literary work, full of Princes ideas and vision, his voice and image, his undying gift to the world.______________________________________________Princes voice comes through loud and clear; his personality, joie de vivre and single-mindedness jumping off the page throughout.CLASSIC POP MAGAZINEThe Beautiful Ones is for everyone. Its not a read, but an experience, an immersion inside the mind of a musical genius. You are steeped in Princes images, his words, his essence... The book can be a starting point for a Prince fascination, or a continuation of long-standing admiration. Either way, it will deepen the connection of any reader with the musical icon."USA TODAYThe Beautiful Ones remains a jewel-like fragment, Piepenbrings sensitive introduction providing a snapshot of the Purple Ones last months at Paisley Park and during the Piano and Microphone tour Q MAGAZINEAn affirmation of Princes Blackness and humanity... Prince writes about his childhood with clarity and poetic flair, effortlessly combining humorous anecdotes with deep self-reflection and musical analysis... Prince is one of us - he just worked to manifest dreams that took him from the North Side of Minneapolis to the Super Bowl.HUFFPOSTA compelling curiosity that finds its author orbiting around a few touchingly intimate encounters with his sphinx-like subject ... with passages, lyric sheets and photographs from the Purple One himselfTELEGRAPH, Books of the YearA memoir that is written by Prince, literally. Handwritten pages he had shared with Piepenbring make up Part 1, taking us from his first memory - his mothers eyes - through the early days of his career... The Beautiful Ones doesnt paint a perfect picture. Its not definitive. It cant be, it shouldnt be and, thankfully, it doesnt try to be. Well never know what it might have been if Prince had lived. But its a good start. Now, its up to us to take whats there and make something out of it for ourselves, creating, just as Prince wanted.NPRBoth a pleasure and a surprise ... Prince took the project very seriously, and it shows in the work he delivered. ... It shines an intimate and revealing light on the least-known period of his lifeVARIETYThe Beautiful Ones is a book in pieces, fragments of the ground-breaking autobiography Prince had planned. Pieced together after his death in 2016, it collects his handwritten childhood memoires, superb personal photographs and his chosen co-writer Dan Piepenbrings vivid account of their brief collaboration. Yet remarkably despite the central absence, it still catches something of Prince between the gaps - a trace of perfume, a glance to camera, a first kiss SUNDAY TIMES, Book of the YearThis is a beautiful book and a must-have for Prince completistsDAILY EXPRESSA ghostly memoir of a pop legendTHE i Author Biography Prince Rogers Nelson is one of the most popular and influential musical acts of all time. Known for his style and range, Princes prolific music career included an ever-evolving sound that blended pop, R&B, hip-hop, jazz and soul. Prince sold over 100 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He won seven GRAMMY Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for the film "Purple Rain." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year of his eligibility. Prince tragically passed away at his Paisley Park home on April 21, 2016. His legacy lives on through the timeless messages of love in his music and the countless ways his work has touched lives.Dan Piepenbring is a writer and former editor at The Paris Review. Details ISBN 1780899173 ISBN-13 9781780899176 Title The Beautiful Ones Author Prince Format Hardcover Year 2019 Pages 288 Publisher Cornerstone GE_Item_ID:126024409; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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