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This meticulously researched biography is the most comprehensive work on Prince yet published. Unlike other Prince books, this one eschews speculation into the artist's highly guarded private life and instead focuses deep and sustained attention exactly where it should be: on his work.Prince's purple reign is unpicked Acclaimed British novelist and critic Matt Thorne draws on years of research and dozens of interviews with Prince’s intimate associates (many of whom have never spoken on record before) to examine every phase of the musician’s thirty-five-year career, including nearly every song, released and unreleased—that Prince has recorded.
An epic book that A fixture of the pop canon, Prince is widely held to be the greatest musician of his generation and will undoubtedly remain an inspiring and singular talent. This meticulously researched.
An account of a pop Praise for Prince: The Man and His Music by Matt Thorne: "Matt Thorne's Prince is the definitive work on the man; I am listening again to every piece of his music with renewed enthusiasm." —Alexis Taylor, Hot Chip "[Thorne] brings an enthusiasm, intelligence, and maverick spirit to the pages covering the year career of Prince Rogers.