Prince

Author: Mobeen Azhar Series: Stories Behind The Songs

Prince: Stories from the Purple Underground is the ultimate pictorial tribute to this truly unique artist, his seductive performances and his incredible musical career. Beginning with an introductory essay, Mobeen Azhar tells the basic story of Prince's birth, evolution, career and death. But what differentiates this book is what follows: many personal, first-hand anecdotes from those who grew up with, knew and worked alongside Prince are recounted alongside a carefully curated series of photographs, many of which are rare and have never been published before. A plethora of iconic shots from all stages of Prince's varied career are included, and the book pays homage to the originality, the glamour, and above all the sexiness that Prince embodied.

A pictorial tribute to this unique artist: his life, his performances and his musical career.

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Summary

A pictorial tribute to this unique artist: his life, his performances and his musical career.

Description

Prince was an icon of artistry and individuality, a symbol (quite literally, at one point in his career) of independence, a man who lived for the art of his music. He chose to position himself outside the confines of the music industry and recorded, played and performed the way he wanted to. And it worked: his fans were devoted, his influence was huge, his music popular around the world, and his live shows legendary: news of his untimely death was met with shock and surprise. Journalist and Prince fanatic Mobeen Azhar interviewed key members of Prince's entourage, many of them speaking about the great man for the first time and this book highlights those first-hand accounts, to paint a more up-close-and-personal picture of this visionary artist than you have ever seen before.

About the Author

Mobeen Azhar is a BBC journalist, regular reporter for NPR's This World, and Prince fanatic. His documentary short Hunting For Prince's Vault was a worldwide hit, for which he interviewed many of Prince's associates, some of them speaking about Prince for the first time. He has won an Amnesty International award and has been nominated for a One World Media Award and a BAFTA award. He has attended 53 Prince concerts and even appeared on stage with the man himself.