Prince: The Making of a Pop Music Phenomenon

Professor Stan Hawkins, Department of Musicology, University of Oslo, Norway and Professor Sarah Niblock, Head of Journalism, Brunel University, UK.

It's about time! Prince, pop's SEXY MF, has long been a subject of fan praise and speculation. While acknowledging these deep veins of adulation and conjecture, Hawkins and Niblock critically rewrite them through refined interdisciplinary inquiry. The result is a rich account of the intertwined complexities of Prince's profound musicianship, performance verve, and positioned subjectivity.'Steven Feld, University of New Mexico, USA'In Prince: The Making of a Pop Music Phenomenon, Stan Hawkins and Sarah Niblock have written a thorough, scholarly and insightful study of the cultural impact, iconic status, and the work of Prince. They have explored the psychology behind Prince's writing and behind the perception of his work by the public and by critics in a way that is engaging, convincing, and exceptionally well researched. This is a book that every serious student of popular culture (and especially of Prince) should read.' James E. Perone, Author of The Words and Music of Prince

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Making of the Authentic Pop Icon; Chapter 2 Inscriptions of Otherness; Chapter 3 A God of Earthly Pleasures; Chapter 4 Voicing the Erotic and the sublime; Chapter 5 ‘Take Me with U, Prince’; Chapter 6 The Princian Sonic Universe; Chapter 7 The Live Experience;