Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
288
Utgivningsdatum
2019-10-29
Förlag
Century
Dimensioner
242 x 165 x 26 mm
Vikt
900 g
ISBN
9781780899176

The Beautiful Ones

av Prince
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Inbunden,  Engelska, 2019-10-29
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'A triumph... The Beautiful Ones rivals the Beastie Boys Book - or even your favourite Prince song - as a masterclass in the bottling of its subject's seductive essence... his presence in this book is so strong that it's hard to believe he has really left the building' ***** MOJO 'Handsomely presented, visually sumptuous' THE 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 wasn't 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 Prince's childhood world through his own lyrical prose. The second part takes us into Prince's early years as a musician, before his first album released, through a scrapbook of Prince's writing and photos. The third section shows us Prince's evolution through candid images that take us up to the cusp of his greatest achievement, which we see in the book's fourth section: his original handwritten treatment for Purple Rain-the final stage in Prince's self-creation, as he retells the autobiography we've seen in the first three parts as a heroic journey. The book is framed by editor Dan Piepenbring's 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 he'd so carefully cultivated-and annotations that provide context to each of the book's images. This work is not just a tribute to Prince, but an original and energizing literary work, full of Prince's ideas and vision, his voice and image, his undying gift to the world. ______________________________________________ 'Prince's voice comes through loud and clear; his personality, joie de vivre and single-mindedness jumping off the page throughout.' CLASSIC POP MAGAZINE
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A triumphThe Beautiful Ones rivals the Beastie Boys Book or even your favourite Prince song as 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 building. ***** * Mojo * Handsomely presented, visually sumptuous... These tantalising pages will only enhance the enigmatic pop stars mystique. Fluidly written, intimate and warm it offers glimpses, partial and alluring. * The Times * Prince remains as enigmatic as ever. And yet, it is in the very fragmentary structure of the book that the essence of the man comes aliveIn a world of identikit pop stars terrified of upsetting the apple cart, this is a book that reminds us that Prince truly was one of a kind. * Irish Independent * The Beautiful Ones is a splendidly produced book and if we are only to have fragments, then these are the very best ones to have: childhood, his complex relationship with his handsome father and his beautiful complicated mother Mattie this book is a fun glance, a tiny bolt from what now feels like a very distant past, and will leave you feeling nothing but huge affection for little, brilliant Skipper. * The Spectator * A 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 himself. * Daily Telegraph * Admittedly, The Beautiful Ones is a book in pieces, fragments of the ground-braking autobiography Prince had planned. Pieced together after his death in 2016, it collects his handwritten childhood memoirs, 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. * The Sunday Times * The Beautiful Ones is for everyone. It doesn't matter whether you're a Prince fanatic or if your interest is simply piqued by all things music or pop culture: The book is worth picking up.The Beautiful Ones is not a read, but an experience, an immersion inside the mind of a musical genius. You are steeped in Prince's 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 Today * Its both a pleasure and a surprise to say that although The Beautiful Ones may not satisfy fans wildest dreams, it delivers much, much more than we had any reason to expect. As is clear from editor Dan Piepenbrings very long intro, Prince took the project very seriously, and it shows in the work he delivered. Although the actual autobiography segment of this book ends at the end of Princes teens, it shines an intimate and revealing light on the least-known period of his life his childhood which is embellished with family photos, notes and other ephemera. * Variety * Piepenbrings introduction certainly gives a sense of the singer, someone who was both otherworldly and prosaic. * Guardian * The Beautiful Ones is an 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.Its another truth about him that is rarely explored in the media. The Beautiful Ones shows that Prince is one of us he just worked to manifest dreams that took him from the North Side of Minneapolis to the Super Bowl. It encourages us to tap into our power to design the lives we envision for ourselves and set a precedent for future generations to do the same. * Huffpost * The stories told in The Beautiful Ones are filmic dreams of a life. * New Statesman * The Beautiful Ones remains a jewel like fra

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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.