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Book SynopsisPrince on Prince gets behind the controversies to tell the Prince story in his own words.
Prince is among the most respected and influential entertainers of the twentieth century, breaking sexual, racial, and creative barriers throughout his almost forty years in the spotlight.
He was a multitalented studio artist, a master songwriter who produced and performed almost all of his own music on yearly LPs and countless singles and videos. He was one of the most dynamic live performers ever to hit the stage, a world-class dancer, and musician who’s still remembered for the best Super Bowl halftime performance in history. He fought for artists’ rights, changed his name to a glyph, and took a star turn in the Oscar-winner Purple Rain.
But for all this, he was a quiet and private individual, reluctant to talk about the work he felt should speak for itself. This volume offers a chronological look at some of Prince’s most entertaining and revealing interviews, from 1978 and the release of his debut LP, For You, to a 2015 interview conducted only months before his untimely death at the age of fifty-seven.
Prince’s memoir was left incomplete, but this volume offers a view of the man as he sought to portray himself in his own words to journalists of every status throughout his career.Table of ContentsMay / June 1978 Prince: Touch of Magic Insider Jeff Schneider
Mar-80 That Mysterious Prince: He Talks About Himself! Soul Teen J. Randy Taraborrelli
21 Dec. 1980 Prince: More than just a ‘Dirty Mind’ Los Angeles Times Dennis Hunt
25 Feb. 1981 Prince in the afternoon Aquarian Night Owl – supplement Gene Kalbacher
Jun. 1981 Prince. Mom’s favorite freak Rock & Soul Ed Ochs
6 Jun. 1981 Strutting With The New Soul Monarch New Musical Express (NME) Chris Salewicz
Nov. 21 1982 The Renegade Prince Los Angeles Times Robert Hillburn
Sep. 1983 Mixed Emotions: Prince on the Music Musician Robert Hillburn
Sep. 1983 Prince: Strange Tales from Andre’s Basement... and other fantasies come true. Musician Barbara Graustark
September 12 1985 Prince Talks Rolling Stone
Jun 7 1986 Radio Interview Power96 WHYT Electrifying Mojo
Jan. 1992 Prince Invites Black Beat to Paisley Park Black Beat Steven Ivory
11 Mar. 1995 New Gold Dream Echoes Adam Mattera
Nov. 12 1996 Press Conference
Portrait of The Artist as a newly free man Nick Krewen
Jan. 1997 Den Siste Artisten (The Last Artist) Pop Andres Lokko
Apr. 1997 Portrait of the Artist Musician Robert L. Doerschuk
June 24 1997 World Healing Project Press Conference
Aug. 1998 18 Questions for THE ARTIST (still generally known as Prince) Mojo (#57) Ben Edmonds
Oct./Nov. 1999 The ARTIST Formerly known as PRINCE... An Exclusive Interview OK! Jesse Nash
Dec. 1999 O(+>: Portrait of The Artists as a Free Man Notorious Dimitri Ehrlich
Mar-00 An Interview with the Prince formerly known as The Artist MOJO Barney Hoskyns
May 16 2000 NYC Press Conference
Jun. 2001 Prince Yahoo! Internet Life Bilge Ebiri
Jun. 12 2004 Prince of Paradox Daily Telegraph Mick Brown
Sept. 12 2004 "Where's My Interview?" Gallery of Sound Gary Graff
December 13 2005 Press Conference - Los Angeles
11 Jan. 2009 My night with Prince L.A. Times Ann Powers
October 12 2009 Hotel Costes Press Conference
24-Jun-10 ‘Ik word steeds beter’ ("I'm getting better") Het Nieuwsblad Hans-Maarten Post
23-Jun-11 "I'm a musician. And I am music" The Guardian Dorian Lynskey
3 Jul. 2013 Everlasting Now: Prince V Vanessa Grigoriadis
Apr-14 All The Critics Love You In . . . London? Mojo Will Hodgkinson
22 Dec. 2015 Prince Hits N Runs N Talks! Ebony Miles Marshall Lewis
