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Genre/Form: | Biographies Biography |
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Named Person: | Prince.; Prince. |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Touré |
ISBN: | 9781476737409 1476737401 9781476705491 1476705496 |
OCLC Number: | 1149235650 |
Description: | 163 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Introduction -- Prince's Rosebud -- The king of porn chic -- I'm your messiah -- Conclusion. |
Other Titles: | I would die for you Why Prince became an icon |
Responsibility: | Touré. |
Abstract:
Celebrated journalist, TV personality, and award-winning author Touré investigates one of the most enigmatic and fascinating figures in contemporary American culture: Prince. Drawing on new research and enlivened by Touré's unique pop-cultural fluency, I Would Die 4 U relies on surprising and in-depth interviews with Prince's band members, former girlfriends, musicologists, and even Bible scholars to deconstruct the artist's life and work. Prince's baby boomer status allowed him to play a wise older brother to the latchkey kids of generation X. Defying traditional categories of race, gender, and sexuality, he nonetheless presents a very traditional conception of religion and God in his music. He was an MTV megastar and a religious evangelist, using images of sex and profanity to invite us into a musical conversation about the healing power of God. By demystifying the man and his music, I Would Die 4 U shows us how Prince defined a generation.--Publisher's description.
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