Prince - An Original Life in Pictures
Will be published approx. on 14. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-78739-095-9 (ISBN)
Description
Prince: An Original Life in Pictures paints an amazing picture of the artist, through personal anecdotes gleaned from his entourage and beautiful photography. Mobeen Azhar has interviewed the artist's friends specifically for this book in order to find out what the man behind iconic albums such as Purple Rain was really like.
Prince was a paragon 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, while news of his untimely death was met with shock and sadness.
Prince was a paragon 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, while news of his untimely death was met with shock and sadness.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
120 clr and b&w photos
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78739-095-9 (9781787390959)
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Person
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, airing on BBC News 24, BBC World Service and NPR. While filming it he visited Paisley Park and interviewed many of Prince's associates, some of them speaking about Prince for the first time. Mobeen has reported for BBC's The One Show, Assignment, 5Live Investigates, as well as appearing on The Huffington Post Live. He has won an Amnesty International award and has been nominated for a One World Media Award and multiple BAFTAs, winning the Reality and Constructed Factual BAFTA in 2017. He has attended 53 Prince concerts and even appeared on stage with the man himself.
Content
Prince: An Original Life in Pictures is the ultimate pictorial tribute to this truly unique singer/songwriter, his seductive performances and his incredible musical career. The book features many iconic shots of Prince from all stages of his varied career, and pays homage to the originality, the glamour, and above all the sexiness that Prince embodied.