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Thread started 05/02/16 2:34pm

derrick31

The Memoir

What's the possibility that Prince was working feverishly on his memoir during the week he infamously didn't sleep for 154 hours? I can only he assume he was working on the memoir or recoding more music. Maybe there are more than 50 pages complete and it's in the vault.
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Reply #1 posted 05/02/16 2:35pm

jtfolden

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derrick31 said:

What's the possibility that Prince was working feverishly on his memoir during the week he infamously didn't sleep for 154 hours? I can only he assume he was working on the memoir or recoding more music. Maybe there are more than 50 pages complete and it's in the vault.

The gossip going around that he was awake for 154 is not true. His brother-in-law said he was misquoted.

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Reply #2 posted 05/02/16 2:38pm

BillieBalloon

I wonder what is going to happen to the memoir too. Incomplete memoirs have been published before so who knows. Maybe they will bulk it out with pictures and quotes from people who knew him to make it more substantial.
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Reply #3 posted 05/02/16 7:56pm

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BillieBalloon said:

I wonder what is going to happen to the memoir too. Incomplete memoirs have been published before so who knows. Maybe they will bulk it out with pictures and quotes from people who knew him to make it more substantial.

Yes, I'm thinking it will still come out but in the form of another book...

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Reply #4 posted 05/02/16 9:42pm

PeteSilas

I was surprised when the memoir was announced but didn't really think it would have been very revealing. Most Bio's of celebs only show what they want to show. Then we have Prince, a guy who has always been very mysterious and private. This is one thing that I can't say that any of us lost out on. Could be wrong, but like he said, they offered him good money and he was willing to take it. Doesn't mean he would have been very revealing.

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Reply #5 posted 05/02/16 9:52pm

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I wonder who will attempt to finish the book.
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Reply #6 posted 05/02/16 10:57pm

mtlfan

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I wonder who will attempt to finish the book.

Sinead O'Connor, probably.

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Reply #7 posted 05/03/16 1:42am

Rebeljuice

Prince famously never slept much and from what I understand, Pecocet causes drowsiness and tiredness. Maybe he was on a mission to finish recording or writing his memoirs that he took something to counter the sleepiness and keep him awake which reacted with the percocet. If he knew his days were numbered, I can see Prince thinking that sleep was a real waste of time and would do everything he could to stay awake. His brother in laws comments may not have been so widely off the mark, despite him claiming he was misquoted.

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Reply #8 posted 06/23/16 10:31am

1Sasha


I posted elsewhere here that I thought the memoir pages which he did complete should be included in a Prince anthology. Imagine The Beatles Anthology but a Prince version - out-takes, extras, a DVD or two plus the memoir pages for Prince. Instead of the Martins, who could compile the project? Terry and Jimmy? Probably.

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Reply #9 posted 06/23/16 1:22pm

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I'm wondering whether the publishers will attempt to reclaim a percentage of any advance from the Estate because the memoir is incomplete.
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Reply #10 posted 06/23/16 1:37pm

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mtlfan said:

irresistiblebitch666 said:

I wonder who will attempt to finish the book.

Sinead O'Connor, probably.

Or Billy Jack Bitch

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Reply #11 posted 06/23/16 1:59pm

RachB65

Rebeljuice said:

Prince famously never slept much and from what I understand, Pecocet causes drowsiness and tiredness. Maybe he was on a mission to finish recording or writing his memoirs that he took something to counter the sleepiness and keep him awake which reacted with the percocet. If he knew his days were numbered, I can see Prince thinking that sleep was a real waste of time and would do everything he could to stay awake. His brother in laws comments may not have been so widely off the mark, despite him claiming he was misquoted.


Percosets make many people hyper. Not everyone has the same reaction. I knew a girl who did them for recreation and sbe would chatter non stop and get very hyper
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