northernlad is spot-on. there is a lot of great information in this book including lots of negative stuff about prince which is undisputable (in fact the vast majority of the negative stuff in the book is undisputable). but the whole "rise-fall/prince in and out of control" story arc he forces everything through almost ruins the entire thing completely. the writing is very tabloidy, childish and sensationalistic. it also brings itself down by "sexing up" reliable accounts from reliable individuals with rumors or hearsay from "unnamed sources". it's definitely a must-read if you're a prince fan, it has some really fascinating stuff in it (the stuff about the black album/lovesexy epiphany blew my mind, the stuff about his arguments with WB in the late eighties early nineties were eye-opening too) but yeah...giant mountain of salt.
[Edited 12/29/06 14:22pm]