Prince should write his Autobiography in the near future. I like reading the autobiographies of Celebrities. What do you think he should be more candid about? He is a Gemini, the sign of the writer/communicator/artist/inventer. I would like to know: who else in his family were musicians. If he does not write it, then he can pick someone else to write his biography. He is a very bright and talented person. That is why he has so Many Haters. I am not one of them. I wonder why people always talk about his sex life? I do not think that his parents were so concerned about it. I think some of his fans wanted/want him to be a Virgin, or a priest.

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I would love that...I have a feeling the tone would b like Grafitti Bridge

i have thought about this and i believe he shouldnt...

i woud much rather read an biography written with the aid of wendy,lisa,alan leeds,members of the npg,fduane nelson,andre etc

a prince autobiography would now just be his musings on jeehovah,and the system and the truth not about fucking vanity in bathrooms in nyc or getting arrested on planes in the 70's

jonylawson said:

i have thought about this and i believe he shouldnt...

i woud much rather read an biography written with the aid of wendy,lisa,alan leeds,members of the npg,fduane nelson,andre etc

a prince autobiography would now just be his musings on jeehovah,and the system and the truth not about fucking vanity in bathrooms in nyc or getting arrested on planes in the 70's

I agree with what you said.

However, Duane Nelson is dead: http://prince.org/msg/7/354198

sorry,yeh i know he passed away but there must have been lots of things that he saw and knew and quotes that have been told over the years etc

fargnolli etc could shed some light too

plus be cool to interview sherilyn fenn etc (only cos i still think shes stunning!!)

keep larry graham the fuck away though-no disrespect mr everyday people

he wouldn't do it...he's always said "listen 2 the music"

but, if there were things i'd like to know, from his perspective...i'd like for him 2 go in2 his musical influences and moments from other musicians that stand out in his mind

jonylawson said:

keep larry graham the fuck away though-no disrespect mr everyday people

I wouldn't mind hearing from Larry Graham, so long as he's not writing the whole book. But Prince would never do an autobiography - he seems to hate his past. It would definitely be nothing but religious babble. Plus I couldn't see him committing to writing a book.

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Life is NO fun...............without mystery.

75 5 of his life has been sheltered in the studio, recording, or onstage etc. It most defintietly wouldnt be a Keith Richards "Life" tale.

Praxis said:

i'd like for him 2 go in2 his musical influences and moments from other musicians that stand out in his mind

That's the one answer you can find on the records.

Sure, he might have been influenced by something we'd never expect, but autobiographies never really reveal anything like that. Artists don't sit around pondering their childhood obsession with the Banana Splits, or Electric Company soundtracks, you know? He'll say James, and Sly, And Little Richard, and Jimi, and yadda yadda snoresville.

Also keep in mind, he's either created a fantasy world, or lives in it. So the bio where he says "I didn't actually play 101 instruments but it sounded good" would never happen.

Musicians are Hot! And Musicians who play more than 10 instruments, sing, compose, etc are Blazing!

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"1986... fucked a girl, gave her a record deal, got pissed at WB for not letting me release a triple album"

"1994... fucked a girl, gave her a record deal, got pissed at WB for not letting me release a triple album"

"2009... fucked a ladyboy, gave him/her a record deal, got pissed at fans because they didn't like my triple album"

Well, he has to get something for his efforts. He is a man. The ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS sure is fun. It is a crap shoot too. Either you make it or you don't?

Hey, George Lucas.... why do you keep editing what you wrote?

It would be two pages long: the first saying "The past was then, this is now...", and the other a picture of Andy Allo with a shit-eating grin.

NinaB said:

He would never do that but i've always been curious about his family history/the family story's etc , his dad was born in 1916 iirc , imagine his story ! Also wasn't there an older brother (his mother's son) who lived in the basement & was a good singer who was placed in a mental hospital ? What happend 2 him ?

was/is that who Alfred is? I read something somewhere about that...not sure if it was satire or true.

As Prince said back in 1996: “All my life is in my records.”

I hope no one is waiting for a book by Prince!

Dez's book was fun, but so far, that is the only insider book. The rest involve interviews with insiders.

it would be a bunch of lies if he did. That man is nuttier than a fruitcake and everytime I see him do an interview he contradicts what he said in the past. He is crazy

Prince would censor his whole life it migt be somethig like this:

In 1978 I released a son as a a single called Just As Long We're Together

In 1979-1981 I did stuff

In 1982 I got a hit song about *pause* a car

In 1984 I made a movie which had scenes of me singing. Nothing else at all in the movie. Nothing else!

oh god no.

Walter Isaacson should write his bio.

Isaacson's bio of Steve Jobs is great because he fact checked what Jobs

said with other people involved in Job's life--often they had very

contradictory recollections of the same events.

A Prince penned autobiography will start with Akashic records, seqway into

12 souls marching on rivers of blood, a promiscuous incestuous sister,

a past life as a dolphin, and some drivel about chemtrails. NO... DO NOT WANT.

imago said:

a past life as a dolphin

woah, wait...did osmeone mention dolphins?!!!! sign me up!

(unless you just mean dolphin shorts...DO NOT WANT!!)

Prince will never write his Autobiography because if he does, then he will have to come out of the closet.

erik319 said:

"1986... fucked a girl, gave her a record deal, got pissed at WB for not letting me release a triple album"

"1994... fucked a girl, gave her a record deal, got pissed at WB for not letting me release a triple album"

"2009... fucked a ladyboy, gave him/her a record deal, got pissed at fans because they didn't like my triple album"

NouveauDance said:

It would be two pages long: the first saying "The past was then, this is now...", and the other a picture of Andy Allo with a shit-eating grin.

Here's an idea for a title: "I hate my fans (yet they still love me)"

Maybe he could launch a glossy picture book with added lyrics and poetry...........oh wait!