2elijah said:

It's an interesting read so far. He doesn't come across like he knows everything about Prince on a personal level, but moreso centers on making comparisons between religion vs sexual aspects of many of Prince's songs.

I sure hope the book is more about what you've said that those twenty dumbass tidbits.

bashraka said:

I think the tidbit about Prince preferring to bathe his women is complete bullshit. The women that Toure got this information from sound bitter women.

It doesn't sound bitter at all.

I would love a man who would want to bathe me. And massage me.

A man who cherishes and enjoy the beauty of feminity is a rarity.

If only I could meet a man who would bathe with me, massage me, and just cherish my body....

Sounds like heaven to me.

1725topp said:

2elijah said:

It's an interesting read so far. He doesn't come across like he knows everything about Prince on a personal level, but moreso centers on making comparisons between religion vs sexual aspects of many of Prince's songs.

I sure hope the book is more about what you've said that those twenty dumbass tidbits.

Oh it is, don't base the book on the title of this thread..

Good to see you around. I can't give or post specifics due to copyright issues, but from what I am getting from the book, Toure more or less analyzes how Prince connects religion to sexuality, in the lyrics of many of his songs from the Purple Rain era and prior to that. I wouldn't say he focuses on Prince's music that much past the mid 90s, although he mentions some of Prince's songs post '90s. He does mention speaking with some women Prince had relationships with in the past, but does not mention their names. Toure also seems to mention Prince's mother and Prince's relationship with her, and speaks to former associates of Prince about it.

Those he spoke to, didn't seem to reveal too much to Toure about that, but moreso shared what they assumed of his relationship with his mother, based on the friendship or relationship they had with Prince. I think Toure, in his analyses of some of Prince's music, tries to make a connection with some of the lyrics of Prince's songs and Prince's relationship with his mother-one example being 'When Doves Cry'.

I don't want to say too much, because many are either still reading the book or haven't read it yet, but some of the comparisons/connections he makes to Prince's music is quite interesting. The book seems to be more focused on Toure's analyses of Prince's music, even though he tried hard to dig deep into the soul of Prince--which defines Prince's spirit/character as a human being, but Toure is limited in doing that, because his friendship with Prince hasn't been long enough, for him to know Prince in that way, (so-to-speak),. I gather this is why Toure relied on some of Prince's exes (whether gfs/ex-wives) or former band associates/musicians, etc., to obtain his information.

I think you would find other mentions/comparisons interesting, if you plan on reading the book. I think you should at least give it a try though.

I just finished the book and I have to say, it certainly has me questioning how I missed specific meanings in many of Prince's songs, and now I will be going into my collection of Prince music, and listening to some of those songs all over again.

[Edited 4/4/13 17:54pm]

1725topp said:

Well, after reading this bullcrap and rehashed quotes, my expectation for a really good analytical work just drowned. This is some of the most meaningless and mind-numbing stuff I've ever read.

don't be shy, tell us what you really think