callimnate said:

darlingnikkkki said:

I do like the book, but yet again it's an Estate project they haven't properly thought through.

Due to the type of content the book should be bigger.

The vast majority of images should have been placed edge to edge to maximise their size.

There is no point is making hand written notes so small that they can't be read.

So good effort, but very poor in it's execution.

In contrast I find the digital version a much better experience when viewing the images.

Is everyone interested in a book discussion thread?

darkroman said:

PennyPurple said:

TheTruth123 said:

darlingnikkkki said:

Just got my copy and have to say that this book looks exquisite— from the texture of the gold book cover, the purple color hard bound cover, the thick, sturdy pages. I’ll be buying another mint copy to keep on my shelf as I know I’ll be riffling these pages quite a bit. Haven’t read the content yet but Prince would have been proud of the physical copy of this book. Excited to see them displayed at my local Barnes and Noble.

Did you notice how heavy the book is? They did good by us for $30. [Edited 11/1/19 3:26am]

and 20% off at Target $21.00

TheTruth123 said:

darkroman said:

TheTruth123 said:

darlingnikkkki said:

Just got my copy and have to say that this book looks exquisite— from the texture of the gold book cover, the purple color hard bound cover, the thick, sturdy pages. I’ll be buying another mint copy to keep on my shelf as I know I’ll be riffling these pages quite a bit. Haven’t read the content yet but Prince would have been proud of the physical copy of this book. Excited to see them displayed at my local Barnes and Noble.

Did you notice how heavy the book is? They did good by us for $30. [Edited 11/1/19 3:26am]

$30? I got mine for $18?????

[Edited 11/1/19 7:53am]

Okay, I'll start.

'Cellular Memory'

I liken this to being 50/middle age-ish and traits you saw in your parents, you find moments of startled realization you can dole out the same. Example, I texted a message to my college son and epiphany! this is the same tripe nonsense my mother writes all the time or, a stoic mathematical father that seemed your opposite later in life you find yourself also able to call up steely reserves...

That is the lighter, normal stuff of that train of thought.

The more negative might be: is drug or chemical dependency inherited? Or is it by settings?
I would think that with all of Princes working/interest with twins, he may have looked into these studies

😂 LOL

PennyPurple said:

darlingnikkkki said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Belgian magazine Humo has an interview with Dan Piepenbring (BEWARE: likely SPOILERISH): https://www.humo.be/humo-...ft-gegeven

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Now, I've read this. And quite frankly, I doubt the veracity of large sections of this. Because a lot of this interview is completely unlike other Piepenbring interviews. I've regularly suspected Serge Simonart to enhance his interviews with quotes from other interviews and/or by adding a lot of stuff to his own questions that he never asked that way. Quite frankly I'd be amazed if the tape of this interview contained the same words as they are written down here, because I cannot imagine Piepenbring expressing some of these thoughts.

So you're not (ss)?! Well damn, that was always in the back of my mind reading your posts.

Should've known as you don't compliment yourself all the time.

benni said:

darlingnikkkki said:

Just got my copy and have to say that this book looks exquisite— from the texture of the gold book cover, the purple color hard bound cover, the thick, sturdy pages. I’ll be buying another mint copy to keep on my shelf as I know I’ll be riffling these pages quite a bit. Haven’t read the content yet but Prince would have been proud of the physical copy of this book. Excited to see them displayed at my local Barnes and Noble.

I hear ya!

darkroman said:

I do like the book, but yet again it's an Estate project they haven't properly thought through.

Due to the type of content the book should be bigger.

The vast majority of images should have been placed edge to edge to maximise their size.

There is no point is making hand written notes so small that they can't be read.

So good effort, but very poor in it's execution.

In contrast I find the digital version a much better experience when viewing the images.

They should make another one with your suggestions; I will Buy that one too!

Shockadelica9 said:

His Girlfriend Cari is mentioned in the song “schoolyard”

Wonder Where and What is Cari doing now?

Think she's still living in Minne., she got a family now? She thinks I was once the girlfriend of One of the Baddest Musicians to walk the Planet... hehe haha

[Edited 11/1/19 13:33pm]

Page 16 makes me laugh and laugh. SO TRUE.

(copying below)

He mentioned a writer who'd compared him to Bruce Springsteen.

"Why? No one has any of his albums here. No one listens to him. I don't. You might as well compare me to Billy Joel."

P.S. I am always scared of upsetting the Bruce S fans. When I look at Bruce, I like Bruce, don't get me wrong, but growing up on the rock side in Mpls in the 80's it was Rolling Stones, Zep, Aerosmith,

No Springsteen

[Edited 11/1/19 10:12am]

I've just been analysing Prince's original hand drawn cover for 1999 in the book.

Quite a few interesting nuggets in it:

Many song titles are hidden in the collage, much like the idea for the cover of ATWIAD.

Lennon, Bowie and Monroe all feature.

1st Avenue gets on there.

There is purple cloud with rain!

The Ladder concept goes into the purple cloud.

The gender symbols appear for the first time.

'Revelation' is on there.

Jill Jones 'lady garage' is depicted as a Rolls Royce!

I'm sure there are more interesting clues in there.

SquirrelMeat said:

soladeo1 said:

SquirrelMeat said:

I've just been analysing Prince's original hand drawn cover for 1999 in the book.

Quite a few interesting nuggets in it:

Many song titles are hidden in the collage, much like the idea for the cover of ATWIAD.

Lennon, Bowie and Monroe all feature.

1st Avenue gets on there.

There is purple cloud with rain!

The Ladder concept goes into the purple cloud.

The gender symbols appear for the first time.

'Revelation' is on there.

Jill Jones 'lady garage' is depicted as a Rolls Royce!

I'm sure there are more interesting clues in there.

I love Princes early 1999 album cover concept!!!!

I dig what you all have written...

violetcrush said:

The thing that I love most about this book - beside all of the new family pictures, drawings, and lyrics - is that much of the story of Prince’s early life that had been written both in Prince’s songs and in Biographies - was confirmed in this book - his early bond with his Mother that was broken when she married his stepfather; the intense verbal and sometimes physical fights between his parents (his Mother holding him in front of her to stop his Dad from hitting her, which he described in The Sacrifice of Victor); and his negative experience at a white school (also told in TSOV). * I think if he had been able to complete his story we would have found that certain of his songs told the same story. His songs are his autobiography.

Very well said!

bsprout said:

PennyPurple said:

Is everyone interested in a book discussion thread?

Hi Penny! I would love that. I hope you’ll moderate again. You were so good at it last time. But, no pressure:) and if Dan P. Would comment in the thread ((like the other authors did last time), that would be very cool...I loved his treatment of the book and he’s a great writer. I’m interested in seeing more from him.

That would be awesome, I wonder if he is a member here?

I've been enjoying searching out the songs he mentioned in his writing that inspired him. It's interesting to hear the influences in his own writing. Pack'd My Bags (after the piano intro) by Rufus definitely inspired the original version of 1000 Hugs & Kisses.

And the woman he mentions dancing in WATTSTAX reminds me a lot of Damaris' vibe in some of his later live shows.

https://youtu.be/QSxyU-AbF6M?t=142

mnfriend said: