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New articles:

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Interview with Dan Piepenbring by Associated Press News (lotsa spoilers, obviously): https://www.apnews.com/3b...2fcbbaef47

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Billboard reprints the AP interview:

https://www.billboard.com...y-for-fans

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CBS News has an excerpt from the book: https://www.cbsnews.com/n...iful-ones/

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Overview of much anticipated books in USA Today, contains an excerpt from their review (which isn't yet online): https://eu.usatoday.com/s...458082001/

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Short Associated Press News article that is reprinted all over the place: https://www.apnews.com/f2...2259c29c7f

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Looks like French magazine Jazz Magazine will have an article on the book in their upcoming issue: https://twitter.com/fredg...2477584385

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Prince's book, The Beautiful Ones, is out now on Penguin Random House.

Purchase it here or in your local bookstore.

LoveGalore said:

Peeped the article with his drawings. Crazy/fascinating stuff. Really can't wait for this.

NPR's review of Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones" (BEWARE: reviews can be SPOILERISH): https://www.npr.org/2019/...one-s-mind

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Huffington Post's review of Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones" (BEWARE: reviews can be SPOILERISH): https://www.huffpost.com/...93740424bc

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USA Today's review of Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones" (BEWARE: reviews can be SPOILERISH): https://eu.usatoday.com/s...067894002/

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The Current's review of Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones" (BEWARE: reviews can be SPOILERISH): https://www.thecurrent.or...ook-review

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CBS News item (7.5 minutes) on Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones" and the upcoming "1999 Deluxe":

(This item contains numerous spoilers for the book, including many previously unseen photos and handwritten pages. It also contains a small excerpt from an outtake from the "1999" era, but I didn't recognize it. Sounds like an alternate or live version of "Do Me, Baby", in fact.)

https://www.cbsnews.com/n...iful-ones/

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Here’s an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look of Dan Piepenbring at Paisley Park with CBSSunday https://twitter.com/Paisl...3296909313

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USA Today interviewed Dan Piepenbring about Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones" (BEWARE: obviously this contains SPOILERS): https://eu.usatoday.com/s...457211001/

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Variety's review of Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones" (BEWARE: reviews can be SPOILERISH): https://variety.com/2019/...203383683/

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Review by Scott Woods: https://scottwoodsmakesli...iful-ones/

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Who knew the boy could write?

I suppose the money earned from the sell of this book will go to Prince's Estate?

Damn, they cut off the best part of the cover photo!

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Astasheiks said:

I suppose the money earned from the sell of this book will go to Prince's Estate?

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If you care so much, why don't you read the extensive legal documents linked in the estate thread?

Good Morning America segment on Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones", including interview with Dan Piepenbring (BEWARE: SPOILERISH): https://www.youtube.com/w...9R8ePvvCbo

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NPR's Fresh Air has an interview with Dan Piepenbring (BEWARE: likely SPOILERISH): https://www.npr.org/2019/...-co-writer

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Beaten, but came here to post the NPR interview

I read a lot into it but it could just be confirmation bias. Seems to me Prince knew he was on borrowed time and I honestly don't think it was from the drug addiction.

BartVanHemelen said:

Astasheiks said:

I suppose the money earned from the sell of this book will go to Prince's Estate?

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If you care so much, why don't you read the extensive legal documents linked in the estate thread?

Because nobody here is as smart as you are, obviously.

God you insufferable. Are you like this on your day to day to life or do you save it all up for us?

My full YouTube review can be found here. Don't watch it if you don't want to see spoilers.

Can't wait to read all of your thoughts.

I don't know about this. Prince didn't even come close to completing this. As of matter of fact he passed just as he was starting. I bet this is just another Bio, made up mostly of compiled past and already published interviews.

PurpleBlackmon said:

I don't know about this. Prince didn't even come close to completing this. As of matter of fact he passed just as he was starting. I bet this is just another Bio, made up mostly of compiled past and already published interviews.

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Why do you lot keep lying? The contents of the book have been known since April, and through numerous articles in the past week we now know exactly what the book contains. Try reading them instead of making shit up.

Have the PDF vrsion while waiting for the actual book and can't wait to read it tonight.

PurpleBlackmon said:

WOW, that early configuration of ''For You'' looks amazing - considering half of the songs on there are not even listed on Prince Vault!

Prince Vault are going to be very busy making updates!!!!

Side One:
For You
Bodyfreeze
Never Really Fell Out Of Love With You
You Are Everything To Me
I Spend My Time Loving You

Side Two:
Soft And Wet
Baby
Let Me Touch You
Love In The Morning
Send In The Clowns

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https://www.demorgen.be/t...~b46f843b/

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Long review contrasting The Beautiful Ones with Morris Day's On Time in Belgian newspaper De Morgen today (in Dutch). In the newspaper there is a big photo on the front page of the newspaper, and the review takes up the first 1.5 page of the second section of the newspaper. (I'll post photos later.)

Item (in Dutch) on De Ochtendshow To Go: https://www.gids.tv/video...over-jeugd

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FranceInfo review (in French): https://www.francetvinfo....79029.html

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DW review (in German): https://www.dw.com/de/pri...a-51019175

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Interview with Piepenbring in Morgenpost (in German): https://www.morgenpost.de...k-vor.html

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FranceInter article on the book (in French): https://www.franceinter.f...-librairie

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USA TODAY review https://www.usatoday.com/...067894002/

BR24 review (in German): https://www.br.de/nachric...es,RgHARQ1