Sueme said:

Nope.
Actually its pretty boring.

DonRants said:

If the book slipped an inch, we all know Prince would attack or make some cryptic commentary on his brainwashing website. But he can't because it is the sad truth. Boo hoo.

This book is very damaging to whats left of his career as it paints him as a man in the industry not to be trusted as he doesn't pay his bills. Anyone who knows how Prince works, knows this to be true as Uptown has illustrated in the past. What could be more damaging??

What you don't realize is that this book will serve as the foundation for the opening of the floodgates on "other" books in the future that can attribute published claims that are both true and damaging to Prince's career. Since the lawyer who saved Uptown from Prince's claws wrote the book, I'm sure that there were many even more damaging parts of the book that were omitted for fear that Prince could take an angle and sue.

Question?

How is any of that information going to be damaging to Prince ?
Insiders already know how he is.
Believe it or not,if Prince walked in the office of ANY major label and was willing to do a formal contract...they would sign his ass in a heartbeat.Problem is he will not do it because his pride is in the way.Last year 3 labels were close to signing a deal with him.He started tripping and pulled out.One of them reportedly was Warners.

Any publicity is good publicity.Right Alex ?

Hell,M.J. had his record sales skyrocket in the days and weeks after his 2 night expose.

Gypsyfire

That info was public knowledge back in the 80's-early 90's.

The Troy Beyer thing was documented in USA Today and other news outlets in 1992 right after she appeared in Sexy M.F. & the Symbol specials.

I also applaud Alex for posting today to clear the air.The last sentence in that post speaks volumes !!!

Since I haven't read the book my only question is whether there are any positive things about Prince written in this book. Was any research done to point out any good deeds? Did anybody have anything good to say about him? Only if the answer is yes to these questions would the book be a somewhat credible portrayal of the man. An effort must be made to report both sides-- good and bad.
Even then, a book can never do justice to a person. It won't tell you how a person was feeling or what led up to certain actions. It all comes down to people believing what they want to believe. The only people this book apparently will satisfy are those who express their dissatisfaction with their lives through a disdain for Prince. Those who think the man shits flowers could use a good dose of this book to get their heads out of the purple clouds.

I hope this starts to turn around the slicing apart of Alex, and helps to let people know about what Alex has done for the community. Glad I could help show some support. If nothing else, it was nice to see that a publisher wanted to release a book about Prince. After all, no one seems to care about him now a days.

To write a book about Prince in 1984 would have been a money maker. To write one about him now... that is a labor of passion.

Alex was/is obviously a fan. My guess is this made him understand him a little more. I think the problem has been that there are people who don't want to acknowledge that Prince has fucked up sometimes and made stupid, and yet HUMAN mistakes. Would I like Prince as a friend? Probably not. Alex's book hasn't changed that. Do I listen to Prince's music still? Yes. Alex's book hasn't changed that. Do I listen to his music with new understanding? Sometimes. Alex's book did change that (so did DMSR, A POP LIFE, and PURPLE REIGN and a little bit of IMP OF THE PERVERSE- now there is a title to bitch about! lol)

muleFunk said:

Yes many insiders know how he is.. but

That bullsh*t story about "Pride" is long gone after changing his name back to Prince, and working with other labels. I think only his brainwashed fams that would follow him off a cliff still believe it.

If the aging 80s pop-star managed to today get a formal contract at a major label after the fallout of the past 8 years... he wouldn't hardly have any bargaining chips in his hand left. No wonder he didn't sign. He is not going to get another WB, EMI or Artista profit deal. Viacom and the major labels aren't going to make much money off of him and if he wants to take a major risk on his own, i'm afraid he's going to have to put the studio up.

No major disagreement here,but the pride thing is there and you explained why.

Remember that the whole record industry is in a state of crisis and every "major" act(old or young)will go through the same state of flux.

Prince has toured places in the last 3 years where he would never go before because it is a pure source of income for him.