Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the '80s a including E1999E EPurple RainE and ESign of the TimesE a he turned his attention to redefining his role in the music industry changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol declaring war on his record label Warner Bros. and leading the internet revolution. His subsequent career has had many ups and downs but he remains a major commercial and artistic force as evidenced by his ability to sell out the O2 Arena in London for 21 nights in succession in 2007. In 2010 he announced that the internet was over and released his latest album E20TenE as a free cover-mounted CD with several European publications. EPrince: Chaos Disorder and RevolutionE is an authoritative chronicle of one of popular music's true mavericks. Covering every album every movie and every tour it includes profiles of various key collaborators assesses the artist's various business dealings and details his many and varied side projects a on stage on record on screen and beyond.

About the Author
Jason Draper is a music journalist and the author of several books, including Led Zeppelin: Revealed and A Brief History Of Album Covers (both Flame Tree Publishing). He is reviews editor of Record Collector magazine and a regular contributor to the NME; his work has also appeared in Uncut, Metal Hammer and Dance Today.


Book Information
ISBN 9780879309619
Author Jason Draper
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Backbeat Books
Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
Weight(grams) 426g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 153mm * 16mm