Binding: Hardcover
Description: The ultimate collection of stunning photographs documenting the career of one of the world's greatest superstars There has never been or will there ever be an artist like Prince. A 5 3? Mastermind satiated with virtuosity controversy stubbornness and poise His influence on Music transcended any and every category given titles by industry wizards and musicologists. Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues Classical Funk Jazz Soul and Rap He did it all and he did it well and in his time He did it first writes Randee St. Nicholas. For twenty - five years this legendary photographer with a storied career of her own worked closely with Prince capturing some of his most intimate and revealing moments both on and off stage. Now the fruits of their numerous collaborations are on full display in My Name Is Prince the largest collection of the most iconic photographs that will ever exist of one of the world's greatest superstars. In this dazzling collector's edition readers are treated to a front - row seat to their innovative and awe - inspiring projects from his music videos Gett Off and My Name Is Prince; to their impromptu photo shoots just because; their adventures around the world from London to Tokyo to Prague and his breathtaking showstopping live concert appearances from great stages at Coachella and the 02 Arena to intimate nightclubs. Many of the trips we will discover are either unplanned or hastily arranged. And yet you will marvel at the results as Prince expected nothing less than the best. When they met Prince was ready for a change. The quixotic performer was known for seizing a moment and then on to the next. After their initial 1991 photo shoot in her Los Angeles studio Prince assured St. Nicholas Don t worry I ll be back. Over the next twenty - five years he would return again and again challenging himself and St. Nicholas to reach higher and to go further with every original pursuit. My Name Is Prince is the story of that unique working relationship and artistic evolution that produced many stunning images and lasted from their first meeting until the end: He had incredible timing not just musically but spiritually emotionally and creatively that Prince rhythm fueled a spontaneity that was contagious enabling you to be more fearless and flexible than you thought you ever could be. When he would call you had to be ready for anything to jump on a plane with an hour or two notice to put together a crew in a city you had never worked in before without any preparation time or to simply just go outside your house at four in the morning where he was parked in his car waiting for you to get in and listen to new music he had just recorded. One never knew what to expect but it was always an inspired adventure. Told through 384 pages of striking visuals and poignant intimate stories the insights revealed in My Name Is Prince show a side of the enigmatic megastar that few have ever seen. We go beyond the genius and meet the man playful moody disciplined sensual serious and soulful. And in hundreds of photographs we see that incandescent light behind his hypnotic eyes; that sly smile strong hands and transformative and transcendent presence that connected people from every part of the globe through his music. As his sound lives on My Name Is Prince is a visual testimony to his greatness and a space that can never be filled.
Title: My Name Is Prince
Author(s): St. Nicholas Randee
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062939234
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 11/19/2019
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment