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Prince: The Essential Reading List

Dirty Mind by Prince

Dirty Mind by Prince

The first time I saw Prince was on an album cover for Dirty Mind in the 80’s. The image of his raw, sexuality is still seared in my brain. Then there was the masterful, pop majesty of his rule-breaking music.

The methodology of artists always fascinates me and Prince was extremely prolific. He vowed to write a song a day and not only had a beautiful voice, but often played every instrument on his albums. If that wasn’t enough, he wrote hit songs for other artists such as Sinead O’Conner and The Bangles.

Over his three-decade-long career, Prince rarely granted interviews, but when he did we glimpsed an intriguing man and a highly disciplined artist.

Here is a list at W Magazine at some of his best journalistic moments.

Source: Prince Dead at 57: The Essential Reading List

Amy Eyrie

I'm a novelist and writer of strange and unusual subjects, from Quantum Physics to the dark ruminations of the soul. With a B.A. in creative writing/poetry and a minor in astrophysics, I’ve worked as a journalist, writer and editor in both the U.S. and Europe.