Nothing Compares 2 U, Toure
Nothing Compares 2 U, Toure
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Nothing Compares 2 U
An Oral History of Prince

Author: Touré

Narrator: Touré

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/22/2022

Synopsis

The real Prince in the words of those who knew him best—from award-winning author Touré.

Nothing Compares 2 U is an oral history built from years of interviews with dozens of people who were in Prince's inner circle—from childhood friends to band members to girlfriends to managers to engineers to photographers, and more—all providing unique insights into the man and the musician.

This revelatory book is a deeply personal and candid discussion of who Prince really was emotionally, professionally, and romantically. It tackles subjects never-before-discussed, including Prince's multiple personalities, his romantic relationships, his traumatic childhood and how it propelled him into his music career, and how he found the inspiration for some of his most important songs, including "Purple Rain," "Starfish and Coffee," and the unheard "Wally."

Nothing Compares 2 U paints the most complete picture yet written of the most important and most mysterious artist of his time.

About Toure

Toure is the author of Never Drank the Kool-Aid, a collection of essays, Soul City, a novel, and The Portable Promised Land, a collection of short stories. He is a correspondant for MSNBC as well as the host of two shows on Fuse, the Hiphop Shop and On the Record, and a contributing editor to Rolling Stone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on February 03, 2022

So great to hear all the first-person accounts from the folks who were there. Touré does an excellent job of weaving it all together. Outstanding.!......more

Goodreads review by Pat on November 09, 2021

Toure's research for "Nothing Compares 2 U" enabled me get to "know" Prince, through people who truly knew him, beyond his stage persona. It is a must read for anyone who enjoyed his music, yet didn't have an opportunity to know the real Prince. Thanks, Toure.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on August 25, 2021

Like many people, I’m a massive Prince fan and have been for my entire life. As a recovering prescription drug addict, it’s always terrible to see an icon pass away from these types of substances. But throughout his career, I didn’t know much about him, and there was a sort of mystery around who he......more

Goodreads review by Christy on October 04, 2021

This is a must-read for any Prince fan, told as an oral history in interview format. Many of the members of the Revolution have a voice, including Wendy (of Wendy and Lisa), as well as Morris Day and a few of Prince’s exes. There will be times you will feel heartbroken and times you will feel angry......more

Goodreads review by Deirdre on September 04, 2021

Prince was a jerk (I’d rather use a different word but I’ll refrain). He was manipulative, abusive, disrespectful, mean and violent. I don’t deny he was a musical genius that was probably somewhere on the spectrum but I hate when society overlooks the incredibly bad behaviors of someone they deem ta......more

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