Prince: Chaos, Disorder, and Revolution [Paperback]

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  including1999,Purple RainandSign of the Times 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,20Ten, as a free cover-mounted CD with several European publications.Prince: Chaos, Disorder, and Revolutionis 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  on stage, on record, on screen, and beyond.Jason Draper(London) is a music journalist and the author of several books, includingLed Zeppelin: RevealedandA Brief History of Album Covers(both Flame Tree Publishing). He is reviews editor ofRecord Collectormagazine and a regular contributor toNME; his work has also appeared inUncut,Metal Hammer, andDance Today.