Prince by Matt Thorne – review

Prince's purple reign is unpicked here with a true fan's obsession, but we're no closer to knowing the real manIn 2007 Prince played a 21-night stand at the O2 in London. The author of this book went to 19 of the shows and "deeply regretted missing the two I couldn't attend". The inscrutable pop legend also delivered full-band sets at 14 of the after-show parties, and Matt Thorne saw all but one of those, too.You wonder if it's possible to care any more deeply about a musician until the moment h...

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