[audiobook] The Life and Times of Moses Jacob Ezekiel: American Sculptor; Arcadian Knight by Peter Adam Nash at Arts-Photography

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Alan Light; former writer for Rolling Stone; editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin magazines; and author of The Holy or the Broken; ldquo;gets inside Princersquo;s mind palace in Letrsquo;s Go Crazymdash;a history of the making of his historic; semi-autobiographical musical masterwork; Purple Rainrdquo; (Vanity Fair).Purple Rain is a song; an album; and a filmmdash;widely considered to be among the most important albums in music history and often named the best soundtrack of all time. It sold over a million copies in its first week of release in 1984 and blasted to #1 on the charts; where it would remain for a full six months and eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide. It spun off three huge hit singles; won Grammys and an Oscar; and took Prince from pop star to legendmdash;the first artist ever simultaneously to have the #1 album; single; and movie in the country. In Letrsquo;s Go Crazy; acclaimed music journalist Alan Light takes a timely look at the making and incredible popularizing of this once seemingly impossible project. With impeccable research and in-depth interviews with people who witnessed and participated in Princersquo;s audacious vision becoming a reality; Light reveals how a rising but not yet established artist from the Midwest was able not only to get Purple Rain made; but deliver on his promise to conquer the world. ldquo;A must-read for the Prince die-hards who have remained devoted through the musical meanderings of the last three decadesrdquo; (Kirkus Reviews); Letrsquo;s Go Crazy examines how the masterpiece that blurred RB; pop; dance; and rock sounds altered the recording landscape and became an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans.