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Also by . Touré:

I Would Die 4 U, March 2013
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Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?, July 2012
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I WOULD DIE 4 U
By: . Touré

Why Prince Became an Icon

Atria Books
March 2013
On Sale: March 19, 2013
176 pages
ISBN: 1476705496
EAN: 9781476705491
Kindle: B008J4B4TA
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography

Celebrated journalist, TV personality, and award-winning author Touré investigates one of the most enigmatic and fascinating figures in contemporary American culture:

Drawing on new research and enlivened by Touré’s unique pop-cultural fluency, I Would Die 4 U relies on surprising and in-depth interviews with Prince’s band members, former girlfriends, musicologists, and even Bible scholars to deconstruct the artist’s life and work.

Prince’s baby boomer status allowed him to play a wise older brother to the latchkey kids of generation X. Defying traditional categories of race, gender, and sexuality, he nonetheless presents a very traditional conception of religion and God in his music. He was an MTV megastar and a religious evangelist, using images of sex and profanity to invite us into a musical conversation about the healing power of God. By demystifying the man and his music, I Would Die 4 U shows us how Prince defined a generation.

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