Neal Karlen Bücher

A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock's greatest talents. Neal Karlen was the only journalist Prince granted in-depth interviews to for over a dozen years, from before Purple Rain to the artist's name change to an unpronounceable glyph. Karlen wrote three Rolling Stone cover stories and '3 Chains o' Gold,' Prince's 'rock video opera,' as well as the star's last testament, which may be buried with Prince's will at Paisley Park. According to Prince's former fiancée, Karlen was 'the only reporter who made Prince sound like what he really sounded like.' Although Karlen stopped writing about Prince a quarter-century before the mega-star's death, they remained friends for thirty-one years. Before their professional relationship, they were two kids biking around Minneapolis's Northside, playing basketball nearby. Karlen argues that understanding '70s Minneapolis is essential to grasping Prince, who revealed only 15 percent of himself, regardless of his deep care for friends. This biography delves into Prince's roots, including his complex relationship with his father, offering profound insights into his life. Readers will experience intimate moments with Prince, discussing movies and music, and witness his unique personality, from late-night calls to spontaneous jam sessions and pancake feasts.

Karlens delightfully engaging, sometimes irreverent history of the Yiddish language chronologically charts the language from its beginnings as a minor dialect in 11th-century France to its unlikely revival and electrifying 21st-century renaissance.