Prince’s unfinished memoir The Beautiful Ones, which he was writing at the time of his death in 2016, will be released this fall
- Random House confirmed the 'deeply personal account' of the musician's life
- The memoir will combine Prince's unfinished manuscript with never before seen photos and lyrics
- The book, titled The Beautiful Ones, will be out on October 29
Prince’s unfinished memoir The Beautiful Ones, which he was writing at the time of his death in 2016, is finally set to be released this fall.
Three years after his passing, Random House has confirmed the 'deeply personal account' of the musician's life is on its' way and will be out on October 29.
The memoir will combine Prince's unfinished manuscript with never before seen photos and lyrics from the star.
Get your copy: Prince’s unfinished memoir, The Beautiful Ones, which he was writing at the time of his death, is finally set to be released this fall, according to Random House
Coming soon: The memoir will combine Prince's unfinished manuscript with never before seen photos and lyrics from the star; seen in the late 1980s
The work was first announced just weeks before the Purple Rain singer's passing in 2016.
It was said to be a 288 page book that will include an introduction by New Yorker writer Dan Piepenbring in an exclusive partnership with the Prince Estate.
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Before his death and speaking at the club Avenue, the Kiss star said that he was working with Piepenbring saying: ‘My brother Dan is helping with it. He’s a good critic. That’s what I need. Not a yes man.’
According to AP, Piepenbring's introduction will touch upon Prince's final days, 'a time when Prince was thinking deeply about how to reveal more of himself and his ideas to the world, while retaining the mystery and mystique he'd so carefully cultivated.'
Get excited: The book's editor, Chris Jackson, said in a statement The Beautiful Ones was 'a beautiful tribute to his life.' Pictured in 2007
What it will entail: According to AP, New Yorker writer Dan Piepenbring's introduction of the singer will touch upon Prince's final day; seen in 2011
Random House called the work a 'deeply personal account of how Prince Rogers Nelson became the Prince we know.'
They continued saying it's 'The real-time story of a kid absorbing the world around him and creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and the fame that would come to define him.'
The book's editor, Chris Jackson, said in a statement The Beautiful Ones was 'a beautiful tribute to his life.'
'It's also much more than that: it's a genuinely moving and energizing literary work, full of Prince's ideas and vision, his voice and image,' said Jackson.
He added: 'It's a treasure not just for Prince fans but for anyone who wants to see one of our greatest creative artists and original minds at work on his greatest creation: himself.'
The full story: Starting in Prince's childhood in Minneapolis, MN, and spanning to his early years as a musician before going into depth about his rise to stardom, Prince's own writings and scrapbooks will be revealed; seen in 2015
Starting in Prince's childhood in Minneapolis, MN, and spanning to his early years as a musician before going into depth about his rise to stardom, Prince's own writings and scrapbooks will be revealed.
And, original handwritten lyric sheets for many of his well-known songs will also be released.
In 2018, literary agent Esther Newberg told Variety that Prince had completed more than 50 handwritten pages.
Selling more than 100 million records worldwide, Prince was one of the best-selling music artists of all time and won eight Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for his 1984 film, Purple Rain.
The eclectic artist died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl at the age of 57 on April 21, 2016.
RIP: The eclectic artist died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl at the age of 57 on April 21, 2016. Pictured in 1999 with his wife Mayte
