{"product_id":"lets-go-crazy-prince-and-the-making-of-purple-rain-paperback","title":"Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Light\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Light, former writer for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003eeditor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eVibe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e magazines, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Holy or the Broken\u003c\/i\u003e, \"gets inside Prince's mind palace in\u003ci\u003e Let's Go Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e--a history of the making of his historic, semi-autobiographical musical masterwork, \u003ci\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e is a song, an album, and a film--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 legend--the first artist ever simultaneously to have the #1 album, single, and movie in the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLet's Go Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 Prince'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 \u003ci\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e made, but deliver on his promise to conquer the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A must-read for the Prince die-hards who have remained devoted through the musical meanderings of the last three decades\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eLet's Go Crazy \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how the masterpiece that blurred R\u0026amp;B, pop, dance, and rock sounds altered the recording landscape and became an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Light is one of America's leading music journalists and is the cohost of the daily music talk show \u003ci\u003eDebatable\u003c\/i\u003e on SiriusXM. He was a senior writer at \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, founding music editor and editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eVibe\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Alan is the author of \u003ci\u003eLet's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e; biographies of Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, and the Beastie Boys; and was the cowriter of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoirs by Gregg Allman and Peter Frampton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44569134497894,"sku":"9781476776750","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eUx6NnI2WlhlK0NzOTdvUTJJNXlxdz09.webp?v=1770832347","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/lets-go-crazy-prince-and-the-making-of-purple-rain-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}