Dig If You Will The Picture
July 11, 2017
NON-FICTION
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I knew I had to read this book. I shelved it one day in May, but instead of filing it by number, I set it as a face out to get it more attention. The artwork on the cover is eye catching and I live in an area of the country that is familiar with Prince. After Prince's tragic death there has been a lot of interest in his work. I mainly see his music CDs coming and going. But I wanted to know more about the man behind the music. This book digs into his rise to fame and his music genius. I learned more about the music scene in Minneapolis and how Prince had control of much of it. I have to say the reading was sometimes difficult for me. I am used to fiction and this book digs deep into topics Prince wrote about in his music; things like sex, sexuality, and religion. Not a light read for me. As I read I waited for an answers about Prince's death. The author discusses the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office autopsy report that determined Prince died from an accidental overdose of Fentanyl, a synthetic opiod a hundred times more powerful than morphine. People close to Prince say he had chronic pain. But there really is no answer. Although Prince, a Jehovah's Witness, preached that music got him higher than any drug, he was obviously suffering. I wish there would have been someone close to him (he was married and divorced twice) who could have somehow intervened if he was knowingly using Fentanyl. The author doesn't go into it further. Prince leaves behind a huge collection of music, classics like Little Red Corvette, Purple Rain, and Let's Go Crazy to name a few. He didn't fit into a category, was a genre of music all to himself, and pushed boundaries and crossed lines. A genius. Gone too soon, but wow, I am so thankful he was here, that his music was here.
