So when I heard this book was coming out, I was very excited. To me it seems like everything Prince said in the “unreleased” mega-fan favorite “Old Friends 4 Sale.” And because of this I have been quite selective about what I have purchased (although I used my library to read what I refused to buy i.e. For the rest of us, don't bother with this volume. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. And it confirmed what I already suspected about Morris Day. It mostly works and probably helps push a memoir along that doesn't have as much going on as I'd probably like. none the less what an honour. It's a bold approach and it makes more sense than you'd think, but then there's the drug/sex/addict voice of Day's that ALSO shows up, sometimes the three narrators showing up all at once conversing with each other. While this biography is genuine, and I felt that Morris injected his true emotions into the book. The value of the book, published not to capitalize on Prince’s death but instead three and a half years after the event, proves one thing: death is not powerful enough to kill friendship, or love. "You'd created a monster that suddenly had a chance of being bigger than you," Time frontman Morris Day writes to Prince in Day's new memoir. This book was so fun! The Electrfying Mojo makes a critical appearance. Ho. I love the rivalry between the two in Prince's movies, and it was wonderful to read about their friendship and collaboration through the years. Watch highlights from the special below (via Rolling Stone). So when I heard this book was coming out, I was very excited. Day knew Prince for so long, and so well, that they probably could often anticipate each other’s sentences. Readers’ Top Histories and Biographies of the Last 5 Years. I enjoyed this book. Nicely done, sirs! However, parts of it are quite odd. The writing style is quite unconventional; Morris is having some sort of dialogue with Prince’s spirit from the other side. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Morris with the help of David Ritz managed to deliver in this unusual memoir his turbulent life and career. This is coming from a die hard. He inserts a make-believe commentaries on Prince's behalf. No matter how close he was to Prince, the imagined conversation used to tell the story of their friendship and fallout seems like it would be in bad taste, since Prince isn't here to really be part of the conversation. I have seen some people complain about Prince having a "voice" in this book. View the profiles of people named Evan Day. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. October 8th 2019 I love how Morris refers to everyone as "cats," and his colorful and frank words are thankfully intact. I enjoyed this book. 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The creative part, the conceit of the book, is that there are actually three voices telling the story: there’s the real person, Morris Day; his little inner devil, “MD,” who represents Day’s personal addictions; and Prince, whose voice helps lead the story over four decades of music making and creativity. There is not much to this book. The author's imaginary conversations with Prince were a ok story device, but once he started interviewing his own ego, it proved too much to bear. Offensive? Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published When I learned Morris Day was writing his memoir I thought it would be your typical book that would document the ups and downs of his life. 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I love the rivalry between the two in Prince's movies, and it was wonderful to read about their friendship and collaboration through the years. Fun times. Last night (April 21), CBS aired Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince. I listened to this (unfortunately it wasn't narrated by Morris; I would have loved to hear him read it, complete with his squawky laugh) so it took me a while to figure out the other person "talking" was Prince's spirit. I had no problem with that. You’re never too old to fan girl and don’t let society tell you other wise. I really enjoyed this book. The three narrator approach actually works very well. After reading this book, I feel like I know him a little bit better and I know Prince a little bit better. “i wasn’t asked this time but hopefully in the future. It’s that long letter you wish you wrote to that person you lost, where you didn’t get to completely clear the air, or, if you had cleared the air, just to say goodbye. I even read the ebook preview sent by Amazon to read while I waited for the book to arrive. I love how Morr. It was quite honest and open, and it helped to clear some of the questions I had about Morris and Prince's relationship through the years. He’s still got it and put on one hell of a show but I was equally as entertained by the middle aged women getting their entire lives in the aisle way. The format is essentially 206 pages of monologue by Morris Day with imaginary interjected comments by the dead entertainer Prince, all of which were dreamed up by the authors after Prince's death. Start by marking “On Time: A Princely Life in Funk” as Want to Read: Error rating book.

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