Prince: A Sign o' the Times

The life, mind, and contradictions of music’s most elusive genius.

In this kaleidoscopic, freewheeling biography, rock journalist John McKie explores the life and career of one of the most mysterious figures in music through the prism of his trendsetting masterpiece, the 1987 album Sign o’ the Times.

McKie dives into Prince’s psyche through the Purple One’s songs, painting the most intimate portrait of the Artist yet. Drawing on more than two hundred interviews with friends, ex-girlfriends, ...