“ The beautiful ones, they hurt you every time, ” he insists. He goes even deeper than that in the song’s spoken-word bridge, implying that everyone fixates on some vision of an ideal love.

And also, ' The beautiful ones you always seem to lose,' Vanity had just quit the movie." Prince originally ran into Vanity, whose real name was Denise Matthews, at the 1980 American Music Awards.

Music ‘Beautiful Ones’: The Moment Prince Became a Movie Star 'Purple Rain' was his breakthrough, but it's this song's five-minute performance that gave him his best onscreen moment ...

When you think about the song, 'The Beautiful Ones,' I've read that he recorded that song in a single 17-hour session. And he's recording all of the parts by himself. He's writing the lyrics.

Read an excerpt: Prince's memoir "The Beautiful Ones" He was the son two local jazz musicians. By age 17, Prince was following in their footsteps, writing and recording songs of his own.

Prince had already settled on a title, "The Beautiful Ones," named for an iconic song from "Purple Rain." He wanted to write the biggest music book in the world, one that would serve as a how-to ...

There’s not too many people in music who can put out the caliber of music Prince has since he debuted in the late ’70s. And maybe it’s for that reason so many artists, young and old, new and ...

Random House announced that Prince's unfinished memoir, 'The Beautiful Ones,' will be released October 29th, along with photos and lyrics.

Prince had already settled on a title, The Beautiful Ones, named for an iconic song from Purple Rain. He wanted to write the biggest music book in the world, one that would serve as a how-to guide ...

Beyoncé paid tribute to late musical icon Prince with a beautiful cover of his song, "The Beautiful Ones" during a concert in Texas.

It wasn’t hard to be skeptical when Prince’s autobiography, “The Beautiful Ones,” was first announced earlier this year. In the rare interviews that he gave, the late artist was famously ...