Last Words: Prince Details Seizures & ‘Blackouts’ In New Memoir Released 3 Years After His Death
- 4 years ago
Prince was in the early stages of writing a memoir months before he tragically died in 2016 – and RadarOnline.com can exclusively report that the iconic singer detailed painful childhood memories in the book, including his past seizures and “blackouts.”
Prince was found dead on April 21, 2016 at the age of 57 inside of the elevator of his Chanhassen, Minessota compound, known as Paisley Park.
His official cause of death was ruled an accidental “self-administered” overdose of fentanyl, according to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.
Years before he skyrocketed to international stardom, Prince admired his father, who was also a musician. But inside of the family home, Prince admitted he struggled watching his parents fight both verbally and physically.
“The sound of your parents fighting is chilling when U’re a child,” he wrote. “If it happens 2 become physical, it can b soul-crushing.”
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The young Prince admitted that his parents’ divorce was “unusual” and “traumatic.” He also confessed his mother would burst into his bedroom and use him as a pawn during their contentious fights.
“She was crying but managed a smile & said, ‘Tell Ur father 2 be nice 2 me,’” Prince recalled. “She held me up as a buffer so that he wouldn’t fight with her anymore.”
Of course, his parents’ divorce would have an impact on how he lived the rest of his life and dealt with his own relationships.
The icon revealed that it wasn’t until after his parents divorce that he began to really get to know his father.
The “Little Red Corvette” singer also admitted his parents’ broken marriage made him realize there’s “some part of your heart you should never give away.”
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“Because otherwise, I’ve seen it, there are times where you believe that’s it. And then you close yourself off to people,” he wrote.
As Radar reported, Prince’s memoir contains the icon’s personal writings, rare photos and even pages from the star’s secret scrapbook. The memoir was edited by Dan Piepenbring, who had met and worked with Prince on the project just months before the superstar's sudden death.
The Beautiful Ones hits bookshelves on October 29.
Prince was found dead on April 21, 2016 at the age of 57 inside of the elevator of his Chanhassen, Minessota compound, known as Paisley Park.
His official cause of death was ruled an accidental “self-administered” overdose of fentanyl, according to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.
Years before he skyrocketed to international stardom, Prince admired his father, who was also a musician. But inside of the family home, Prince admitted he struggled watching his parents fight both verbally and physically.
“The sound of your parents fighting is chilling when U’re a child,” he wrote. “If it happens 2 become physical, it can b soul-crushing.”
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The young Prince admitted that his parents’ divorce was “unusual” and “traumatic.” He also confessed his mother would burst into his bedroom and use him as a pawn during their contentious fights.
“She was crying but managed a smile & said, ‘Tell Ur father 2 be nice 2 me,’” Prince recalled. “She held me up as a buffer so that he wouldn’t fight with her anymore.”
Of course, his parents’ divorce would have an impact on how he lived the rest of his life and dealt with his own relationships.
The icon revealed that it wasn’t until after his parents divorce that he began to really get to know his father.
The “Little Red Corvette” singer also admitted his parents’ broken marriage made him realize there’s “some part of your heart you should never give away.”
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“Because otherwise, I’ve seen it, there are times where you believe that’s it. And then you close yourself off to people,” he wrote.
As Radar reported, Prince’s memoir contains the icon’s personal writings, rare photos and even pages from the star’s secret scrapbook. The memoir was edited by Dan Piepenbring, who had met and worked with Prince on the project just months before the superstar's sudden death.
The Beautiful Ones hits bookshelves on October 29.