Prince performs book gig

Updated 12.41 Sun Oct 12 2008
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Prince has performed an intimate gig to celebrate his book making the New York Times bestsellers list.

The book called Twenty One Nights features pictures of the star during milestones in his life.

"It shows his faith in live music and how important it is" - Randee St Nicholas

Photographer Randee St Nicholas said some of the book was shot during the singer's 21-night show at the O2 arena.

She said: "It shows his faith in live music and how important it is.

"The whole book was shot at night. The entire thing with him privately between 2 and 8 o'clock in the morning."

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