Beyonce Pens Foreword to New Prince Book: 'The Word 'Icon' Only Scratches the Surface'

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Beyoncé is opening up about Prince's impact on her own life.

The Lemonade singer penned the foreword to Prince: A Private View, a candid look into the late music legend's life through snapshots taken by Afshin Shahidi, Prince's friend and photographer for several decades. The "Purple Rain" singer died in April 2016.

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"The word 'icon' only scratches the surface of what Prince was and what he remains to me," Entertainment Weekly reports. The book is set to be released on Oct. 17.

Meanwhile, Beyoncé recently stepped out with husband JAY Z.

Watch the video below for more on the couple's night out.

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