‘This thing called Life.’

‘…remind ourselves how good and how important is to be, well, a weirdo, to let your freak flag fly, to live life out loud and proud, to shock the bourgeoisie, to cultivate a social conscience, to make ethical art that is connected to a spiritual purpose, to own your work and to own your name in a culture of commodification, to stay rooted to your beginnings and to practice and master your craft. We’re here to get through this thing called Life…’

Beautiful and complex expose on the life of Prince and his contribution by writer Jason King for NPR.

http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2016/04/24/475273719/still-would-stand-all-time-notes-on-prince