And it would be presumptuous to pretend that I can. As Randall Roberts said in the LA Times, Prince was a “crafter of melodies and lyrics whose early work connected disco and synthetic funk and whose fruitful mid-period merged rock, soul, R&B and synth-pop, Prince’s muse as it matured contained multitudes.” He’s remembered as one of the most creative pop artists of his time. He was part of the sonic background as I grew up. My decade between 15 and 25 corresponded with some of his most famous work: “1999”, “Little Red Corvette”, “When Doves Cry”, “Purple Rain”, “Raspberry Beret”, “Diamonds and Pearls”. Maybe this is why Prince’s death is playing on my mind more than perhaps it should. Between the ages of 15 and 25 you become the person you will be for the rest of your life (usually!). These are the years we will go to when asked to tell stories about ourselves. Psychologists describe the years between 15 and 25 as the “reminiscence bulge”. (Photo above – Prince in Brussels in 1986 By Yves Lorson from Kapellen, Belgium – Prince, CC BY 2.0, )
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