And some of the people who died were kind of epitomes of a certain effect. Like George Michael and Bowie.

Prince can’t really know how “Darling Nikki” is fused with my teenage memories. But it’s a communication from which I hugely benefited, even if Prince gets nothing out of it (except money and fame).

What song lyric best describes you? “And I just blame everything on you/ At least you know that’s what I’m good at” – Kanye West