a black and white photo of prince playing a white piano . Alt: a black and white photo of prince playing a white piano .

Prince need self-gratification? Never. He was funny, charming, mysterious, and knew how to make people feel special. When he wanted to.

A hearty congratulations to the short listers. This is a diverse range of genres and writers, but what unifies them is the quality of their writing. Wishing all of them the best of luck!

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Rest in Peace Prince I don’t often talk about the years my husband Hans worked for Prince—or The Artist, as we called him back then. Partly because those were long, difficult years for us, but mostly because it feels l…

Ten years ago today the world lost a genius. I can't believe I was lucky enough to be on the periphery of that world.
I wrote this ten years ago, but it still rings true today, so I'd like to share it with you again.
#Prince

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Fourth of July

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#SufjanStevens

Day 18 - A song you could listen to on repeat

Sufjan Stevens' Fourth of July. So hauntingly beautiful

open.spotify.com/track/5Qnrgq...

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

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#ErikSatie

Day 18 - a song that feels relaxed
Erik Satie's classic solo piano piece

open.spotify.com/track/0p5LuG...

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#YoLaTengo

Yo La Tengo's Autumn Sweater

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Extra

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#PaulaCarolina

Day 17: A Song that feels bouncy
Paula Carolina's Extra.

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Jamming

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#BobMarley

Day 16: A song you haven't listened to in years.

Bob Marley and The Wailers' Jamming

open.spotify.com/track/4zn0kS...

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#KurtVile

Kurt Vile's Pretty Pimpin about being in a dissociative fugue

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Everything Is Everything

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#LaurynHill

Day 16 : A song from your favorite soul artist
Ms. Lauryn Hill's Everything is Everything

open.spotify.com/track/7t86fV...

Karma Police

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#Radiohead

Day 16: a song with a voice leading focus.
Radiohead's Karma Police

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#LouReed

Lou Reed’s Romeo had Juliette

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Bring The Noise

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#PublicEnemy

Day 15: A song from your favorite hip hop artist
The masterful Public Enemy's Bring the Noise. This album got me through some black times and lifted my spirits when I needed it.

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BLUE

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#BillieEilish

Day 14 - A song from your favourite pop artist.
Blue by Billie Eilish

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Tusk

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#FleetwoodMac

Day 15 - A Song With Heavy Brass Presence
Fleetwood Mac's Tusk

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Pink Moon

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#NickDrake

Day 14- A Song With Lo-Fi Sound

Nick Drake's Pink Moon. A classic I only discovered 10 years ago.

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#WhiteStripes

White Stripes' We're Going to be Friends.

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You're With Me

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#Tearjerkers

13. A song with reverb-heavy production

Tearjerkers (AKA my husband) You're With Me

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Everything Falls Apart

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#HüskerDü

Day 13. A song from your favorite punk artist.

Hüsker Dü's Everything Falls Apart. (Also title/inspiration of my latest novel in progress)

open.spotify.com/track/1XkSQu...

I’m here to serve 😁

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Ani DiFranco's 32 Flavors

Squint your eyes and look closer
I'm not between you and your ambition
I am a poster girl with no poster
I am thirty-two flavors and then some
And I'm beyond your peripheral vision

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Gone Daddy Gone

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#ViolentFemmes

April 12: A song with an unusual instrument

Xylophone on Violent Femmes' Gone Daddy Gone.

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Exit Music (For A Film)

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#Radiohead

Day 12: A song from your favorite rock artist

Still gives me chills nearly 30 years later. Radiohead's Exit Music (For A Film).

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#BeastieBoys

Day 11: A favourite instrumental

Beastie Boy’s Sabrosa

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Yo La Tengo - Detouring America with Horns YouTube video by Overdrive Arcade

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#YoLaTengo

Day 11 A Song From Your Favorite
Genre

I call it quirky rock

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#DepecheMode

Depeche Mode's Never Let Me Down Again

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#BillieEilish

Day 10: a song with triplets.

Billie Eilish's Bad Guy

open.spotify.com/track/2Fxmhk...

ゴー・ゴー・ダンサー

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#PizzicatoFive

Day 10: A song you like that’s in another language

Pizzicato Five's Go Go Dancer - amazing jazz funk.

open.spotify.com/track/38k3CD...

Well - you are German, after all. 😁

Anybody surprised at this?

And if you are I envy your innocence but it is time for you to wake the fuck up.

What do abortion laws and Epstein have in common?

Hatred of women.