1999

Wrote Prince:

From "Prince: The Beautiful Ones," published in 2019.

He was 24 when he wrote "1999" in 1982.

You know what song I'm hearing....

Prince was my favorite musician of all time.

I thought he'd be around for a long time: he's the only musician I'd travel to see perform live.

I missed numerous chances.

When he was found dead in an elevator at Paisley Park, his HQ, on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at age 58, I was well and truly shocked.