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Everyone from Toronto to Melbourne said that his cover of Bob Marley\u2019s \u201cWaiting in Vain\u201d was magical.<\/strong> I wish I could find a video to share with you, but I can\u2019t\u2026 I guess I\u2019ll never see it for myself\u2026 or hear it. Musicians from my life soundtrack keep dying.<\/p>\n A friend of mine\u2019s big sister had his album back when I was in, oh I dunno, second, maybe third grade – I think. <\/strong>We were at her house and we had a dance contest. I remember having no idea what I was doing, but they told me I was a good dancer. I decided to believe them. Something about his songs made me feel alive and powerful and talented. That day made me believe that I could actually do something that I clearly\u2026 could\u2026 not\u2026 do.<\/p>\n That was the magic of Prince. <\/strong>Everything he did and was defied all superstar logic. He was 5\u2019 2\u201d, wore high heels, and his eye makeup game was on point at all times. His skin, at 57, looked like he washed it three times a day in the tears that those doves were crying\u2026 Within 45 minutes of his death he was number one on iTunes. He shouldn\u2019t have been a star\u2026 He should still be with us, not among the stars. I shouldn\u2019t have been a dancer. But he was. But he is. But I am.<\/p>\n Rest in peace Prince Rogers Nelson.<\/strong> June 7, 1958 \u2013 April 21, 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Everyone from Toronto to Melbourne said that his cover of Bob Marley\u2019s \u201cWaiting in Vain\u201d was magical. I wish I could find a video to share with you, but I can\u2019t\u2026 I guess I\u2019ll never see it for myself\u2026 or…<\/p>\n