Chapter 01 — Today in music
On a day like today April 21
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2016
Prince dies at Paisley Park and music loses its total genius
Prince was found dead in an elevator at Paisley Park, his Minneapolis compound, from an accidental fentanyl overdose. He was 57 and probably the most complete musician of his era: multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and owner of his catalog after battling the industry. Purple went into worldwide mourning.
Prince
1947
Iggy Pop is born, punk's indestructible godfather
James Osterberg was born in Michigan, the Iggy Pop who with the Stooges invented punk a decade before the word existed: bare torso, peanut butter, broken glass and "I Wanna Be Your Dog". Bowie rescued him for the Berlin masterpieces "The Idiot" and "Lust for Life". He is still standing, against all odds.
Iggy Pop
The Stooges
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