Questlove mourned Prince on social media following his passing last week, but today, he decided to eulogize the late singer in a much deeper way. He penned a touching tribute to Prince in an essay published by Rolling Stone today. In the piece, he goes in-depth about the way in which Prince's music influenced him, starting from when he was a child. He starts off by noting that he purchased the singer's 1999 album four times, as his parents kept taking it from him, convinced it was too sexual.
He also touched on the singer's conflicted relationship with hip-hop artists.
After that, he goes on to talk about meeting Prince, the influence of Purple Rain, and why he thinks the Minnesota native is such a special person in the music world. You can check out the full essay here.