My brother Brendan, among his many talents and being a great dad, is also a fantastic writer.<\/p>\n
He is writing a series of essays on his blog <\/a>now about great albums. It has been so so fun to watch what he picks, and what he has to say about it.<\/p>\n His latest is on Prince’s Purple Rain<\/i><\/a> and his writing gave me chills. It also made me want to put on Purple Rain<\/i> immediately to listen to it again. (That was one of those albums which I pretty much listened to DEATH back then. I rarely listen to it now. Perhaps it’s time for a resurgence).<\/p>\n People can, of course, get very personal about the music they love – and Brendan is one of the most passionate music fans I know. I had him write an essay about the first time he heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in France <\/a>– he had told me that story so many times, and it’s just so exciting to me.<\/p>\n Anyway – please go read Bren’s essay on Purple Rain<\/i><\/a> ! It brought back SO many memories!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My brother Brendan, among his many talents and being a great dad, is also a fantastic writer. He is writing a series of essays on his blog now about great albums. It has been so so fun to watch what … Continue reading