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Emily Midorikawa's avatar

I enjoyed this when I read it at the time you published it on Overcooked. I wanted to mention that I also shared it recently with a class of university writing students. We had a really interesting discussion about the way that the piece weaves memoir with an exploration of Prince's music, and also the craft lessons we might learn from the piece when writing personal essays of our own.

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Creative Unconscious's avatar

When I read ‘Memory Songs’, I wondered how you must have felt about all those personal details being shared, eg the abusive stepdad.

Noel Gallagher has said his traumatic childhood helped him become an artist. In many respects, Noel Gallagher is a prick.

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