It was such an honor to be involved with giving back, spending time playing music and speaking with those very bright students at Anwatin, and to do it in honor of and on behalf of Prince on the day of his birth makes it that much more special because this is in fact how we began our musical journey.
I really have to thank my wife Katherine Copeland Anderson, Manuela Testolini and the In A Perfect World Foundation and last but certainly not least Principal Ellen Shulman for putting this whole thing together.
It's true one of the last phone conversation Prince and I had was specifically about doing something just like this for the community, it's one of the few things I know for a fact that he wanted to do and would have loved for us to do together.
Hopefully we can continue to do these types of things in the future and maybe even expand them and make it a nation wide program that can help more kids growing up in inner city communities have the opportunity to realize their musical or artistic dreams just like Prince, myself and others had when we were growing up.
I know Prince will never be forgotten as a musical icon but I and others want to do all we can to ensure that he will be remembered for the positive opportunities he gave and in his name will continue to give to others far into the future.
Photo by: Steve Cohen
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