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Prince Remembered 2017: Kristian Bush talks musical influence (video)

Kristian Bush discusses the influence of Prince. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

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Kristian Bush discusses the influence of Prince. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
By Melissa Ruggieri
April 19, 2017

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene

Prince's musical reach, among fans and musicians, was truly awe-inspiring.

It didn't matter where you came from or what you grew up listening to, Prince's music somehow evoked a response.

As we continue to remember the legacy of Prince as the one-year anniversary of his death on April 21 looms, let's hear Sugarland's Kristian Bush explain Prince's vast influence.

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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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