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    Mar 15, 2022 3 minutes

    STEVIE WONDER

    TAKE 97, JUNE 2005

    “I always had that spirit of wanting to know and discover”

    Barney Hoskyns travels to LA for a rare audience with the soul legend as he patrols his Wonderland studio, stealing crisps from his backing singers and beating everyone at air hockey. He talks about overcoming prejudice growing up, his battle for artistic freedom and the key to a life in song: “Some days are mellow, some days are a little crazy, and that’s the same with music.”

    PATTI SMITH

    TAKE 182, JULY 2012

     “I’m such a sucker. Things

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