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Sufjan Stevens Remembers Prince On The Anniversary Of His Death

Sufjan Stevens seen at 2016 Outside Lands Music Festival at Golden Gate Park on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

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Prince died one year ago today, and Sufjan Stevens has shared a memory on his Tumblr about a time that he saw Prince in Sydney two months before he died. Read that below.

Found this ticket today. Exactly two months before he died, Prince played the State Theater in Sydney. It was absolutely epic. We played the same room two days later, still reveling in his glory, not knowing anything about the future. Life is mysterious. Life is strange. Life is good! May perpetual light shine upon you!

Here's his ticket from the night:

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