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On his darkest days, he curled up on the couch; window blinds drawn, texts and calls unanswered, but on stage he was described as brilliant, and prodigious. While his departure haunts his family & friends, his legacy is helping others in powerful ways.

From his longtime Stones tenure, to falling into a recording session with the great Elvis Presley and the rock legend of the Dom Perignon bathtub, Keys life was innovative and raucous, while the music he created came to help define an entire generation.

It all started with a flat on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit and an 800 dollar loan. Former boxer and Korean War Vet Berry Gordy had a dream…to create a place where a black kid could quote “walk off the street into the studio and leave a polished performer.”