Atom Robinson: He's better on any instrument than most people are on anything in their life'

Atom Robinson is a bassist and backing vocalist who has long admired Prince and spent a few years during the 1990s touring with a Prince tribute band called Shockadelica. He spoke with MPR News host Tom Weber and Current music reporter Andrea Swensson about his life's intersections with Prince.

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Prince Rogers Nelson left this universe behind on April 21, 2016, leaving fans worldwide in mourning. Maybe nowhere in the world has felt this loss as profoundly than Prince's home state of Minnesota. And to The Current, a radio station from Minnesota Public Radio, Prince was more than an artist, he was our friend. That's why, in memory of the Purple One, we’re sharing the many conversations we’ve had with musicians, critics, reporters and more about Prince: his life, his music and his legacy.