In 2011, consummate music curator Questlove tweeted how impressed he was by the debut EP from Minneapolis-based soul trio King. And according to its members — twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother and their friend Anita Bias — the compliment took them from obscurity to fame "overnight."
The trio's audience had consisted mainly of family and friends, but soon its fan base expanded to include such musical heavyweights as Stevie Wonder and Erykah Badu. The artist who would take them under his wing, however, was music icon Prince.
Speaking to The Japan Times while in Tokyo for a show, the women's pain over Prince's recent death was palpable, but their praise was plentiful.