Four-time Grammy-winner Seal—currently touring the U.S., Canada and Europe to mark the 30th anniversary of his first albums, Seal (1991) and Seal Redux (1994)—has joined in tributes from around the world to legend Tina Turner.
Seal (born in London as Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel) collaborated with Turner—and covered her “We Don’t Need Another Hero” in 2016. During his show at New York City’s Beacon Theater on May 24th, hours after Turner’s passing had been announced, he addressed the crowd about the painful news. In true heart-on-his-sleeve Seal fashion, he didn’t say a few quick words and move on; instead, he took time to share his thoughts and feelings. “How does that even work?” he wondered aloud. “One minute they’re here, and the next minute—”
As a dear friend might, Seal bolstered fans with strength-giving personal insights. “I’ve got this theory,” he said. “The theory is—if you look all around you, what is the most recurring shape you see? A circle. Everywhere, circles. Circles in the lights. In this watch I forgot to take off! Circles in the moon, the sun. And so—what makes us feel that the essence of who we are is any different? Could it be that this is not the first, nor will it be the last, time that we’ve been? Could it be that we just go around and around—and those people we feel that we’ve lost, could it be that they just started again?”
“Like there’s no beginning, there’s no end,” he continued. “My belief, my understanding of how this works, is that life indeed just goes ’round and ’round and carries on. So if you feel you have lost someone—maybe they’re right beside you. With you. And…
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