Brittany Howard: 'Prince always stayed true to himself'
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Brittany Howard, solo artist and frontwoman of Alabama Shakes, talks to The Current's Andrea Swensson about discovering Prince as a youngster and about how much Prince continues to inspire her work to this day. Howard also tells the story of the time Prince jumped onstage with Alabama Shakes at a show at Paisley Park and played 'the most epic solo.'
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