Dear David
Ever since I first fell in love (with you) I have written so many fan letters, but only in my head. Now, forty years later, I have finally decided it’s time to send one.
When I realised you had gone away, a big, heavy door slammed shut on part of my life. The last time I heard that sound was when I had cancer, as I left my soul on the chemo room floor.
I’ve been struggling to get back to myself ever since, but now I properly understand that I can. Your music shaped all of my past life and now it shapes my future, too; makes me see that there is a future, everything is still possible, just as I believed when I was fourteen and first swooned over your wonderful music.
You have helped me build my own vision of how to live and die well, whenever destiny dictates.
It has moved me beyond expression to witness your discretion, dignity, compassion and creativity. What courage, what grace, what honesty. All I can say is thank you, thank you always. You will always be here. So, just for now, au revoir. All is well.
