At 3 a.m. one night in 1988, Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole called a local studio and said he needed to record something immediately.
He pleaded with the engineer: "Please, can I come in? I have an idea."
Kamakawiwo'ole recorded the iconic version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" in one take, which would soon touch countless people across the globe.
He made music that transcends and left a beautiful gift for this world. In such a trying time I find it so magically yet tragically ironic that the world is listening to his art on mass in a season when we need it the most. Thank you Mr Withers. Rest in eternal peace.