When the time came, the family gently placed their hands upon the dying man. Among those linking their souls on this bridge between life and death was Maria Brink, the singer, lyricist and visual artist behind the bewitching and endlessly creative In This Moment. The man they were saying goodbye to was her grandfather, Carlos. As empowered and at peace as she clearly is today, Maria’s life hadn’t always been so. In her formative years she’d been more cursed than blessed by the men in her world, but thankfully Carlos had always been a shining exception. Soon after, she wrote the song Legacy, one of the standout tracks from new album Mother, in his memory. “Some of the words describe my last sacred moments with him,” she reveals. “We gathered around and we sang to him. Because he loved ...
