Ledisi spoke with The Huffington Post about her new album ‘Pieces of Me’, preparing to tour, the book she’s writing, and the death of Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson.

“They taught us how to sustain love, how to love. I mean, it’s just amazing that I had the opportunity to sit and talk and get to know them on a more personal level,” Ledisi said about Ashford & Simpson. “And then to see how they support up-and-coming artists at their club, The Sugar Bar. It’s just amazing. They’ve always stayed current and supported a lot of the younger artists and a lot of the younger writers. Just to have that small bond with them – I’m really sad. I don’t know what to say to him being gone. You’re used to two and now there’s only one.”