A conversation about two pop visionaries whose lives, careers and legacies only grew more complex over time.

The influential musician, who died on Monday at 82, forged harmony — musical and otherwise — that he wasn’t able to hold together on his own.

It wasn’t just about the fringe and the bling.

Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers struggled to realize in their own lives.

A conversation about two pop visionaries whose lives, careers and legacies only grew more complex over time.