Why Bono, Pharrell, The National wrote songs in memory of an artist's late cat

For those of us who've lost a longtime pet, the grief can be overwhelming, but might seem inconsequential to others.

It's something French conceptual artist Sophie Calle realised when she lost her beloved cat, Souris (or mouse, in English), back in 2014. 

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So Calle opted to pay tribute to her cat in a way that she only could: An all-star concept album full of songs dedicated to Souris.

On Souris Calle, the likes of Bono, Pharrell Williams, The National, Michael Stipe, Jarvis Cocker, and Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes, to name a few, contributed songs about the cat, or wider themes of loss and grief.  Read more...

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