"I believe there’s a lot of power in the bereavement process. I believe there’s a lot of power in memories. I’ll always be held in the hearts of many. If I had stayed alive, the work I would have done would have been in and out of the media. There would have been years when no one would be interested, and then there’d be a project or scandal that would pique media interest.
But, since I've left this world, all they have to hold onto now is the memory of who I was and what I've accomplished. That will keep being played back over and over. Often, the memory, the bereavement for a person is much stronger than having that person stand in front of you. It’s that bereavement that will always keep me alive in peoples’ hearts."
Source: channelingerik.com
