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She said she believed the theft may have been a part of a coping mechanism and likened herself to a foster child who may hoard items or food as a means of soothing themselves.

Without her husband, Erika Kirk can no longer play the role of the soothing housewife.

For Wonder, 75, Riperton’s music evokes a kinder, gentler era, her soothing voice an embodiment of “a commitment to music, a commitment to peace, a commitment to unity, a commitment to bringing people together.”

Wives of politicians and pastors alike both have to juggle diplomacy work, serving dinners and soothing egos, so that their husbands can swoop in and close deals.

His voice has an on-trend soothing quality, lending itself to music that is iconoclastic yet classic — rooted in his early influences, especially American R&B and soul, and interspersed with Japanese elements.