A figure who was as influential as he was polarizing, Hugh Hefner built an empire that was ultimately based on ideas.
Sure, the dominant ones could easily be called lascivious — as well as exploitative, and inarguably retrograde — but his Playboy brand was also built on providing a platform for ideas on liberation, literature, politics,love and, of course, music.
The self-styled godfather of the sexual revolution passed away from natural causes after decades transforming the original lads’ mag into a $256 million empire.
You left us hef but will never leave our heart.Miss you .RIP
