RIP Prince
 

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-dead-at-57/

Updated link: http://www.news-journalonline.com/ar...nce-dead-at-57

Holy shit.

That's exactly what I posted on my Facebook.

At this rate there won't be any musicians left alive at the end of the year.

Wow.

Game. Blouses.

Legendary musician.

this is a bad year for celeb deaths.

Can't say enough about how great and talented that man was.

Whoa.

Bowie and Prince are about as iconic as they come.

Just now heard this on tv, whoooaaa

Unbelievable!

RIP! You were a musical genius!

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That sucks. The ****ing flu?

Wow what a loss. Prince was a very big influence early in my life. He will be missed. Dude could Rick a guitar too!

Tough year form ambiguous celbs.

Jehova's Witness.

Nikki

At one point I owned his first 6 albums, everything up to Purple Rain... he was a huge musical influence

Shit I had last month would kill an infant or an elderly person... I've never been that sick... Took a month to be completely rid of it.

Strib

Authorities said Thursday morning that they are investigating a death at Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen.

“We’re currently conducting a death investigation and there isn’t much I can say,” said Jason Kamerud, chief sheriff’s deputy for Carver County. “We’re withholding information on the identification of the decedent until after we’ve connected with the next of kin. Once that has been done we will issue a press release.”

Asked specifically if Prince had died, Kamerud repeated that he couldn’t confirm the identity of the decedent. “I appreciate that you need to report responsibly. I want to be responsible to the decedent’s next of kin. I think that’s the respectful thing to do.”

Just last weekend, Prince’s private plane made an emergency landing early Friday morning in Illinois as he was returning to the Twin Cities from two shows in Atlanta on Thursday.

Afterward, a source close to Prince told the Star Tribune that the singer was dehydrated on the flight home.

Prince himself wanted to clarify the situation on Saturday: “Wait a few days before you waste any prayers.”

This is nuts

Wow. Not really a fan personally but undeniably, unbelievably talented

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One of the best musicians in the past 100 years. The best Super Bowl halftime show ever.

RIP.

BREAKING: Publicist confirms Prince has died in Chanhassen, AP reports.

Goodnight sweet Prince

Indeed. Also, his performance of Purple Rain at the Grammys (in ... 1985?) was one of the greatest live performances I've ever seen.

Wow. RIP

**** man, a celeb death I actually care about

Dude was 57 but looked 37, unreal

Damn

RIP

I had something that bad this winter and it took a month to be completely rid of it too.

Found in his studio, they say

I wonder if it was really the flu or if it was something more serious that was undiagnosed. It seems like there are lots of fatal things that are initially self-diagnosed as the flu.

I don't know much about him but always had the impression that he was a pretty clean-living and healthy guy. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) It seems like he just drew the short straw on this.

First thing I thought of. I load this up and listen from time to time. First of all, one of my favorite Beatles' tunes and then Prince absolutely shreds the guitar solo.

RIP

He was reclusive, so it wouldn't be shocking to hear he had a serious illness and kept it to himself.

Some commentary on that:

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Played my 1999 cassette so much it broke

Damn, RIP

Was never really into his music. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear the name is the Jimmy Fallon debacle.

The white sheet & shadow was ****ing genius

Exactly what I just texted my wife before clicking on the link

RIP incredibly talented genius.

The doves are crying. RIP


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No. ****ing. Way.

At 57?!?!?!?

What a kick in the nuts...

Sittin'n in St. Peter's lobby masterbating to a magazine...

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The last thing I heard about Prince was that he showed up at some random dinner theatre here, rolled out on stage unannounced to play guitar with the band for a number, then left. I've heard other stories from people who saw him on a flight or somewhere else or about him visiting local music stores in disguise and other stuff. A unique character.

In hindsight I should have went to the ER.

Yet Bieber lives.

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dam

R.I.P

Man, that is horrible. He will be missed.

What a bummer!
RIP Prince..
Changed the scene for sure, especially Minneapolis

I remember reading a couple of months ago about his upcoming tour where he would play a very small, intimate venue, announced only maybe a day in advance, just him and a piano, with no setlist. He'd just play what he felt like that night.

How ****ing awesome would that be?

He has said he was not feeling well, flu.

The last time I saw him live was around 1997 at a VH1 Music Cares concert at the (then) Universal Amphitheater.

Sheryl Crow, Jakob Dylan and several other great live acts performed, with Prince closing out the show.

I've been to a metric shit ton of shows, whether they've been in clubs, theaters, amphitheaters, arenas and stadiums and I've never seen anything like Prince in my entire life.

He was way too young.

R.I.P.

Woah.

I was just thinking a month or so ago, that I hoped they'd go get him to do the SB Halftime again. Since, you know, they can't get anyone worth a shit.

I never got too much into him, but he was ****ing legit.

God damn it. It had to be you didn't it!

Man I was hoping I'd be first.

Purple Lounge for the day?

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R.I.P

Absolutely

I like that idea

Put Prince on the $20?

Better not jinx the Royals. :)

fair enough :)

Finally an RIP thread I can respect. I came up in Prince's big days in lime light. He was a real original and made a lot of really fun songs.

Damn good entertainer in concerts as well. He knew how to put on great show with old school musical talent.

RIP Prince

Glenn Frey, David Bowie and Prince all dead in 2016. WOW THAT SUCKS! Makes me feel quite old and a little less immortal. :deevee:

Yet Keith Richards is somehow still alive

Excellent

He's the same age as me. Really sucks to lose the musicians of my youth. When I worked in college radio at Mizzou, a guy who was the music critic at the student newspaper The Maneater named Chuck Eddy -Chuck went on to write for Rolling Stone and Creem- came down to the station with this EP of a skinny black guy wearing a leopard spotted speedo with Little Richard Hair. He was adamant that we play him...and PLAY HIM RIGHT NOW.

It (of course) was Prince, before Purple Rain and all his fame.

Chuck knew what he was talking about. I was the same way when I first saw and heard Elvis Costello.

Terrible loss to American Music. It'll be sad to never see him perform again.

This X 10,000

RIP

Just a little over a year ago [no embedding]

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/wat...urd-1653735759

**** the world sideways.

that wasn't prince?

seriously tho, i'm am totally bummed. brilliant artist!

Who?

I remember that well, a true tour de force

Not srs.. lol. I didn't realize Prince Jabarri was in poor health though. He loves sending me those emails about using my bank account. I've been letting him use my account off and on for years now.

RIP Sweet Prince.

I got laid to purple rain once. In my car too. While I'm not a big Prince fan, he was a hell of a talent. You, sir, will be missed.

Its pretty telling how respected he was when Fox News is covering it with the same intensity as if some beloved head of state had just died

The Grandma from everybody loves Raymond
WWE Chyna
And now Prince

They come in 3's smh what a sad week.