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Prince died RIP Prince (Original Post) rbrnmw Apr 2016 OP
Me too! ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #1
very sad still_one Apr 2016 #2
This has been a rough year gollygee Apr 2016 #3
My condolences to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #4
I feel sick. wildeyed Apr 2016 #5
The first date I went on was to see Purple Rain rbrnmw Apr 2016 #6
Controversy! wildeyed Apr 2016 #11
Kids these days would be meh. rbrnmw Apr 2016 #13
But at the time.... wildeyed Apr 2016 #14
YES awesome rbrnmw Apr 2016 #15
I'm afraid I can't rec this YoungDemCA Apr 2016 #7
I know rbrnmw Apr 2016 #9
I said this about Phife too: Recursion Apr 2016 #8
I'm in shock and feel sick, too. OneGrassRoot Apr 2016 #10
Such an awful awful year for my musical heroes. zappaman Apr 2016 #12
I'm so sad JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #16
me too rbrnmw Apr 2016 #17
Whoa! Stellar Apr 2016 #18
A great loss. A multitalented artist who could do it all. kwassa Apr 2016 #19
Year ruined. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #20
Wrecka stow betsuni Apr 2016 #21
just found out. hard to believe JI7 Apr 2016 #22
So sad mcar Apr 2016 #23
I've been trying to process this all day and just can't. Number23 Apr 2016 #24
same lovemydog Apr 2016 #26
Rest in Peace, Prince~ Cha Apr 2016 #25
Hheartbroken, too, rbrnmw. Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #27

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
3. This has been a rough year
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:25 PM
Apr 2016

Some of my favorite celebrities Prince, David Bowie. Very sad, and Prince was way too young! David Bowie was older and had been battling cancer for some time, but this seems so out of the blue.

wildeyed

(11,240 posts)
5. I feel sick.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:37 PM
Apr 2016

My head hurts. My 40 pound dog is trying to sit IN the office chair with me, so he knows I am upset. I grew up with this guy, and right after Bowie, too

wildeyed

(11,240 posts)
11. Controversy!
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:53 PM
Apr 2016

Seemed so racey at the time. The older kids at school were listening to it and I was like....whoa!

wildeyed

(11,240 posts)
14. But at the time....
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:04 PM
Apr 2016

Early Prince was sooooo edgy. And then his Reign began and he was a superstar. I did not keep up with every single thing he released in recent years, but I did love that he cared more about the art than the fame and kept creating and creating....

And he is so influential. Did you listen to that D'Angelo album from a year or two ago? AMAZING, important work, and so layered with Prince. Shit, now I am crying again.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
8. I said this about Phife too:
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:39 PM
Apr 2016

Whoever ordered this 2016 needs to send it back. This shit is rank. And it's only April.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
19. A great loss. A multitalented artist who could do it all.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 03:56 PM
Apr 2016

He was such a great talent as songwriter, musician and performer.

betsuni

(25,136 posts)
21. Wrecka stow
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 06:31 PM
Apr 2016

I knew he'd been in the hospital so it wasn't out of the blue, but my husband was upset -- they're the same age. We never say "record store," it's always "wrecka stow" thanks to Prince. I loved '80s Prince family artists: Morris Day and The Time, Jesse Johnson, Wendy & Lisa, Sheila E., Vanity 6. My favorite Prince thing is him doing the voice on the phone in "If a Girl Answers":


Number23

(24,544 posts)
24. I've been trying to process this all day and just can't.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 12:00 AM
Apr 2016

It was the first thing I heard when the alarm went off this morning and this whole damn day has been downhill ever since.

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