Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 http://onairwithryan.iheart.com/articles/national-trending-pop-104650/report-prince-dead-at-57-14630311/ REPORT: Prince Dead At 57 (TMZ) - The artist known as Prince has died ... TMZ has learned. He was 57. Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 [MEDIA=twitter]723197740893638656[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/723197740893638656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 just saw this on twitter! thought he performed a couple of days ago after that health scare last week or so? all the greats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 [MEDIA=twitter]722584174448627712[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/GeneWeen/status/722584174448627712 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Crieff Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 2016 is the worst :( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 The worst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC34ZcDiCag Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC34ZcDiCag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsRUAoUvP10 Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsRUAoUvP10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 This pic - he was glorious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlas2000 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Im so gutted, he was a genius, an innovator and so young. 2016 has not been kind at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlas2000 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 My favourite Prince song, how fitting considering that he actually died in April...still speechless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diogo_sg Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 RIP Prince :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickulus Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 First David Bowie, now him?:( 2016 is a sad year for music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 [MEDIA=twitter]723227968131227650[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/L4LM/status/723227968131227650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfpkbjDwpsY Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfpkbjDwpsY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 This is fabulous [MEDIA=twitter]723232720403369984[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/BuzzFeed/status/723232720403369984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arushofjacktothehead Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 FUCK 2016. First a leading Grunge giant, Scott Weiland. Second a leading hard rock icon, Lemmy Kilmster. Third a Starman waiting in the sky, a person I could relate to, a true genre bender and innovator, David Bowie. Fourth a funny man and another person I could relate to, a true gentleman, Terry Wogan. Fifth a guitar legend and a true man to his band, the Hotel California, Glenn Frey. Sixth a band that were only just getting started and had so much potential, Viola Beach. Seventh, the man formally known as Prince. A rule breaker, a game changer, a man, a myth, a legend, and a creator of a song that really made me enjoy and love his works. RIP Prince:cry: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylobryte7 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 RIP Prince! Remember the long car drives listening to all his music. Terrible loss for music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grids Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 RIP Prince :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmor95 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 It's insane that he left us so soon, what a horrible day for music. A true music icon. Rest in peace, purple one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsue Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I am sick over the cruel, early death of a legend, Prince. In the 80's, I spent a year Minneapolis over two work assignments. Prince was already my musical hero. Friends danced with him at his downtown nightclub. They said he barely came up over their waist. One weekend, on a whim, I took a road trip out to the country in search of his infamous purple house. My car was completely covered in mud in the rain. I never found it, but later learned it was nearby. His music, while I may not have agreed with its overt themes and language, was a big part of the soundtrack of my life. Heartbroken. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsue Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Thanks to everyone who posted pics and videos of Prince here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 If you have Sirius Radio: [MEDIA=twitter]723324587598090241[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/SIRIUSXM/status/723324587598090241 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 [MEDIA=twitter]723454639316725760[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsbeat/status/723454639316725760 [MEDIA=twitter]723446211563261954[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsbeat/status/723446211563261954 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzachris Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 [MEDIA=twitter]610359862862680065[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/prince/status/610359862862680065 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 From Fader Magazine FYI I did not know what "Mawkish" meant so -" sad or romantic in a foolish or exaggerated way" Prince's Radiohead Cover Is A Reminder He Was Watching Us Too In 2008 he performed “Creep” at Coachella. In 2008, Prince covered Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella. Camera phones, affordable 3G, and social media had gone mainstream by then, but it would be years before most of us were finally able to see the eight-minute clip. Prince, protective over his work in a way that now feels prescient, monitored YouTube and Instagram and had footage taken down by claiming copyright violations. He was often called a technophobe for taking a hard line on the digital platforms that were actually upending the music industry, but he recognized that genius was a commodity to protect. “There is nothing minor about you,” he said in his acceptance speech for Artist of the Decade at the 2000 Soul Train Awards. “You are a blessed people, you are the most talented on Earth and you are still grateful. That is why upon winning in their game, you always thank God.” He may have been particular about his business, but he wasn’t miserly. If you ever basked in Prince’s purple charisma live—I did, just once, in 2011—you'd know. From hour-long encores to audience members dancing on stage, celebrity guests, and unexpected covers, Prince could hold down a show. So I think we thirsted after the Radiohead cover not because we couldn't have it, but because it was the rare reminder, outside of being at a Prince concert or hearing him speak at an awards show, that he was watching us too. “Creep” might be Radiohead's most mawkish song but, like Coldplay’s “The Scientist” or Lauryn Hill’s “To Zion” or Adele’s “Someone Like You” or Prince’s own “Purple Rain,” it’s unique in its ability to speak to the inner voice of literal billions. These are songs we privately cry to, together. Vulnerability can be isolating, but it’s not a solitary condition. And watching him cover “Creep” feels like a profound moment in Prince fandom. We didn’t know him like we wanted because he didn’t participate in the sinkhole of modern celebrity; . His ineffable courage in being black, alpha, flamboyant, ageless, feminist, genius, private, and sexy, was so great we thought he couldn’t possibly be of our time—our world, even. But that video of Prince covering “Creep” at Coachella stands out because, from the soft opening riff to his closing, fishhook of a solo, it was a reminder that he might know what it was to be merely mortal like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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