Dearly beloved...

[OneGrassRoot]

[raging moderate]

1. Said like a true Prince.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. ...

[haikugal]

3. .

[redwitch]

4. Beautiful man with such soulful eyes.

https://vimeo.com/150445815

[hamsterjill]

15. I remember partying like "it was 1999".

Then, it WAS 1999.

Amazing talent silenced much too soon. My sympathies to all affected.

[polly7]

5. So awful.

[DinahMoeHum]

6. .

[workinclasszero]

7. ...

[Arugula Latte]

8. If I had to describe him in one word it would be: TALENT.

Massive, enduring talent.

[Dustlawyer]

14. His rise and peak were right in time with my DJ years putting myself through school.

I usually played 6-7 nights a week for 8 hours and would quickly tire of the music, but not his! Purple Rain was a masterpiece! Damn!

[cyndensco]

9. RIP Prince

[Hekate]

10. ~~~~*~~~~

[Hiraeth]

11. amen

[Glassunion]

12. That song has one of the greatest guitar solos

I'd put it in my top 20... He will be missed.

[mac56]

13. Electric word, life

It means forever and that's a mighty long time
But I'm here to tell you
There's something else
The after world

A world of never ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night

[maindawg]

16. Some one else died yesterday

Who was it ?

[dbackjon]

18. Wrestler/Actress Chyna

[maindawg]

23. Yes that isit

Only like 46 years old.

[malaise]

17. Aretha speaking with BrianWilliams now

on GEM$NBComcast

[nxylas]

19. Prince and Bowie in the same year

The two great chameleons of rock gone within months of each other.

[DAMANgoldberg]

40. Someone has made the connection...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2016/04/21/mourning-prince-and-david-bowie-who-showed-theres-no-one-right-way-to-be-a-man/

[me b zola]

20. ...

[appalachiablue]

21. All Peace to You Prince. Thanks for all you gave us, music, beauty, joy & your activism.

Loved your music, style, heart and seeing you perform in DC.

[blm]

22. Missing him already.

Such an enormous loss to the world.

[Third Doctor]

24. I'm crushed!

I've been a Prince fan all of my life.

[NikolaC]

25. ...

[ornotna]

26. A sad day for sure

[yallerdawg]

27. ...

[glinda]

28. My home boy. RIP.

I am frayed today....

[geardaddy]

29. ...

[bigwillq]

30. RIP

[Hugin]

31. Outstanding!

So, Let's Get Crazy!

in a minute... I've got something in my eye.

[Loki]

32. i have no words

[emmadoggy]

33. .

[Iwillnevergiveup]

34. Too sad, too soon

[Aerows]

35. Man before his time

but made it his own.

[Raster]

36. Last live concert I saw: Prince, Key Arena, Seattle, 2004

[mahannah]

37. ...

[Marrah_G]

38. .

[rhett o rick]

39. .

[Euphoria]

41. His encompassing of sweetness and funky rockness

Is what strikes me right now. He never made it only about himself. It was a collective, with ample space for the strong feminine,

How can we celebrate with such wise force in the future, without him?

[JackInGreen]

42. ..

[Delphinus]

43. ...

[Stellar]

44. ....

[colorado_ufo]

45. A true artist and humanitarian.

Total command of the guitar and his music, of his productions, his art. Greatness lost to us far too soon.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

46. I'm so very sad.

Why him?

It's just...wrong.

[vlakitti]

47. ............................