Prince, final curtain call at 57, way to young, RIP

Hooked On Sonics · Post by **Hooked On Sonics** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:36 pm

Another phenomenal musician has final curtain call. Prince at 57. Such a talent and showman. Never forgot the Superbowl appearance, awesome. Rest in Peace Prince.

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:43 pm

Just saw this too, crazy. RIP.

voip · Post by **voip** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:34 pm

Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called life

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

So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
You know the one, Dr. Everything'll Be Alright
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your mind, baby

'Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the after world
In this life
You're on your own .......

Mr_SamDoogie · Post by **Mr_SamDoogie** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:06 pm

RIP Prince one of his song is an anthem to me to someone I hold dear in my youthful day's.

Hugo · Post by **Hugo** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:41 pm

Very sad news. Rest in peace, Prince

psionic311 · Post by **psionic311** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:22 pm

2016 is shaping to be the year of Greats Gone.

RIP Prince, thx for all the great songs and soundtracks of our lives.

ErnstDabest · Post by **ErnstDabest** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:21 pm

[tinfoil hat on]

His death is likely to be an illuminati beltane ritual sacrifice.

[/tinfoil hat off]

Sam CA · Post by **Sam CA** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:56 am

He recorded 39 studio albums altogether over a 37 years period. Between live shows and court fights and .............. that's a massive output. RIP

nitecrawler · Post by **nitecrawler** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:16 am

A unique artist.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:53 am

RIP. Another musical genius gone.

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:07 am

The sad thing is that many of these highly gifted people, leaving iconic impressions on us, lead a very loneley life, missing a basic structure of strong, warm relations and being driven by their inner demons and the constant pressure to prove something to others and themselves.

May God give him the peace he has been missing.

Diego5150 · Post by **Diego5150** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:34 am

Truly amazingly gifted musician. RIP

Jan1 · Post by **Jan1** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:28 pm

May he rest in peace.

Kevin Nolan · Post by **Kevin Nolan** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:12 pm

incredibly sad that Prince has passed away. I was never a big fan (though hugely admired and liked his music), but it really has hit me, as it has with so many others. The loss of so many wonderful artists is poignant reminder of how many people we actually admire and look up to. As you get a bit older you tend not to look to heroes so much - but of late I'm realising just how many heroes I have!

On an equally sober note, this article on the BBC web site suggests the large number of famous people passing away is not a glitch, and that we had better get used to this for some time to come (post war famous baby boomers now ageing and passing away):

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36108133

On a lighter note, I follow Peter Gabriel on Facebook and he posted a lovely piece on Prince. But the comments were laiden with people saying to him - "Peter - look after yourself, we don't want to loose you too". I'm sure Peter Gabriel is 'happy' about that

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 8:56 am

I didn't exactly play his records all the time but he has done so much for pop music that I love. As a musician he really is a style by himself. You can play a synth part and someone will comment "oh cool Prince sound!".
In addition he was so incredibly iconic, larger than life, both a genius and (more than?) a bit crazy. A few years ago he was playing the Ziggo Dome here in Amsterdam, one of our biggest concert venues. Thousands of people stood in line, all dressed in purple as per the living legend's request. And he showed up to the gig on his bike.
There's an air of intangible uniqueness about him, which he carefully cultivated.

I don't think we'll see another like him in my lifetime.