Prince Dead at 57

[BleedBlueGold]

Prince Dead at 57 | TMZ.com

Horrible news. Way too young.

 

[IrishLion]

This is what it sounds like when doves cry.

 

[ACamp1900]

No one else seems to want to state it's Prince, just someone at his estate...

 

[greyhammer90]

Oh crap. That's sad. Amazing guitarist.

 

[Irish#1]

Never was a Prince fan, but appreciated his popularity. I remember when he was with Morris Day and the Time. Not sure if Morris influenced him or it was the other way around.

Jungle Love sure has a Prince feel to it.

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[Big23Head]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Superstar singer Prince is dead at age 57, publicist tells <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews">@NBCNews</a>. <a href="https://t.co/PgTCLeU4VU">pic.twitter.com/PgTCLeU4VU</a></p>— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNightlyNews/status/723200085354512384">April 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[GowerND11]

Crazy. Supremely talented artist.

 

[RyCo1983]

Never was a Prince fan, but appreciated his popularity. I remember when he was with Morris Day and the Time. Not sure if Morris influenced him or it was the other way around.

Jungle Love sure has a Prince feel to it.

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They were friends and bandmates in high school.
Purple Rain the movie features quite a bit of Morris Day and the TIME!

 

[greyhammer90]

Been a terrible year for rock and roll

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

RIP

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Way to totally overshadow Chyna's death.

(Just a joke. Death is always sad. Respect to all friends, families, and loved ones.)

 

[ACamp1900]

They were friends and bandmates in high school.
Purple Rain the movie features quite a bit of Morris Day and the TIME!

The best part(s) of the film where the performance scenes of both Prince and Morris...

 

[woolybug25]

This is horrible news. Prince is one of my all time favorites. Not just a great performer, but also a brilliant song writer. He wrote songs like "Nothing Compares To You" and "Manic Monday" that made other artists stars as well.

My band is playing a gig tonight and I'm working on making Purple Rain or Darling Nikki our encore.

So bummed.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

That's awful. Still the best Superbowl halftime performance.

 

[Graybeard52]

I remember when he hit the scene in the 70s, you could tell he had "it" even then. He was something of a flake but so very talented. I have an old friend in Florida who was a bigger fan of him than I was and while I haven't hear from him yet, I know he's tossed one back for Prince already. Didn't Vanity die earlier this year as well? Reunion concert?

I'm not heavily into celebrities in general but when it comes to musical artists from my younger days, this sort of thing hits home. This is up there with Glenn Frey and David Bowie for me.

Rest in peace, Purple One. Thanks for the memories.

 

[Redbar]

Sometimes it snows in April. RIP Christopher Tracy!

 

[greyhammer90]

That's awful. Still the best Superbowl halftime performance.

Damn straight.

 

[dales5050]

I'll just leave this here

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[IrishLion]

^One of man's greatest mysteries:

Where did Prince's guitar go?

 

[Irish#1]

I'll just leave this here

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He could hit a lick.

 

[BeauBenken]

Damn shame.

 

[MNIrishman]

*the body formerly known as Prince

 

[ND NYC]

*the body formerly known as Prince

since you didn't ask I will answer anyway: Too soon.

 

[ShawneeIrish]

Really sad. A once in a generation kind of talent. Rare for someone to have both his level of musical talent and showmanship.

 

[NDRock]

Guy was a legend and a big sports fan. Also appreciated that he continued to live in Minnesota. Just seemed more cool that he lived there and not L.A. or some place like that.

 

[woolybug25]

Clapton was once asked, "who is the best guitarist on the planet"? He responded, "I don't know, ask Prince".

 

[greyhammer90]

Clapton was once asked, "who is the best guitarist on the planet"? He responded, "I don't know, ask Prince".

Not to burst your bubble, but that's an old story that original started about Phil Keaggy.

Another version of the story has Hendrix being asked, "Jimi, how does it feel to be the world's greatest guitar player?" To which Hendrix supposedly replied, "I don't know, you'll have to ask Phil Keaggy!"

 

[BeauBenken]

Not to burst your bubble, but that's an old story that original started about Phil Keaggy.

Lol. Literally just saw this in a Rory Gallagher Youtube video comment section:

Supposedly Jimi Hendrix was once asked by a reporter what it was like to be the greatest guitar player living today. Jimi's reply was "I don't know, why don't you ask Rory Gallagher."

 

[ACamp1900]

I've heard/read Eric Clapton 'say' that about five different people over the years...

 

[frankygoes69]

RIP