Damn, That is sad.
I felt something was up when they said he had the flu/pneumonia again. Something is wrong when you keep getting sick like that in a short time span.
Damn man. That's sad. He was just in Atlanta last week performing at the Fox Theatre. It was a rescheduled concert because he fell ill with the flu/pneumonia. Definitely one of the greatest entertainers and musicians ever.
Seems like complications from the flu... 57 isn't super old, maybe he had a compromised immune system. Hopefully not AIDS or something crazy for the press to jump all over.
Great entertainer for sure, but the first thing that always comes to my mind when I hear anything about Prince, is Vanity. What a smoking hot woman she was.
I did some research on my speculation that it could have been from AIDS complications and found a piece of blind gossip released a few days ago, basically saying they have a trusted source that a black celebrity (who remained unnamed) who has been known to be very sexual contracted HIV in the 90s and is now dying. It said he met some religious people who urged him to stop taking his medication. So, a couple years ago he stopped taking the medications and consequently got sicker and sicker ever since and isn't expected to live much longer. They also gave a clue that the celeb they're talking about has been in the news recently (which Prince was). It could be totally bullshit, but it is coincidental that Prince died a few days later...
Like many of you I first became aware of prince right around his Purple Rain days and when I saw him perform I told some friends that he had star written all over him. It's a shame that he died and I'm shocked regarding Vanity, I didn't know that she had passed.
I am going with Ninas theory - remember how all of a sudden he became a jehovah witness and refused to dig many of his hit songs, usually something happens in ones life to change so quickly.
Prince was a brilliant musician and I've enjoyed listening to all of his older music over the years. His untimely death is definitely sad.
When I heard he died at 57 from the flu, one of my initial thoughts was that it could have been AIDS, like Nina and Shailynn mention. I know it's speculation, but it wouldn't be shocking if he was bi-sexual. He seemed like a very private person, so I could see him not wanting anyone to know, if he did have AIDS.
Either way it's sad. He's an icon and hopefully he was as happy as he was successful in life.
OMG...I'm a fan too. But I have to wonder about people who are shocked that musicians tend to die young. I can't speak for Prince but some musicians 'lead the life' as it were. Unlimited drugs, women and especially alcohol take its toll.
I was not a huge fan but def def respected his talent – as a child of the 80s I was thus very aware of his music and did see the movie Purple Rain.
And I too was not aware Vanity had passed.
Supposedly Prince was known for being very well endowed particularly for someone of his small stature – I never heard anything of him being bi but there were many rumors of the many women he bedded.
As I’m approaching 50 and hear all these people dying in their 50s; I get nervous.
The thing about Prince's music is it transcended genre. Think about it: How would you classify his stuff? Electronic synth dance funk pop with elements of jazz, blues and even some Middle Eastern influence? There's originality, then there's Prince, who could seemingly play every instrument known to man and dance up a decent storm, too (and even play some mean basketball).
It was just the right time for someone that original, too. Originality in popular music began to die after record execs didn't know what to make of grunge and decided everything needed to sound like what the kids were buying in panic, lest they lose business to Napster. He needed to hit when he did, in the late 70's and early 80's, when a sound that unique and distinct could still be marketed.
Lost in everything, too, was how he fought the music industry. The whole symbol thing was, essentially, a protest against Warner Bros. Part of the reason you're probably going to see a lot of his videos posted on the Internet as of today is because he grew to hate the Internet over the last decade or so, after initially being one of the first to embrace it, keeping a lot of his stuff offline. Prince was pretty strict about keeping cameras and cell phones out of his shows. He wanted you to experience the music, in the moment, at the level of quality he wanted you to experience it at.
Anyhow, dude was different and a genius. We should consider ourselves lucky we had our time with him. I'd say RIP, but nah, I don't think peace is what he wants. May he keep being musically prolific, where ever's next for him. Rave Un2 Whatever's Next, Purple Man.
"... Potential Prince beneficiaries are currently unknown. He has no living children. The singer was married twice, to Mayte Garcia from 1996 to 1999 and to Manuela Testolini from 2001 to 2006. Garcia and Prince did welcome a son, Boy Gregory, who died as the result of Pfeiffer syndrome a week after his birth ..."
Growing up in Minnesota in the 80's, he was everywhere. He was not only a musical icon, he was our musical icon. I used to roller skate and Prince always filled up the roller skating rink. It's sad he has passed away. Prince is a legend. RIP Prince.
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I felt something was up when they said he had the flu/pneumonia again. Something is wrong when you keep getting sick like that in a short time span.
Seems like complications from the flu... 57 isn't super old, maybe he had a compromised immune system. Hopefully not AIDS or something crazy for the press to jump all over.
The musicians continue to die at an alarming rate this year! Just crazy.
Well, at least he can now go for a re-tap of Vanity who passed away earlier this year too...0
http://blindgossip.com/?p=77843
I said back in January this is not gonna be a good year for musicians, but I didn't see this one coming.
When I heard he died at 57 from the flu, one of my initial thoughts was that it could have been AIDS, like Nina and Shailynn mention. I know it's speculation, but it wouldn't be shocking if he was bi-sexual. He seemed like a very private person, so I could see him not wanting anyone to know, if he did have AIDS.
Either way it's sad. He's an icon and hopefully he was as happy as he was successful in life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/arts/m…
And I too was not aware Vanity had passed.
Supposedly Prince was known for being very well endowed particularly for someone of his small stature – I never heard anything of him being bi but there were many rumors of the many women he bedded.
As I’m approaching 50 and hear all these people dying in their 50s; I get nervous.
He was my favorite singing homosexual
@shailynn nah, we good on that trade. Tell 'em Chappelle.
It was just the right time for someone that original, too. Originality in popular music began to die after record execs didn't know what to make of grunge and decided everything needed to sound like what the kids were buying in panic, lest they lose business to Napster. He needed to hit when he did, in the late 70's and early 80's, when a sound that unique and distinct could still be marketed.
Lost in everything, too, was how he fought the music industry. The whole symbol thing was, essentially, a protest against Warner Bros. Part of the reason you're probably going to see a lot of his videos posted on the Internet as of today is because he grew to hate the Internet over the last decade or so, after initially being one of the first to embrace it, keeping a lot of his stuff offline. Prince was pretty strict about keeping cameras and cell phones out of his shows. He wanted you to experience the music, in the moment, at the level of quality he wanted you to experience it at.
Anyhow, dude was different and a genius. We should consider ourselves lucky we had our time with him. I'd say RIP, but nah, I don't think peace is what he wants. May he keep being musically prolific, where ever's next for him. Rave Un2 Whatever's Next, Purple Man.
http://www.thewrap.com/who-will-control-…
http://www.thewrap.com/rip-prince-charli…