R.I.P. Prince, dead at 57

[DeuceWallaces]

Damn. Not a fan, but that is shocking.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-dead-at-57/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/entertainment/prince-estate-death/index.html?adkey=bn

[Im Still Ballin]

RIP

You had a good song in the Batman movie

[imdaman99]

Damn man this is sad as hell :cry:

RIP, another legend gone :(

[Funktion]

Saw Purple Rain as a kid. Saw him at the Warriors/Thunder game in Oakland. :eek:

[iamgine]

WTF Michael Jackson died in 2009? Didn't feel that long ago.

I thought it was 2013 or around that time.

[stalkerforlife]

Nooooooooooooooo.

I LOVED him...one of my favorites.

One of the best artists ever and one of my favorites.

This is F UCKING shocking.

So many songs I could name and love.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Damn. Not a fan, but that is shocking.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-dead-at-57/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/entertainment/prince-estate-death/index.html?adkey=bn
The first link doesn't work. The second link said there was a death at his estate but doesn't say who died.

[Levity]

it's looking like TMZ jumped the gun when they posted that Prince died. everything else is saying theirs a death at his estate, but no ones been identified yet.

:(

but read something about prince recently being released from the hospital after a bout with the flu....

[Funktion]

Was he sick? ****ing crazy. He just did a crapload of live shows.

Hell of a catalog of music plus his writing credits.

[Patrick Chewing]

They come in 3's. Only one more to go...

[hateraid]

Weren't we discussing how Price was the biggest icon after Bowie died?
I wouldn't say it is shocking. But it is sad news. We're going to hear more and more of stars dying.

But be prepared for a summer of Prince. I remember after MJ passing that's all I heard everywhere for the whole summer.

[Funktion]

Nah its him. Local news in Minny reporting.

[Smook B]

They come in 3's. Only one more to go...

Chyna isn't a high profile celebrity like Prince.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Now the TMZ link is working. RIP.

[stalkerforlife]

I have no doubt he was killed by the people with a hand in the pot.

These stars are worth more dead than alive.

This is so sickening that these stars are allowed to be killed without proper investigations.

Prince is possible the greatest musical icon in the HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

[~primetime~]

wow I'm in shock

<--- Big Prince fan

[stalkerforlife]

Damn. Not a fan, but that is shocking.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-dead-at-57/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/entertainment/prince-estate-death/index.html?adkey=bn

LMAO @ you not being a fan.

Are you DEAF?

Prince is possibly the greatest musician in the HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

You f ucking PIECE OF SHIT.

[Smook B]

I have no doubt he was killed by the people with a hand in the pot.

These stars are worth more dead than alive.

This is so sickening that these stars are allowed to be killed without proper investigations.

Prince is possible the greatest musical icon in the HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

MJ.

[Im Still Ballin]

Purple rain was a banger

[JohnnySic]

Rip.

[stalkerforlife]

MJ.

Michael Jackson is the greatest ENTERTAINER in history.

Prince is the greatest MUSICIAN in history.

Prince orchestrated a ton of his music and played a ton of instruments.

And Prince has WAY more good songs.

[Funktion]

Probably one of the best Super Bowl halftime shows ever.

[~primetime~]

Prince was immensely talented...he was highly skilled at just about every instrument there is

Give him a guitar, he'd fck shit up...give him drums, he'd fck shit up...give him keyboard/piano, he'd fck shit up

he supposedly played 27 different instruments on one album

[Levity]

Heres hoping theres a basketball court and pancake buffet for him in heaven :(

[Lebron23]

They are dropping like flies. RIP Prince.

[Long Duck Dong]

RIP. Just when the Transgender movement was taking off too. :(

http://noisey-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/content-images/contentimage/no-slug/7e9ea54b4748d5b1f93f9b0ffad84e4f.jpg

[tomtucker]

They come in 3's. Only one more to go...
Kanye West :applause: :rockon: :applause:

[dazzer87]

The best Super Bowl halftime shows ever.
fixed.

[Funktion]

Had an eye for the hottest women on the planet also.

The Twins

https://youtu.be/1Lmq6RDn5O8

[riseagainst]

I liked Purple Rain

[scuzzy]

The rumor is he had aids, was he was on the pill but then he had some super religious people tell him god healed him so he stopped taking it over a year ago and has been deteriorating ever since.

[~primetime~]

http://www.ooyuz.com/images/2016/1/15/1455588477790.jpg

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RxG4OXl_Jfc/VsQgwywMJXI/AAAAAAAANTs/miLUmOCrQYs/s1600/14556339049491.jpg

http://www.bljesak.net/Thumb/322x218/vanity-six-denise.jpg

^^^ For those who are unaware, Vanity, from Vanity 6 (and The Last Dragon) also passed away recently

Her band was assembled by Prince


she was also age 57 when she died...crazy

[dazzer87]

The rumor is he had aids, was he was on the pill but then he had some super religious people tell him god healed him so he stopped taking it over a year ago and has been deteriorating ever since.
:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[Nick Young]

why are these people dying so young?

RIP Prince

[DonDadda59]

Prince was immensely talented...he was highly skilled at just about every instrument there is

Give him a guitar, he'd fck shit up...give him drums, he'd fck shit up...give him keyboard/piano, he'd fck shit up

he supposedly played 27 different instruments on one album

Dude was a bonafide music genius. RIP.

[dude77]

yeah I'm also reading he had aids

I know his songs but didn't know he was such a beast on instruments .. respect

[LJJ]

I have no doubt he was killed by the people with a hand in the pot.

These stars are worth more dead than alive.

In the case of Prince, who knows? The guy spent the last 3 decades doing everything he could to make sure no new listeners could enjoy his music. No youtube. No music streaming. And he did a whole bunch of weird shit.

As dark as it sounds, maybe people finally get to enjoy his music again with improved accessibility and a more sensible commercial approach.

One of the most amazing musicians of his generation for sure, but truly off his rocker. Shocking to see him go so early.

[BasedTom]

**** 2016

[I know you are]

RIP

[Long Duck Dong]

He was an infinitely better singer, song writer, and musician than Michael Jackson but he didn't have the management and industry backing him up like MJ did because he wasn't conformist Michael was.

[Funktion]

Also found Carmen Electra

[KiiiiNG]

He achieved more than everyone in this thread combined, except for me. Dying of aids is a tough way to go... kinda taints his legacy imo. Rip nonetheless. Sucks.

[KiiiiNG]

Just got word he died of a flu bug. Which makes sense if his immune system was compromised from aids

[AlphaWolf24]

Damn...grew up with his music playing in my boom box...

feels like a piece of me died...

RIP.

[dazzer87]

He achieved more than everyone in this thread combined, except for me. Dying of aids is a tough way to go... kinda taints his legacy imo. Rip nonetheless. Sucks.
GTFOH.......fvking loser.

[Long Duck Dong]

Also found Carmen Electra

Turned Sinead O'Connor into an American household name (for 5 years at least).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZCiHsIfrOg

:bowdown:

[KiiiiNG]

GTFOH.......fvking loser.
This is expected from a friendless, jobless loser like you who's only purpose in life is to defend dead celebrities on a message board. Good job.

[rufuspaul]

In the case of Prince, who knows? The guy spent the last 3 decades doing everything he could to make sure no new listeners could enjoy his music. No youtube. No music streaming. And he did a whole bunch of weird shit.

As dark as it sounds, maybe people finally get to enjoy his music again with improved accessibility and a more sensible commercial approach.

One of the most amazing musicians of his generation for sure, but truly off his rocker. Shocking to see him go so early.


Like a lot of artistic geniuses he was a little batshit crazy at times. Remember when he changed his name to a symbol?

[DonDadda59]

Like a lot of artistic geniuses he was a little batshit crazy at times. Remember when he changed his name to a symbol?

Back when he was 'the Artist formerly known as Prince' during his legal dispute with his record compny:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/29/ea/11/29ea11cb2dfe80a0e07e3165a9edfc7a.jpg

Even turned the symbol into a sexy ass guitar:

http://www.rareelectricguitar.com/images/upload/Image/prince-symbol-guitar.jpg

[rezznor]

Kanye West :applause: :rockon: :applause:
we can only hope

[FillJackson]

2016 has already seen the deaths of music legends David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Phife Dawg, Natalie Cole, Lemmy Kilmister, Merle Haggard, and one-time Prince proteg

[BasedTom]

posted april 18th:

MediaTakeOut.com just received word that a VERY popular African-American celebrity - who has recently been in the news - now has what is being described as AIDS. Obviously since we are not able to 100% confirm the story - we're going to leave it as a Blind Item. We want to make it clear we are NOT talking about Magic Johnson. This report REALLY hurt our heart. According to a person EXTREMELY CLOSE to the situation, the celebrity, who is known for having a very EXTREME sexual past reportedly contracted the illness sometime in the 1990s. He kept the illness quiet but began taking his medication RELIGIOUSLY up until about two years ago. Here's what we're told by a VERY trusted entertainment insider: "[The celebrity] believed that he was cured, and he had some crazy [religious] people who told him that God cured him. So he stopped taking his medication and the sickness came back. Now doctors say he's dying, and there is nothing anyone can do about it." We're told that the celebrity is expected to get sicker and sicker, and eventually pass. It can happen as soon as the summer. Very sad news.

[Long Duck Dong]

[QUOTE=FillJackson]2016 has already seen the deaths of music legends David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Phife Dawg, Natalie Cole, Lemmy Kilmister, Merle Haggard, and one-time Prince proteg

[DonDadda59]

posted april 18th:

MediaTakeOut.com just received word that a VERY popular African-American celebrity - who has recently been in the news - now has what is being described as AIDS. Obviously since we are not able to 100% confirm the story - we're going to leave it as a Blind Item. We want to make it clear we are NOT talking about Magic Johnson. This report REALLY hurt our heart. According to a person EXTREMELY CLOSE to the situation, the celebrity, who is known for having a very EXTREME sexual past reportedly contracted the illness sometime in the 1990s. He kept the illness quiet but began taking his medication RELIGIOUSLY up until about two years ago. Here's what we're told by a VERY trusted entertainment insider: "[The celebrity] believed that he was cured, and he had some crazy [religious] people who told him that God cured him. So he stopped taking his medication and the sickness came back. Now doctors say he's dying, and there is nothing anyone can do about it." We're told that the celebrity is expected to get sicker and sicker, and eventually pass. It can happen as soon as the summer. Very sad news.

So he died needlessly over nonsense. :facepalm

Whoever those idiots are who talked him into stopping his medication regiment need to be brought up on 2nd degree murder or at least reckless homicide charges.

[Smook A.]

Fuuuuck.

[rezznor]

So he died needlessly over nonsense. :facepalm

Whoever those idiots are who talked him into stopping his medication regiment need to be brought up on 2nd degree murder or at least reckless homicide charges.
religous zealotry claims another victim

[navy]

Religion in 2016 lol

[FillJackson]

Turned Sinead O'Connor into an American household name (for 5 years at least).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZCiHsIfrOg

:bowdown:
No he didn't.

He had nothing to do with her production of the song.

Here's the first version of the song from The Family
http://mais.uol.com.br/view/zwuxgmhe6kop/the-family--nothing-compares-2-u-so-audio-0402CD1B3968D0C11326?types=A

Here's a version Prince did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHV-rd4Ey0o

She co-produced and mixed her version. She also produced her debut album which got her a Grammy nomination.



RIP PRINCE, you weird-ass genius. Let's Go Crazy is my favorite.

[Draz]

Dam rip

[FillJackson]

I shall rate these in terms of importance

1. Bowie
2. Prince
3. Merle
4. Glenn
5. Lemme
6. Nat
7. Dawg
8. Vanity

I agree with you. Might switch 4 and 5, but hard to quibble with this.

[dazzer87]

I shall rate these in terms of importance

1. Bowie
2. Prince
3. Merle
4. Glenn
5. Lemme
6. Nat
7. Dawg
8. Vanity

And these hacks are 100% healthy.......:facepalm

1. drake
2. kanye west
3. nicki minaj
4. rihanna
5. justin bieber

[ace23]

Everybody dying lol

[ArbitraryWater]

And these hacks are 100% healthy.......:facepalm

1. drake
2. kanye west
3. nicki minaj
4. rihanna
5. justin bieber

I dont even enjoy these dudes music except Kanye but these types of comments are so predictable and lame :facepalm

[FillJackson]

Warren Zevon did a kickass hard-rock version of Raspberry Beret that's worth seeking out. Recorded with REM as the "Hindu Love Gods."

He did a great version on Letterman, but can't find the video. It's on his best of too.

[DeuceWallaces]

posted april 18th:

MediaTakeOut.com just received word that a VERY popular African-American celebrity - who has recently been in the news - now has what is being described as AIDS. Obviously since we are not able to 100% confirm the story - we're going to leave it as a Blind Item. We want to make it clear we are NOT talking about Magic Johnson. This report REALLY hurt our heart. According to a person EXTREMELY CLOSE to the situation, the celebrity, who is known for having a very EXTREME sexual past reportedly contracted the illness sometime in the 1990s. He kept the illness quiet but began taking his medication RELIGIOUSLY up until about two years ago. Here's what we're told by a VERY trusted entertainment insider: "[The celebrity] believed that he was cured, and he had some crazy [religious] people who told him that God cured him. So he stopped taking his medication and the sickness came back. Now doctors say he's dying, and there is nothing anyone can do about it." We're told that the celebrity is expected to get sicker and sicker, and eventually pass. It can happen as soon as the summer. Very sad news.

:facepalm

[BlakFrankWhite]

A level below Hendrix, but still a top top musician

[Long Duck Dong]

No he didn't.

He had nothing to do with her production of the song.

Here's the first version of the song from The Family
http://mais.uol.com.br/view/zwuxgmhe6kop/the-family--nothing-compares-2-u-so-audio-0402CD1B3968D0C11326?types=A

Here's a version Prince did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHV-rd4Ey0o

She co-produced and mixed her version. She also produced her debut album which got her a Grammy nomination.



RIP PRINCE, you weird-ass genius. Let's Go Crazy is my favorite.

It was the song he wrote and composed that brought her into the mainstream. I know they didn't like each other but without Sinead covering that Prince song, she would have just been known in alternative music circles.

[FillJackson]

It was the song he wrote and composed that brought her into the mainstream.
This is true.

But I don't even know if Prince knew she was recording it. I believe he found out afterwards.

He didn't really have anything to do with sound of her version.

[CP3PO]

Rip :(

[bladefd]

Damn, surprising to hear. RIP Prince :(

[Funktion]

Prince was a kick ass guitar player, highly underrated. I preferred "The Revolution" years. 1999 was am Anthem at all the clubs I partied at when the Millenium hit.

Darling Nikki and The Beautiful Ones are two of the best songs to get a broad nasty.

[SexSymbol]

Purple rain is like my biggest song ever.
This really hurts

[Young X]

RIP to a LEGEND.

[FillJackson]

The best obituary so far is at the Onion.

Prince opened a couple of shows for The Rolling Stones in 1981. [QUOTE]I still remember when that tiny little man who was Prince came out on stage and started singing. I looked at my boyfriend and asked

[FillJackson]

Purple rain is like my biggest song ever.
This really hurts
First time ever played live. Totally new to the crowd.
http://tvpot.daum.net/clip/ClipView.do?clipid=41940143&rtes=y

[~primetime~]

GOAT Prince track (https://www.song365.name/track/prince-kiss-extended-version-243928.html)

[FillJackson]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cgl7bJeXEAAIAMR.jpg

[FillJackson]

GOAT Prince track (https://www.song365.name/track/prince-kiss-extended-version-243928.html)
Previously, I was just kinda like damn.

But after listening to Purple Rain and talking to my wife and this version, now I'm getting sad.

I forgot this one was karaoke go to for a while.

[Smoke117]

Weren't we discussing how Price was the biggest icon after Bowie died?
I wouldn't say it is shocking. But it is sad news. We're going to hear more and more of stars dying.

But be prepared for a summer of Prince. I remember after MJ passing that's all I heard everywhere for the whole summer.

Wait what is supposed to define an icon? Because guys like Dylan, Young, Mccartney, and Springsteen were much bigger living legends of rock.

I cant' say I ever cared for his music but it's a bummer that he passed through the last door.

[FillJackson]

Royalty Check

DEAD
The Thin White Duke
Prince
The King of Pop

Alive
Queen Elizabeth


also, I just heard a woman on the street calling out to her child who was named Marquise.

[~primetime~]

'Kiss' performed live (http://www.jukebo.com/prince/music-clip,kiss,su883.html)...he got the audience in it

[Overdrive]

Wait what is supposed to define an icon? Because guys like Dylan, Young, Mccartney, and Springsteen were much bigger living legends of rock.

I cant' say I ever cared for his music but it's a bummer that he passed through the last door.

Yeah, rock, but Prince was a cultural icon like the aforementioned Dylan & Bowie. McCartney by himself wasn't as impactful.

[Smoke117]

Yeah, rock, but Prince was a cultural icon like the aforementioned Dylan & Bowie. McCartney by himself wasn't as impactful.

Alright...then Dylan has pretty much easily been the biggest icon for years and years now.

[FillJackson]

http://l1.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/HLsIBXKClXWVZWtwm0bCIQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9MzEwO2lsPXBsYW5l/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2016-04-21/fe8db810-07e3-11e6-b905-bdd3197d245b_Screen-Shot-2016-04-21-at-1-10-05-PM.png.cf.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GgED4bfhds

[Overdrive]

Alright...then Dylan has pretty much easily been the biggest icon for years and years now.

I can sign that.

Anyway it's a pity. Three of my heroes died within half a year. :(

[longhornfan1234]

Alright...then Dylan has pretty much easily been the biggest icon for years and years now.
:lol :lol

[Bosnian Sajo]

Wow, unexpected. 1st case of someone overdosing on weed? :lol




Seriously though, was he on any kind of drugs? Pain killers? I didn't think the flu can kill a person...

[Overdrive]

Wow, unexpected. 1st case of someone overdosing on weed? :lol




Seriously though, was he on any kind of drugs? Pain killers? I didn't think the flu can kill a person...

It can, check WHO stats. It's a pretty nasty disease.

Weren't there rumors Bruce Lee died from Weed-allergy.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Link me, bruh.

[FillJackson]

I didn't think the flu can kill a person...
The flu killed more people than WWI. Some think it hit central europe first and tipped the balance of the war.

https://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351. Known as "Spanish Flu" or "La Grippe" the influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster.

http://www.flu.gov/pandemic/history/1918/the_pandemic/index.html
No one knows exactly how many people died during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic. During the 1920s, researchers estimated that 21.5 million people died as a result of the 1918-1919 pandemic. More recent estimates have estimated global mortality from the 1918-1919 pandemic at anywhere between 30 and 50 million. An estimated 675,000 Americans were among the dead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic
[I]The 1918 flu pandemic (January 1918

[hateraid]

Funny how when someone dies of this magnitude people rush to be acknowledged for passing the information. Social media is lit up with Prince tributes

[Overdrive]

Link me, bruh.

Just found out the WHO only publishes stats for pandemics like the extreme aggressive spanish flu fill posted.

Found a bulletin by the Robert Koch institute. It's german, but the charts are selfexplainatory:

http://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/EpidBull/Archiv/2015/Ausgaben/03_15.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

[stalkerforlife]

In the case of Prince, who knows? The guy spent the last 3 decades doing everything he could to make sure no new listeners could enjoy his music. No youtube. No music streaming. And he did a whole bunch of weird shit.

As dark as it sounds, maybe people finally get to enjoy his music again with improved accessibility and a more sensible commercial approach.

One of the most amazing musicians of his generation for sure, but truly off his rocker. Shocking to see him go so early.

This doesn't make any sense.

Prince prohibited people from listening to his music for FREE because he wanted to be paid for his music...like any rational artist would.

I never knew of Prince to have any drug or alcohol problems. What weird shit was he into? Not letting people STEAL his music? WTF?!

[stalkerforlife]

Did he really die of AIDS because he stopped taking medication?

WTF?!?!?!

This better not be true.

[Smook A.]

3 days ago an article on MTO was released stating the a very famous african-american had AIDS.


We just received word that a VERY popular African American celebrity – who has recently been in the news – now has what is being described as AIDS. Obviously since we are not able to 100% confirm the story – we’re going to leave it as a Blind Item. We want to make it clear we are NOT talking about Magic Johnson.

According to a person extremely close to the situation, the celebrity, who is known for having a very extreme sexual past reportedly contracted the illness sometime in the 1990s. He kept the illness quiet but began taking his medication religiously up until about 2 years ago. Here’s what we’re told by a VERY trusted entertainment insider:
[The celebrity] believed that he was cured, and he had some crazy [religious] people who told him that God cured him. So he stopped taking his medication and the sickness came back. Now doctors say he’s dying, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.

We’re told that the celebrity is expected to get sicker and sicker, and eventually pass. It can happen as soon as the summer.

I have no doubt this celeb they were talking about was Prince.

[BRabbiT]

RIP

[stalkerforlife]

3 days ago an article on MTO was released stating the a very famous african-american had AIDS.



I have no doubt this celeb they were talking about was Prince.

Just wow.

There is something mysterious here and I definitely do not think the flu kills this man if he doesn't have something else going on.

He had started writing his memoirs, too.

[ROCSteady]

TMZ said he was treated for a drug overdose a few days ago

[FillJackson]

What weird shit was he into?
Prince was a genius, but he also did not live in the real world.

check out Kevin Smith talking about Prince hiring him for a documentary.


I knew someone who knew his private chef. She was a classically trained chef. She quit several months later because the only thing he wanted her to cook was Kraft Macaroni and Cheese.

[ROCSteady]

Prince was a genius, but he also did not live in the real world.

check out Kevin Smith about Prince hiring him for a documentary.

I watched that right after I heard of his death because that story is so funny to me.

[Cactus-Sack]

Not true. Prince is not dead.

[Miss Bella]

His ex girlfriend Denise Katrina Matthews more known as Vanity also lost her life two months ago.

RIP Prince, a great entertainer. Had the fortune to see him live two times but that was long time ago.

[FillJackson]

There is nothing wrong with wanting an ostrich at 2:00am in Minnesota and your friends friends friend is a lying whorebag.
It was 3am and it was a camel and she's got some great stories about working for Harrison Ford that I'll pass along when he dies.


Also, you're an unpleasant person.

[dazzer87]

Prince has his music locked down. Non of his big hits on youtube...:pimp:

[FKAri]

Heard this morning on the radio. I didn't believe it. Listening to Purple Rain since I got home. Gonna rewatch the movie too.


He was an infinitely better singer, song writer, and musician than Michael Jackson but he didn't have the management and industry backing him up like MJ did because he wasn't conformist Michael was.
He could never have been as big as Michael because his style wasn't as accessible.

[FillJackson]

A level below Hendrix, but still a top top musician
Actually the more I thought about this, there are several areas where Prince>Hendrix.

Better singer
Better songwriter
Better producer

Both were pretty amazing icons/stage performers.

Hendrix was better and more innovative guitarist, but Prince was excellent on like a dozen instruments, proficient on a bunch more.

People who say Hendrix was a better musician vastly underrate songwriting.

[Smook A.]

Prince has his music locked down. Non of his big hits on youtube...:pimp:
Purple Rain in on YouTube. It had 10k views the last time I saw it (2 hours ago)

[dude77]

I see also when doves cry on there .. damn that was quick .. I guess good for us but isn't that disrespecting him ? .. 'well you're gone now so cares, now we can put up your songs'

[stalkerforlife]

You can hear his songs other places than youtube.

A dude posted a link to the place in this thread.

But still...I don't blame Prince for not wanting his music to be stolen.

[dude77]

oh I know but as far as I've seen all his songs were completely off limits on youtube ? at his request of course .. but now they're up as if nothing ..
'he's dead so fk his request'

also I would've figured he had some kind of legally binding agreement to keep his stuff off youtube but apparently not since they've put up his songs with such ease ?

[ROCSteady]

College kids/millenials are probably searching everywhere for his music to play so they can act like they are cultured and educated in music history.

[Cactus-Sack]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyyS0FSztKc

[FKAri]

College kids/millenials are probably searching everywhere for his music to play so they can act like they are cultured and educated in music history.
I dont think millenials realize how big Prince was. He has had little to no internet/digital presence. His music is never in commercials, movies, or tv either. Most of them probably heard of him from Chappelle's Show

[ALBballer]

College kids/millenials are probably searching everywhere for his music to play so they can act like they are cultured and educated in music history.

Pretty much.

[ROCSteady]

GOAT Prince track (https://www.song365.name/track/prince-kiss-extended-version-243928.html)

https://www.song365.name/track/prince-i-wanna-be-your-lover-171049.html

This is my favorite Prince song but I can't pretend like I know the depths of the dude's discography

[FillJackson]

At the last minute we decided to go the Prince Dance party at Spike Lee's production company. Cops shut it down just as we got there.

got a good cuban sandwich out of it though.

[vetlantram]

Noooooooooooo

[L.Kizzle]

I still can't believe this. My three main musical inspirations are all gone. Prince, Mike Jackson and James Brown.

[Smook A.]

I still can't believe this. My three main musical inspirations are all gone. Prince, Mike Jackson and James Brown.
I'm still not over MJ's passing even after 7 years. I'm not sure how I'll deal with Prince. Loved em both, and James Brown too. Can't forget the godfather of soul

[L.Kizzle]

I'm still not over MJ's passing even after 7 years. I'm not sure how I'll deal with Prince. Loved em both, and James Brown too. Can't forget the godfather of soul
I'm more deeply rooted to Jackson. I been liking him since I was was 3-4 years old. I knew of Prince when I was younger, but didn't really become a fan until I was in high school in the early 2000s. I really started digging into his catalog and I was hooked. His unreleased material, his protegees work from the Time, ect. And JB, my pops was really into him, so naturally I would follow suit.

[Nick Young]

Heard this morning on the radio. I didn't believe it. Listening to Purple Rain since I got home. Gonna rewatch the movie too.


He could never have been as big as Michael because his style wasn't as accessible.
Yeah he was technically better than Michael Jackson but he did not have the same mass appeal

Michael was definitely the better dancer

[L.Kizzle]

Yeah he was technically better than Michael Jackson but he did not have the same mass appeal

Michael was definitely the better dancer
Better at what, playing instruments? Sure.

Prince is pretty huge man. The last celebrity death that got this much attention was um ... Michael Jackson.

[FillJackson]

This is awesome. Start at about 1:15
http://tvpot.daum.net/v/JowVZZ7UNww$

[FillJackson]

Foo Fighters Play Prince. Then Cee-Lo shows up and they start over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqwqi-ooPfM

[FillJackson]

Questlove Gomez ‏@questlove 13h13 hours ago
I can't ****ing breathe right now

[FillJackson]

A week ago.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CglTFZ2WMAAvUeI.jpg

Unreal.

GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he 's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he 's to setting.

That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.


enjoying this crazy long version of purple rain right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP5O_0K89o8

[FillJackson]

What's your favorite song inspired by Prince or in Prince's sound?

Debra by Beck is both a tribute and a parody at the same time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Hbotz0dMo

[stalkerforlife]

Kevin Smith talking about meeting Prince...EPIC...LOL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhcParuzpc

Just start it at the beginning.

[rezznor]

Better at what, playing instruments? Sure.

Prince is pretty huge man. The last celebrity death that got this much attention was um ... Michael Jackson.
david bowie...

[LootOP]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgocELpU0AApWJA.jpg

[Im Still Ballin]

College kids/millenials are probably searching everywhere for his music to play so they can act like they are cultured and educated in music history.
Essentially this.

[SexSymbol]

Yeah he was technically better than Michael Jackson but he did not have the same mass appeal

Michael was definitely the better dancer
I know he just died, but stop with the terrible lies.
MJ's voice was ten times better and he had ten times the hits

[LootOP]

I know he just died, but stop with the terrible lies.
MJ's voice was ten times better and he had ten times the hits

Michael Jackson didn't play a lot of instruments very well. Did play the piano a bit. Prince might not have had the same pure voice as MJ had, but had way more range and, technically, was a way more gifted musician.

[SexSymbol]

Michael Jackson didn't play a lot of instruments very well. Did play the piano a bit. Prince might not have had the same pure voice as MJ had, but had way more range and, technically, was a way more gifted musician.
He didn't have a wider range, do you know anything about singing man?
MJ could go low and extremely high for long periods, Prince never had that gift or never showed it.
Sure, he played more instruments.

[LootOP]

He didn't have a wider range, do you know anything about singing man?
MJ could go low and extremely high for long periods, Prince never had that gift or never showed it.
Sure, he played more instruments.


Prince had a range of 4.5 octaves, while MJ could 'only' sing in 3.3. MJ's voice was more harmonic though. For refrence, Freddie Mercury's voice had a 5 octave range. Fun Lovin' Criminals Mike Patton had/has 7 or 8 iirc, of course he's nowhere near these others when talking about the complete package.

[NumberSix]

Prince had a range of 4.5 octaves, while MJ could 'only' sing in 3.3. MJ's voice was more harmonic though. For refrence, Freddie Mercury's voice had a 5 octave range. Fun Lovin' Criminals Mike Patton had/has 7 or 8 iirc, of course he's nowhere near these others when talking about the complete package.
:confusedshrug:

[LootOP]

:confusedshrug:
Excuse me, had more harmonic balance. Better?

[AirFederer]

Rip :(

[SpaceJam]

Y'all seen what Bieber commented, fk he is such a douche

RIP Prince, if only could have taken the Biebs instead

[Edgar Friendly]

Can't we talk about Prince on the day of his death without comparing him to that child molesting, wanna be white boy, floor pissing, baby dangling, pin cushion drug addict scumbag that's sitting in hell being tortured by Satan at the moment? :confusedshrug:

[Take Your Lumps]

https://youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y?t=205

:bowdown:

[Smook A.]

Can't we talk about Prince on the day of his death without comparing him to that child molesting, wanna be white boy, floor pissing, baby dangling, pin cushion drug addict scumbag that's sitting in hell being tortured by Satan at the moment? :confusedshrug:
Don't even bother commenting if you're gonna say shit like that

[FillJackson]

Fun Lovin' Criminals Mike Patton had/has 7 or 8 iirc, of course he's nowhere near these others when talking about the complete package.
What did Mike Patton do with Fun Lovin' Criminals?

Google turned up nothing

[tomtucker]

so it was a painkiller overdose ......:confusedshrug:

[LootOP]

What did Mike Patton do with Fun Lovin' Criminals?

Google turned up nothing

Eh wow. Faith No More. Not the first time I mix them up. :roll: :facepalm

[L.Kizzle]

This shit is so crazy, what the ****!

[stalkerforlife]

so it was a painkiller overdose ......:confusedshrug:

I highly doubt it.

[Smook A.]

I'm 100% positive Prince had AIDS but kept it a secret all along.
http://blindgossip.com/?p=77843 <- That celeb was no doubt Prince

It's sad really.

[stalkerforlife]

I'm 100% positive Prince had AIDS but kept it a secret all along.
http://blindgossip.com/?p=77843 <- That celeb was no doubt Prince

It's sad really.

Question is...why isn't any media talking about this? Literally not one mention of it being a possibility, even though it makes PERFECT SENSE.

:confusedshrug:

[L.Kizzle]

I'm 100% positive Prince had AIDS but kept it a secret all along.
http://blindgossip.com/?p=77843 <- That celeb was no doubt Prince

It's sad really.
You believe he had AIDS, get real man. We're not talking about HIV, we're talking full blown AIDS. He's had a bad hip for some years, so the pain killer overdose I can roll with that story. But not this AIDS shit.

Wouldn't they have found out it was AIDS already? I mean a blood sample don't take long, am I right? All they have to do is go to that Walgreens he go medicine from the day before he passed.

[Smook A.]

Question is...why isn't any media talking about this? Literally not one mention of it being a possibility, even though it makes PERFECT SENSE.

:confusedshrug:
I don't think they want to say anything until everything is confirmed so they don't ruin their reputation. It definitely does make perfect sense that this celeb was Prince.

[Smook A.]

You believe he had AIDS, get real man. We're not talking about HIV, we're talking full blown AIDS. He's had a bad hip for some years, so the pain killer overdose I can roll with that story. But not this AIDS shit.

Wouldn't they have found out it was AIDS already? I mean a blood sample don't take long, am I right? All they have to do is go to that Walgreens he go medicine from the day before he passed.
I mean the context in the article does lead everyone to believe it was Prince, and he just died yesterday too so it makes even more sense. It's crazy, I know, but the its like the puzzle pieces fit perfectly together.

[stalkerforlife]

I don't think they want to say anything until everything is confirmed so they don't ruin their reputation. It definitely does make perfect sense that this celeb was Prince.

I don't think the truth will ever come out, for whatever reason.

[stalkerforlife]

You believe he had AIDS, get real man. We're not talking about HIV, we're talking full blown AIDS. He's had a bad hip for some years, so the pain killer overdose I can roll with that story. But not this AIDS shit.

Wouldn't they have found out it was AIDS already? I mean a blood sample don't take long, am I right? All they have to do is go to that Walgreens he go medicine from the day before he passed.

How can you not put this puzzle together with the information in that link, dated days before his death?

It's eerily obvious.

[L.Kizzle]

I mean the context in the article does lead everyone to believe it was Prince, and he just died yesterday too so it makes even more sense. It's crazy, I know, but the its like the puzzle pieces fit perfectly together.
****ing Denzel Washington could have died yesterday, and people would have been saying "You know, Denzel ain't been looking too good recently, gotta be him."

[stalkerforlife]

****ing Denzel Washington could have died yesterday, and people would have been saying "You know, Denzel ain't been looking too good recently, gotta be him."

But that doesn't make sense because the story doesn't fit him.

Prince has been battling the "flu" for three weeks now, having to cancel shows and make emergency landings. Prince is VERY serious about his religion and may have thought he was really cured. He was a very, very sexual person and Denzel is not known to be out there like that.

[L.Kizzle]

How can you not put this puzzle together with the information in that link, dated days before his death?

It's eerily obvious.
So, he was buying AIDS medicine at Walgreens the day before he died? Does Walgreens sell AIDS medicine?

[dude77]

he had aids .. he was dying and his body just finally gave out .. now they're going on about this bs about an od and the flu .. they might never say it .. maybe to protect his rep

[stalkerforlife]

"The flu" is a nicer way of saying AIDS.

The flu literally kills you if you have AIDS because your immune system is finished.

I've had the flu before and it does not last three weeks.

[stalkerforlife]

So, he was buying AIDS medicine at Walgreens the day before he died? Does Walgreens sell AIDS medicine?

No, he was buying pain medication to deal with whatever his true sickness was. Whatever the sickness was, it was killing him and he knew it.

Just my opinion.

I think he developed full blown AIDS and there was no going back after he allowed it to get to that point by not taking his proper medications.

[L.Kizzle]

But that doesn't make sense because the story doesn't fit him.

Prince has been battling the "flu" for three weeks now, having to cancel shows and make emergency landings. Prince is VERY serious about his religion and may have thought he was really cured. He was a very, very sexual person and Denzel is not known to be out there like that.
Was just using Denzel as an example.

And, I don't think someone with AIDS would be able to perform 2+ hour long concert, days before death. Wouldn't he be too weak to sing and play instruments all over the stage? He was spotted at a Jazz club Tuesday, just chilling in the audience. Wednesday, he going to Walgreens to pick up his own medicine. He didn't send someone to pick it up for him because he didn't feel well enough to do it him self. All this doesn't add up. He was in his elevator, on the way to his home studio to record music. That's where they found him.

[stalkerforlife]

he had aids .. he was dying and his body just finally gave out .. now they're going on about this bs about an od and the flu .. they might never say it .. maybe to protect his rep

But it wouldn't hurt his rep and it would help a lot of people that may falsely think they're cured just because the medicine can make it seem undetectable.

I don't see the point in hiding it...I would still see Prince how I see him; a wonderfully talented artist.

[stalkerforlife]

And why in the world was Prince alone in his condition in a 55,000 SF compound? Why was he having to go to Walgreens? Why didn't he have a personal doctor come to him?

This is all so strange.

I can't imagine a man of his caliber being left alone in his condition in such a large place.

[L.Kizzle]

And that website, I read an article on Joe Jackson about 2 months ago when Janet canceled some tour dates. Said he was on his death bed, and could die any day and that's why Janet canceled dates to be with her dying father. Why did I see this man 2 weeks ago at the Palms Hotel in Vegas when I was on vacation.

[stalkerforlife]

And that website, I read an article on Joe Jackson about 2 months ago when Janet canceled some tour dates. Said he was on his death bed, and could die any day and that's why Janet canceled dates to be with her dying father. Why did I see this man 2 weeks ago at the Palms Hotel in Vegas when I was on vacation.

Sometimes they're wrong.

Sometimes they're right.

This one just seems to make sense.

I don't know, man. I just want the truth. Hiding that he had AIDS makes no sense.

[L.Kizzle]

I Can't see someone his age hiding something like this now. Maybe in his prime/peak in the 80s sure. In 2016, why?

Also, if he had it wouldn't he have started to gain weight like Magic Johnson did? With all the steroids and other stuff they give Magic. Dude was the exact same size from 1981 as he was in 2014. And he's had hip replacement surgery before, pretty sure that would have came out then since blood is involved in a surgery like that.

[Overdrive]

But that doesn't make sense because the story doesn't fit him.

Prince has been battling the "flu" for three weeks now, having to cancel shows and make emergency landings. Prince is VERY serious about his religion and may have thought he was really cured. He was a very, very sexual person and Denzel is not known to be out there like that.

Real influenza can very well last up to a month. The flu like symptoms can vanish after 2 weeks, but its "sideeffects" can kill you off much later especially if you don't give it a rest. Masking a influenza and dragging it kills enough people. Those footballer(soccerplayers for you guys) deaths are often linked to influenza.

btw why would having AIDS destroy his reputation? It certainly didn't for Mercury.

[rezznor]

So, he was buying AIDS medicine at Walgreens the day before he died? Does Walgreens sell AIDS medicine?
ok, so who do u think it is?

[Lebron23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

[KiiiiNG]

Real influenza can very well last up to a month. The flu like symptoms can vanish after 2 weeks, but its "sideeffects" can kill you off much later especially if you don't give it a rest. Masking a influenza and dragging it kills enough people. Those footballer(soccerplayers for you guys) deaths are often linked to influenza.

btw why would having AIDS destroy his reputation? It certainly didn't for Mercury.
Prince was a very private/reserved/insecure person. He didn't want people to know. He must've been going through a real personal hell dealing with AIDS while trying to keep it a secret from the world. :(

[tomSR.]

when will cause of death be revealed ?:confusedshrug:

[NumberSix]

Prince was a very private/reserved/insecure person. He didn't want people to know. He must've been going through a real personal hell dealing with AIDS while trying to keep it a secret from the world. :(
Lol. He didn't have aids. Da hell is wrong with you guys? :roll:

[FatComputerNerd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"


:applause:

Unreal

[FatComputerNerd]

Prince's Unbelievable Cover Of Radiohead's 'Creep'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXZNt4oLkE

[FillJackson]

Faith No More.
That was the mosh pit, I was singing Prince in

[FillJackson]

How can you not put this puzzle together with the information in that link, dated days before his death?

It's eerily obvious.
That link is definitely talking about Prince I have no doubt.

But there's no evidence what they are saying is true.

[FatComputerNerd]

Prince @ his best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5aM6b1apQQ

[~primetime~]

Prince team sought addiction doctor's help (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/04/health/prince-addiction-doctor-kornfeld/index.html)


(CNN)The day before Prince died, his team called an eminent opioid addiction specialist in California seeking help with "a grave medical emergency," the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper reported.

Dr. Howard Kornfeld sent his son on an urgent overnight flight to Prince's Paisley Park estate in Minnesota, but it was too late.

The doctor's son, Andrew Kornfeld, was with the group that discovered Prince's body on April 21, according to the newspaper, which cited William Mauzy, a Minneapolis attorney whom the newspaper said is working with the Kornfelds.

so, this was quite obviously an opioid OD

[FatComputerNerd]

I'm guessing the years of APAP did him in.

[FKAri]

Will we ever fukcing know?

[Nick Young]

Prince did not OD out of sadness or being a drug addict. He mixed prescription drugs that were prescribed to him by doctors and took the doses they told him to take.

All Prince did was follow his doctors orders.

The doctors who prescribed him his medication are ultimately at fault for not realizing that mixing the two medications he was being told to take created a deadly poisonous cocktail.

[~primetime~]

Prince did not OD out of sadness or being a drug addict. He mixed prescription drugs that were prescribed to him by doctors and took the doses they told him to take.

All Prince did was follow his doctors orders.

The doctors who prescribed him his medication are ultimately at fault for not realizing that mixing the two medications he was being told to take created a deadly poisonous cocktail.
How do you know this? Autopsy not complete yet.

He was scheduled to see an addiction doctor the day after his death.

[tomtucker]

Prince did not OD out of sadness or being a drug addict. He mixed prescription drugs that were prescribed to him by doctors and took the doses they told him to take.

All Prince did was follow his doctors orders.

The doctors who prescribed him his medication are ultimately at fault for not realizing that mixing the two medications he was being told to take created a deadly poisonous cocktail.

yeah, but he had people who gave him their own drugs.....and why would he have more than one doctor ?

he was an addict, who cheated to get more drugs

[Nick Young]

Pinsky said the singer's respiratory distress was likely due to a “combination of oral opiates and Benzodiazepines,” which is “extraordinarily dangerous.”

“[It] stops you from breathing and you die,” the addiction specialist said of mixing painkillers with the anti-anxiety medication. “It’s easy for that to happen with that combination, even as prescribed.”

.....

“Even if it ends up being drugs that caused him to stop breathing, I would put it more in the accident category than the addiction category. But still, an otherwise healthy middle-aged man with hip pain should not be on opiates chronically. Period.”


http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/dr-drew-prince-death-accidential-overdose-article-1.2613199

[~primetime~]

If I had to put money on it, I would bet he was abusing one or more prescriptions, and taking more than prescribed.

But, I kinda hope it was just a regular xanax scrip mixed with a regular hydrocodone scrip...people need to know just because a doctor allows you take these drugs, doesn't mean they should be taken lightly.

[~primetime~]

Lawyer Michael B. Padden said the siblings revealed Prince had an addiction to Percocet decades before his sudden death in April.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/04/entertainment/prince-death-latest/index.html

[rezznor]

opiates take another celebrity life

[Long Duck Dong]

Opioid overdose confirmed today by coroner

[~primetime~]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/health/prince-death-opioid-overdose/index.html


Ramsey, Minnesota (CNN)Toxicology tests for Prince concluded that the entertainer died from an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl, according to a report on his death by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office.

Fentanyl, prescribed by doctors for cancer treatment, can be made illicitly and is blamed for a spike in overdose deaths in the United States. It's 25 to 50 times more potent than heroin and 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf:


wow

that drug is basically used for cancer patients in their final days...and Prince was popin it...how could he not know that would kill him?

[Crimsonrain777]

but the internet told me AIDS killed him?...:(