Prince is dead. One of the most versatile artists of his time died Thursday morning at the age of 57 in his recording studio in Paisley Park, Minnesota. His penetrating gaze, black curls, a touch of mustache, his artistic legacy for pop, funk and R&B can hardly be measured. He became a legend in the 80s, now Prince is dead. Farewell, little Prince!
It is not yet known exactly what Prince died of. The American portal TMZ first reported on the death of the world star and wrote that an emergency call had been received by the emergency services about a "collapsed man who was no longer breathing". The police officers who arrived first on the scene found Prince lifeless in an elevator, resuscitation measures no longer helped. Spokeswoman Yvette Noel-Schure finally said: "It is with deep sadness that I confirm that legendary cult star Prince Rogers Nelson died this morning at his Paisley Park residence." The musician had already landed on April 15 due to an emergency with his private jet, TMZ continues. He was therefore admitted to the hospital. However, he showed up at a concert a day later to announce that he was fine. According to TMZ information, he had a "flu".
With his unique style, Prince was considered one of the most versatile and versatile artists of his time. The seven-time Grammy winner has toured extensively, produced albums and written songs for other musicians, and recorded hundreds of unreleased tracks. Again and again he experimented with different styles and combined them into an unmistakable work. Born in Minneapolis in 1958, Prince is considered one of the most important musicians in history. Prince released his probably biggest album and one of the pop milestones of the eighties, "Purple Rain", in 1984. His last hit single "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" was also two decades ago. Yet Prince continued to be regarded not only as one of the world's greatest live musicians, but also as an unpredictable genius. The multi-instrumentalist has sold more than 100 million records in his career.
2016 is really a *** With Prince, the next brilliant artist has left. Prince and Michael Jackson were always the two exceptional talents of the 80s, out of this world and eccentric to the max. I want Prince, but mostly I liked «Purple Rain», although not that much anymore at a certain point as the song just played on every corner and was played to death. But also "When the Doves cry", "I would die 4 u", "1999", "Lets go crazy" are absolute hits and everyone has their own story about these songs. "Kiss" was probably the most improbable song in the pop charts that you could imagine at the time. Back when they were still good for something. What I particularly liked about Prince was his undisguised pride. To his merciless talent, to his own megalomania, his incomparability and, of course, to his music. He was one proud motherfucker, and rightly so.
As I write this, I'm looking for Prince's music, like probably half the world. But they are only available as downloads on iTunes/Amazon or on Tidal, otherwise he had practically everything deleted online with his copyright maximalism. You can hardly find anything - but slowly you can find something, maybe the record companies have released the soundtracks on Youtube and Co., after all you just have to listen to Prince now. RIP, Prince, bon voyage, say hello to Lemmy and Starman! «No need to worry. No need to cry. I'm your messiah and you're the reason why. "Cause you, I would die for you, yeah". Merci, chapeau and au revoir! Farewell, little prince!