mailaccount63 said:

FunkyFingers said:

it's really strange that they cremated him so soon

Not really. I believe the family was attempting to protect Prince's privacy. This way, no after-death photos could be taken and distributed, as has been done with other celebrities. Prince greatly valued his privacy. This way, his ashes can be put somewhere quietly - OR can be put somewhere at PP later, with a monument for all to see and/or visit. Something had to be done with the body asap after autopsy, to prevent any health issues to those living. I, too, was at first shocked by the speed that this was done. But the more I have thought about it, the more I believe Tyka did the right thing. She seems to have someone very wise/practical advising her.

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I can assure you his body in the elevator was photographed. It has to be for legal reasons. Doesn't mean it will be made public.

I don't know if something more than chronic pain was going on with Prince. I've come to the conclusion it could go either way, it was or it wasn't terminal (I flip flop moment by moment), but I strongly believe that he was going through or planning some kind of major change. The nit that's bothering me these days is the fact he was planning on turning PP into a museum (Who does that? I know someone does, but Prince? Really? Giving up on his dream, really?) according to that RS article, too bad the interviewer didn't question it, Prince might have answered it, unless that tidbit was put into the article as an afterthought based on what Sheila E. said to the press (yeah, had to consider that also, but we'll never know for sure). Anyway, taking that seriously as Prince's plan, my feelings, he went into overdrive, getting things done, before "retiring", and that right now is breaking my heart, the fact he didn't get done what he was setting out to do.

u mean becasue he knew that warners allowed him to get back his masters so he could be killed and they would get them back????

I don't think Prince had anything wrong with him other than the pain and the addiction to pain killers. If he knew he was dying, we would ahve known about it after he died when his medical records were released.

I think he started to realize he was a man possibly entering the last phase of his natural life and so he embarked on these rather personal endeavours like the piano tour, reuniting with past friends, the book, etc. He was maturing and behaving like a man his age and I think that was all that was to it.