At least the world got a chance to say goodbye to Mike and Whitney

i don't grieve over strangers. it's a sad story to me, but i never listened to him before he died. i always thought he was scary, and while appreciating the musical aspect on the instruments. since listening to him since he died,..i'm not impressed with his lyrics any more than i ever was and i find some of the things i'm reading about him to be frightening. i'm reading about him probably because of his connection with a certain person more than any other reason. I don't mean to be heartless. It's a sad thing and I don't understand why he was left alone in that place on his last nite. But I knew nothing about him, cause I thought he was creepy all my life. him and the rolling stones are two people i would NOT listen to. I really think he made his own decisions about how to live his life, and that they caused his death, so I don't think there's anything anyone could have done to stop him. It's sad, and he's my age, and people my age are kinda dropping like flies.

Feeling very sad. hard 2 believe just 3 weeks have passed since he left us. cannot believe i will never again be getting ready to head out to a Prince show having seen him more than 22 times, knowing that the best one was always the next one. missing you prince xxx

RESOLUTION (Prince)

Come with it

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The main problem with war
Is that nobody ever wins
The next generation grows up

And learns how to do it all over again

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No matter who started the argument
Just matters how each one ends

How many people really want resolution?

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The main problem with people
Is they never do what they say

One minute they want peace

Then do everything to make it go away

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Dropping bombs on each other
In the act of saving face

Tell me now, people, how is that resolution?

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Either you do or you don't
Either you will or you won't
Making amends is a difficult pill to swallow

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What can we lose if we try?
With no water, a flower dies
With love in the lead, resolution will follow

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Oh yes, it will
Resolution
Oh yeah

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Love is like a circle
No beginning and no end
A broken heart will mend
If you love it like your best friend

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Handle your heart with care
It's as delicate as a whim
When the storms come again
Pray for resolution

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Either you will or you won't
Either you do or you don't
Will you want resolution?

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Either you will or you won't
Come on everybody
All over the world
All over the world
Tell me, how many people really want resolution?

cindyt said:

i don't grieve over strangers. it's a sad story to me, but i never listened to him before he died. i always thought he was scary, and while appreciating the musical aspect on the instruments. since listening to him since he died,..i'm not impressed with his lyrics any more than i ever was and i find some of the things i'm reading about him to be frightening. i'm reading about him probably because of his connection with a certain person more than any other reason. I don't mean to be heartless. It's a sad thing and I don't understand why he was left alone in that place on his last nite. But I knew nothing about him, cause I thought he was creepy all my life. him and the rolling stones are two people i would NOT listen to. I really think he made his own decisions about how to live his life, and that they caused his death, so I don't think there's anything anyone could have done to stop him. It's sad, and he's my age, and people my age are kinda dropping like flies.

your filter appears to be broken.

Acceptance. His death is poignantly bitter, yet, the life he lived is comfort for this unbearable thought. He needed the absence of pain and the presence of family.

Life...to be, to do , to do without and to depart. His death is a moment, alive, he had so many.

My hope is that there is something after death. A hope that will always be nourished by his memory which lives amongst those of us who seeked him out. His memory will be more potent than the man alive.

Anger (from all the crap that is going on while waiting for the results) turning to Acceptance that he is gone The funeral on Sunday will reinforce this.

[Edited 5/13/16 0:41am]

Im here with you all .. Id invite you all over but theres no parking .. its def time for a party w purple friends though.

[Edited 5/15/16 18:36pm]

stinasings said:

Is sad/obsessively listening to and talking about Prince ever waking minute to the annoyance of my friends and family a stage? Cause if it is I'm there.

stinasings,

Hi. Unfortunately, I think you're in the depression stage. You're in good company, so don't think you're alone. I keep fluctuating between depression, anger and acceptance. I was able to listen to a lot of his music Friday without any problems, but when my issue of Rolling Stone arrived in the mail the following day (yes, I still subscribe to the paper edition!), I couldn't go near it. I saw the cover, but I haven't been able to sit down and work my way through the magazine. I know I should be able to, but I'm in no hurry. I'll get there.

cindyt said:

i don't grieve over strangers. it's a sad story to me, but i never listened to him before he died. i always thought he was scary, and while appreciating the musical aspect on the instruments. since listening to him since he died,..i'm not impressed with his lyrics any more than i ever was and i find some of the things i'm reading about him to be frightening. i'm reading about him probably because of his connection with a certain person more than any other reason. I don't mean to be heartless. It's a sad thing and I don't understand why he was left alone in that place on his last nite. But I knew nothing about him, cause I thought he was creepy all my life. him and the rolling stones are two people i would NOT listen to. I really think he made his own decisions about how to live his life, and that they caused his death, so I don't think there's anything anyone could have done to stop him. It's sad, and he's my age, and people my age are kinda dropping like flies.

Why are you here?

I live my whole life in denial. Its a great place to live.

cindyt said:

cardinal said:

well i am no longer in shock, and i am functioning. but i think about him at the beginning and end of every day, many times in between, and STILL cannot bear to listen to him sing. so maybe anger/sadness/i don't know. but i will never reach full acceptance. closure is not in my vocabulary. i am forever changed by his life and his death and am proud to be so.

I think denial...I still can't believe he's gone.

Acceptance, but it's accompanied with a DEEP sigh.....

WeepyEyedWhiteGirl said:

Acceptance, but it's accompanied with a DEEP sigh.....

Acceptance feels very lonely

Where does NUMB fit in with this?

Well, I've been crying for the first 2 weeks. Now I've stopped crying long enough to even think about where I am. Feeling Denial, Anger and Depression -- so upset that no one was home with him. So upset that Dr's didn't help soon enough. So upset that he was just dropped off without a car that he was ill -- a friend should have come in with him. So... mostly Anger.... but now I'm going to cry again......

Denial, anger, depression....and probably close to one of the worst cases of overwhelming sadness I've ever dealt with in my entire life. It's 4 weeks later. I'm still crying daily.

MissMarySharon said:

I've been physically unwell with this and that since he died, I'm sure it's to do with the shock of his death. I don't sleep well, which is why I'm on here at 1 am, taking comfort from knowing I'm not alone in missing him terribly and feeling bereft since he left this world. I am finding comfort in the long picture thread, I like to look at all the different eras he went through and think about happier days. I'm getting on with daily life but can't shake the sadness, I think I will always feel the loss. He meant so much to me and is irreplaceable. Of course I'd didn't know him, but I don't think you necessarily have to know someone to love them. He was a huge part of my life and I feel like something in me has died with him. Can we have a "just soldiering on" section? That's me, just following routine, getting on with stuff, but missing him and feeling rubbish.

I know it is so comforting to have the forum and be with others who loved him so much He was such a good person.

Pure fucking anger!

Some denial...but it's useless at this point.

XxAxX said:

cindyt said:

i don't grieve over strangers. it's a sad story to me, but i never listened to him before he died. i always thought he was scary, and while appreciating the musical aspect on the instruments. since listening to him since he died,..i'm not impressed with his lyrics any more than i ever was and i find some of the things i'm reading about him to be frightening. i'm reading about him probably because of his connection with a certain person more than any other reason. I don't mean to be heartless. It's a sad thing and I don't understand why he was left alone in that place on his last nite. But I knew nothing about him, cause I thought he was creepy all my life. him and the rolling stones are two people i would NOT listen to. I really think he made his own decisions about how to live his life, and that they caused his death, so I don't think there's anything anyone could have done to stop him. It's sad, and he's my age, and people my age are kinda dropping like flies.

your filter appears to be broken.

I thought I was in acceptance but tonight was not a good night. My husband and I were in the kitchen making dinner listening to the local soul pop radio station. When they played When Doves Cry and I just broke down. So I guess I am still in depression. When I look at the picture thread I am in denial. I think I shall stay there.