Tears go here

Yesterday was the one of the worst days of my life. I am still in shock and disbelief. I am 43, and a Prince fan since I was 12 years old. I have had this account on prince.org for 7 years, and I think this is my first post. I just wanted to say thank you to this community for keeping me entertained and informed over the years. Reading the shared grief here, from people who feel exactly as I do, has helped very much. I live in the Twin Cities area, and I can't even bring myself to go to PP or First Ave and be around many people. I don't want to celebrate right now, it hurts too much. Prince's family, and friends are in my prayers, my deep felt condolences to all of us. God bless you all, and thank you Prince. I will never stop loving you and your music.

jaypotton said:

jaypotton said:

Can't get my head around the fact that there is now a finite amount of Prince songs to get me through life.

The universe feels a lot smaller, today. Listened to "The Love We Make" about ten times now.

Actually the only song i could listen to today..... the 2002 live version .. in washington DC ... Emotion and grace..

I haven t cried for a while.

Now as a family man 42 years old i see a whole part of my life fading away.. a whole page turning to what seems like nowhere...

i am devastated.

And news can tell me he was a drug addict and AIDS sick as much as they want. i don t give a fucking damn.

There ll never be another one like him.

My best feelings to all the in over the world suffering like i am.

fred from paris (france).

mjscarousal said:

terrig said:

I am so glad I loved him so hard. I am so glad I appreciated the fck out of every scream, solo, classic, b-side, bootleg, marginal release, questionable protege, and last minute concert. I am go glad I never wavered in my love, and I kept the faith. I am so glad for every show after party encounter large and small. I loved Prince unconditionally. He made me believe in God. I am never going to find or have that joy or that thrill again. I was changed when he came into my life and I am changed as he leaves it. I don't know how to face tomorrow in a Prince-less world. I am afraid to go to sleep. I'm 52 - THIS WASNT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN - My eyes are all swollen and I keep bursting into tears. It keeps getting worse by the hour. Im sorry if I'm not making sense. Im so so sad.

its okay brother its okay, here with you, feel your pain, Im so sorry I love him so much, he will be greatly missed! A big hug to the Prince.org community.

I am so sad. He was taken from us far too soon.

Thank you Org, for being my first online family.

I can't find the strenght to read all your comments because everytime I read someone else's reaction tears come to my eyes. I still feel some sort of disbelief in some parts of my mind, as if it was all a prank and any minute we'll get a statement by Prince sayin' "c'mon guys, I'm alive and well, I was just kidding!". I've never been affected by the death of someone I didn't know personally like that.

Yesterday I was in shock.

But today is just unbelievably, tearfully tough. Lots of love to everyone.

Electrostar said:

Through the great times. And the really shitty. Thanks for always being there for me. You were the coolest kitty.

Been 8 years since posting anything.

He left us legions of tracks as a musical legacy, yet I always felt he was just getting warmed up.

Thank God for giving us time with the most amazing music creator on the planet, remember that the after-life party will be even more splendid than words can express. PAX

[Edited 4/22/16 8:30am]

I found out with a text from my mother asking if Prince had died... At first I thought maybe she was just hearing something about the emergency stop last week until I googled and saw the reports that there had been a death at Paisley Park... An hour or so later it was confirmed it was Prince.

I posted this yesterday on FB:

First I thought it was a hoax, then I was in shock, then it just seemed too surreal... He wasn't friend or family. I do not feel what those who actually knew him must ...but I've followed his career since I was 15 back in 1985 and the realization that I will never again be able to wait with anticipation for another Prince album leaves me feeling the world is just a little bit darker and more joyless.

AndGodCreatedMe said:

CNN has a news conference coming up about his death

I am devastated...loved you then, will love you forever!

Like so many of you here, I was shocked and gutted by the news yesterday. And also like my fellow orgers, I was so profoundly touched by the man and his music and his spirit.

I feel so, so, so grateful for him, his spirit, and his music. I went to about 20 shows in different corners of the globe (Switzerland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and many in the US) and I loved getting to know the awesome orgers who shared my passion.

Sometimes my funds were tight. And it was not financially "smart" for me to go to these shows. But to me, it was like going to chuch. The music was so good for my soul. I walked out of each and every concert elevated. I can't believe I'll never hear him play the guitar solo in Purple Rain again. I think what I am most scared of is that I will never know that feeling of pure joy and happiness and presence and elevation that I felt each and every thime I heard him play. And now when I think of him, I just feel such complete and total gratitude towards him and his spirit and his amazing gift. And I am go grateful to have heard him play so many times.

He was so misunderstood by so many during his life. Looking at the press, it appears that the masses are finally starting to understand what an amazing, deeply good person he was.

I was in shock yesterday. Today I am balling my eyes out.

Peace and love to each and every one of you.

"Thinking about how we mourn artists we've never met. We don't cry because we knew them, we cry because they helped us know ourselves".

Words are totally inadequate to express how I feel about what's happened. We can only take comfort in each other I suppose..the wider world of colleagues and friends don't really have the same empathy. We know his work, what a genius he was, and just how much he meant to all of us.

He formed my childhood in many ways...I emulated him, wanted to be him and just thought he was the coolest man on the planet. Now it's all historical. I'll never listen to him in the same way again...as things are now I don't think I can.. It'll take time to adjust my reality.

I just don't think he took good enough care of himself in the end...sad, when so many of us cared for him. RIP my Prince.

OD'd on PERCOCET for hip pain...

Prince had OD'd on Percocet days before his death, and he ingested so much EMTs had to administer a "save shot" at the airport where his plane made an emergency landing to save his life.

Sources in Moline, Illinois tell TMZ, Prince's entourage told responders he had taken the painkiller after his Atlanta concert which triggered the emergency.

Percocet is a painkiller which contains a combination of acetaminophen and oxycodone, an opioid. It is highly addictive.

We're told Prince was taking painkillers for a hip problem. We're told he had corrective surgery for his hips around 2010.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz46ZQzsewn

Rest Peacefully, Prince.

I didnt sleep last night. I cant listen to the music yet.

I need to know what happened. I had to be awake and present for every last minute.

Today is the first day of.....

I cant say goodbye yet.

I'm glad you all are here.

It is possible that a manage pain regiment along with the flu could have a fatal consequence. A virus can get into the muscles—including heart and lungs. That would cause pain. That pain could be treated with pain meds. But they could mask the pain of a heart attack or embolism.