OnlyNDaUsa said:

I listened to Arms of Orion and it almost killed me...

airth said:

Funkmeimfamous said:

Will it get easier? It still consumes my every thought. I'll never be the same.

It'll get easier. Time really does heal. Hang in there.

I think never being the same again is OK. He changed our lives while he was alive and now through his death. The fact that things are different confirms just how much of an effect he had on us. In other words, how we feel now and in the future is evidence of how meaningful his life was.

It's like I almost don't want it to get easier. The easier it gets, the further I feel away from him.

During the first few days I still held on to the possibility that maybe that it wasn't real. That maybe he would pop up on stage somewhere or announce a new album like before.

Finally accepting that this happened and that it is forever is the hardest thing of all.

So hard...

[Edited 5/3/16 3:56am]

yes its a wierd time for sure...im still waiting for all the magazine covers to be all at once on the newstands ... i think that will be a moment of sureality for all of us

[Edited 5/3/16 11:32am]

The Love We Make... Antwerp... 2010...up on you tube....if you are ready...no words to really describe it...

Funkmeimfamous said:

airth said:

It'll get easier. Time really does heal. Hang in there.

I think never being the same again is OK. He changed our lives while he was alive and now through his death. The fact that things are different confirms just how much of an effect he had on us. In other words, how we feel now and in the future is evidence of how meaningful his life was.

It's like I almost don't want it to get easier. The easier it gets, the further I feel away from him.

During the first few days I still held on to the possibility that maybe that it wasn't real. That maybe he would pop up on stage somewhere or announce a new album like before.

Finally accepting that this happened and that it is forever is the hardest thing of all.

So hard...

I hear you. I thought the same thing today. I don't want to have to accept it.

Three months ago, a good friend of mine died of cancer in a matter of months. Whenever I notice that a day passed without me thinking of him, I just feel terrible. But I realise that forgetting and the slow dulling of the pain is the only way to survive. We wouldn't be able to go on if we constantly had to live with the raw emotion of grief.

I learned many things from my friend and many things from Prince. They can both live on in some way if I make sure to remember how they changed me. I'm sure they would have wanted grief to turn into something positive. I still need a bit longer though.

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Larry Graham: ''Prince Found Real Happiness as Jehovah Witness''

05/03

Music megastar Prince was known for throwing parties that stretched into the wee hours of the morning, but his faith and the Bible could also keep him gabbing until sunrise, according to his longtime friend and "spiritual brother," bassist Larry Graham.

Prince, who died last month at 57, became a Jehovah's Witness later in life, and that helped shape his music as well as his lifestyle, according to Graham, who first met the star decades ago and became a confidante and tour mate.

Prince would knock on doors, talk with visitors at his studio-compound Paisley Park in suburban Minneapolis and even share his faith with small groups after a show, said Graham, the 69-year-old bassist best known for playing in the funk band Sly and the Family Stone and with his own group, Graham Central Station.

Read more here.

airth said:

Funkmeimfamous said:

It's like I almost don't want it to get easier. The easier it gets, the further I feel away from him.

During the first few days I still held on to the possibility that maybe that it wasn't real. That maybe he would pop up on stage somewhere or announce a new album like before.

Finally accepting that this happened and that it is forever is the hardest thing of all.

So hard...

I hear you. I thought the same thing today. I don't want to have to accept it.

Three months ago, a good friend of mine died of cancer in a matter of months. Whenever I notice that a day passed without me thinking of him, I just feel terrible. But I realise that forgetting and the slow dulling of the pain is the only way to survive. We wouldn't be able to go on if we constantly had to live with the raw emotion of grief.

I learned many things from my friend and many things from Prince. They can both live on in some way if I make sure to remember how they changed me. I'm sure they would have wanted grief to turn into something positive. I still need a bit longer though.

http://www.nbcnews.com/ne...ld-n566506

A 75 year old retired farmer in Edgeley North Dakota, plows a football field size Prince love symbol into a cornfield.

Who new that someone like that would give a damn about Prince? A 75 year old retired farmer from Edgeley North Dakota?

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I was just listening to 1000 x & o this morning, and I thought... LISTEN to THAT... NO one else does that, no one.

Now it's over.

Shit... just fucking shit all to hell.

DeexBaker said:

This is still so unbelievable. I don't post on here at all. Hell I believe this is my first post. This is just so sad to me. Smh

it is crushing... just when i feel a little better some line is some song i'v heard 100s of times hits me...

oh and happy 1 year anniversary to the org

[Edited 5/3/16 7:42am]

DeexBaker said:

This is still so unbelievable. I don't post on here at all. Hell I believe this is my first post. This is just so sad to me. Smh

This is so sad for me as well, and it seems like a circle going back through the steps of grief. It's just so incrediably sad.

Go Farmer! I love that symbol on his land!

Where do we take out hurt. I was fine for a while now I am feeling so bad again. Whatever they do, whatever autospy shows, he is still gone.

maybe changing the thoughts in my head will help., focus on something else IDK

DiminutiveRocker said:

I can't find my 2004 Staples Center movie theater simulcast Musicology concert DVD!!!

I was looking for my Musicology concert ticket the other day. Can't find it.

therat said:

http://www.nbcnews.com/ne...ld-n566506

A 75 year old retired farmer in Edgeley North Dakota, plows a football field size Prince love symbol into a cornfield.

Who new that someone like that would give a damn about Prince? A 75 year old retired farmer from Edgeley North Dakota?

[Edited 5/3/16 6:50am]

It is so shameful to see Prince on the cover of all these tabloids, after all theses years even decades, never giving these scavengers a reason to be printed on their garbage issuses. As far as a professsion is concerned, I have more respect towards a prostitute then a tabloid journalist. Miss U Prince.

Hello everyone,

Since Prince passed away, I am very down. I know that humans are not immortal , but I never thought he would go so soon. When MJ passed away I was really sad too, but with Prince somehow I just burst in to tears every time I thought of him ,like he was a family member to me. I never felt this way before for a music artist.

I think that many on the forum are fans for a very very long time, so this must be very hard on you all too. The first time I really become a fan of Prince was 7 years ago in 2009, when suddenly MJ passed away. Because at that time I was 14 years old , and I only knew prince from the songs like purple rain, baby I’m a star ,the most beautiful girl in the world and some more songs through the radio.

The two songs I remember the most on the tv were musicology and black sweat. My mother said she was 13 or 14 years old and saw the clip from 1999 and she was so amazed ,but she was more of a MJ fan. My father loves rock music, so he is a Jimi Hendrix fan. So when he listened to Prince , he immediately became a fan. And he attend two Prince concerts, and i’m really upset that I could never see him live in concert.

In 2009 I was starting to become more curious about Prince music, because I didn’t knew that he was big in the 80’s and 90’s. Through some sites I could see video clips ,concerts and his albums from the beginning of his career and later on . I saw a concert from the purple rain and parade era. I was so happy ,amazed and astonished by his performance and energy on stage it was so magical to me.

From that moment I was a big lover(because he didn’t like the word fan) and started to search for more prince work and others he worked with like Morris day and the time, vanity 6, the family and so on. My aunt had the diamonds and pearls album, and she said to me that I could have the album. I never was so happy .

I’m from the Netherlands, so the day I saw on the internet that he passed away it already was very late. And from that moment I thought it was maybe a hoax, but then I realised that it must be true. Because I never saw any news about prince, but only when he would give a concert.

That night I couldn’t sleep and was so shocked, and because one day before 20 april was my birthday and became 21 years, I just started to freak out . The next couple of days I started to cry when I saw something purple or heard any of his songs.

One song that really stood up to me and makes me very emotional for some reason that time when I was 14 years old was: Still Would Stand All Time. And this song was the first song I thought of when I heard the news about Prince.

I just can’t understand that he died alone in his house and there was nobody to make sure he is okay ,because of the emergency landing few days ago. But if he told his staff, to leave him alone than his staff probably knew what was going on.

I already heard some years ago that Prince had hip problems and was epileptic, so if he was suffering for so many years with so much pain. And he couldn’t live with that anymore, than I understand and hope he can rest in peace. Sorry people if it’s too long, but I needed to share my story.

And I wish everyone here the best and stay strong.

[Edited 5/3/16 12:06pm]

a friend of a friend had tickets to one of the ATL shows that had been canceled and i was thinking - i can't EVER remember him canceling a show due to illness. i can't ever remember him being ill! it's too human!

ciilo20 said:

Hello everyone,

Since Prince passed away, I am very down. I know that humans are not immortal , but I never thought he would go so soon. When MJ passed away I was really sad too, but with Prince somehow I just burst in to tears every time I thought of him ,like he was a family member to me. I never felt this way before for a music artist.

I think that many on the forum are fans for a very very long time, so this must be very hard on you all too. The first time I really become a fan of Prince was 7 years ago in 2009, when suddenly MJ passed away. Because at that time I was 14 years old , and I only knew prince from the songs like purple rain, baby I’m a star ,the most beautiful girl in the world and some more songs through the radio.

The two songs I remember the most on the tv were musicology and black sweat. My mother said she was 13 or 14 years old and saw the clip from 1999 and she was so amazed ,but she was more of a MJ fan. My father loves rock music, so he is a Jimi Hendrix fan. So when he listened to Prince , he immediately became a fan. And he attend two Prince concerts, and i’m really upset that I could never see him live in concert.

In 2009 I was starting to become more curious about Prince music, because I didn’t knew that he was big in the 80’s and 90’s. Through some sites I could see video clips ,concerts and his albums from the beginning of his career and later on . I saw a concert from the purple rain and parade era. I was so happy ,amazed and astonished by his performance and energy on stage it was so magical to me.

From that moment I was a big lover(because he didn’t like the word fan) and started to search for more prince work and others he worked with like Morris day and the time, vanity 6, the family and so on. My aunt had the diamonds and pearls album, and she said to me that I could have the album. I never was so happy .

I’m from the Netherlands, so the day I saw on the internet that he passed away it already was very late. And from that moment I thought it was maybe a hoax, but then I realised that it must be true. Because I never saw any news about prince, but only when he would give a concert.

That night I couldn’t sleep and was so shocked, and because one day before 20 april was my birthday and became 21 years, I just started to freak out . The next couple of days I started to cry when I saw something purple or heard any of his songs.

One song that really stood up to me and makes me very emotional for some reason that time when I was 14 years old was: Still Would Stand All Time. And this song was the first song I thought of when I heard the news about Prince.

I just can’t understand that he died alone in his house and there was nobody to make sure he is okay ,because of the emergency landing few days ago. But if he told his staff, to leave him alone than his staff probably knew what was going on.

I already heard some years ago that Prince had hip problems and was epileptic, so if he was suffering for so many years with so much pain. And he couldn’t live with that anymore, than I understand and hope he can rest in peace. Sorry people if it’s too long, but I needed to share my story.

And I wish everyone here the best and stay strong.

[Edited 5/3/16 12:06pm]

a 2 U from me in cali. thx 4 ur meaningful words. i do feel U. i'm still sad & in wonder. my sorrow/pain is slowly going away. Prince was truly "a Prince" 4 me

Still in total shock.

http://euclase.tumblr.com

ciilo20 said:

amazing... the music flows like spirit

[Edited 5/3/16 18:14pm]

[Edited 5/3/16 18:19pm]

Hello everyone. I joined the Org years ago, read threads and followed news but, never posted anything. This is my first time. I feel a bit of guilt for not being more active here or following Prince's life as devotedly as many of you .... but, to me, I still loved him and the art he created through his music. Reading nearly every word you all have posted since we all heard the sad news of Prince's passing has been helpful and healing for me and echo my feelings of grief and mourning. I don't feel so isolated and alone. I've few friends who loved Prince as we all do and his death brought back very similar feelings of loss and grief when Michael Hutchence of INXS died. Yes, I'm a die-hard and life-long fan lover of INXS and still am. I love the fact that INXS personally admired Prince, who had a major influence on their funk-soul style of music. This year has been a hard one, losing so many people in the industry, and I was unable to fully express my grief when David Bowie died because my dad died the same exact day (hours apart). I was finally able to feel myself again (although I miss my dad - and Bowie, tremendously) and then Prince left me - left us all and I've been gutted, shed more tears than I thought possible, haven't felt myself, been dragging around experiencing different emotions, unable to sleep, experiencing migraine attacks, feeling like nothing makes sense and like others, questioning the sense of all of this. I'm finally here and feel I can share how I truly feel. I've been feeling isolated because few of my Facebook friends seemed to truly understand how I feel, no one at my work wanted to discuss this (or some actually admitted they weren't familiar with Prince's music .... then a co-worker mentioned I might consider therapy since I seemed overly obsessed about a musician I didn't personally know). A few days ago, I was finally accepting all of this and I had another bad migraine attack (which has lasted three days) after I read on an old college friend's FB page "Enough about Prince ... get over it - he was no Elvis or Sinatra." I suppose I took those words personally and his comment shook me to my core and I reverted back a bit to a low. I get that not everyone undertands how we feel. (And I remember exactly where I was when Elvis died, and the effect it had on his fans ... same as when John Lennon died, Michael Jackson and so many others - it's not a contest to me .... I respect the fans of all these artists and I loved a lot of their music as well). I just wish some people were more empathetic, but they don't understand that music, especially Priince's music (along with INXS and a couple of other artists and bands) have been the soundtrack of my life, as cliche' as that may be, it's true.

My love for Prince's music and my journey following his career began quite organically and unintentionally (since I was unaware of his existence at the time) in a small college radio station in NC in 1978. I was on the inaugural staff of my college's student-run radio station and one afternoon (before my bi-weekly dj show) I was in the studio alone, planning the music for the upcoming 3-three-hour show that same night and was reserving time slots for new artists. We had a weekly package of demo and new released albums arrive to the studio and I opened the weekly package, always eager to hear something new and good. Imagine my surprise when I began listening to these new albums and among them was Prince "For You." I'll never forget the moment I dropped the needle on this record and was immediately blown away by the voice and music. I remember thinking "who is this ... hell, whoever it is, he's going to be a mega-star." I chose "Soft and Wet," to introduce my listeners to Prince that night. I felt at that moment like I had discovered someone special and I indeed had - although none of us knew that moment just how special. I was particularly blown away by the fact this young singer wrote all the music and played 26 (I believe it was) instruments, arranged and produced this first album.

Over the years, I bought as much of Prince's music as possible and I always wanted to see him in concert but, for many reasons, financial or otherwise, I never made it to a Prince concert and life happened. Finally, 2011 came and with it, the Welcome 2 America Tour. I was living in the Washington, D.C. metro region at the time and saw online the announcement of the Carolinas leg of the tour. My hometown (near Greensboro - which is where Shelby J was born - and not far from Charlotte, where she now resides) was the closest venue, so I bought the best single ticket I could afford (a few rows behind VIP tables, aisle seat on the floor - a fantastic seat) and waited with anticipation for my first (and now, so much more important because it was my last) Prince concert. I knew from seeing videos of shows (before he'd have them removed from YouTube), reading reviews, etc. that I was in for a fantastic concert experience. It was beyond my wildest dreams. Perfection. I couldn't take my eyes off Prince (although I forced myself to watch the band from time to time, LOL). It was special also that Chaka Khan was there that night. From the moment Prince made his way to the stage (through the awaiting crowd) until the encores when he said we might be here all night "Ya'll know how many hits I've got," - and feeling the love, watching the magic happen, singing and dancing - there are not enough words to say how special this night and experience was ... and now, no more chances to see Prince again. Heartbroken because I loved him as if I knew him. He wasn't just a favorite solo artist to me ... he WAS music.

Last week, a small venue in Greensboro, NC hosted a tribute to Prince with the screening of "Purple Rain." I was able to attend with a two friends. It was a good night to share this iconic movie with others, sing along to videos before the screening and during the movie, laugh and of course, cry. It was a special night and I'm thankful I attended. When we left the event, it was raining out - and as I listened to the movie's soundtrack on my drive home, a mist emerged from the road just as "Purple Rain" started playing on the CD player. How fitting.

Thank you for this site and thread ... for allowing me a moment to finally express a few words and share a bit of how much Prince meant to me. I am sad because he is gone yet I'm so very grateful I ever opened that first album in that little radio station studio 38 years ago and I'm so fortunate to have experienced nearly four decades of The Purple One's genius through his art and music - which definitely affected my life in good and bad times ... and got me through to where I am today.

As we continue to grieve and process this, I send you all healing and loving thoughts and purple vibes. His legacy will live on through the music. xoxo

Peace and love,

Minnie

[Edited 5/3/16 18:38pm]

lrn36 said:

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Beautiful

I haven't posted to the ORG in years, but I just had to this time.

I was at work when some of my co-workers called me to their cubicle. I had my headphones on and couldn't hear their initial calls. I learned later that my manager did not want them to share the news with me because she knew I would be upset.

When they called me over one of them just showed me a news alert on her phone that stated someone at Paisley Park was found dead.

I don't know how I knew, but I knew it was Prince. I immediately walked away into the restroom and the tears came down.

When I arrived back to my desk many hat were telling that maybe it wasn't Prince. A few minutes afterwards it was confirmed it was Prince.

I found myself at my cubicle weeping the whole day. When I came home I balled.

I had known his music since age 12 in 1978. I remember seeing him on the Midnight Special with his zebra bikini's on, long hair and huge earring. My mother was there also and I she knew I was mesmerized.

He's had my attention every since then.

I regret not traveling to Atlanta to see him when I could've bought a ticket for $850. Sure, that's a lot, but if I had known that he wouldn't be on earth anymore to give anymore concerts, it would've been worth the price.

RIP My dear Prince. I won't ever forget you. Thank you for the experience of knowing and loving you and your music. We probably won't see the likes of you again for many years to come.

Love always and I will always Wish U Heaven!

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Minnie116 said:

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Larry Graham: ''Prince Found Real Happiness as Jehovah Witness''

05/03

Music megastar Prince was known for throwing parties that stretched into the wee hours of the morning, but his faith and the Bible could also keep him gabbing until sunrise, according to his longtime friend and "spiritual brother," bassist Larry Graham.

Prince, who died last month at 57, became a Jehovah's Witness later in life, and that helped shape his music as well as his lifestyle, according to Graham, who first met the star decades ago and became a confidante and tour mate.

Prince would knock on doors, talk with visitors at his studio-compound Paisley Park in suburban Minneapolis and even share his faith with small groups after a show, said Graham, the 69-year-old bassist best known for playing in the funk band Sly and the Family Stone and with his own group, Graham Central Station.

Read more here.

Of course, Prince could be part of whatever religion the wanted, but I wish he had not become a JW. It was bittersweet that he didn't have a will but at least I can rest assure that it will be given to his siblings and not a corporation that's going through hard financial times.

I've seen Prince happier at various times of his life.