I am in tears...I remember frequenting this site a lot a few years ago and all of the things I learned from everyone about Prince from those who interacted with him or worked with him. It really fulfilled me as a fan. Even though I've had my reasons for not visiting this site as much, I never let go of that love and desire for Prince...I listen to his music weekly if not every other day. I've thought about him constantly...even when I wasn;t listening to his music every hour on the hour. I admire him, and my children will know about him, and what he represents...I am so overwhelmed with sadness. Rest in power Purple One...Love you

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been a while...coming outta the woodworks here but never stopped being a fan.

the thing i am struck by the most is the loss of his genius. It's as if there is a collective global intellect that we can feel in life, and now it's just gotten way, way smaller.

Really gonna miss him! April is the cruellest month...

My wife said I was crying in my sleep last night. After I heard the news, I could not watch TV, or listen to any music, or really talk about it. I know someday I will be able to listen again, or watch a video, because I have I lived so much of my life ackowledging how great he is, and I can't believe that in one moment, I will have to acknowledge how great he was.

I thank God that I was able to live during the same time as he. While others will indoubtedly appreciate his music for generations to come, I was here, and I lived within it. So, although, I am hurt, I am honored, and I thank you Prince for sharing your gift with the world.

I have never met you in person, never shook your hand, or spoken to you. But I have bought all of your albums, except the ones you gave away, signed up for all of your websites, attended concerts, etc. I hope that one of the dollars I spent made it to you. Pass the record company and promoters, lawyers, and publicists, handlers, and even the other musicians. I hope just one cent of my money made it to your hand. Maybe you bought a cup of coffee, or a guitar string, anything that came from me that made your life better because you definitely made mine better.

I am sure you wrote a song to comfort me at this moment, and when I can, I will search the lifetime of music that you left us, and I will find it. But I can't just yet.

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CNN news conference is 4pm ET

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Your work often gave voice to my feelings and in it, I felt love and acceptance. Thank you so much.

-Deborah

I have to hold in some of my sorrow around my love. A freind was murdered on Monday. So sad having to watch the back to back news reports.

hope i don't post this 3x - it's incredible the amount of traffic here now. and understandable.

i'm just grateful. for all of you, for the internet, the connection, the experiences, the music. it's all woven into the fabric of my life.

i'm grateful i have friends who understand.

Don't know what to say that hasn't already been said. Read all of these pages. Stop me when I get to 17


"And now U're gone and I just wanna be still
So silent, I'll just let my senses sleep"

hollywooddove said:

I cried all day yesterday. I sat numb watching the news and on my laptop, trying to make sense of something that makes NO SENSE AT ALL. This is so surreal, I just can't come to terms with this yet. All I can think is, let's just go back a few days, have Prince stay in the hospital, and he will be ok. We will all be ok. I know I'm being stupid, but I honestly can't process that this is real.

When I woke up this morning I thought I'd be able to hold it together today, but the tears keep flowing. I was looking through my old emails and came across some photos that other NPG'ers emailed to me back in 2004 from a tailgate party before the Musicology show show in Oakland. My kids were so little! I'm so golad I was able to share my love for Prince with my kids. From their first Prince show in 2004 (at ages 5 and 9), to their last Prince show earlier this year, Prince has been a constant presence in our household and in our lives. I really thought that someday I would be taking my grandkids to their first Prince shows too.

It really is conforting to know that so many people here at the org are sharing in this together, because it's all so hard to comprehend. I've been "with" Prince since nearly the beginning, and have never wavered. Living in the burb's, this is one thing that has always made me different. I've always proudly worn my numerous Prince and NPG shirts, even when I'd receive curious looks. What did I care--I got it and they didn't.

Luv 2 all of U.

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It's over. The Party is over. Out of the blue and for no reason. I don't even know how and why he died.

RIP.

His body is gone but his legacy will endure, a legacy of musical quality, and self-respect in a world of BS, evil, mediocrity and corruption

OnlyNDaUsa said:

I have to hold in some of my sorrow around my love. A freind was murdered on Monday. So sad having to watch the back to back news reports.

I am so sorry to hear about your friend. And then this news on top of everything else. My heart goes out to you and your friend's loved ones. If I were you I would turn the news off like I'm going to do. I don't care why Prince is gone; just the fact that he has moved on and is no longer present physically is enough. Eventually, the music will sustain us...as it always has.

purplethunder3121 said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

I have to hold in some of my sorrow around my love. A freind was murdered on Monday. So sad having to watch the back to back news reports.

I am so sorry to hear about your friend. And then this news on top of everything else. My heart goes out to you and your friend's loved ones. If I were you I would turn the news off like I'm going to do. I don't care why Prince is gone; just the fact that he has moved on and is no longer present physically is enough. Eventually, the music will sustain us...as it always has.

thank you... all i can say is we all need to love one another...

Take me to the vineyards of Lavaux
I wanna see the mountains where the waters flow

I don't care if they're all covered with snow
I don't care if the road is narrow, if it is I'll know

Ain't nobody got no chains on me - they got no chains on me
I'm flying higher than any mountain, deeper than any sea

But as for me, I'll laugh and go to the mountains where the waters flow
Back to the vineyards of Lavaux

I Wish U Heaven.

Still it's nice to know that uh, when bodies wear out
We can get another

I remember when I wrote about Prince for a college admissions essay!! Didn't get in to that college!

domainator2010 said:

I remember when I wrote about Prince for a college admissions essay!! Didn't get in to that college!

i did one in an English class in 199shhh. I suprised some people. they had no idea about him. (and i did extra credit reviews of several albums too)

The tears don't stop.....

A part of all of us died yesterday. It will literally never been the same. Yes, his legacy will live on, but a legacy is not the same thing as the person themselves. He was too young. He had too much more to give. He had music to give, performances to give, but most of all he had love to give. I am so thankful for the memories I have of getting to be around him and see him live, but to know those are now memories and there will be no new memories, it takes my breath away in tears. The world has literally stopped. I know it will go on, but, this is so surreal. I hate that he died alone. I pray there was no pain. I think in some odd, weird way, he kind of knew, though. He was always spiritual like that. Even when he became a Jehovah's Witness, he still had that spiritual side of him that one could envy--it took his death for me to see that. I guess we will all learn a lot from his death. I dreamed of one day having my kids see him perform live--now they will only have my memories to live by. None of us would ever have ever expected something like this to happen, so young, him alone, sudden. At least he was home. Paisley Park is always home--it is always in our heart.

Still don't know what to write...
Even though we haven't been on the same page philosophically for the better part of 2 decades, it was still an honour and a priviledge to be around him every once in a while...
From annoyances to laughs on both sides it was always interesting...
I had so much more to ask and so much more to tell but in the end he decided to go supernova like all precious stars...
He will for always live on in my heart and mind as the most interesting human I've encounter in my lifetime...
I thank him for being a teacher, a listener, someone who dared to make me think for myself and taught me that "nothing matters anyway and to just enjoy the ride wherever it takes you"...
Prince, I salute you!
It's been real!

Neversin.

I'm crushed.

So low, the curb looks like a skyscraper
So high, the stars are under me
So quiet, I can hear the blood rushing through my veins
So low, I feel like I'm going insane
The angels, they watch in wonder
When you made love to me
Through the rain and the thunder
You cried in ecstasy

And you were so kind
I felt sorry for all creation
Because at the time, no one gas lucky
No 1 was lucky, no he was lucky as me

And now you're gone and I just want to be still
So silent, I'll just let my senses sleep

It's gonna be so hard to hear my voice
If I ever learn once more to speak

Susan should curate the vault. Hope she rememers Wally.

CNN is interviewing a tearful Dr Fink right now.

KingSausage said:

That Corvette ad has me crying again.

Identity said:

CNN is interviewing a tearful Dr Fink right now.

He's heart broken just like we are