http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/04/22/tavis-smiley-prince-dies/83381318/

I think, even more than the music, I will miss the fact that a person like this is no longer here on Earth. I truly think the human race is a little less fortunate with his passing. I thought I would be through a few stages of grief by now, but I am still very much planted in the shock and denial stage.

It's usually a cliche to say something like this, but there will never, ever be anyone else on this plane of existence like Prince. And knowing that is what makes this so hard.

It's odd. I don't feel like listening to his music, trying to hear something I may not have heard before, watch videos of him performing or anything else at this point. I'm just tripping hard over the fact that this...beautiful and fearless soul is no longer with us. As sad and as numb as I feel right now, there are times when I have some kind of waking moment that tells me 'it's alright' where I feel like he knew it was coming, and he has found his "way back home" to do more important work.

BlackandRising said:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/04/22/tavis-smiley-prince-dies/83381318/

I think, even more than the music, I will miss the fact that a person like this is no longer here on Earth. I truly think the human race is a little less fortunate with his passing. I thought I would be through a few stages of grief by now, but I am still very much planted in the shock and denial stage.

It's usually a cliche to say something like this, but there will never, ever be anyone else on this plane of existence like Prince. And knowing that is what makes this so hard.

It's odd. I don't feel like listening to his music, trying to hear something I may not have heard before, watch videos of him performing or anything else at this point. I'm just tripping hard over the fact that this...beautiful and fearless soul is no longer with us. As sad and as numb as I feel right now, there are times when I have some kind of waking moment that tells me 'it's alright' where I feel like he knew it was coming, and he has found his "way back home" to do more important work.

I retrospect, it seems that this might be true...

It comforts me to know that someone that actually knew him, feels the way I feel right now. He touched so many.

great stories

finally we can see just how charitable he was

Thanks. Always felt Prince was good inside, you could hear it in the music. But hearing these stories now is so heart warming. So much to be proud of. Our Star.

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But Gee BlackRising, even just looking at your avatar now makes me tearful. I love Puss in Boots.