I've seen many comments about being unable to play specific songs and I am so feeling that.

I have not and can not listen to Sometimes It Snows... Even when I hear it in my head I break down, no way can I take the real thing.
Way Back Home would be too much for me to take.

I probably couldn't handle Purple Rain.

I just thought of The Ladder and started crying, again, just from hearing it in my head.

I'm sure there are many more. The thing is, I think I actually have to put the effort into identifying them and making a mental Do Not Play List, else they'll take me by surprise at times that are inconvenient to be emotional. Plus, everyone is being so sweet right now, but eventually everyone who's not one of "us" will lose patience for the middle aged man that can't stop crying over a pop star dying.

Since I listen to something by Prince pretty much every day, I'm going to have to be pre-aware of which songs might trigger uncontrollable grief, yet, identifying those songs in advance will be emotionally wrecking in itself, and I'm just too exhausted at this point.

I'm figuring I'm probably not alone in this. Hoping talking about it here is helpful to somebody going through the same thing.

All this said, his music is what has saved me the past few days (as it always does ). The vast majority of what I am listening to makes me feel so much better and has helped me realize that Prince will never die because the music is immortal and will be with me for the rest of my life.

Yeah I agree. I just have listened to upbeat ones but the sad ones... I don't know. I worry they will catch me offguard.

djThunderfunk said:

I've seen many comments about being unable to play specific songs and I am so feeling that.

I have not and can not listen to Sometimes It Snows... Even when I hear it in my head I break down, no way can I take the real thing.
Way Back Home would be too much for me to take.

I probably couldn't handle Purple Rain.

I just thought of The Ladder and started crying, again, just from hearing it in my head.

I'm sure there are many more. The thing is, I think I actually have to put the effort into identifying them and making a mental Do Not Play List, else they'll take me by surprise at times that are inconvenient to be emotional. Plus, everyone is being so sweet right now, but eventually everyone who's not one of "us" will lose patience for the middle aged man that can't stop crying over a pop star dying.

Since I listen to something by Prince pretty much every day, I'm going to have to be pre-aware of which songs might trigger uncontrollable grief, yet, identifying those songs in advance will be emotionally wrecking in itself, and I'm just too exhausted at this point.

I'm figuring I'm probably not alone in this. Hoping talking about it here is helpful to somebody going through the same thing.

All this said, his music is what has saved me the past few days (as it always does ). The vast majority of what I am listening to makes me feel so much better and has helped me realize that Prince will never die because the music is immortal and will be with me for the rest of my life.

I saw PR at the theater today and many people were weeping during the song Purple Rain. The camera stays on Prince's face throughout almost the entire thing and the music and visuals were jsut too much.

lust said:

The thing is, as much as I can't listen to his music right now, I can't NOT listen to it either.

THIS, exactly...