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Printablecardinal said: i am still bouncing between the different phases of grief, mostly between deep sadness and anger. i am starting to come to grips that he really is dead, that his body was cremated after basically being cut apart (a thought which deeply distresses me), and that his spirit has moved on (although i hope people will start reporting psychic experiences of him). the rainbow over pp on the 21st was important to me, a clear sign imo. as to his music, i STILL can't listen. i have been watching him in interviews and i am kind of ok with that, but hearing him sing, nope. not yet. much of my distress is because we don't know what happened, because people are fighting over his assets, because we don't know if we might (or might not) hear new posthumous releases, but mostly because we don't know the circumstances or cause of death and whether anyone is culpable. and the alone in the elevator thing makes me ill. since we know he died there, alone, the best we can hope for is to find out he was busy recording and happy and just happened to go in the elevator and suddenly dropped, passing quickly and without pain. my fear is that the last few months of his life, and perhaps the last moments, were filled with more suffering than anyone knows. but i am hoping that, short of collapsing in his studio with guitar still in hand, maybe it was an easy passing. he never got a break in life with relationships or children, and I think he was quite lonely the past several years. the least the frickin universe could do is cut him a break and let him go easy. i expect the grieving to get worse around june 7 and when the autopsy report comes out. Great post even tho it made me cry cuz this is exactly how I feel and many others too I'm sure. You said it better than I could have. Thank u. It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN | |
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Tanzania is not physically underwater as far as I'm aware. It ain't over. i wish i'd never kissed your lips, bearded lady | |
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I will always love his music, but it doesnt feel the same now that he is gone Pfff .. this aint right  | |
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He told us over 30 years ago: "Paisley Park is in your heart". Keep it there, because that's where it's really always been. For the vast majority of us, our relationship wasn't with the man himself but with his music. That music is still here. Our relationship with it is still here. I will miss having newly recorded work from him but there is so much already released, plus the possibility of so much unheard music to come...we can keep him alive in our everyday life in so many ways. And we can come here to keep him alive together. |
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Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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eyewishuheaven said: I view it like this: DITTO to that! From s pretty stable and sane newbie! Lol. 💜 you Prince! [Edited 5/13/16 17:08pm] | |
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I just don't want to think of him as another dead legend..like the others. Dont mean any disrespect to them. He was a vital person who seemed so alive and just a bright flame. Maybe it's still just too soon Baby, you're a star.
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did you get it? that's from the Indigo Nights CD rendition of "It Ain't Over" where the groove is happening and he's chanting "hands in the air" so you start singing "Tanzania".
Oh I give up my sense of humour is never going to play here i wish i'd never kissed your lips, bearded lady | |
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Was he really having that much problem with cronic hip pain? Tabloid Media Aside. What was everyone here hearing the that past 15 years. I had heard only tidbits of hip issues around 15/16 years ago. Had it gotten worse and he did not have surgury???? I am not up to speed on this and I don't pay no mind to the tabloid media merchants of chaos that want to turn every musical idol into a druggie! [Edited 5/13/16 17:43pm] [Edited 5/13/16 17:44pm] | |
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Like any famous artist who dies too young, Prince's legend will get bigger too. Most of the people in control of business, media, marketing, etc today experienced his peak popularity. If he lived until he was 97, he wouldn't have been as revered over the coming 40 years. He'll take on even more of a God-like musician status now, which is how he always deserved to be remembered and was probably why some people on here were criticial with the lack of appreciation he would garner following each new album release. Now he gets the recognition he deserves and all his future releases will be better appreciated. (Legacy vs living is merely a silver lining argument though...) Nobody I know gun' bite | |
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IT'S DEFINITELY NOT OVER. History has shown time and time again that great artists are more celebrated in death than life. Personally, I am committed now more than ever to keeping his legacy alive. Baby, that was much too fast... 1958-2016 | |
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YOu are right, I feel this way too - the thought of Paisley Park as a musuem is so cold to me - but I guess it wont matter as I wont get there in my lifetime I imagine......I am finding it hard just to listen to the music without feeling empty.
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.. its not easy .. Ill miss seeing Princess at shows, Ive seen her n spoken with her at so many shows she was always very nice .. We danced a lot at shows. She was right next to the stage once n her friends she was with all got onstage. That was so cool to see. 
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U see our current pic thread is my last...Im retired | |
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)His music will be part of me for the rest of my life, after so many years I can't imagine that changing. Differently from some other people, I have been listening to his music almost compulsively in the last three weeks, rediscovering why I fell for it in the first place. The rest, however, that's gone. Although I don't write here often the org has been part of my life for the last ten years. And I fear that is going to go. I guess it will depend on how the music from the vault is releases, upcoming books, documentaries, films or whether Purple Rain becomes a musical or not.... That is all there is to discuss now. And it still makes me so sad... | |
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it seems like it is over though | |
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this should be on the front page | |
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No, it's NOT over Nursev! I know this is cliche and has already been said, but even though Prince is gone in physical form, he will live on forever through his music. I was listening to WDC today and something struck me. The beat sounds very much like a heartbeat rhythm. When you're up to it, listen. You'll hear it too. It's Prince's heartbeat. | |
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nice | |
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sonshine said: cardinal said: i am still bouncing between the different phases of grief, mostly between deep sadness and anger. i am starting to come to grips that he really is dead, that his body was cremated after basically being cut apart (a thought which deeply distresses me), and that his spirit has moved on (although i hope people will start reporting psychic experiences of him). the rainbow over pp on the 21st was important to me, a clear sign imo.
as to his music, i STILL can't listen. i have been watching him in interviews and i am kind of ok with that, but hearing him sing, nope. not yet. much of my distress is because we don't know what happened, because people are fighting over his assets, because we don't know if we might (or might not) hear new posthumous releases, but mostly because we don't know the circumstances or cause of death and whether anyone is culpable. and the alone in the elevator thing makes me ill. since we know he died there, alone, the best we can hope for is to find out he was busy recording and happy and just happened to go in the elevator and suddenly dropped, passing quickly and without pain. my fear is that the last few months of his life, and perhaps the last moments, were filled with more suffering than anyone knows. but i am hoping that, short of collapsing in his studio with guitar still in hand, maybe it was an easy passing. he never got a break in life with relationships or children, and I think he was quite lonely the past several years. the least the frickin universe could do is cut him a break and let him go easy. i expect the grieving to get worse around june 7 and when the autopsy report comes out. Great post even tho it made me cry cuz this is exactly how I feel and many others too I'm sure. You said it better than I could have. Thank u. ty...i like to think a certain someone has inspired me to say what i feel and trust it will be understood by those who feel similarly  [Edited 5/13/16 18:11pm] "If u love somebody, your life won't be in vain
And there's always a rainbow, at the end of every rain."--peace and love, dear prince..... | |
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Bowie was my first love before Prince ... they were my 1-2 artists n now theyre gone .. I have nothing n talk about a most serious gut sledge hammer blow. I like that show Once Upon a time n it reminds me of getting my heart ripped out. | |
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Wow, so well put. I hadn't thought of it that way. We should all be so lucky to die doing what we absolutely LOVE. If Prince didn't love it, he wouldn't have kept himself booked up, adding in extra events, etc. I'm sure he had more he wanted to do, but I do believe by some of his "cocky" behavior that he certainly knew he was loved and respected by fans and peers. I have loved many people that have passed much younger, without fulfilling ANY of their hopes or dreams. I also have loved people that spent many miserable years wasting away, scared and alone in a nursing home begging to die. We just need to appreciate what we had, and live in the now. Tomorrow is never promised. Every storm runs out of rain....
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. That has happened already. Over the past thirty eight years did you ever hear Prince touted as the world's greatest guitarist? No. But in these past three weeks I have heard that more times than I can count and from very respected sources. .
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Absomo-fucking-lutely. That is exactly what I was telling people today. Prince worked himself to the end making music for himself and to share with the world. That's what he meant by saying, "I AM music." "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Really, you haven't been readng some of the wacko posts here on the org, have you? | |
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I want EVERYTHING in the vault to be utilized and seen in rotating exhibits in PP. that way it makes money in minneapolis - for the people there and for the family running PP. there's so much stuff in there we could be making pilmgrages 4x/year to hear the latest exhibits.
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