For around the first three weeks I didn't listen to anything but Prince. Don't know why, I just couldn't listen to any other artist.

Now I've gone in the completely different direction, listening to a lot of other artists with Prince interspersed between. On a bit of a gothic rock binge at the minute actually.

I still listen to his music daily, I watch videos every few days as long as theyre up, but I stopped reading the interviews...they make me sad. Right now Ive accepted his death...you know life goes on, but Im sure if we ever get any results back it will hurt all over again. But yes Im eventually gonna take a break...I did that when he was alive too.

Nope, still love listening to him and his music as much as I have always done, if not more. And there is still so much to discover or rediscover...

I've been non stop listening to him, which is normal behavour for me anyway, but it's taking its toll a bit. I need a rest for a week or so, so the Beatles/Chili Peps/Gary clark Jr have stepped up in my itunes to provide me with a much needed moral boost that takes my mins off my hero...

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Youtube is flooded with live performances, interviews, and rare stuff.

It's now or never, who knows how long this galore's gonna last.
I discover and rediscover stuff, and it just makes me... Happy Sad.

With such generosity and dedication to his craft,
he had the full right to be as excentric as he wanted.

The more I listen to him, the more I'm proud to be a member of the New Power Generation.
I was proud when I was fourteen, and no one around was getting it.
When you met someone who was a fan too, it was incredible.
Like "Yeah, we know, they don't".

I would recommend Madhouse's "8", from "8".
The funny repeated moan, Eric's flute, the slow building of it all.
I remember that 1987 summer: whenever I wanted to listen
to something else than SOTT, there was still "8" and "Jill Jones".

Remember: With Love There Is No Death.

You should never listen only to one artist, no matter how great.

So I've played plenty of Prince since that ugly day he died, but every time I put on some music on the loudspeakers, I mixed it up. Like I'd start with some ATWIAD tracks then go right into the Beatles or some psychedelic rock band, then from that go into gloomy Cure or Bauhaus song then right back into SOTT, then switch to some 80s dancey tracks then progress to EDM then back to Prince with some choice AOA/HitnRun1 tracks.

If you mix it up it's easier to appreciate it all. You go into Prince, find an influence, listen to that influence, then that influence's influence then you find some Prince song that matches something you just heard then that Prince song makes you of think of another artist -- keep it fun, music is supposed to be rewarding.

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bonatoc said:

Youtube is flooded with live performances, interviews, and rare stuff.

It's now or never, who knows how long this galore's gonna last.
I discover and rediscover stuff, and it just makes me... Happy Sad.

With such generosity and dedication to his craft,
he had the full right to be as excentric as he wanted.

The more I listen to him, the more I'm proud to be a member of the New Power Generation.
I was proud when I was fourteen, and no one around was getting it.
When you met someone who was a fan too, it was incredible.
Like "Yeah, we know, they don't".

I would recommend Madhouse's "8", from "8".
The funny repeated moan, Eric's flute, the slow building of it all.
I remember that 1987 summer: whenever I wanted to listen
to something else than SOTT, there was still "8" and "Jill Jones".

Remember: With Love There Is No Death.

nursev said:

I still listen to his music daily, I watch videos every few days as long as theyre up, but I stopped reading the interviews...they make me sad. Right now Ive accepted his death...you know life goes on, but Im sure if we ever get any results back it will hurt all over again. But yes Im eventually gonna take a break...I did that when he was alive too.

Yes, I have always had little breaks of not listening to Prince too, but since he has not been here I have listened to selective songs every day as nobody else cuts it now. I used to listen to other things because I always felt I always had Prince to go back to, but for some reason it feels different now. I still have not been able to listen to Atlanta P&M boots yet or any of the Piano & Mic tour - that is just too painful as I only saw him in February and I cannot reconcile that and the fact his is not here now. Its too painful still.

Sweet.

I'm not sure I've ever loved Prince's music so much or appreciated his genius so thoroughly.

I have taken a break; I had to because unrelenting grief isn't healthy. I'm building back up to one day being able to enjoy Prince's music again...the way I did 30 years.

It's hard for me not to listen to him, it's a weird back and forth thing happening. I listen to him because it makes it seem as if he's still here, hearing his voice is comforting. But at the same time, it gets to be too much and I can't listen anymore...however that doesn't last long and I end up desperately wanting to listen to him again. It's actually incredibly annoying. My taste in music is all over the place, I'm very into many different cultures so I tend to gravitate towards that whenever I need a "break".

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I'm mostly watching what's on youtube, especially interviews. I'm kind of OBSESSED with all his performances on SNL (NOT the skits). Can't get enough of the 40th anniversary after party. So closeup and personal and different than a concert. Both camera angles!!

"Without you loving me/I know, it's gonna be lonely/Without you giving me/Every little single thing that I need/Lonely"

I continue to work through my grief, devastation and sadness. I've been comfortably numb the last several days, but have still cried every single day since April 21, 2016. A friend called me Sunday morning after looking at my FB page, which has been a tribute page to Prince since his transition. He also is a JW and we read and shared Scripture (I'm not JW, but Baptist).

Honestly, I've found I can't watch his performances without thinking about this dear sweet man who was having his own problems with whatever took his life last month.

Every time I see his videos- especially more recent ones - it makes me wonder what he was going thru

Fortunately, listening to his amazing brilliant music still lifts my spirits and carries me away like the first day I heard Purple Rain, When Doves Cry or Forever in my Life. For that I am forever grateful...

I hope you find a way back to his music without feeling sad LauraRichardson

leslievette said:

It's hard for me not to listen to him, it's a weird back and forth thing happening. I listen to him because it makes it seem as if he's still here, hearing his voice is comforting. But at the same time, it gets to be too much and I can't listen anymore...however that doesn't last long and I end up desperately wanting to listen to him again. It's actually incredibly annoying. My taste in music is all over the place, I'm very into many different cultures so I tend to gravitate towards that whenever I need a "break".

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It's hard for me not to listen to him, it's a weird back and forth thing happening. I listen to him because it makes it seem as if he's still here, hearing his voice is comforting. But at the same time, it gets to be too much and I can't listen anymore..

Exactly where I am leslievette - somewhere in my psyche I want to pretend he is still here.

Noooope, I listen to Prince everyday even before his passing, and I ain't gonna stop now

Been taking a listen and look into Justin Timberlake music and liking what I am finding- would not have happened if Prince didn't pass....once someone is dead the music is just not alive to me anymore.

There are still 2 cd's I avoid, Parade and Diamonds&Pearls. Can't listen to them.

Walked into another office an hour ago, D&P was playing on the radio!

Rushed out, felt like my heart was pounding out of my chest, shaking all over ...

Coworkers think I'm weird.

To be honest I am suprised by my reaction.

Still.

After all these weeks of listening, reading, thinking, talking ... I feel like crying again.

This is a bad day, and it's not even a thursday.

Maybe I need a break but I can't.

The first days and weeks after April 21 I wasn´t able to listen to his music at all, nor was I able to watch videos, it was just too unreal and depressing, but I have probably read every single article on the net.

But now I listen to his music even more than I did in the last couple of years. It´s still weird and I have to process that he´s no longer on this planet.

It´s tough for all of us but I think taking a break, at least for me, is not the right thing to do right now. His music has become so much a part of my life, I just can´t take a long break .....but , like Aerogram said, it is important to listen to other music as well.

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When he died, I couldn´t understand people dancing in the streets and celebrating his music and life but different people grieve differently.

But now, I celebrate his music and the person behind it, his attitude, his live shows, his spirit and ideals more than ever before.

The only consolation I have is that at least the whole world finally recognized him as the genius that he was and that all over the planet people expressed their sadness, the Eiffel tower was lit in purple lights, even the President tweeted how he felt about it.

It´s sad that he died, and it´s sad how he died but at least he died at the top of his game, as the king of the hill, extremely popular, loved, respected and acknowledged, with sold out tours and tons of applause.

Just imagine this happened in the late 90s....I guess the reactions would´ve been quite different.

This being said, as far as I´m concerned, I would have loved to see him reach old age and play small venues or nothing at all, just alive and happy.

I almost had to do this early on when things got too rough. I thought about coming to the org less and not playing his music so much. But I didn't and now more of the pain has subsided and I listen to his music every day and check this place every day. I'm also a member of so many Prince FB groups that ever time I get on FB and I am deluged with his pics and music, which is how I like it.

I will never take a break from Prince , never did when he was alive either.

KingSausage said: