I know When i think of all the rockers who lived hard, drugged even harder and they are all still kicking late into their 60's and some 70 Makes you want to scream WHY, PRINCE WHY

He's not a junkie. He wasn't on meds for fun. he needed them for everyday life, and it all got too much. Massive difference to peopel like richards etc who are coke heads / crack heads for recriational "fun"...

jodznsez said:

Exactly, poor Prince NEEDED those meds to survive his pain, those other guys were just gettin high..makes me mad!!!!!

violectrica said:

jodznsez said:

He's not a junkie. He wasn't on meds for fun. he needed them for everyday life, and it all got too much. Massive difference to peopel like richards etc who are coke heads / crack heads for recriational "fun"...

But that's what we're saying though...why not them instead.

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coz corporate meds are worse than "street" drugs.

GeniusLuv said:

jodznsez said:

violectrica said:

jodznsez said: But that's what we're saying though...why not them instead.

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coz corporate meds are worse than "street" drugs.

I honestly never knew that. I always thought crack and heroine were the kiss of death automatically..but guess not.

violectrica said:

jodznsez said:

He's not a junkie. He wasn't on meds for fun. he needed them for everyday life, and it all got too much. Massive difference to peopel like richards etc who are coke heads / crack heads for recriational "fun"...

But that's what we're saying though...why not them instead.

Why would you wish another artist dead? Why would you wish anyone dead? That is not right. Prince made decisions and he took it as far as he was allowed by the natural order of things. To wish another artist, like Richards, who btw brings more joy to a lot more people and has been doing it for far longer is...well...it's not right. We should all be above that. We are supposed to be enlightened.

Pissed for what reason..?



Oh shut up (OP).... painkillers are not drugs.....

Im in my 40's and love the stones, aerosmith, zeppelin, etc. just can't believe someone who suffered in pain, and just wanted some relief from that pain couldn't reach his 60th birthday..just feels so unfair to me

GeniusLuv said:

jodznsez said:

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coz corporate meds are worse than "street" drugs.

I honestly never knew that. I always thought crack and heroine were the kiss of death automatically..but guess not.

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haha dont get me wrong, I'm not saying crack is good or good for you (I'm not into the drug thing, except drinking booze)..

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but corporate meds are designed purely to get you hooked and to make money. Think about your circle of friends/family. I bet most of them are on some kind of tablet from the gov.. I got my Mrs off the 2 daily tablets she was perscribed, one we did immediatly, and the other we had to speak to a specialist and take them away slowly. They weren't pain killers but beta blocker style. She's on nothing now and has never felt better! boom.

jodznsez said:

GeniusLuv said:

I honestly never knew that. I always thought crack and heroine were the kiss of death automatically..but guess not.

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haha dont get me wrong, I'm not saying crack is good or good for you (I'm not into the drug thing, except drinking booze)..

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but corporate meds are designed purely to get you hooked and to make money. Think about your circle of friends/family. I bet most of them are on some kind of tablet from the gov.. I got my Mrs off the 2 daily tablets she was perscribed, one we did immediatly, and the other we had to speak to a specialist and take them away slowly. They weren't pain killers but beta blocker style. She's on nothing now and has never felt better! boom.

Thats awesome!!!

Natural for people to eventually be pissed at someone who sufferns a compltely avoidable death. I have had freinds kill themselves and damn near felt like jumping in the coffin and blasting them, seeing how they made their family and freinds suffer - Granted of course Price apparently did not intentionally take his life, but it appears to have been completely avoidable ,,, He almost fatally OD'ed just days earlier and went right back to it [so it would seem], almost seems like a death wish under the circumstances.

BTW people, it is pretty morbid and asking for bad karma to childishly wish it was someone else instead of him. Face up to reality, and suffering of others is not going to bring him back. He was an adult and responsible for the actions which cost him his life, just like countless other who die every single day under similar circumstances. They are addicts and will gladly risk death on a daily basis to get themselves in the zone they feel they need to be - And if someone does not want to help themselves, there is precious little anyone can do to help them.

Wny should we be pissed cuz God saw fit to call him home so he wouldnt be in pain anymore? I miss him, but Im glad hes not suffering and having to go through all that.

Bighead said:

nursev said:

Wny should we be pissed cuz God saw fit to call him home so he wouldnt be in pain anymore? I miss him, but Im glad hes not suffering and having to go through all that.

I agree. When I found out the real reason behind my mom's passing, I was pissed at her for not telling us that she was sicker than she portrayed. I was pissed at the doctors for not doing more than they did. I am upset that her and Prince are gone but I just see it as that they did their duties and now it was time for them to go home. Prince is watching over us and I feel like he's our guardian angel

DarlingKris said:

nursev said:

Wny should we be pissed cuz God saw fit to call him home so he wouldnt be in pain anymore? I miss him, but Im glad hes not suffering and having to go through all that.

I agree. When I found out the real reason behind my mom's passing, I was pissed at her for not telling us that she was sicker than she portrayed. I was pissed at the doctors for not doing more than they did. I am upset that her and Prince are gone but I just see it as that they did their duties and now it was time for them to go home. Prince is watching over us and I feel like he's our guardian angel

I agree 100%. I think we were all upset and hurt because he passed, but God put him here to bring us joy through his music and his life and it was time for him to go home. Your mom and Prince were actually very strong to go through such pain and keep it to themselves. They were strong people.

Revolution said:

XrayTed said:

Natural for people to eventually be pissed at someone who sufferns a compltely avoidable death. I have had freinds kill themselves and damn near felt like jumping in the coffin and blasting them, seeing how they made their family and freinds suffer - Granted of course Price apparently did not intentionally take his life, but it appears to have been completely avoidable ,,, He almost fatally OD'ed just days earlier and went right back to it [so it would seem], almost seems like a death wish under the circumstances.

BTW people, it is pretty morbid and asking for bad karma to childishly wish it was someone else instead of him. Face up to reality, and suffering of others is not going to bring him back. He was an adult and responsible for the actions which cost him his life, just like countless other who die every single day under similar circumstances. They are addicts and will gladly risk death on a daily basis to get themselves in the zone they feel they need to be - And if someone does not want to help themselves, there is precious little anyone can do to help them.

Well spoken.

We all have choices we make every day, taking medications - over the counter, prescription, using illegal substances, or flying in an airplane, or driving a car(far more dangerous than flying airplane), or wearing a seat belt, drinking alcohol, biking...the list goes on and on...

The sad fact is, tragedies like this occur every day and, unfortunately, it happened with Prince Rogers Nelson.

He was human after all. I have to remind myself of this from time to time, because I thought somehow he was invincible, or somehow Prince was too smart to become addicted to a pain killer.

But that's not how addiction works. My dad's been in AA for almost 40 years, addiction never goes away and it can strike anyone, or any socio-economic status.

And it's easy to place blame or second guess what happened. Why didn't he have the surgery ? People die every day in surgery. Maybe he did have the surgery and the pain was still too much to take, or to perform for his fans. Maybe stardom is to blame.

All pure speculation. We will never know why for certain. AND, it doesn't matter.

What's more important - just as when he was alive...is the music:

The albums, the tours, the related artists, the Revolution, the NPG, the Celebrations, the B-sides, the movies, the videos, AND the countless extraordinary live performances. After 57 years of LIFE, Prince has left behind a legacy of musicianship, perserverance, and artistic vision that will never be equalled in my opinion.

...When I was about 15 years old, I saw a trailer for Purple Rain and it said "He's the eye of the hurricane" And I will never forget that as long as I live.

Rest in Power Sweet Prince.

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I think Keith Richards will see all of them out. The man is a walking miracle considering everything he's imbibed over the last 45 odd years. I love old Keith, but when I read his bio I realised how desperate his life was at times - his addictions cost him his relationship with various family members and being on tour was apparently one desperate search after another for a dealer etc. And let's face it, Keith often did look wasted, whereas Prince never did. I still think it's remarkable how Prince kept performing, given his pain levels and struggles with medication etc.

SheLovesMeNot said:

I'm so pissed I wish I can punch him...Prince oh Prince...why?! You should've known better! We've got Ozzy, Mick, Steven...they've done it...you did it and your gone. I'm so sad. I will never be able to look into those eyes again.

i understand, he was too smart and too disciplined to end up like this. I still don't really understand it. I heard the rumors for years and I worried but out of all the rock stars who've done things he would probably be the last i'd pick to od. Bruce Springsteen and Gene Simmons seem to live pretty clean though. Personally, i hope it was more than an od. why? because I always thought of prince as the archetypal superman, overcoming so much, capable of superhuman will and energy, just couldn't see him falling like this.

Letigo! Prince was was on this planet for a time but he is still here with us...if we will let him be so. I had a friend who passed on last year who I knew for 30 years and she suddenly died alone in her home in mysterious circumstances like Prince did but she is still present for me all the time. If you let Prince be there for you...eventually he will be.

jodznsez said:

He's not a junkie. He wasn't on meds for fun. he needed them for everyday life, and it all got too much. Massive difference to peopel like richards etc who are coke heads / crack heads for recriational "fun"...

in the end addiction is addiction

some people medicate physical pain.. some people medicate emotional pain... and yeah... some just wanna rock'n'roll

but at the end of the day... once the addiction has hold... how you got there doesn't matter... it's the same muthafuckin' thing

SheLovesMeNot said:

It just shows how tenuous life is and you can do 10000 things right and one mistake and it's all over. Prince just fell into a trap. I don't blame him even though yes he could have been more careful, in theory. But he wasn't in a right state of mind with the pain and drugs confusing his brain.

SheLovesMeNot said:

I'm so pissed I wish I can punch him...Prince oh Prince...why?! You should've known better! We've got Ozzy, Mick, Steven...they've done it...you did it and your gone. I'm so sad. I will never be able to look into those eyes again.

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I'd say he did know better:

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"Dr. Everything'll be alright
Will make everything go wrong
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill...."
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A person with a dependency often knows the substance they are taking is costing them in ways beyond just money, but their need to self medicate--quell the pain or anxiety--can be overpowering.

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Prince seemed very invested in life and living. Both L. Londell and bodyguard Chris Gaithers ('Romeo') are on record saying there were no indications of any drug addiction or dependency. So I'm still not fully buying into everything I'm hearing coming out of news reports. I don't think it was his intention to be careless with his health. I understand your anger--it hurts like hell to have lost him, for him to have died the way he did--but consider saving that anger it for someone more deserving of it.

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