YES. I feel angry that he didn't feel comfortable at his height. I feel angry that he felt he had to wear those heels. I feel angry that he got on that medical road he walked. The one where you can't get off by yourself. The one that vultures like TMZ wait to see you on so they can talk trash about your life. I feel upset that he felt he had to keep going and take those meds to keep him going.

I feel angry nobody around him could help him stop what he was doing to himself. His friends, associates, his doctors.

But most of all, I feel just so sad he isn't here with us anymore.

Guitarhero said:

I miss the guy. He was robbed of life. We lost our musical hero.

Yeah that^

I feel robbed. Losing Prince makes me hyper aware of time fleeting for all of us. Musical hero he was indeed.

Guitarhero said:

I miss the guy. He was robbed of life. We lost our musical hero.

Yeah that^

no

Blakbear said:

E319 said:

I don't feel robbed at all...

Only extremely blessed.

This. He was never mine, never a possession. I'm just really glad he was around for all us weird black kids. I would have loved to thank him for that.

THIS.

He was "taken", yes. From whom, I cannot make that call. The fact remains he is gone and we are still here, but at least the music lives on. Am I pissed? Yes. I'm not going to add some sorta fairytale spin to his demise, it's fucked up and I am a selfish fan who doesn't want it to be so. I am also a very compassionate human being who feels for his family and friends, and all of us fellow fans as well, that have to deal with this tragedy and loss. The only positive thing to come of all of this is the community getting closer than ever.

Rest in Peace, Purple Guy

Both blessed to have had the pleasure of his presence in my life time, yet robbed too.

Yes, I'm still in denial that he's gone

[Edited 6/6/16 15:03pm]

It wasn't the deal.

I was supposed to die in my mid-seventies, maybe eighties, and he was supposed to live past 100 years old, since he didn't smoke and drink gin like I do.

Aerogram said:

It wasn't the deal.

I was supposed to die in my mid-seventies, maybe eighties, and he was supposed to live past 100 years old, since he didn't smoke and drink gin like I do.

exactly. i never even contemplated that i would outlive the guy, thought he had the best medical care. that day i felt a sickening lurch when i found out he'd passed, like i'd stepped down onto a stair step that wasn't there. as though i'd tripped and stumbled into a 'wrong' alternate universe

If we are honest with ourselves, it's a case of his mortality being linked to our own...

Guitarhero said:

purplethunder3121 said:

If we are honest with ourselves, it's a case of his mortality being linked to our own...

Of course... He went and died on us.

ya, nothing makes you feel older than a hero passing.

YES.

nursev said:

Kinda like somebody just took your most prized possession? I kinda feel cheated out of seeing Prince grow old and graceful and having the respect of everyone. I feel like the world has changed now for the worse

Yes, that's exactly how I feel.

still confused too, my ma lived to 59 and she took horrible care of herself in every way possible, not just with pills, so i don't understand why Prince didn't even last that long. I'd never have thought that. Even with the rumors of pills, I didn't really see it as being that out of control. My ma took oxcontine's and a lot of other stuff and she never was so hooked that she od'd. I'm thinking that somehow, that being a superstar has to have something to do with it. Maybe thinking that he wouldn't die or that he was so used to doing as he pleased that he thought that extended past the ass kissers and to reality itself. I'm feeling less shocked, robbed, dissapointed but I'm still going through it. then, to top it all off, another hero passes, Ali. Friday i just was drained just slept in my drivers seat.

I feel like I've lost something important, but I feel worse for Prince. He deserved to live to a ripe old age. The saddest part is this did not have to happen. That's what hurts so much.

Yes I do. This was my thing. Other people I know went to their home team's opening game every year, they caravan out of town for tailgating parties, they travel to yearly music festivals. Prince was mine. When he came to town, I was there. It's what I liked to do. Some people tried to tease me about it, unsuccessfully I might add. They didn't understand that Prince did not play the same songs from show to show (this was prior to 3rd Eye Girl shows). They did not understand why I would go out of my way to see his shows, collect his music, or how my other friends were also Prince fans. This is what I have been dealing with through my whole Prince fandom though.

At least I know he is not hurting, or struggling anymore. It's all so sad.

XxAxX said:

Aerogram said:

It wasn't the deal.

I was supposed to die in my mid-seventies, maybe eighties, and he was supposed to live past 100 years old, since he didn't smoke and drink gin like I do.

exactly. i never even contemplated that i would outlive the guy, thought he had the best medical care. that day i felt a sickening lurch when i found out he'd passed, like i'd stepped down onto a stair step that wasn't there. as though i'd tripped and stumbled into a 'wrong' alternate universe

This is where I am at too. I am sad, but I am mostly more confused and waiting for somebody to tell me that none of this is real. How do I live on this earth and he doesn't? That just doesn't make any sense at all.

Yes. I feel robbed of my time everytime I come here, but where else can I get my info? Even with all the utter nonsense I have to weed my way through here to find it, it's still easier to find what little Prince info there is on the Internet.

To add, it will NEVER be the same, feel the same. Prince happened to put out music at a certain point in my life where I was able to follow along, every step of the way, (if I wanted to).

I won't follow a new artist, (or old artist), for that long, with the same level of intensity. I have no desire to. Two, nobody else out there interests me as much as Prince did. FAR from it. Nobody has his combination of unique voice, talent, musicianship, showmanship, or anything else associated with Prince that I am interested in. He had his own category, purple music. It was a blend of so many things. I identified with so many messages that he put out through his music.

It's kind of over. I sometimes forget that he is gone, and think, hey, he should be coming my way soon. Get ready to part with some ticket $. It's the end of an era. I would never sit outside for hours, stand in long lines, stand for awhile once I got there, drop everything, kick it around to make sure I'm available to get tickets. For nobody else but P. That's it. Hell, I probably won't go to standing room only shows anymore either. Don't have a seat? Ain't going. I would only stand up for hours at a time for a Prince show.

When he passed, I got calls and messages from all over the country. Immediately. My relatives (both young and old), friends, schoolmates from middle school got in touch. It's very telling. The one hater who tried to blow off Prince's death, well, I'm not really in contact with them (for several other reasons as well).

[Edited 6/7/16 11:43am]

I feel a profound loss. One that I never expected for a man that I never met. I simultaneously love and hate listening to Prince right now. Seriously, this is Fvcked up.

I guess I'm vacillating all over the place, from terrible gut-wrenching sadness and sorrow that he's gone, to extreme gratefulness that God allowed me to share in his artistic gifts and genuis during my lifetime, to despair and anger - at Prince.

Was it shame or hubris that prevented him asking for help sooner? I don't know and I suppose we'll never know. But I then remind myself that God called his soldier home because his work and purpose here on Earth was complete. As painful as that is, it briefly gives me some comfort.

XxAxX said:

Aerogram said:

It wasn't the deal.

I was supposed to die in my mid-seventies, maybe eighties, and he was supposed to live past 100 years old, since he didn't smoke and drink gin like I do.

exactly. i never even contemplated that i would outlive the guy, thought he had the best medical care. that day i felt a sickening lurch when i found out he'd passed, like i'd stepped down onto a stair step that wasn't there. as though i'd tripped and stumbled into a 'wrong' alternate universe

nursev said:

Kinda like somebody just took your most prized possession? I kinda feel cheated out of seeing Prince grow old and graceful and having the respect of everyone. I feel like the world has changed now for the worse

It's definitely lost some of it's brightness, like his eyes the last few months, haunted looking.

NouveauDance said:

I don't feel robbed, but I feel Prince was robbed of those things.

Exactly. We are still here and breathing, though sometimes it's hard. He is the one who is gone.

He left us so much. Don't feel robbeb, feel grateful for having lived with him. Perhaps he died 4 us, to help raise our awareness about pain management. Perhaps he died 4 a better life.