I feel guilty listening to anyone else's music. I guess it hits us all in different ways.

I used to keep the classical station on my car radio, now it's just his c/d's playing over and over. I can't stop. His guitar playing is a thing of beauty, just thinking of his fingers on the strings and the speed that they moved, nobody like him, crying, dammit, again.

I don't go a day without listening to his music. Cried this morning. Damn, Damn, Damn. I'm tired of crying. Now I know how my parents felt when Marvin Gaye died.....smh

Listen to New Power Soul. It'll make you cry for a different reason.

(Sorry - just trying to lighten the mood.)

Genesia said:

Listen to New Power Soul. It'll make you cry for a different reason.

(Sorry - just trying to lighten the mood.)

Thanks, Genesia

I find that odd. His music is what keeps him alive and with us.

Jon1967 said:

Nope cant do it ..

why punish yourself....

EnDoRpHn said:

I find that odd. His music is what keeps him alive and with us.

It's not odd, it's painful for those who are still pretty wounded by all this. I've only recently gotten back to listening myself, only when I feel up to it, usually happy stuff so it keeps my mind off the fact that he's gone. Everybody handles it differently, nothing wrong w/ that

I'm the opposite. I haven't been able to listen to anything else since April 21st.

at this point worst thing is ..if the vault stuff is NEVER released...

Genesia said:

Listen to New Power Soul. It'll make you cry for a different reason.

(Sorry - just trying to lighten the mood.)

I have listened to nothing else since he passed but several days in I realized it was making me feel very, very sad and I thought to myself that I should take a break for awhile. But. . .I couldn't. I didn't want to hear anything else and still don't. It's just that for over a month, I had to do it through tears. The crying is very sporadic now and overall I'd say I'm at a point where I feel comforted by his music more than anything else.

I've noticed an interesting difference amongst the fans here, some of whom cannot so much as hear the music, nor look at a magazine/video or such, and those who seem to only be able to listen to his music, watch videos etc (of course there are those that fall somewhere in between too).

I find myself wanting to hear everything, see everything, have everything (thoug the wallet doesn't agree), like I can't get enough. I want to cherish it all and fill the void that has been left behind. It's starting to ease a bit now, but that's how it's been for me lately.

That being said, I completely understand not being able to hear his voice, because it hurts to much. It brings me to tears all the time, but I still have him there with me, as do you, we'll all get through it at our own pace.

breakdown2k14 said:

I find A LOT of comfort by listening to his music .it makes me believe he's still here with us. I'm so thankful for the music he left us.

Yes the same for me.

SENNISS said:

I'm the opposite. I haven't been able to listen to anything else since April 21st.

Same here. However I feel like it's a damned if I do, damned if I don't type of situation. I have to listen to him daily. I feel incomplete when I don't. However, at times when I listen it's devastating and reality hits all over again. I've realized what my "trigger" songs are so I avoid those still, but there are times when all of a sudden a wave of sadness comes over and I'm instantly in tears. Everyone grieves differently.

A little secret. Every night i go to bed with my headphones on, might be a concert, might be a quiet storm playlist or a list of vault material. My Mrs thinks i'm drifting off to an audiobook but really it's Prince serenading me off to dreamland most nights.

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Sometimes we might even make love first.

[Edited 6/20/16 16:02pm]

ksgemini63 said:

ksgemini63 said:

As Spock would say isn't crying for months over a celebrity "illogical". I just don't understand it and as sad as I get... Well nothing can make me cry. I just think life goes on...

What would Spock know? Everyone is different. I can listen to his music but have to be selective but I cannot not listen to him, I repect his music too much to change that habit I have always had.

Come on, people!

Listen to the music. Tears? Cry to your heart's content but keep listening to his music (and other people's music), that's what he would have wanted you to do.

PRNelson said:

Aerogram said:

Come on, people!

Listen to the music. Tears? Cry to your heart's content but keep listening to his music (and other people's music), that's what he would have wanted you to do.

Exactly! Get your Prince on, might be just a thought, a song or two, a full album or a full day. Play the man!

No right way or wrong way to grieve. For me, I have listened to more of Prince since his death than I have the past 5 years. It has been such a blast to revist his music, buy some newer stuff, and let his soul and genuis reign. When I am not listening, parts of his songs drift through my mind continually. I have brought several other albums by other artists since then and they are all mostly on hold in terms of finding time to listen to them. When I try, they all seem to come up short. Nothing compares 2 U, Indeed!