jayseajay said:

Bebop17 said:

I am an atheist. I do, occasionally, ponder the existence of life after death. No, those two sentences are not contradictory - google "afterlife without god". Although, TBH, my ponderings feel largely like a suspension of disbelief. But anyway, I just had to explain that as background. Moving on.

I found some small comfort in a weird place. It would be weird anyway, but in light of the above paragraph, it's even weirder. It doesn't hold up well to critical analysis, I know that, I just actively choose not to think too critically about it. So please be kind. This isn't easy to say.

It was something Judith Hill said in the NYT piece. She said that P told her in the hospital, after the plane incident, that coming back was the hardest thing he had ever done. I cling to that statement. I'd like to think - I choose to think - that he said that because where he was, was just so wonderful that it was hard to leave.

I don't think for a second that he meant to go back there so soon. I believe with all my heart that his death was a tragic accident. But I'd like to think that, when he passed, it was to that same wonderful place. Or even just through it. Even if it was just for a moment. That he felt good in that moment. That he was in a happy, pain-free place that would be hard to leave. Even if it was just while he passed. Even if there is nothing beyond that.

That gives me comfort. As long as I don't look at it too closely.

The other thing that gives me some comfort is that there is so much music of his I haven't heard yet. So many recorded concerts I haven't seen. As long as there is one more new-to-me version of a song to hear, it is as though, in some way, he was still with us. Don't think I don't recognize how ... egocentric that is - I do. But we all take comfort where we can find it.

Those are the things that help keep my (still astonishing to me) grief at bay. Not all day, and not every day, but sometimes. Those, and being in the company of you orgers. Well, most of you anyway.

Beautiful. And I don't think that's egocentric at all, everytime you find something new, he is still alive to you, and he will always be alive to many people in that way...if real art isn't real communication then it is nothing...and he's not going to stop speaking because he's not here anymore. We're just really really lucky that he spoke so much, and also that, despite his wishes, people were so committed to not letting it disappear and making sure it is always there to be alive to new people. I'm so thankful for that now...

Thank you jayseajay. You're right, we do have a lot to be thankful for.

this is my first post ever

last week I went to a jazz concert. I didn't really want to go but my husband insisted. We didn't know who was going to perform. It turned out we were blown away by the artist and his performance and I silently thought: hey Prince, you would have been so proud of me discovering this music, god these people were playing REAL music just like you always advocated.

Since his death I have starter to introduce my kids to his music, not too much as my husband already thinks i ve gone bonkers since 21/4. my 7yo is now proficient in Cream lyrics and my 9yo dances to black sweat. they occasionally put purple rain on so 'mum can relax ' (and try to fight tears back)

i will do anything to keep his music legacy alive in the new generation that's really all i can do to honour him

i wish more music and videos were available digitally though as we no longer have a cd or dvd player and yt is being wiped again

PurpleMaze77 said:

this is my first post ever last week I went to a jazz concert. I didn't really want to go but my husband insisted. We didn't know who was going to perform. It turned out we were blown away by the artist and his performance and I silently thought: hey Prince, you would have been so proud of me discovering this music, god these people were playing REAL music just like you always advocated. Since his death I have starter to introduce my kids to his music, not too much as my husband already thinks i ve gone bonkers since 21/4. my 7yo is now proficient in Cream lyrics and my 9yo dances to black sweat. they occasionally put purple rain on so 'mum can relax ' (and try to fight tears back) i will do anything to keep his music legacy alive in the new generation that's really all i can do to honour him i wish more music and videos were available digitally though as we no longer have a cd or dvd player and yt is being wiped again

@PurpleMaze77 all the feels

That's all any of us can do

Yeah, my other great love is Kate Bush, and y'know, that's 10 studio albums and that's pretty much it. No movies, no bootlegs, no aftershows, jams, rehearsals, outtakes, unreleased tracks. Prince to eternity...the family were right about that

Bebop17 said:

jayseajay said:

Beautiful. And I don't think that's egocentric at all, everytime you find something new, he is still alive to you, and he will always be alive to many people in that way...if real art isn't real communication then it is nothing...and he's not going to stop speaking because he's not here anymore. We're just really really lucky that he spoke so much, and also that, despite his wishes, people were so committed to not letting it disappear and making sure it is always there to be alive to new people. I'm so thankful for that now...

Thank you jayseajay. You're right, we do have a lot to be thankful for.

PurpleMaze77 said:

yt is being wiped again

Keep in mind though that for many of those accounts being shut down, those same people have either already or are going to open new accounts and repost that stuff and more. Go back and keep looking, there's still a great deal there and more added each day.

injuredpinky said:

Thank you

aiden said:

What if Prince were truly in pain while here and he is no longer hurting, would you still feel this way?