Superfan1984 said:

Prince was in control of EVERYTHING. I believe (and looks like Tyka pretty much confirmed it) that if he were terminally ill (and beyond her confirming it, just LOOK at pictures from the year before his death) I believe if he was dying, he would do it ON PRINCE's TERMS. Not with hospice workers around his bedside, not in a hospital, but on his own terms. Maybe suicide, maybe just (as someone said) --speeding up the process. But all of these cryptic things (go back to the Strange Symmetries around his death thread) cannot be ignored. The third eye opening on his Twitter account just before he died? Princestegram final post completing the Prince symbol? The memoir coming out? The Piano and a Microphone farewell tour? He knew. And he said he would celebrate the day he died. So, he must not have been scared. He probably just did not want to suffer. Unfortunatley, God has figured out everything else in the world but he dropped the ball (imo) when it comes to how we have to leave this world. And for those of you thinking I am being rude to say he might have killed himself with pills-- Have you ever seen someone suffer a painful end? I would rather jump off a building.

Yup. I watched all of this shit real time over the last six months of his life. Yeah it could be confusing to a fan who just became a fan after his death or pretty much became a casual fan and didn't always follow Prince until after his death. I feel thankful I finally got back to focus on Prince late last year after several years became disinterest in him during his final years.

And dont forget 'Wait a few days before you waste any prayers'. I and a few others were lambasted when we suspected he meant he was ready to go and also he was ready to move on when he said at one of his final concerts He lost faith in this planet and wish people would have gotten along or something like that.

He knew. I am also suspecting he tried to end his life on that airplane wanted to die in the sky because he was closer to heaven in the clouds. But what he didn't expected was that emergency landing. I believed he waited for a few more days (interviews from Judith Hill, the bodyguard, and the cook all said he sent them home the same week he died) and distract his concern associates and the public saying he was okay and then he tried again and he succeed.

PurpleMusic07 said:

NinaB said:

I don't know, does she mean he said 2 her privately he had done all he came 2 do? Which is somewhat different than him saying he knew he was dying from something physical? I don't even know if I'm making sense with what I'm trying 2 say...

THIS. you do make sense, and I logged in to say this exact thing. Maybe he had an illness. i mean clearly SOMETHING physical was wrong considering the substance use. But when i heard tyka say what she said, PERSONALLY my first thought was that he simply knew. prince was a man of god and highly spiritual. He is the definition of the type of person who would know it's their time. For me, Tyka's words say more about his purpose and nature than it does about anything being definitely wrong with him, like a terminal illness. Now with that said never say never. Bob Marley performed damn near til the end with a full blown case of malignant melanoma, so Prince totally couldve said that to her cause he was sick. I just feel like the wording woulda been more like hey sis the docs gave me 2 yrs to live versus Ive done what I came to do.

But then Tyka said that when she got the call, the person on the other end said "He's gone". She said that she did not have to ask any questions because she knew who the person was talking about and that she was not surprised. To me, that says that she knew that he was very ill and did not have long.

Asenath0607 said:

NinaB said:

I don't know, does she mean he said 2 her privately he had done all he came 2 do? Which is somewhat different than him saying he knew he was dying from something physical? I don't even know if I'm making sense with what I'm trying 2 say...

Yes, you make absolute sense to me because to me saying "I have done all I was sent here to do", isn't the same thing as saying " I'm dying". As others have posted, i am also confused with the ET interview where she implied that she had two years to prepare and the Today interview, where she said at first it was 90% she didn't believe it. Also, if Prince was sick with Cancer Aids, whatever, the speculation, why would there be no trace of a legal prescription? So we are to believe he was sick with Aids/cancer, some other life
threatening/terminal condition, but yet wasn't under a Dr's care at all (oh yeah, he hated drs), but instead was buying illegal Pharmaceuticals to treat his this condition? That makes absolutely no sense, and I am stupidly causing myself stress trying to figure out the truth and trying to make it all make sense. Think I will step away for a minute because this is crazy.

petalthecat said:

NinaB said:

Basco12 said:

The two interviews contradict and the second interview with ET will only fuel speculation.

Thing is, you can know a loved one is in their last years but it's not the same as when they actually die. I've been there, death still slaps the shit out of you even if they've been ill. Grief is complicated. Things can sound contradictory 2 others. I reckon the interviews were much longer, they just picked out certain bits 2 televise.

This. My mother was sick for a long time but her death was still hard to process. Yes, you know it's coming but when the reality of the loss hits, it's brutal.

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

Purpleone4Eva said:

I won't speculate on his cause of death or what she meant exactly by her statement.

But to me, this second interview makes me think Tyka and Prince were perhaps not so different. Seeing it after seeing the other interview she did today, she seems like she's putting on a happy face and trying to hide her pain. What did Prince do when he was put on public display when he was grieving? Deny it, hide it, put on a happy face. That's what I see here. Of course I may be wrong. But the first interview she did, it still seemed raw. Perhaps she found it more emotionally exhausting than she expected, and rather than put herself through that again, she decided to put on a smile, say "no big deal, I was prepared" and put herself emotionally elsewhere for a few minutes. To me it didn't seem as natural as the first interview.

I'm guessing though. I don't know Tyka or what she's feeling.

I don't know Tyka either. I agree that the two interviews were so completely different. She went from a grieving sister to almost aloof.

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Isn't there a possibility that the "I've known for 2 years...." comment was either edited or she has some of Prince's sense of humor and was just playing some sick game or throwing out some bait to deflect from the o.d. cause of death????

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I got the impression that even the interviewer didn't know how to respond. I bet in hind sight he's kicking himself for not following that comment up.

rogifan said:

sunmooonandstars said:

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

ladygirl99 said:

I knew months ago that his family knew he was dying for a couple of years as I didn't want to say it at the time as I already received criticism for repeated what my source said in my older posts on here. This stuff that is now coming out once again the public and fans are the last to know and folks ( the industry, P's family, and his associates and the people who are connected to his associates already knows what actually happened). And its just getting started, so for those who are interest, stay tune, bucked your seatbelts, and brace yourselves and if fans are sensitive I suggest just dodge some of these posts and stick to music, I am not saying this in a mean way but a caring way since Prince's death still remain hard among all of us.

There are a lot of things that my source told about Prince but I am keeping them mum until more official sources coming out but at least my source once again was right that not only the family knew he was ill for sometime but likely Prince was terminally ill and OD as of his way of death with dignity.

Ladygirl99 Ive always believed Prince was terminally ill. I also believe that more people knew besides his family thats why none of them have said anything!!! They knew. My thing is this that is was just wrong for these folks to allow fans to continue to grieve like this for 6 months and they all knew he was sick. As usual the fans are last in this. Sick for at least two years, cremated then no memorial. Something isnt right here

Not meaning to upset anyone any further but everyone needs to keep in mind that it may very well have been Prince's wish that his health status not be discussed with anyone other than those he chose to discuss it with...there are many reasons for a decision like that. I'm sure it wasn't meant to be a hurtful thing towards fans, but you know...it was his choice to make.

I'm relieved that Tyka said what she did say to stop this fucked up talk of drug addiction though.

teach49 said:

I watched the ET interview and her quotes indicated she knew he was dying and was prepared for it even though it crushed her heart and when she received that phone call she expected it. Its laughable how others think she meant otherwise. SMH.

Would "I have done all I was sent here to do" two years ago not relate to him getting his masters back? He spent 20 years or so obsessing about getting them back, and we all know how delighted about it he was. If he had gotten them back in 2008 he'd probably have said the same then as well.

Doesn't mean he wasn't sick though, but I dunno, I'm not seeing anything definitive here. The twitter and instagram stuff is all so conspiracy-filled. Everything he did in public was cryptic, he could have died at any point after 1980 and we could read whatever he did that week as foreshadowing his death

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rogifan said:

petalthecat said:

"...I agree, it's confusing and contradictory. She could have meant she knew he was dying. She also could have been implying that this is when she discovered he had a problem...whether that's an addiction or periods of depression. People should stop jumping to conclusions and stating speculation as fact. Nobody here knows! I honestly think people are over analysing her comments. It's quite common phrasing for families of addicts to say stuff like that..preparing for the worst or living in fear of THE phone call..."

"...We're all going to speculate as that's what humans do. Her comments were cryptic enough that they can fit whatever theory someone has..."

Both of you guy's posts are both so insightful! I agree with you both, rogifan and petalthecat. Thank you both for chiming in on our nice conversation

ladygirl99 said:

ladygirl99 said:

bigtimefan said:

Purpleone4Eva said:

"...I won't speculate on his cause of death or what she meant exactly by her statement...

...But to me, this second interview makes me think Tyka and Prince were perhaps not so different. Seeing it after seeing the other interview she did today, she seems like she's putting on a happy face and trying to hide her pain. What did Prince do when he was put on public display when he was grieving? Deny it, hide it, put on a happy face. That's what I see here. Of course I may be wrong. But the first interview she did, it still seemed raw. Perhaps she found it more emotionally exhausting than she expected, and rather than put herself through that again, she decided to put on a smile, say "no big deal, I was prepared" and put herself emotionally elsewhere for a few minutes. To me it didn't seem as natural as the first interview...

...I'm guessing though. I don't know Tyka or what she's feeling..."

"...I don't know Tyka either. I agree that the two interviews were so completely different. She went from a grieving sister to almost aloof...

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...Isn't there a possibility that the "I've known for 2 years...." comment was either edited or she has some of Prince's sense of humor and was just playing some sick game or throwing out some bait to deflect from the o.d. cause of death????...

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...I got the impression that even the interviewer didn't know how to respond. I bet in hind sight he's kicking himself for not following that comment up..."

Remember, we're talking about ET here. Not exactly 60 minutes are they? If you know what I mean.

I see this meaning and going so many ways. He could have had an underlying illness that his close family knew about....and not even his friends. What I lean towards now, is there was an illness....some kind of disease that he had. And his comment that he has done all he's come here to do....sounds very religious to me. Something that a very religious and spiritual person would ratinonlize a disease or illness as. "Gods will"..so to speak. And he accepted it as that, and in his mind, it was God's way of saying, "I'm taking you soon, because you have fullfilled your needs here". A lot of us would be angry and say "why me!??!"....Or fall apart and not know what to do next. His beliefs were strong. He embraced the thought of death in a few interviews I saw. I remember one person asked when he'd celebrate his life. And he said when he dies. So he wasn't afraid I don't think. When his time was up, he would accept it at that.

and the other part of me....says there was no illness. (other than hip pain) and his comment to his sister was more of a professional comment about his music, success etc. Still a spiritual comment to a point....but nothing that he would have been meaning he had an illness or was "dying". Or, she could have seen him in conditons and states, that no one else did. And even knew herself if he carried on like this, his days were numbered. Sometimes, close or not....family can sense things. More-so than even the closest friends and confidants. Family just "knows".......may not say anything...but they know...they sense..they see it.

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

Im still saying he was sick for at least 2 years and what about the pill laced with fentanyl? Who did that?

Now let's keep in mind that the fentanyl laced pill story came from an anonymous source who is supposed to be part of the investigation. That story could be total bs. Who knows?

tmo1965 said:

DiamondsnPearls44 said:

"...Im still saying he was sick for at least 2 years and what about the pill laced with fentanyl? Who did that? ..."

"...Now let's keep in mind that the fentanyl laced pill story came from an anonymous source who is supposed to be part of the investigation. That story could be total bs. Who knows?..."

The anonymous source is "a law enforcement official"...

By MICHAEL TARM & AMY FORLITI — Associated Press — October 3, 2016

"...The law enforcement official who described the investigation has knowledge of the inquiry but spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to comment on the record..."

I dont expected the family to release their copy of autospy report because even I dont want to know the graphic details

But when I received tons of orgnotes from fans that not only they agree with the info I share but also want to know what happen then I feel the family should just tell the truth instead of this cryptic shit and leaving more questions.

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ladygirl99 said:

rogifan said:

petalthecat said:

I agree, it's confusing and contradictory. She could have meant she knew he was dying. She also could have been implying that this is when she discovered he had a problem...whether that's an addiction or periods of depression. People should stop jumping to conclusions and stating speculation as fact. Nobody here knows! I honestly think people are over analysing her comments. It's quite common phrasing for families of addicts to say stuff like that..preparing for the worst or living in fear of THE phone call.

We're all going to speculate as that's what humans do. Her comments were cryptic enough that they can fit whatever theory someone has.

Indeed.

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ladygirl99 said:

And dont forget 'Wait a few days before you waste any prayers'.

Everyone is WAY overthinking that statement.

He was referring to Duran Duran dedicating a performance of "Save a Prayer" to Prince. They did that during an April 15 concert, after the incident with the aircraft emergency landing, etc.

https://youtu.be/EbpiYn_CEPE

Mumio said:

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