I miss him too. Love has no boundaries.

TheTruth123 said:

This is why it’s dangerous to have idols. When they leave it’s like God leaving. God hasn’t left. It just feels like he did. Prince was a part of God on earth, that’s for sure, and we do grieve. I wouldn’t deny that grief, just maybe lessen it to a more honest perspective. He was human and we’re all going to die. He’s still here though, his spirit, if you care to seek. And he loves you. He wants you to be happy . 💜

i tried to talk to his spirit last night, i know i'm a nut.

PeteSilas said:

TheTruth123 said:

TheTruth123 said:

This is why it’s dangerous to have idols. When they leave it’s like God leaving. God hasn’t left. It just feels like he did. Prince was a part of God on earth, that’s for sure, and we do grieve. I wouldn’t deny that grief, just maybe lessen it to a more honest perspective. He was human and we’re all going to die. He’s still here though, his spirit, if you care to seek. And he loves you. He wants you to be happy . 💜

Very nicely said and appreciated. The thing is maybe I shouldn't have used the word idol, I definitely realized many times over the year that Prince Rogers Nelson was a human being who had an amazing talent but was not perfect. He was arrogant at times, made some boneheaded decisions...same as the rest of us. I did not have a shrine to him or anything (well, my bedroom in high school had enough posters to be pretty close to a shrine) but his music was the soundtrack of my teen years, my college years, my married life. Always in the background but of course joined by the music of others, just a little more prominent. I was always defending him, always the only admitted Prince fan in the room or the dorm. I almost broke away in the early 2000s but then Musicology and the Super Bowl and, somewhere along the way, he became the elder statesman of rock and an almost universally acknowledged genius. And then he seemed to be fading a bit and the next thing you know, he passes. And that was hard, not because I knew the man personally but because his music was an influence, a constant. Over the last decade, I lost my favorite actor who also inspired me, Robin Williams, my favorite musician, and my father. All of them played different roles but were influential in the person I've become. And now, I hardly ever go to my father's graveside, I can't watch a Robin Williams movie, and I can't listen to Prince. It is avoidance, it is regret, it is fear of my own mortality. I think deep down Prince did want people to be happy, I think you're right about that. But just too many body blows over the last few years, it is still too soon.

GottaLetitgo said:

Very nicely said and appreciated. The thing is maybe I shouldn't have used the word idol, I definitely realized many times over the year that Prince Rogers Nelson was a human being who had an amazing talent but was not perfect. He was arrogant at times, made some boneheaded decisions...same as the rest of us. I did not have a shrine to him or anything (well, my bedroom in high school had enough posters to be pretty close to a shrine) but his music was the soundtrack of my teen years, my college years, my married life. Always in the background but of course joined by the music of others, just a little more prominent. I was always defending him, always the only admitted Prince fan in the room or the dorm. I almost broke away in the early 2000s but then Musicology and the Super Bowl and, somewhere along the way, he became the elder statesman of rock and an almost universally acknowledged genius. And then he seemed to be fading a bit and the next thing you know, he passes. And that was hard, not because I knew the man personally but because his music was an influence, a constant. Over the last decade, I lost my favorite actor who also inspired me, Robin Williams, my favorite musician, and my father. All of them played different roles but were influential in the person I've become. And now, I hardly ever go to my father's graveside, I can't watch a Robin Williams movie, and I can't listen to Prince. It is avoidance, it is regret, it is fear of my own mortality. I think deep down Prince did want people to be happy, I think you're right about that. But just too many body blows over the last few years, it is still too soon.

Very nicely said as well GottaLetitgo. I'm sure many Prince fans can sympathize and relate to the things you said. As a fan of the man from the start, that loved him dearly, and thought he could do no wrong, and as someone who has lost others they loved to death, I understand exactly how you feel. When Prince died, I couldn't listen to his music for a long time, but with time, the pain lessened, and now I can, but there are still times that listening brings tears to my eyes. If you look at it realistically and truthfully, you realize that you didn't know the man personally, and he didn't even know us either, but because we grew up listening to his music, and being a fan, that in our minds, we did know him, and he was like family, someone we knew personally. I agree with TheTruth123, that we shouldn't make idols out anyone! Prince was human, just like we all are. Yes, death of a loved one is hard, and it will always be "too soon" for those of us that lost those we've loved to death, but we just live on, because we have no other choice but to.

I remember you, good to see you back on the org. I also remember your Andrew Ridgley profile.

I miss Prince a lot, too, and today I listened to many of his songs during my workout session.

I woked up this morning from a dream about questioning his demise and then realizing he's no longer here in physical realm. Not so much of a pleasant way to start the day

I can sound like a broken record but with these celebrations, tributes and any other form of honoring/remembering him....it just won't ever fill this void.

To be brutally honest, the magic/mystic is gone..

From former associates playing his songs live to officially releasing his music, it's just isn't the same without him here

KoolEaze said:

I remember you, good to see you back on the org. I also remember your Andrew Ridgley profile.

I miss Prince a lot, too, and today I listened to many of his songs during my workout session.

It is good to be remembered and especially the AndrewRidgeley thing I was also a Cow but that is another story. When Prince was alive, the Org meant so much to me. Just the back and forth about the future projects, the worst mistakes, the greatness and the humaness. Those of you who have kept the Org going, I give much props to you. It's kind of like having a Mozart site, Mozart is always going to be brilliant. Mozart's music will last just as I believe Prince's will, if not exactly the same way. But I just preferred talking about Prince in present tense, just like I preferred talking to my Dad and not a gravestone.

free2bFreeda2 said:

i still think of Prince at least 2 or 3 times in a week. it's like a indescribable void in my thought sphere. like a part of my mindset still does not want to accept that his earthly life force is gone from my reality. like as if a tiny part of my heart still feels a splashing tide of sorrow.

I get it. I believe in an afterlife, I am quite looking forward to it when the time comes, but Prince wasn't supposed to die this early. He was supposed to be here because for 30 years he had always been there. Just doesn't work that way though.

0uterageous said:

I woked up this morning from a dream about questioning his demise and then realizing he's no longer here in physical realm. Not so much of a pleasant way to start the day

I can sound like a broken record but with these celebrations, tributes and any other form of honoring/remembering him....it just won't ever fill this void.

To be brutally honest, the magic/mystic is gone..

From former associates playing his songs live to officially releasing his music, it's just isn't the same without him here

Agree. I don't want to neccessarily hear about a new Prince album that has music from 1982. I want to hear the now and that has been really hard.

andersongs said:

I found it very hard in the first year after he passed away, breaking down whenever I listened to his music. But I realised that although he is gone, his music has brought me unparalleled joy in the 30 years I've been a fan and why stop listening to the greatest music I have ever had the privilege to hear? I feel like I am able to enjoy his music again, as he intended. Although Purple Rain and Sometimes it Snows in April are the two which can still get me teary. [Edited 2/4/19 12:45pm]

I hope to get there someday. Just not there yet.

GottaLetitgo said:

So back again, the prodigal son that none of you remember. I used to post fairly regularly around here. Never really gained a following. At one point I was posting as Andrew Ridgeley and I think some people actually believed I was him, the real talent of Wham! Anyhow I missed this place but when Prince died I just stopped for the most part. Stopped listening, stopped posting. It hurt too much to refer to my idol of 30 years in past tense. Still does. I know he lives through his music but for me I just can’t listen. But then a day like today happens and I was at the grocery store and Raspberry Beret came on. And at first, it hurt to hear. But as I was strolling down the aisle I couldn’t help but sing under my breath. And then even a little louder. Yes I looked crazy but damn it there is such a joy to that song, undeniable three decades later. And I thought about y’all, the Org, those that still post. And I missed you. And I really missed Prince. And it still sucks that he’s dead but his music wil never die, even for those of us who have muted it.

coincidentally, as i was driving home today that same song came on and i found myself remembering how much we lost when Prince passed on.

Well I guess we're all in the same boat. My daughter needed a bit of extra help recently and I actually also tried to communicate since he's 'up there' to pull some strings to get some extra help. I just feel luck to have lived in his musical era and see it live.

I miss him everyday. It's f*cked up he went out like that. Nobody gave a f*ck they just let him die in there by himself. They is no way anybody can convinced me Sheila, Mayte, and his other ex-girlfirends didn't know he was a junkie

0uterageous said:

XxAxX said:

For me, one of the things that does seem to help is that when he was young, I was young. I got to hear his music when it was "fresh", a soundtrack for growing into adulthood. Although I drifted away from my mania for music as I raised a family; coming back to listen again has been a joy for me. We were of the same generation, and I hold that very dear. Those coming up will probably never get to to listen to an album that one person did all the lyrics, singing, instruments, arranging...everything! I am thankful I was a child of the seventies, when when there were not as many distractions to get between you and the latest album you were crazy about. Still miss him too.

GottaLetitgo said:

TheTruth123 said:

This is why it’s dangerous to have idols. When they leave it’s like God leaving. God hasn’t left. It just feels like he did. Prince was a part of God on earth, that’s for sure, and we do grieve. I wouldn’t deny that grief, just maybe lessen it to a more honest perspective. He was human and we’re all going to die. He’s still here though, his spirit, if you care to seek. And he loves you. He wants you to be happy . 💜

Very nicely said and appreciated. The thing is maybe I shouldn't have used the word idol, I definitely realized many times over the year that Prince Rogers Nelson was a human being who had an amazing talent but was not perfect. He was arrogant at times, made some boneheaded decisions...same as the rest of us. I did not have a shrine to him or anything (well, my bedroom in high school had enough posters to be pretty close to a shrine) but his music was the soundtrack of my teen years, my college years, my married life. Always in the background but of course joined by the music of others, just a little more prominent. I was always defending him, always the only admitted Prince fan in the room or the dorm. I almost broke away in the early 2000s but then Musicology and the Super Bowl and, somewhere along the way, he became the elder statesman of rock and an almost universally acknowledged genius. And then he seemed to be fading a bit and the next thing you know, he passes. And that was hard, not because I knew the man personally but because his music was an influence, a constant. Over the last decade, I lost my favorite actor who also inspired me, Robin Williams, my favorite musician, and my father. All of them played different roles but were influential in the person I've become. And now, I hardly ever go to my father's graveside, I can't watch a Robin Williams movie, and I can't listen to Prince. It is avoidance, it is regret, it is fear of my own mortality. I think deep down Prince did want people to be happy, I think you're right about that. But just too many body blows over the last few years, it is still too soon.

Thanks for your honesty and vulnerability. I feel you. 💜

coldasice said: