Like the flood of great music the late great Prince blessed the world with, tributes continue to pour in for the ‘Purple Rain’ singer who passed away today aged just 57.
Read on for statements from the likes of President Barack Obama, Mariah Carey, and more…
Genius, legend, inspiration, friend.
The world will miss you.
I’ll never get over it. pic.twitter.com/RXIZdfGNPw— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) April 21, 2016
This is so heartbreaking? I had this Prince pic drawn on my wall years ago because his music inspired so many R.I.P? pic.twitter.com/60msa6hm3I
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 21, 2016
I LOVED him, the world LOVED him. Now he’s at peace with his Father. Rest in power, @prince, my brother. pic.twitter.com/ZN6cc3WWuF
— Chaka Khan (@ChakaKhan) April 21, 2016
My ❤ is BROKEN! I want y’all 2 know if it weren’t for artist like #Prince & (MJ) #TBoz would hv NEVER been created! They influenced my LIFE
— Tionne T-Boz Watkins (@TheRealTBOZ) April 21, 2016
Frank Ocean
I’M NOT EVEN GONNA SAY REST IN PEACE BECAUSE IT’S BIGGER THAN DEATH. I NEVER MET THE MAN (I WAS TOO NERVOUS THE ONE TIME I SAW HIM) AND I NEVER SAW HIM PLAY LIVE, REGRETTABLY. I ONLY KNOW THE LEGENDS I’VE HEARD FROM FOLKS AND WHAT I’VE HEARD AND SEEN FROM HIS DEEP CATALOG OF PROPELLANT, FEARLESS, VIRTUOSIC WORK. MY ASSESSMENT IS THAT HE LEARNED EARLY ON HOW LITTLE VALUE TO ASSIGN TO SOMEONE ELSE’S OPINION OF YOU.. AN INFECTIOUS SENTIMENT THAT SEEMED SOAKED INTO HIS CLOTHES, HIS HAIR, HIS WALK, HIS GUITAR AND HIS PRIMAL SCREAM. HE WROTE MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME, ‘WHEN YOU WERE MINE’. IT’S A SIMPLE SONG WITH A SIMPLE MELODY THAT MAKES YOU WISH YOU THOUGHT OF IT FIRST, EVEN THOUGH YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE – A FLIRTATIOUS BRAND OF GENIUS THAT FEELS APPROACHABLE. HE WAS A STRAIGHT BLACK MAN WHO PLAYED HIS FIRST TELEVISED SET IN BIKINI BOTTOMS AND KNEE HIGH HEELED BOOTS, EPIC. HE MADE ME FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH HOW I IDENTIFY SEXUALLY SIMPLY BY HIS DISPLAY OF FREEDOM FROM AND IRREVERENCE FOR OBVIOUSLY ARCHAIC IDEAS LIKE GENDER CONFORMITY ETC. HE MOVED ME TO BE MORE DARING AND INTUITIVE WITH MY OWN WORK BY HIS DEMONSTRATION – HIS DENIAL OF THE PREVAILING MODEL…HIS FIGHT FOR HIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – ‘SLAVE’ WRITTEN ACROSS THE FOREHEAD, NAME CHANGED TO A SYMBOL… AN ALL OUT REBELLION AGAINST EXPLOITATION. A VANGUARD AND GENIUS BY EVERY METRIC I KNOW OF WHO AFFECTED MANY IN A WAY THAT WILL OUTRUN OBLIVION FOR A LONG WHILE. I’M PROUD TO BE A PRINCE FAN(STAN) FOR LIFE.
I’m heartbroken and speechless https://t.co/ad8WQ2nqlo
— Jennifer Hudson (@IAMJHUD) April 21, 2016
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He will be missed! He wrote the namesake song for Chaka’s iconic album, I Feel For You. That song and many others. RIP KING ?????
Long live the queen ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
BILLBOARD AND BET AWARDS gonna show out. Mariah needs to do BEAUTIFUL ONES, Miguel should purple rain, Justin timberlake when doves cry, Chris brown: I would die 4 u, Lenny kravitz LETS GO CRAZY
RIP Prince. MTV, Vh1 & Bet are playing his classic videos now.
This is all just so sad! These Legends are dying way to young! I thought we would see Whitney, Michael and Prince live to be well into their 70s and 80s! RIP Prince! A true LEGEND that shaped and revolutionized the music industry! Your talent will be missed, but your legacy, inspiration and music lives on through countless others who have been touched by your gift!
So true! It’s breaking my heart. Loosing our legends is like loosing our foundation. I hope we tribute little Richard before I we loose him
Billboard Awards better honor him.
We still have a few STILL left just knocking on dealths door. Like stevie wonder & morgan freeman and ofcourse diana ross & aretha franklin along with clive davis whom all on the way to dementia & cateracts. I personally wish Madonna wuld go head and kick the bucket i think we have been tortured about the Ears for enuff decades so far. Btw how is aretha franklin still breathing? She looks a slice of cheese and a cracker away from a massive heart attack.
Whoever is running this account here is very deranged. “Diabetic stroke?” Really? So dumb.
One of the greatest icons who ever lived
Long live the queen ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
RIP, to a legend.
Everybody will miss him and his music still live on. Also heard that he did recording new music for this year rip prince
I am truly sadden. I extend my deepest sympathy to his family during their time of bereavement.
My dear departed sister and I spent a many weekends along with our husbands listening to Prince, Earth Wind and Fire. Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, and Luther Van Dross. Their music was electrifying,and I’m so grateful to have experience that legacy. The music of those departed artists will continue to play a big part if the generations to come.
The greatest pop musician of all history.
Its sad. Very brave dude I respect that. I would love to hear mariah sing beautiful ones it would be so cool….