"It
is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary,
iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park
residence this morning at the age of 57," said his publicist, Yvette
Noel-Schure.
Earlier Thursday, police said they were investments.
A
massive outpouring of grief followed on social media. Some are saying
the icon's death "is what it sounds like when doves cry," a reference to
his monster hit from 1984. Fans rushed to record stores to pick up
vinyl and other Prince memorabilia.
Kaleena
Zanders went to Amoeba Music in Los Angeles to buy a vinyl edition of
Prince's iconic album "Purple Rain" on Thursday. She cried in the car as
she drove there.
"Prince
means the future, because he's changed music, everyone in music, he's
influenced every person, and I believe that he represents our future,
and it kind of died with him in a way."
Just this month, Prince made news, but it wasn't for his music. He said he wasn't feeling well, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and canceled a concert date at the Fox Theater in the Georgia city.
Some
days later, he took the stage in Atlanta to perform in a 80-minute set,
unusually short for him. The stage was engulfed in lavender smoke. It
was just Prince at his piano. He played his classic songs but kept the
mood light and fun -- at one point showing off his skills with a version
of the Peanuts theme song.
After
the performance, the singer's plane made an emergency landing,
Noel-Schure told CNN. At the time she said, "He
infamously changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol in the 1990s
during a dispute with his record label, Warner Bros. He started to
become known then as the "Artist Formerly Known as Prince."
In 2000 when the singer's publishing contract with the company expired, he reclaimed the name Prince.
Prince
won seven Grammy Awards and earned 30 nominations. Five of his singles
topped the charts and 14 other songs hit the Top 10. He won an Oscar for
best original song score for "Purple Rain."
The
singer's predilection for lavishly kinky story-songs earned him the
nickname, His Royal Badness. He was also known as the "Purple One"
because of his colorful fashions.
His
sound was as unique and transfixing as he was. He created what became
known as the Minneapolis sound, which was a funky blend of pop, synth
and new wave.
Controversy followed the singer and that, in part, made his fans adore him more.
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