Prince dies at 57
 

Such a shame....due to flu???

Doves are crying......he was a great singer....and personality

So sad. R.I.P. Prince...

No one better. His Royal Purple Badness Lives On.... :beer3:

Huge talent. Amazing intellect. Compassionate person. But I didn't know much about him until he died.

He made some very original music. He seemed to be the favorite of some librarians at the University of Denver Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Management back in 1983-1984 but I did not hear that much admiration of him when I was at the University of Minnesota Law School. Maybe, I was in with the wrong crowd who were not Prince fans. He is from the Twin Cities area.

I was aware of Prince but I see the way people are reacting to his death. I really had no idea he was so popular. Maybe I should pay more attention. Any death is sad but such a young man...not good. He music is actually very good but a little over my head. R.I.P.

Not a good year for musicians in their 50's and 60's
 

2016 has not been a good year for musicians in their 50's and 60's...Glenn Frey, David Bowie and now Prince. Great musicians all of them.

Loved Prince's music...rest in peace.

We are trying to make Friday April 22 wearing of the Purple day !!! I will be wearing my purple in honor of Prince... RIP

I was quite surprised to hear of his death. Young talented musician.Sad. RIP Prince.

Not sure I have any purple. Those are the Vikings' colors-- purple and gold.

TMZ is reporting (and they are most often correct) that he was given Narcan just a few days ago - after an OD on his plane in the Illinois side of the Quad Cities...now, an OD in his elevator at home.

Sad, but little remorse for another dead junkie who had so much (at least he was not 27 - Hendrix, Jones, Jopplin, Morrison, Cobain). The reality, are any of us shocked? The good news is that he did change his name back from

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An attorney friend of mine, yes you can actually be friends with an attorney, had a home on a lake in Chanhassen and mentioned that prince built a home next door for his parents. Yes the home Prince built for them was purple in color. this lake property was so well treed that adjacent homes were well hidden . Homes so large they were equipped with elevators.

Beautiful lots, beautiful lake, quiet

Drugs?
 

Probably so. Love how some like to push the use and avaiability of drug use on society as normal. Lost a great talent to his addiction.

His performance at bowl in the rain was outstanding

http://kstp.com/politics/minnesota-s...egacy/4113857/

Prominent Minnesotans praise Prince.

I hope this is not political.

Drug Addiction.... TMZ reported 4 trips in one day to
Walgreens for Percocet Pain Killer.... No good in my book for someone to honor a person of this culture. Period.. Another one off the streets

Wow, seriously? He was a human being! And you've contributed to society, how??

Agreed.


While he was definitely a bit of a strange and troubled genius (as so many geniuses are), the proof of his immense talent and mark on the world will live on for a long, long time.

R.I.P. Prince. :beer3:

So many people here are fond of him and know so much about him.I didn't know much about him at all. I read copious amounts about him last night. Tonight on 20-20 was very interesting. I didn't even recognize his hit songs. I knew and liked other groups and singers from the same era. I wonder why I was so ignorant of him.

Michael......Whitney......Prince....

How many more will die with their handlers/managers/financiers/agents enabling the drug addictions, to keep on milking them as cash cows.

Why the hatred? Why call him a junkie? Do you know? He was a talented musician. Ask Eric Clapton who was the best guitarist of all time. I think we have lost another genius.

There are two times in a person's life that other people say nice things about them retirement and death.

IMHO glossing over the reality of such people as Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Prince, etc sends the wrong message to young people. The drug epidemic began in the 1960's and continues today It is glorified in movie-making and with the unnecessary adoration of people who prematurely end their lives because they can't manage their lives. Prince was a talent but certainly was not making the right health choices.

I watched the series "Vinyl" as offensive as it is which gives you a glimpse of this rock and roll world. It is too painful and depressing for me to watch people self-destruct Vinyl went off my list

I've never taken interest with anyone in the entertainment/music industry. I'm not or never will be what people call a "fan". I do have respect for people that have made real contributions to our society as a whole, but again, I'm not a fan.
From the reactions I've seen in the media from people who are affected with his passing, I do have empathy for. I don't understand it, but I do concede that their feelings are real.

Prince death: Autopsy seeks answers - CNN.com

We should wait and see how Prince actually died before saying it was drug abuse.

Irascible me. Sick culture.
33 police officers died this year, and where were the blue lights?

There are many people who put out blue lights for slain officers. Prince wrote many very well known songs and was a top recording artist for decades. I do not have any problem with them celebrating the work and life of this artist.

I agree with you. There will always be haters. And it is not a reflection of TOTV nor of the Villages. I have met a lot of wonderful thoughtful people the almost eleven years or so I have been here in the Villages.

I lived about two miles from prince's home. Passed it at least once a week. Prince excited a generation of people. i do not believe people roil against a celebrity but the life style that accompanies it. Its not the celebrity they hate its the drugs culture, etc that has become a plight on this nation

Prince nearly overdosed on Percocet, a powerful opiate: report - NY Daily News

The rumors are that it was from an overdose of a pain killer called percocet like his previous overdose six days before.

Percocet oral : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing - WebMD

This is also called oxycodone.

The drug that may have killed Prince is called percoset (sp?). It is a combination of OxyContin and Tylenol. These drugs are probably used by hundreds, if not thousands, of villagers every day.

The Current from Minnesota Public Radio

This site from the Twin Cities has a lot of information about Prince.

I do not own any of his CDs and do not know his songs all that well never really being a Prince fan but it seems like many people will miss his music.

Right, Rubicon.
And those who hold up moral standards are "haters."
I never thought twice about Prince.

Editing this to add: the moral standard regards our value on the life of a great musician as deserving purple lights in cities and the white house, While fallen military or police do not matter much.
It has naught to do with the musician himself.

This is very true. I'll bet many of you would find this particular drug in your, your friends, your children's medicine cabinet. Very commonly prescribed for pain.
Such hate by people that don't know anything about this human being.

In what regards do you mean "you never thought twice" ? He's a human being who died accidentally taking a prescribed drug for pain. I don't know you, but I know I'd feel bad if you died in a similar situation. At this point, no one knows exactly what happened, other than he was sick from the flu and had ongoing pain from a surgery. Nobody is calling you a "hater".....but uncaring, yes.

I think that if people react against a drug death, it isn't meant to hate the person but those people are reacting emotionally against the plague of drugs everywhere. Percoset is not harmful or addictive if taken carefully and for a short time.


I have been told by two doctors here in TV when "heavy" prescription drugs were prescribed here by dentists, to throw them away and try to make it through on Advil.


I have two friends who have acted angry when the discussion of a drug overdose by Prince was discussed online. Prince inspired great admiration and loyalty and was highly praised for his creativity and musical skill and his innovative clothing and choreography. The truth is that no one really knows an entertainer except the people who are with them every day. It is a highly stressful life, I would imagine.

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Although Percocet or whatever painkillers were in Prince's system were prescribed it is unlikely they were prescribed in the quantities he had been taking. After all, he had previously overdosed. It boils down to prescribed drug use versus drug abuse.

The unfortunate truth is musicians and other celebrities lead lifestyles where pretty much anything they want is at least available to them and indeed frequently pushed upon them. Few appear have the self discipline to not overdo.

BTW I just lost a fraternity brother to a drug overdose and like Prince he was a very, very smart guy; he was a college professor and had earned two entirely separate PhDs, one in foreign languages and one in psychology. A year ago he had overdosed enough to put himself into a coma for a week.

Just like alcoholism, drug abuse can happen to the best of people.

I'm guessing that those focusing on the drug part, would not be so quick to denigrate if it were a white country and western star who died from alcohol.

I do not believe the color or ethnicity of the substance abuser has anything to do with the denigration of a particular user due to death from substance abuse. I know of no modern civilized society anywhere in the world condoning drug abuse. It boils down to color blind disapproval of certain behaviors. My fraternity brother was white and had struggled with alcohol as well as licit and illicit drugs for years.

I am completely surprised by this post. A person's ethnicity would never enter my mind in such a discussion.

I'm not a Prince fan.
But I think it's a shame that when a celebrity passes, the Media jumps on the bandwagon to offer rumors and speculation.