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Title: Prince dead at 57
Post by: nectarsis on April 21, 2016, 07:08:08 AM
 :cry:

Damn sad day...plus who will serve me pancakes?
Title: Re: Prince dead at 57
Post by: Necromancer on April 21, 2016, 08:27:37 AM
Too bad.  His music wasn't really to my tastes, but the dude could play a guitar like a boss.
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Post by: Zero_Gamer on April 21, 2016, 08:30:44 AM
Musicians are dropping like flies!
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Post by: jtucci31 on April 21, 2016, 08:49:43 AM
Rough year for music so far. Was never a huge Prince fan but still terrible news regardless. 57 is pretty damn young.
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Post by: Digi.k on April 21, 2016, 09:21:45 AM
I love his music especially the Sign of the times and music movie.  So sad everyone seems to be getting ill
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Post by: esteban on April 21, 2016, 09:47:12 AM
Love the first bunch of albums. Not everything was groundbreaking, but it was nourishing.

:)
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Post by: HailingTheThings on April 21, 2016, 10:28:32 AM
Chyna died too. Don't forget Chyna. Chyna.

Prince was dope.
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Post by: ClodBuster on April 21, 2016, 10:30:01 AM
Ah, that's too bad. I prefer Prince over Micheal Jackson, but that might have something to do with my mother playing Prince audio cassette tapes all day long in the late 80s, be it at home or in the car. And the Sign o the times video cassette was the only one we had for some months on the VCR, so when I was bored, I watched it over and over.

Due to all this, Prince songs are fused into my brain eternally.
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Post by: NightWolve on April 21, 2016, 10:46:08 AM
Chyna died too. Don't forget Chyna. Chyna.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/21/wwe-legend-chyna-passes-away

Yep, and who knew, she went on to star in several adult films post-WWE. ;)

Love the first bunch of albums. Not everything was groundbreaking, but it was nourishing.

:)

Agreed. RIP to a true music legend.
Title: Re: Prince dead at 57
Post by: johnnykonami on April 21, 2016, 11:20:46 AM
I would die 4 U, Raspberry Beret, Private Joy, and Baby I'm a Star were a few of my favorites and I have them on permanent rotation whenever I listen to music in the car.  57 is far too young to go! 
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Post by: Zero_Gamer on April 21, 2016, 11:23:17 AM
Chyna died too. Don't forget Chyna. Chyna.

Prince was dope.
Didn't chyna play xena?
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Post by: Zero_Gamer on April 21, 2016, 11:26:56 AM
Ah, that's too bad. I prefer Prince over Micheal Jackson, but that might have something to do with my mother playing Prince audio cassette tapes all day long in the late 80s, be it at home or in the car. And the Sign o the times video cassette was the only one we had for some months on the VCR, so when I was bored, I watched it over and over.

Due to all this, Prince songs are fused into my brain eternally.
Both Prince and MJ remind me of roller skating in the early 80's. Purple Rain and Thriller were both huge at the same time, and the rink played the hell out of it.
Title: Re: Prince dead at 57
Post by: NightWolve on April 21, 2016, 12:17:58 PM
Chyna died too. Don't forget Chyna. Chyna.

Prince was dope.
Didn't Chyna play Xena?

Heh, they look like each other, but you're thinking of Lucy Lawless.
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Post by: TheClash603 on April 21, 2016, 01:05:32 PM
I always liked Prince.  I remember when MTV2 played a loop of 1999 for 24 hours straight on New Years Eve and I for some reason watched the video about 30 times.  RIP
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Post by: NightWolve on April 21, 2016, 02:09:30 PM
Google chose to honor him with a Purple Rain animation GIF.

(https://s5.postimg.cc/uyzfb0d2f/Google_Purple_Pain.gif)

www.google.com (http://www.google.com/)
Title: Prince dead at 57
Post by: esteban on April 21, 2016, 03:41:23 PM
Prince kicked ass.

I must hook up my turntable to play all the singles I have.

I never got rid of any of his records.

Because Prince kicks ass.

No, I would never consider Gospel period to be authentic Prince.

*GOSPEL* PRINCE  MAY HAVE DIED.

BUT
*PRINCE*
LIVES
4
U
&
Mii
Title: Re: Prince dead at 57
Post by: NightWolve on April 21, 2016, 04:58:47 PM
"Prince was treated for a drug overdose 6 days before his death ... multiple sources tell TMZ."

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-treated-drug-overdose-dead/

Well, that might answer why at 57... :/
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Post by: Bloufo on April 21, 2016, 05:46:41 PM
Damn. Sad news.
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Post by: blueraven on April 21, 2016, 06:40:35 PM
I know the internet is on fire and everyone on earth is commenting on this, so i'll weigh in. 

I have something like 12 albums. In 2004, he released Musicology in the newspaper of all things back in MN and WI. I got a paper with my morning coffee and the album dropped into my lap. I went back the the newstand, and bought another paper, and got a second copy. It was unreal. Googling later I found out the newspaper stunt had been a publicity attempt to reach out to fans in the Midwest. Man, did it work! I binged on his records for about a year after that.

The only time I actually saw him was in the same year at a club in MN, Maybe the First Avenue/Seventh St. Retreat, and he just randomly walked onstage during someone else's set (I can't remember the band's name) and shredded a 20-second guitar solo, and walked back off. It was one of the most insane things I've ever seen at a small club show.

RIP Prince
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Post by: cr8zykuban0 on April 21, 2016, 06:56:53 PM
first chyna,now prince? man sucks to hear these people are gone now. may they rest in peace
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Post by: ParanoiaDragon on April 21, 2016, 07:12:31 PM
I wasn't a big fan of his growing up, with exception, for some reason, the Batman soundtrack.  I love that soundtrack!  Either way, however, I feel like he's one of those artists, that, even if you don't like his music, you can tell he's riddled with talent.
Title: Re: Prince dead at 57
Post by: HailingTheThings on April 21, 2016, 08:02:09 PM
Chyna died too. Don't forget Chyna. Chyna.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/21/wwe-legend-chyna-passes-away

Yep, and who knew, she went on to star in several adult films post-WWE. ;)



Oh wow. I knew, for some reason, that she had a sex tape or something like that, but didn't know she made it into a regular thing for the monies.