Bob CollinsI have unfortunately just confirmed first hand with one of his oldest friends that Prince is dead.
— Andrea Swensson (@SlingshotAnnie) April 21, 2016
I can’t say I was ever a huge Prince fan. I was never music literate enough, I didn’t experience his evolution/revolution the way people in Minnesota did, and I’m not of the right generation, even though somewhere in the boxes of old vinyl albums, there’s a Purple Rain album I listened to once or twice.
- MPR News wants your stories and memories of Prince
But when I watched the Super Bowl halftime show in 2007, I “got it.” For one fleeting moment, I got it.
Nobody ever looked so cool in the rain. And I kept waiting for him to be electrocuted.
It was a crying shame that a football game had to interrupt things.
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What Bowie was for white kids who didn't fit in, Prince was for black kids. A beacon in mascara who made it okay to stand up and stand out.
— Baenardin (@marcbernardin) April 21, 2016
Just exhausted by this. Tired of being bushwacked by genius gone before its time.
— brittrobson (@brittrobson) April 21, 2016
Prince can't be dead. I bet they search his mansion and find spaceship blueprints & a note saying "Peace, off 2 explore other galaxies."
— Brian Gaar (@briangaar) April 21, 2016
"Paint a perfect picture. Bring to life a vision in one's mind. The beautiful ones. Always smash the picture. Always every time." #Prince xo
— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) April 21, 2016
Fitting that it's raining in Minneapolis today. pic.twitter.com/s5KFurDhHi
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 21, 2016
