johnny the fox Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/7095339/BREAKING-NEWS-Police-confirm-fatality-at-Princes-US-mansion.html?CMP=spklr-_-Editorial-_-TWITTER-_-TheSunNewspaper-_-20160421-_-News-_-442447003-_-Imageandlink Don't sound good.. Now Confirmed...the purple one morte...http://www.express.co.uk/pictures/galleries/4556/Celebrities-stars-dead-death-lost-passed-away-cancer-2016/Sean-Connery-Guy-Hamilton-128026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Just seen it breaking news. RIP. Can't remember so many famous deaths in one year man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 They're dropping like flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB11 Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Glad I'm not a celebrity, there's still two thirds of the year to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystonFox Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Sign o the times. Jesus. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Just seen it breaking news. RIP. Can't remember so many famous deaths in one year man. will only get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Prince dead .... has he changed his name again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefox Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Sad news. On his mums 90th birthday as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Bloody hell. About time some of the celebs on Rule 43 shuffled off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 So he's the artist formerly known as alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 He was all over the radio waves back in the 80ies, a man with whose music I grew up with. A singing, swinging chameleon; highly versatile and influential, a soul-blender, a small-sized surprise package from Minnesota that formed the scene as he went along. You could never pin him down to a particular style - he tried it all, be it with his voice range or by playing a wide range of instruments. Some may even rightfully call him the black David Bowie (with a little Little Richard inside). Sad to hear these news - 2016 really is one of the worst years in terms of celebrity deaths in a long, long time. All the best in heaven. R.I.P., T.A.F.K.A.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Guiza Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Along with Bowie, a musician who helped so many people throughout difficult times as well as being an incredible performer and artist. Will certainly be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Glad I'm not a celebrity, there's still two thirds of the year to go! Need to be talented as well DB11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Went to see him live last year he didn't seem to have aged one bit since the 80's, can't quite believe he's gone. edit:Already reading on other forums how he was overrated? overrated how? They never explain that do they? just a throwaway comment by people who probably listen to coldplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystonFox Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 Went to see him live last year he didn't seem to have aged one bit since the 80's, can't quite believe he's gone. edit:Already reading on other forums how he was overrated? overrated how? They never explain that do they? just a throwaway comment by people who probably listen to coldplay. People like Coldplay and voted for the nazis. You can't trust people purpleRAINie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 21 April 2016 Share Posted 21 April 2016 One day the artist formerly known as Prince, the next day formerly the artist formerly known as Prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 22 April 2016 Share Posted 22 April 2016 Also watched him not long back in Birmingham - a phenomenal talent and standard-bearer for individuality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 22 April 2016 Share Posted 22 April 2016 Glad I'm not a celebrity, there's still two thirds of the year to go! Do poets count as celebrities? Just seen this on FB and someone was talking about him in the Western last night. Never realised why. Somehow you realise you are getting old when all the celebs you grew up with start shedding their mortal coil. There are stil some of my faves from the 60's left though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritwalker Posted 23 April 2016 Share Posted 23 April 2016 Though not as influential as Bowie, music has lost another great talent. Another who spent too much time at war with his record label. A fantastic singer and song writer he wrote 2 of my favourites, when doves cry and nothing compares to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 23 April 2016 Share Posted 23 April 2016 Though not as influential as Bowie, music has lost another great talent. Another who spent too much time at war with his record label. A fantastic singer and song writer he wrote 2 of my favourites, when doves cry and nothing compares to you. Forgot he wrote them. Also made famous by other artists were they not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxoffderby Posted 24 April 2016 Share Posted 24 April 2016 What a legend his music is timeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritwalker Posted 24 April 2016 Share Posted 24 April 2016 Forgot he wrote them. Also made famous by other artists were they not? Nothing compares to you was sung by Sinaed O Connor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 24 April 2016 Share Posted 24 April 2016 Nothing compares to you was sung by Sinaed O Connor. Think it was originally sung by The Family, one of Prince's side projects (not that he was actually on the group, he just put it together) and only appeared on an album, O'Conner made it famous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 24 April 2016 Share Posted 24 April 2016 She did a good job of it though. Can't remember seeing or imagining Prince doing it. I always associate it with her. Good song though. He wrote a lot more than given credit for, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 24 April 2016 Share Posted 24 April 2016 Think it was originally sung by The Family, one of Prince's side projects (not that he was actually on the group, he just put it together) and only appeared on an album, O'Conner made it famous though. Yes use it was. She did a good job of it though. Can't remember seeing or imagining Prince doing it. I always associate it with her. Good song though. He wrote a lot more than given credit for,Really? It's very much in the style of his early stuff. Having said that, must be one of the best cover versions of all time.On a side point, what is it that makes people rush out and buy someone's music when they die? It's not like there's a shelf life to it and it's suddenly going to disappear! You couldn't be bothered when they were alive, why now? I find it bizarre. Also there has been much talk of 'we will finally get to hear the songs that he didn't want to release.' Well is that how much respect you have for the deceased, that as soon as they're gone, you go against their wishes. Again, the mind boggles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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