# Prince Dead at 57 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [April 21, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828 "2016-04-21T16:54:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/21 "2016-04-21T17:26:44Z")
WTF 2016, you murderous bitch! I’m actually tearing up. Saw him in concert twice and I am not a regular concert goer. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/22 "2016-04-21T17:27:23Z")
And I just made a Prince Joke in another thread. I feel bad now. Well not really. Last innocent Prince joke I guess. Talented guy. Despite some of his personality, he seemed to me to be a decent enough guy. Sorry to see him go and he certainly went too early. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/23 "2016-04-21T17:27:45Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > So this would make him The Artist Formerly Known as Prince again? Thanks for the smile. :(:(☹ ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/24 "2016-04-21T17:28:45Z")
Damn. He was the first artist I ever heard and immediately said “who is that? I need all of his records!” A true genius who influenced my generation in countless ways. Miss him already. Sent from my LGLS665 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/25 "2016-04-21T17:34:05Z")
One of the true greats, when too many people are called great. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/26 "2016-04-21T17:34:54Z")
CNN confirming now, too. I can’t believe it. Was it the flu that he was ill with a few days ago, causing his plane to do an emergency landing? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/27 "2016-04-21T17:37:06Z")
There’s a “Gett Off” joke in there somewhere, but I’m too devastated to make it. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/28 "2016-04-21T17:37:20Z")
Shit, I was sure this was a hoax when I first saw it, but I see it’s confirmed. He really was amazingly talented. ---
**Author:** ![btcg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@btcg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/btcg)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/29 "2016-04-21T17:37:21Z")
I heard he died as a result of the flu. Having had it myself 3 weeks ago, I can attest that it was a very bad strain: I was wondering if I might expire, at one point. Horrible way to go. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/30 "2016-04-21T17:37:56Z")
This is what it sounds like when doves cry. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/31 "2016-04-21T17:38:03Z")
Very sad. He was one of the greats. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/32 "2016-04-21T17:38:41Z")
This is a very sad day. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/33 "2016-04-21T17:40:16Z")
2016-The year the music died. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/34 "2016-04-21T17:40:53Z")
Life is just a party and parties aren’t meant to last. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/35 "2016-04-21T17:42:09Z")
2016 is turning into a very big year for shocking celebrity deaths. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/36 "2016-04-21T17:42:15Z")
> [@btcg](#): > > I heard he died as a result of the flu. Having had it myself 3 weeks ago, I can attest that it was a very bad strain: I was wondering if I might expire, at one point. Horrible way to go. I’m just getting over it myself. For a couple days there, I thought about going to the hospital, it was so bad. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/37 "2016-04-21T17:42:55Z")
Dang, that sucks. I just heard “Seven” coming in to work, and remembered how much I loved the NPG era of Prince. Now I read this? Dang. An early memory I have of Prince was when I was about 13 or 14. I signed up for Columbia House and got all my free tapes. Then I forgot to pick one for the next month, so the automatic selection was sent to me. It was Prince’s _Lovesexy_. I happened to open the box in front of my mom, who about had a stroke when she saw it. Needless to say, it got sent back and mom worked her magic with Columbia House to get me out of the contract. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/38 "2016-04-21T17:44:17Z")
Oh man, that sucks. One of the greatest musical talents of my lifetime, to be sure. Always wanted to see him live but never got to. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/39 "2016-04-21T17:44:42Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > So this would make him The Artist Formerly Known as Prince again? Only if the zombie apocalypse comes. Most of his music was not to my taste, but I think his musical talent was undeniable and he certainly hewed to his own self-determined style rather than followed what was popular. I’m sure his death will cement an entry in “Awesome Mix #2” in _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2_ if it didn’t before. Maybe “Little Red Corvette”? Stranger ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828/40 "2016-04-21T17:45:36Z")
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