# Prince has died
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-has-died/752829
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 21, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-has-died/752829 "2016-04-21T16:57:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-has-died/752829/1 "2016-04-21T16:57:27Z")
Just heard this on the radio and TMZ is reporting that the great musician Prince has passed. I wasn’t really a fan but can certainly appreciate what he has brought to the musical world.
> **[TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/)**
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> Breaking the biggest stories in celebrity and entertainment news. Get exclusive access to the latest stories, photos, and video as only TMZ can.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-has-died/752829/2 "2016-04-21T17:17:54Z")
Another, longer thread already underway: [Prince Dead at 57 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=791043)
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### Author:  [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-has-died/752829/3 "2016-04-21T17:21:42Z")
Other Prince thread:
> **[Prince Dead at 57](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=791043)**
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> This is a hard blow. I’ve seriously been a fan since toddlerhood.
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### Author:  [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-has-died/752829/4 "2016-04-21T17:45:57Z")
I swears I looked for another thread.
Anyways, this can be closed. I shall report myself.