Sad day indeed...

[dorrisant]

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-dead-at-57/

I looked a bunch of places hoping for another stupid hoax...

[John_P_WI]

Wow sad indeed, anyone alive in the 80s certainly had exposure to his music and creativity. A truly talented individual that left his mark on the music industry.

[Teleguy61]

Never a fan, but that is way way too young to go.

[dorrisant]

Please do yourself a favor and listen to the video of While My Guitar Gently Weeps...

[xtian]

Wow. Prince was a genius producer, musician, singer, songwriter, guitar player, and more. Very sad news.

[jon]

Please do yourself a favor and listen to the video of While My Guitar Gently Weeps...

An amazing performance!!!

[vibratoking]

Never a fan, but that is way way too young to go.

+1

Gently Weeps didn't change my mind. I am not a fan of his grandstanding, but I do appreciate some of his funk grooves. Really a prolific artist and very well loved by his audience.

[brewdude]

I never really gave him much consideration as anything more the a pop star diva oddity... Then many years later after seeing him during the Super Bowl halftime show, I was amazed. I acquired a compilation album and think he had some really great non comercial material. I wished I would have taken him seriously sooner... And taken the effort to see him live.

[DenDanger]

Say what you want about the guy, man could he play the guitar!
Sorry to see him go so soon. Yeah, he was a creative genius indeed!
When he first came on the scene with his pop hits, I don't think I was even aware that he played the guitar. In some recent years I've come to an appreciation of his guitar chops.
RIP, Prince

Denny

[ToneMerc]

Wow. Prince was a genius producer, musician, singer, songwriter, guitar player, and more. Very sad news.

I agree 10 times over, if you never saw him live you missed a treat.Played 20 some odd instruments and was just a good a drummer as guitar player.

RIP Purple One

TM

[martin manning]

All true, and my local wine and beer bar has waived cork and cap fees in his honor!

[ToneMerc]

Like a lot of his stuff, the studio version was pulled from YT awhile ago. Could only find this live version which doesn't do the studio version justice.

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/vqH-ZYzJJeg/

TM

[telentubes]

I didn't pay much attention when he was coming up, as I was into other types of music, but knew he was a serious talent. Such a youngster and kinda freaky how many players we are loosing these days.

[Bob Simpson]

Mama said "if you can't say something nice..."

Bob Simpson

[ampmike]

Where did that guitar go on his last note .Kinda just flew up and never came down??Good solo,awesome