Prince is dead at 57 – SA artists respond
Prince is dead at 57 and the music world has collectively gone into a state of mourning.
The icon, singer, songwriter, producer, and one man show who needed little to no introduction wherever he went was found dead at his house yesterday at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The news was confirmed by his publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure.
Prince is dead and no cause of death has been confirmed yet.
Reportedly he got ill with the flu last week and his plane was forced to make an emergency landing. And in a sudden and shocking turn of events one of the world’s most phenomenal and influential pop stars has passed away. His full name was Prince Rogers Nelson and he was born on June 7, 1958.
He was an extraordinaire on guitars, drums, and keyboards, making him a solid and formidable performer whose lifestyle was as much of an art form as his music.
He embodied the trait that game changing artists generally do; he defied musical genres and delivered masterful works in the realms of funk, r&b, pop, and rock.
Prince is dead now but has been gracing the world with his musical and performance presence since the late seventies. He was a known sex symbol and a musician who paved his own way and carved out a career that was true and magnetic.
Prince’s creative streak and approach to his career saw him butt heads with generally accepted business practises. Throughout his career he released an impressive thirty nine albums. His unwavering talent and stardom stood the test of time. Whereas many pop stars fall from grace, he remained steady on his throne while his legacy grew richer with each passing year.
Prince is dead but his music lives on his top ten hits includes “Little Red Corvette,” “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Kiss,” and “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”. Significant albums include “Dirty Mind,” “1999” and “Sign O’ the Times”.
With his 1984 film and album “Purple Rain,” Prince told a fictionalized version of his own story: biracial, gifted, and wonderfully ambitious. The music saw him win an Academy Award and the album sold more than thirteen million copies in America.
Here are some touching responses to the news that Prince is dead from the music world in South Africa;
Rip (King)Prince?????????? pic.twitter.com/hRGXtfHO5x
— #PIECESOFME (@RealBlackCoffee) April 21, 2016
I Performed #WhenDovesCry @ school talent show when I was 14! ?? RT @thedailybeast: How will you remember Prince? . pic.twitter.com/lqlkK0h4eq
— DJ Fresh (Big Dawg) (@DJFreshSA) April 21, 2016
Another bird flies free #RipPrince https://t.co/a0BXJlQWiI
— LIRA-BornFree is OUT (@Miss_LIRA) April 21, 2016
RIP Prince 🙁 pic.twitter.com/CgcQNnz2l5
— Goldfish (@GoldFishLive) April 21, 2016
What a pioneer… What a legend… #RIPPrince pic.twitter.com/DowuqH6rYd
— #HomeSweetHome (@MiCasaMusic) April 21, 2016
