Truly a legend, Prince passed away early this morning at the age of 57. At first I hoped it was a terrible rumor, like those that occasionally circulate, but as more news sources confirmed it, fans of music throughout the world mourned the loss of an icon.

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Celebrities reacted to the loss of Prince, Como Park Zoo and Conservatory lit the beautiful conservatory building in purple, Target Field is draped in purple and the Minnesota Twins started and ended every commercial break with music by Prince, and many Minnesotans shared stories of having seen him perform live, or spotting him somewhere. I don't have any such story, but I wish I did. Prince was a musical genius, born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis, he chose to keep Minnesota as his home.

People often talk about bucket lists, or things they want to do or accomplish during their lifetime, a lot of my items tend to be music-focused, and it should come as no surprise that seeing Prince live was undoubtedly on that list. I'll never have the chance to cross off that item, but I will be pulling out my Prince albums and listening to them this weekend.

I'll leave you with some words from Prince himself.

"But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last" -Prince (1999)

 

"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life electric word life. It means forever and that's a mighty long time I'm here to tell you There's something else The after world, a world of never ending happiness" -Prince (Let's Go Crazy)

 

"I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain" -Prince (Purple Rain)

 

"This is what it sounds like when doves cry" -Prince (When Doves Cry)

 

"Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful." - Prince

 

"Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people." - Prince
"A strong spirit transcends rules." -Prince

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