The music world mourns the shocking loss of innovator, icon and musical genius -- Prince has died at the age of 57. According to reports, Prince was found unconscious today at the Paisley Park studios and was unable to be revived. The official cause of death has not been announced, but he was recently hospitalized and treated for "a bad flu" according to his management team. Prince's last performance was April 14th at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
R.I.P.
Cinema Detroit will honor Prince by screening the classic 1984 film Purple Rain next week (starting Monday). More details on that are posted here.
Watch rare footage of Prince performing "Purple Rain" at a 1983 benefit concert:
Published April 21st, 2016
