Artists Mourn Prince’s Death On Social Media

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It's been a brutal year for music fans. News broke today that Prince has passed away this morning in his home. The singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer shaped nearly every facet of the modern musical landscape, and the reaction to his death on Twitter was an immediate outpouring of grief and shock from Questlove, Jazmine Sullivan, Young Thug, and others.

I quit...

A photo posted by CESAR THE APE!!!!!!! (@thuggerthugger1) on Apr 21, 2016 at 10:28am PDT

Purple everything. No rules. Bodies owned, brilliantly free. New sounds, new ways to love. Thank you Prince. pic.twitter.com/c5JuyIXfg5
— Christine&theQueens (@QueensChristine) April 21, 2016

I can't fucking breathe right now
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 21, 2016

Long Live The King.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 21, 2016

Not Prince Man.
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) April 21, 2016

If someone had said in 1988 that we would live in a world without MJ, Bowie, and Prince -- I would not have understood ...
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) April 21, 2016

I can't believe this
— Zane Lowe (@zanelowe) April 21, 2016

Some artists' death hit u like losing a family member. I'm so sad.
— Jazmine Sullivan (@jsullivanmusic) April 21, 2016

RIP KING PRINCE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
— JESSE BOYKINS III (@JesseBoykins3rd) April 21, 2016

Prince....there's no way
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) April 21, 2016

And just like that...the world lost a lot of magic ✨ Rest in peace Prince! Thanks for giving us so much...
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) April 21, 2016

R.I.P. PRINCE
— Roy Wood$ (@RoyWoods) April 21, 2016

RIP Prince 💜
— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) April 21, 2016

Prince is pure genius electric immortal energy.

I don't have enough words to say how muc--
Everything.
EVERYTHING.
— Jean Grae (@JeanGreasy) April 21, 2016

That time Ahmir tried to introduce me to Prince and I ran out of the room. Then later, made eye contact and almost passed out. Electric.
— Jean Grae (@JeanGreasy) April 21, 2016

Truly a sad day. It's hard to believe that we've lost another legend.
R.I.P. #Prince https://t.co/C9HyyMypV7
— Big K.R.I.T. (@BIGKRIT) April 21, 2016

Numb. Stunned. This can't be real.
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) April 21, 2016

Not Prince 😪
— NE-YO (@NeYoCompound) April 21, 2016

"Life is just a party and parties weren't meant to last" -Prince
— Punch (@iamstillpunch) April 21, 2016

Thank You Prince
— OPN (@0PN) April 21, 2016

This is so heartbreaking💔 I had this Prince pic drawn on my wall years ago because his music inspired so many R.I.P😥 pic.twitter.com/60msa6hm3I
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 21, 2016

Just sat in bathroom and cried like a baby.
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) April 21, 2016

I'm sorry I can not accept that prince has died. I will give the world time to correct its mistake. fuck that.
— el-p (@therealelp) April 21, 2016

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) April 21, 2016

WHAT THE FUCK NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
— lanzo (@babyhaim) April 21, 2016

Damn. RIP to a true legend. The world won't be the same without Prince's crazy ass.
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) April 21, 2016

I'm shocked to hear that Prince passed at such a young age. Musically, he could do it all: sing, play, arrange and produce. Love & Mercy
— Brian Wilson (@BrianWilsonLive) April 21, 2016

i can't believe what's happening right now. i just woke up but it feels like I'm dreaming. we live in a world where Prince passes away???
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) April 21, 2016

I met Prince when I was 12 years old. I asked for his autograph. He wrote "Love God"... My walls were covered with prince posters.. I lived in a two bedroom apartment with my dad and you could see my Prince posters from the street.. Many many years later I connected back with Prince.. And we have remained friends.. I called him a few years back with the idea of @Madonna and Prince going on tour together. I pitched it to Madonna and within a second she said "I like it, we can call it the Royalty Tour... The Queen and The Prince".... I love the way she thinks... When I told Prince the idea he said: "the world isn't ready for this, it's too big".. I always felt like one day I would pull it off.. @Madonna performed in #stpaul last year and Prince was generous enough to host us and perform for us after that show at his home #paisleypark .. He didn't go on stage until 3am, and per usual the show performance was mindblowing.. He joined me this last New Years in St Bart's and performed for my friends party at what will now be the last time I saw him.. It's the one and only time I was able to actually work with him directly.. I won't forget that electrifying performance.. Or the smile on his face that night.. And the love that he gave me.. He always treated me with kindness.. We didn't always agree.. We would argue for hours... But he understood that I respected him dearly and cared for him.. I tried my best to help him on record business matters.. And even in his passing I'm here to help.. I would have done anything I could and wish I achieved more for him on his very clear issues.. The man had the strongest of opinions on contracts and on artists rights.. This photo was taken summer of 1999.. Yes.. "1999".. You can see from the photo that I'm focused on one thing... Prince!!.. I have the original lyrics to "purple rain" on my wall and I was always too embarrassed to tell him.. Maybe he would think I was crazy for paying so much years back for those lyrics or maybe he would just take it off my wall and say "thank you, I was looking for this".. Who would stop him?.. Not me.. Today not only will doves cry, we all cry.. You will be missed.. I love you.. Rest in peace..

A photo posted by Guy Oseary (@guyoseary) on Apr 21, 2016 at 11:11am PDT

My musical brother... My friend... The one who showed me the possibilities within myself, changed everything, and kept his integrity until the end, is gone. I am heartbroken.

A photo posted by Lenny Kravitz (@lennykravitz) on Apr 21, 2016 at 10:52am PDT

i promise this was the greatest moment of my entire life. i wish i could relive it everyday. pic.twitter.com/i7oax7tLYr
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) April 21, 2016

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— MAJOR LAZER (@MAJORLAZER) April 21, 2016

RIP Prince this is so sad we lost one of the greatest musicians of all time I got every album he dropped I went to his concert in Memphis back in the 90's , so talented I saw him play every instrument on stage , after seeing that I was so inspired , I started working in the studio overtime , we will never forget the legend! #RipPrince

A photo posted by juicyj (@juicyj) on Apr 21, 2016 at 10:40am PDT

☔️ RIP Prince 💔

A photo posted by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Apr 21, 2016 at 12:48pm PDT

Artists Mourn Prince’s Death On Social Media

“Long live the king.”

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