I'm really upset. Not Robin Williams level but really sad.
Are we parsing out how hurt we are by this news?
I am sadder than at anyone's passing this year, even Bowie.
Prince was an icon for me. When I think of a period in time, when I was young, very few names pop up. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince. If Madonna's death was being announced today, I would be just as shocked as I am right now. I am just in shock and disbelief mode right now.
One of my most vivid memories from childhood is that my BFF's older sister went to see Purple Rain with her older cousins (but didn't tell their parents) because their parents wouldn't allow her to see it because it was rated R. All of us kids knew and made her tell us all about it. I thought she was so cool. And of course we all thought Prince was the coolest.