People hold vigil in Los Angeles after 'Purple Rain' superstar Prince was found dead

Record ID: 900858

  • Title: People hold vigil in Los Angeles after 'Purple Rain' superstar Prince was found dead
  • Date: 22nd April 2016
  • Summary: GIRL DANCING AT PRINCE VIGIL
  • Embargoed: 6th May 2016 05:03
  • Keywords: California vigil Prince superstar 'Purple Rain'
  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Music
  • Reuters ID: LVA0034EG7UX3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Fans of U.S. superstar Prince gathered for a candlelight vigil in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, on Thursday (April 21), after the news of his death quickly spread.
    Prince, the innovative pop superstar whose songwriting and eccentric stage presence electrified fans around the world with hits including "Purple Rain" and "When Doves Cry," died on Thursday in Minnesota. He was 57.
    His influential, genre-defying music blended jazz, funk, R&B, disco and rock, winning seven Grammy Awards and an Oscar.
    "It hurt because that's a lost soul, that's music, I mean he had the soul man, I mean he had a way of wooing you, I was just listening to that guitar part, he has a way with that passion, with that music of making you feel it, and he don't stop until you feel it," said Anthony Sheriff, who came to pay a tribute to Prince in Los Angeles.
    "Everyone loved Prince, he had music that satisfied everyone, not just one race or one culture, and I think that was what made him as big as he was," said another Los Angeles resident, Tanya Summerise.
    Prince was found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park Studios compound, which included his home, in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen, according to the Carver County Sheriff's Office.
    In a transcript of a 911 call made from the complex and released by the sheriff's office, an unidentified male initially reported that someone was dead at the home, later identifying that victim as Prince.
    The sheriff's office said it was investigating the circumstances. The local medical examiner's office said in a tweet that an autopsy had been scheduled for Friday.
    The performer's death was the most notable passing of a music giant since rock star David Bowie died of cancer at 69 on Jan. 10.
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