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Music fans and professionals are mourning the loss of revolutionary performer Prince Roger Nelson,better known as Prince.
The artist was found dead in his home near Minneapolis, Minnesota, Thursday. He was 57 year sold.
Prince was a highly skilled musician. He played many instruments including guitarpiano and drums. He wrote popular songs that crossed many musical borders. He had a powerful voice with a wide high to low range.
Prince’s music brought together many musical styles including jazzrhythm &bluesrock and rollfunk, and disco. He had his own unmistakable sound.
Prince had music in his bloodHis father was a jazz musician and his mother was a singer. He became a performer at a young ageHis first album, “For You” came out in 1978. Prince was 19 at the time.
Prince was famous for more than just his music. He wore make up and bright,sexy clothingincluding pink fursshiny purple brocade, and high boots.Sometimes he wore very little at all.
Many of the performer’s lyrics described or referred to sexOne song, “Darling Nikki,” came under special attack by a powerful criticTipper Gore.Tipper Gore was married at the time to then Senator Al Gore.
Tipper Gore helped lead a parentsmovement to place parental advisory messages on albums that included offensive words or language about sex and drugs. She said that she decided to act after watching her young daughter listen to “Darling Nikki.”
Another of Prince’s best-known songs is the 1984 single, “Purple Rain.” The album of the same name sold 20 million copies. “Purple Rain” was also made into a movie starring Prince. He won an Academy Award for the movie’s music.
Prince was a seven-time Grammy award winner. He was admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. The Hall of Fame said Prince “rewrote the rule bookforging synthesis of black funk and white.
 rock that served as a blueprint for cutting edge music in the 80s.”

Yet, the performer also fought with his record companyWarner Bros., over control of his music. He even temporarily changed his name to a symbol after contract dispute. For a timereporters called him “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.” He left the record company, but returned several years ago.
Prince sold more than 100 million albums around the world with hit songs such as “Little Red Corvette,” “1999,” and “When Doves Cry.”
He also wrote hit music for other performers including Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” and The Bangles’ “Manic Monday."
Many celebrities have been remembering Prince on social media sitesStevie Wonder praised him for bringing different cultures together in musicKaty Perry tweeted “the world lost a lot of magic.” Madonna called him “a true visionary.”

President Barack Obama also honored the musician. He called the artist “a creative icon.” He said, “As one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our timePrince did it all.”

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