Minnesota lawmakers gave police agencies the right to carry it since they are often first responders. “There will never be another one like him”, said Antonio Harper, one of thousands who partied through the night in Prince’s hometown in a bittersweet farewell.
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A reported overdose of the narcotic painkiller Percocet only days before he died has also emerged as potentially key factor in the sudden death of the star. He performed April 14 in Atlanta, apologizing to the crowd shortly after coming on stage.
Prince’s jet plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Ill., last week due to a medical emergency.
Representatives for Prince have not responded to requests from The Associated Press for comment on the reports.
No obvious signs of trauma were found on the body of music superstar Prince, Sheriff Jim Olson said Friday.
She said she looked up to him for refusing to compromise his artistic integrity. He was 57 years old.
Gretchen Richardson, 27, told the Press Association: “It was just a short appearance”.
“In life, he was a very private person”, Olson said, stressing that the investigation was only 29-hours old.
It says information regarding Prince’s “medical and social history” will be gathered and that anything considered relevant will be “taken into consideration”.
On Saturday, the OWN network will re-air Oprah Winfrey’s 1996 interview with Prince at 8 p.m.
UM: Paisley Park, we are at Paisley Park. It is now prepared to release the singer’s body to his family.
Prince had to postpone by a week two back-to-back concerts at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta after contracting the flu.
Best known for his early-’80s hit albums Purple Rain and 1999, Prince Rogers Nelson made music rooted in the funk and soul of forebears like George Clinton and James Brown.
Despite his debauched stage presence and erotically charged music, Prince had a reputation for clean living and an ability to put on shows that were electrifying in their athleticism.
The autopsy was being conducted by the office’s chief medical examiner, forensic pathologist A. Quinn Strobl. Purple was also said to be Prince’s favorite color.
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger called Prince “one of the most unique and talented artists of the last 30 years” while former Beatle Paul McCartney tweeted that he saw in the New Year with the singer and that he had seemed in good health.
In Prince’s native Minneapolis, the Minnesota Twins baseball team turned their stadium purple, as did the Lowry Avenue Bridge in the centre of the city. Prince was seen in recent years using a cane. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday. “Gathering the results will take several days and the results of a full toxicology scan could likely take weeks”, the statement said.
“Results of tests may take days and weeks depending on the type of testing”, it says.
A transcript of the emergency call to the sheriff’s office which reported the death has been released to U.S. media.
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They sang, embraced and talked about how Prince showed the music industry you don’t need to be from the East or West Coast to make it big.
