Once the physical autopsy is finished, Prince’s body will be released to a designee of his family.
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Prince was reportedly treated last week for dehydration and flu-like symptoms in IL after an unscheduled stop of a plane he was on while returning from a performance in Georgia. 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.
In New York, director Spike Lee led a Prince sing-along at a packed block party in Brooklyn while in Minneapolis, where a bridge was lit up in purple in Prince’s memory, the atmosphere was carnival-like with fans bursting into song.
Pop music superstar Prince has died at his home in suburban Minneapolis. But that didn’t hold him back, according to the review: “Prince may no longer rule the charts like he once did, but he never fails to dazzle in the live setting, overflowing with charisma, creativity and explosive technical proficiency”. People emerged from the estate and handed out round purple boxes to some fans.
A post-mortem examination was carried out on Prince’s body on Friday but a cause of death may not be released for several weeks.
Legions of fans across were stunned by Thursday’s news, and tributes are taking place across the country in the wake of Prince’s death.
“We ask for your blessings and prayers of comfort for his family and close friends at this time”, the statement said.
Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson has said Prince was last seen alive by an acquaintance who dropped him off at Paisley Park at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The caller struggles to provide an address before saying they are at Paisley Park and “yes, it’s Prince”.
He added that police responded to the 911 emergency call at 9:43 a.m.
Celebrity news website TMZ reported that he had overdosed on a drug called Percocet when his jet made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on 15 April, six days before his death.
During that appearance, Prince made a passing reference to the emergency landing his plane had made in IL, according to fans.
There was no evidence of trauma on Prince’s body when he was found unresponsive in an elevator at his huge compound or any indication the late music icon committed suicide, United States authorities said Friday.
Olson says mourners will be allowed to gather near Paisley Park. “He came to the White House previous year and was extraordinary and creative and full of energy”. He played a pair of makeup shows April 14 in that city, apologizing to the crowd shortly after coming on stage. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
The backdrop swirled with kaleidoscopic graphics and pop-art images of the artist. He was also one of the first musicians ever to sell an album online – which many point to as proof that he was ahead of his time, not only as an artist, but as a business person, too. He played the rest of the show without incident, repeatedly jumping up from the piano and pacing around the stage between songs, and performed three encores.
He sat at his piano most of the show, but stood up at times to pound the keys and walked around the piano a couple of times, soaking up cheers.
Prince was alone at Paisley Park, Olson confirmed.
Prince cancels two shows at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, citing the flu.
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Prince was found collapsed in a lift by staff members, Sheriff Olson said.
