The cult classic starring Prince and Apollonia Kotero will run from April 23-28. He sold more than 100m records.
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The “Purple Rain” singer died on Thursday (local time), aged 57.
Emergency crews who answered the 911 call in Chanhassen, about 20 miles outside Minneapolis, could not revive Prince, the sheriff said.
He was pronounced dead after EMTs failed to resuscitate him with CPR.
He was last seen at 8pm the night before his death when he was dropped off at his estate, Sheriff Olson said. Olson said when they went to check on him, they found him unresponsive on the first floor of the home.
Quoting unnamed sources, USA entertainment news site TMZ reports that Prince was treated in IL for an overdose of the painkiller drug Percocet. Representatives for Prince have not responded to requests from The Associated Press for comment on the reports.
Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson released the information during a news conference Friday.
The statement said the “final storage” of Prince’s remains would be private.
Prince first found fame in the late 1970s before becoming one of the most inventive forces in American pop music. I would be remiss to think she has the music business savvy to be able to handle a body of work that’s got to be worth 250 to 500 million dollars.
An autopsy was completed earlier Friday, though preliminary findings weren’t immediately released.
Olson did say that there was no reason to believe this was a suicide, and noted no signs of obvious trauma.
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“It will include his medical history, his social history and his family’s medical history, as well”, she later added.
Authorities say it could be weeks before the results of the postmortem and toxicology exam are made public. The singer’s body was then released to his family.
The singer’s publicists said earlier this month that Prince had been suffering from a flu-like illness that led him to cancel performances in Atlanta.
In a 2009 interview with talk-show host and friend Tavis Smiley, Prince revealed he was born with epilepsy and suffered from seizures as a child. Asked about the unconscious person, he said: “It’s Prince”. Olson also stated that “this was an unwitnessed death”.
Artists across genres and music fans from around the world have paid tribute to the artist since the news of his passing broke. His deputies continue their investigation into Prince’s death.
The pills were reportedly prescribed to help mitigate chronic hip pain Prince experienced after surgery six years ago.
Sheila E. spoke with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday, a day after Price died at his home in suburban Minneapolis. She said Prince’s body has been returned to family.
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Prince at last concert in Atlanta. She described his cause of death as “pending”. She said the results from the autopsy could take days or weeks.
