In April 2016, at the age of 57, Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
In mid-life, Prince reportedly experienced considerable pain from injuries to his body (mainly hips) sustained through his dynamic stage performances (which included leaping off speaker stacks in high heels), and was sometimes seen using a cane. After returning to mainstream prominence following a performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2004, he scored six US top ten albums over the following decade. He signed with Arista Records in 1998 and began referring to himself by his own name again in 2000. in 1993, he changed his stage name to the unpronounceable symbol (known to fans as the "Love Symbol"), and was sometimes referred to as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince or TAFKAP, or simply the Artist. In the midst of a contractual dispute with Warner Bros. After disbanding the Revolution, Prince went on to achieve continued critical success with Sign o' the Times (1987). Prince won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Purple Rain spent six consecutive months atop the Billboard 200. His sixth album, Purple Rain (1984), was recorded with his backup band the Revolution, and was the soundtrack to his film acting debut of the same name. He went on to achieve critical success with the innovative albums Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982). Records at the age of 19, and released the albums For You (1978) and Prince (1979).
īorn and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. He often played most or all instruments on his recordings. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, R&B, rock, new wave, soul, synth-pop, pop, jazz, and hip hop. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound. Widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona and wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams. Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
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