Prince has died

[LuvTim]

It's being reported that Prince has died at the age of 57.

Wow, such a terrible year for music losses.

RIP Prince.

[Brooke]

Just saw it. How shocking! RIP

[L101]

This year keeps getting worse !!!
http://m.etonline.com/news/187204_prince_dead_at_57/

RIP Prince - let the doves fly :-(

[NOLA]

Sad and shocking news! RIP, Prince. This year has not been kind to the music world at all! :(

[shunlvswx]

Oh my!!! That's soo sad. I just saw the news when I was reading an article and I saw the Breaking News.

I grew up listening to Prince back in the 80s and 90s. I loved watching Purple Rain. For many many years I would have the poster from the album on my wall. I had to take it down when it was starting to tear. I think I still have the LP somewhere in my closet. Morris Day and The Time are suppose to be coming here in August for a festival.

He came to Mississippi a few years ago, but I didn't get to see him. I remembered when he came to my city, the concert made news. Our local tv stations usually don't report big stars coming to our area.

RIP to Prince. He was soo young.

Enough with the deaths. Too many have died for the last 4 months.

[FWIW]

So very sad. RIP Prince.

[AlreadyGone95]

Damn, RIP Prince. 2016 has been horrible to the music world.

[DivineDon]

What has gone wrong with this year - Prince was a genius - RIP....

.....I just loved 'Purple Rain'.

[SilverAcidRayne]

I'm so done.

[Tori]

2016 is terrible and must be stopped immediately. :( RIP Prince.

[buffyfan145]

I'm so sad. :( I loved Prince too, as did my mother. This is going to be hard on her too. I loved so many of Prince's songs and "Little Red Corvette" is one of my top favorite songs of all time. We also played "1999" at our New Year's Eve party for the year 2000 and since Y2k didn't happen, and I loved his Super Bowl performance. I saw Stevie Nicks' post on Twitter a little bit ago and I was thinking of her too since "Little Red Corvette" inspired her to write "Stand Back" and Prince played synthesizer on it, and they were good friends. First she lost Glenn and now Prince. :( This year has just been so brutal in the music world.

[OutlawManNJ]

Full non stop cverage by cnn and the like. Funny how little tv news time Glenn Frey got in comparision.

[sad-cafe]

This is just too much

[Freypower]

Incredibly talented man, singer, songwriter & guitarist. The Purple Rain soundtrack is wonderful - especially the title track, which he said he was tyring to sound like Bob Seger, When Doves Cry & Let's Go Crazy. Other great songs included 1999, Sign Of The Times, Alphabet St, Sexy MF, Little Red Corvette, Kiss, Cream etc etc. May he rest in peace. He was only two years older than me.

But regarding the amoung of coverage it has become quite evident that Glenn was not regarded as important enough to warrant it.

ETA: Of all things he was found in an elevator.

'Don't let the elevator bring us down'.

[WS82Classics]

I was walking into 'X-Factor Grill' in Toccoa, GA earlier this afternoon when I saw, emblazoned across one of their flat-screen TV's, the Fox News headline "Prince Dead at 57." I confess I had been wondering who would be next to die, but I NEVER would have thought it would be him.

I was so absolutely gutted to see that, and I've never been any sort of fan of his. The only song of his I ever liked was "(I Just Want Your) Kiss." Still, like David Bowie, he had an immeasurable impact upon the specter of pop music.

RIP.

[sodascouts]

Yesterday, I was listening to an old Stevie Nicks interview where she talks about Prince being a good friend to her. Then, today, this.

RIP Prince.

In his words, "Life is just a party - and parties aren't meant to last."

That doesn't make it any easier, though.

[WalshFan88]

Wow. RIP.

[WS82Classics]

Not sure what to make of this, accuracy-wise. If true, a sad twist to an already tragic story.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/21/prince-reportedly-treated-drug-overdose-days-death/#.VxltHws8IHU.twitter

[ktdids]

Another loss to the musical world. RIP Prince.

[Witchy Woman]

What a damn shame. Such a talented and gifted entertainer. Love his music. Huge loss :sad:

[MortSahlFan]

Full non stop cverage by cnn and the like. Funny how little tv news time Glenn Frey got in comparision.

Exactly.. Should have been the other way around. But the news is big business, loves gossip, loves to trivialize our lives.

[OutlawManNJ]

I have a couple of prince albums and will have to listen closely because i never got him that much. People call him a genius but to me his big hits were basic pop...little red corvette etc...he was even on so e countdown not long ago as the greatest musical artists of the 20th century coming in at 2 or 3. Really? I dont know.

[shunlvswx]

I know its sad that Glenn didn't get that much news on his death, but when you think about it. Maybe its good they didn't because too much news about somebody people will get tired of it. I don't think David had round the clock coverage of his death like they are doing with Prince.

I'm glad they are not in Cindy's face or even the guys face. Don said that one statement about The Eagles being over and that was it. Joe hasn't said much and Timothy has been very quiet.

The reason why Prince is getting so much news about his death is because they are wondering how all of a sudden a 57 year old probably healthy man died all of a sudden especially when he was fine days before his death. Sad to say. Its going to be a while before the news die down on Prince's death. Even though Glenn and David kept their health crisis a secret(meaning when Glenn got very sick in November, we didn't know how bad it was until he died or when David died of cancer and we didn't know he was very sick), it wasn't newsworthy as Prince dying unexpectedly of an unknown illness.

There's no story. No gossip secrets hiding behind David's or Glenn's death since we knew what they died of. You have to think of what's going on in their heads. Hmm Glenn Frey died from complications of different diseases. OK. Nothing interesting. Hmm David Bowie died of liver cancer. Hmm Nobody knew he was dying, but maybe dug into when he got sick. You have go inside their heads. To the media, they didn't need to dug any further other than how they got sucker punched without knowing how sick they were especially David.

Even though Glenn and the Eagles been out longer than Prince, IMO to the world he was more popular(sad to say) and his life was more interesting than Glenn's and even David's. And these two guys came out way before we heard of Prince.

I wouldn't be surprise if Prince gets a whole cover of him and even a whole issue on Rolling Stone(I know Ebony and Essence will have something on him) while we are still waiting to see if Rolling Stone or any magazine will dedicate a whole issue to Glenn. Heck. Rolling Stone did a cover or issue on Merle. You can see where their priorities are.

Even though Prince had fans of all color, the black community is hurt with his death(I'm black myself. So I'm including myself). We have lost Michael, Whitney and now Prince. They were our childhood soundtrack of our life.

But Prince was soo young. He was only 10 years younger than Glenn. I've never thought in a million years Prince would die young.

[SilverAcidRayne]

I cant cry. I mean it's like I'm so immune to death this year. my facebook is flooded with him and it's like I cant even believe it. Like Glenn, my friends told me to not go on facebook. this is just heartbreaking. Purple Rain was the soundtrack of my life. and again like Glenn this is going to be hell to get over.

[UndertheWire]

Glenn described "Living in Darkness" as "my Prince tune".

I'm shocked Prince was as old as 57 as I'd assumed he was younger than me - and Michael Jackson. It seems like this is how it's going to be from now on

[AlreadyGone95]

Count me as one who isn't a fan, but respects his music. The only song I care for is Little Red Corvette. The mysterious and unknown circumstances surrounding this death will be making headlines for weeks to come. With Glenn, almost all of us could figure out his cause of death before we read the statement. Plus, Prince being a solo artist only, his name is a household name.

[jms18222]

Full non stop cverage by cnn and the like. Funny how little tv news time Glenn Frey got in comparision.


I am glad I am not the only person who feels this way! I don't recall any building being lit a special way in honor of Glenn.

[EagleLady]

Prince was a big influence on musicians and he was pretty popular so I can understand why he would get so many tributes, let's not knock the tributes.

[buffyfan145]

I knew Prince would get more of a reaction and I'm not surprised it was bigger than Bowie. Prince has such a huge fanbase with so many generations, races, and musicians from all genres seemed to be posting about it yesterday. I know being part of the younger generations almost everyone I knew in school loved Prince and Michael Jackson as I did, but I still got made fun of listening to older music when I brought up loving The Beatles and the Eagles and others. Plus, with the way he died and how he was younger than Glenn it was expected to be more coverage.

[NightMistBlue]

Mmm, I don't know the reason why. I would have thought the Eagles had a bigger impact on music but I'm more of a rock person, that's the perspective I'm coming from. Maybe because Glenn was part of a group, that diluted his name recognition in comparison to Prince.

I can appreciate the love that people are expressing for Prince. Even though I wasn't a huge fan, I had two of his albums from back in the day and anyone can see what a brilliant musician he was, the real deal.

Still though, I had to wince just a little at the somewhat hyperbolic tributes on CNN last night: he was the only black man to bravely confront masculine stereotypes (umm, except for Little Richard, who did it in the 50s?) and blend sexuality with spirituality (Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke) and he created a sound never heard before, mixing funk and rock with social activism (Sly & the Family Stone, people)! And those influences were no secret, I'm pretty sure Prince openly acknowledged those who came before and inspired him.

Maybe as Buffy says, it's just too long ago for some folks.

[Freypower]

And Ray Charles. Good grief. When Glenn played Worried Mind at the Sydney Opera House he introduced it by saying that 'in 1965 Ray Charles made an album which scandalised a lot of white folks' (Modern Sounds In Country & Western, which includes Worried Mind).

And Prince would not exist without the great Jimi Hendrix.

To me Bowie was more influential world wide than Prince; perhaps Americans didn't see so much of the British coverage.

No buildings were lit up for Glenn & as for Rolling Stone, they did their four pages. They are done with it.

It is true that because Glenn was in a band he wasn't as well known, especially given that his solo career barely rated a mention.

UTW, I remember Glenn making that comment about Living In Darkness.

[EagleLady]

Prince would most likely agree with that sentiment but I understand why there have been more tributes to him than Glenn, Prince was more well known, Influenced a lot of people, etc.

[shunlvswx]

With Prince, he crossed that boundary of every race loving his music. Not just blacks loved his music, but other race loved his music. Even though the Eagles had fans of every generation and they were still huge before Glenn's death, they didn't cross that boundary like Prince did and even Michael Jackson(for example). David kinda did do that with his Young American album. Every race loved Prince. So yes. Prince is more popular than David and Glenn.

Its sad to say. Glenn will always be known for his time in the Eagles than his solo career. He will be known more for his work with the Eagles then his solo career. That's the disadvantage of being in a band. If you do go solo, your career in a band will overshadow your solo career. There's only a few artist who started in a band and went solo that will be known for their solo career.

[jms18222]

With Prince, he crossed that boundary of every race loving his music. Not just blacks loved his music, but other race loved his music. Even though the Eagles had fans of every generation and they were still huge before Glenn's death, they didn't cross that boundary like Prince did and even Michael Jackson(for example). David kinda did do that with his Young American album. Every race loved Prince. So yes. Prince is more popular than David and Glenn.

Its sad to say. Glenn will always be known for his time in the Eagles than his solo career. He will be known more for his work with the Eagles then his solo career. That's the disadvantage of being in a band. If you do go solo, your career in a band will overshadow your solo career. There's only a few artist who started in a band and went solo that will be known for their solo career.

So how would you rank Don? Of course he will always be known first & foremost as an Eagle but he is a pretty successful solo artist.
I was never a huge Prince fan but I did love Darlin Nikki. I have heard he was "difficult" to deal with. Kind of makes Don seem like a kitty cat in comparasion.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Wow! - what a shame this is! I have to agree that 2016 has been a horrific year for the music industry. Although I wasn't a hardcore fan, I did like a few of his songs - When Doves Fly was my favorite. My heart goes out to all of Prince's family, friends, and fans. May he rest in peace.

I don't want to be disrespectful because this is a time to be mourning his loss. However, I will say that with respect to the amount of 'news' coverage that I am baffled. As an untrained musician, I don't get how his talent and influence justifies the disproportionate coverage as compared to others who have recently passed. To me, this is more about the nonobjectivity and salaciousness of the media than it is about Prince, so I just have to roll my eyes. Sadly, there is a fine line between mainstream media and tabloid media these days and this is just one more example.

[jms18222]

That's why I'm glad that the Eagles kept their private lives pretty much private. I'm glad their kids got to grow up without the 24/7 media coverage.

Look at the lengths Michael Jackson took to keep his kids out of the spotlight. He sadly passed now there are everywhere.

[SilverAcidRayne]

Wow! - what a shame this is! I have to agree that 2016 has been a horrific year for the music industry. Although I wasn't a hardcore fan, I did like a few of his songs - When Doves Fly was my favorite. My heart goes out to all of Prince's family, friends, and fans. May he rest in peace.

I don't want to be disrespectful because this is a time to be mourning his loss. However, I will say that with respect to the amount of 'news' coverage that I am baffled. As an untrained musician, I don't get how his talent and influence justifies the disproportionate coverage as compared to others who have recently passed. To me, this is more about the nonobjectivity and salaciousness of the media than it is about Prince, so I just have to roll my eyes. Sadly, there is a fine line between mainstream media and tabloid media these days and this is just one more example.

oh I totally agree. I'm barely in facebook now because of this same thing. yes he was very talented and he brought a lot of good times with his music. I was definitely in awe of him. but with them reporting HOW he died and all this I'm like I don't wanna hear it. a family lost someone dear to them. the music industry lost an icon and the fans lost someone very important to them. it's not about how he left its about respecting his memory. but the media doesn't think of that. they gotta make their money somehow...

[shunlvswx]

That's what I said earlier. This is more of digging into his life to see what led to him dying so young.

To the media, David and Glenn's deaths didn't have anything juicy about it. Remembered how they were trying to say the drugs Glenn was taking might had led to his death, but its interested that nothing else was said after that. I'm glad it didn't go any further.

I feel bad for Prince's family and his memory. The media will find something negative from his death. Like I said earlier, maybe its good Glenn and even David didn't have that much media on their deaths. Look what's going on with Prince. Its such a shame.

[SilverAcidRayne]

That's what I said earlier. This is more of digging into his life to see what led to him dying so young.

To the media, David and Glenn's deaths didn't have anything juicy about it. Remembered how they were trying to say the drugs Glenn was taking might had led to his death, but its interested that nothing else was said after that. I'm glad it didn't go any further.

I feel bad for Prince's family and his memory. The media will find something negative from his death. Like I said earlier, maybe its good Glenn and even David didn't have that much media on their deaths. Look what's going on with Prince. Its such a shame.

it is. it really is. I remember Chyna was popular back in her day, and they did not hesitate to put her business out there. but she was definitely overshadowed with Prince. it's a shame cause I used to watch her a lot

[Girl From Yesterday]

2016 has not been kind to the music industry at all . I believe if I were a famous musician , I would be a bit paranoid .
While not his biggest fan , I enjoyed a lot of Princes music and the man could flat out shred that guitar !
RIP Prince Roger Nelson

[MaryCalifornia]

I have a theory about the massive outpouring for Bowie and Prince - the main "drivers" of mainstream media content (writers/editors/owners) are around my age i.e. 40 - 50. Bowie and Prince are '80s acts. Their active periods/hits were from when I was in middle school and high school - I was just a little kid in the '70s and already in college in the '90s. I didn't do things to the Eagles, I did things to Prince - that's this age group that is currently at the helm of media outlets.

Also, both were weird guys, and I think that weirdness and innate creativity and refusal to conform - really blazing their own trails - make people realize they were truly one of a kind. The Eagles' music is often lumped in with/described as similar to bands of the Laurel Canyon scene - J.D., Jackson, Poco, etc...they have a genre. Bowie and Prince have no genre, and nobody similar to them. This is not an effort to say Prince is worth more than the Eagles, that's not what I'm at all saying. Just that he was DIFFERENT, real different!! In a good way!

Also, did you see the gifts Prince's family and close friends handed out to fans outside of the gates? At least hundreds and hundreds of really nice boxes with memorabilia inside - just gave them to all of the fans there. There's one picture that shows them unloading just boxes and boxes from a truck, they bought all of this stuff to give to Prince's fans - how awesome is that?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3555598/Prince-s-body-secretly-cremated-released-family-prior-private-emotional-memorial-fans-leave-balloons-notes-Paisley-Park-Purple-One-died-Minnesota-estate-elevator.html

[Freypower]

I don't want to get too far off topic here & I don't know if I should even say this. But Bowie & Prince fans had places they could go to remember him - Brixton in London & New York for Bowie, and anywhere in Minneapolis. Where could fans go to honour Glenn? If you happned to be in Winslow, Arizona, you could go to the Corner. You could drop by the Troubadour in LA if you knew the history. In Royal Oak they did unveil the street sign. Where else could fans go in person to remember him? That's why it's so important that we have The Border, I guess.

[buffyfan145]

I agree with Mary about the impact. Also both Prince and Bowie had a huge impact on my generation (those of us born in the 80s) and the younger generation of Millennials as well because not only did we grow up with their music, but they both always talked about being ourselves and embracing our weirdness since that makes us ourselves. I remember Prince even guest stared on the show "New Girl" back when I was still watching and he gave such great advice to the main characters. I loved that episode. For someone like me that was bullied as a teenager and didn't feel like I fit it, it was nice seeing them have a message like this and it really helped. Plus, I just loved Prince's music and always made me want to dance. LOL :)

And that is great they did that for the fans.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I agree with Mary also. My only point is it shouldn't be this way. The media is supposed to be immune from bias regardless of age, gender, race, or whatever. Unfortunately, that is not usually the case anymore. I may be aging myself here, but I can remember a time when mainstream media was fair and objective (and respected and trusted) for the most part - at least, a whole bunch better than they are today.

And I also agree that was a lovely gesture for Prince's fans.

[Woodstock]

That is so cool, Princes staff handing out the purple boxes filled with goodies. That is an amazing gift for his fans to treasure.

[MortSahlFan]

As an Eagles fan, I can understand the love for David Bowie, in fact, Bowie is just one notch under the Eagles, but Prince????? I never saw anything in him.

Though sales don't mean a thing to me, they usually mean something to the media, etc... The Eagles have 2 of the Top-5 albums of all-time, and he got ZERO attention...

I avoided saying a thing about this to bring unnecessary attention to someone whose music I don't like at all.. Pushing a button on a drum machine isn't playing an instrument, either.

[Freypower]

As an Eagles fan, I can understand the love for David Bowie, in fact, Bowie is just one notch under the Eagles, but Prince????? I never saw anything in him.

Though sales don't mean a thing to me, they usually mean something to the media, etc... The Eagles have 2 of the Top-5 albums of all-time, and he got ZERO attention...

I avoided saying a thing about this to bring unnecessary attention to someone whose music I don't like at all.. Pushing a button on a drum machine isn't playing an instrument, either.

They have the top selling album of al time. Hotel California is at #19.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/62536/20-best-selling-albums-history

Prince was a great guitarist. He didn't just use drum machines.

I will say this about Glenn, however. Musically the last Eagles album was in 2007 & his last solo album was in 2012, and because it wasn't a 'rock' album it was largely ignored. Although there are claims he was wrting new songs for a new solo album, we will probably never hear them. Prince had a much larger body of work & continued to release new music until just before he died. It has already been stated that solo artists receive more attention on their death. Look at the new Rolling Stone special edition. From what I have heard, it's about the Eagles - not Glenn.

[MortSahlFan]

I guess it's just taste then, because I'd rather hear Glenn's solo of "I Can't Tell You Why" than anything Prince did. I thought he was more of a show-off, sensationalist,pop star. And when someone says "Great songwriter" I laugh at the lines "Let's go crazy, let's go nuts" - real poetry...

Eagles never used drum machines, either. That's anti-music.

[EagleLady]

I guess it's just taste then, because I'd rather hear Glenn's solo of "I Can't Tell You Why" than anything Prince did. I thought he was more of a show-off, sensationalist,pop star. And when someone says "Great songwriter" I laugh at the lines "Let's go crazy, let's go nuts" - real poetry...

Eagles never used drum machines, either. That's anti-music.

A Bit harsh don't you think? Prince was highly influencial and more than just a sensationalist pop star.

[MortSahlFan]

I just listen, and it either moves me or it doesn't.

[NightMistBlue]

Well, we're not the only ones wondering (in a respectful way) why Prince's unfortunate and untimely passing received media saturation: Politico and the National Review have articles on it now.

The Politico article mentions that Chevrolet took out full-page ads in major newspapers across the country to mourn Prince! I ask you: where the hell was Ford's tribute to Glenn?! Ingrates. See if I buy a flat-bed Ford any time soon.

The Chevrolet division of General Motors indicated that the world had lost not just a rock star but an icon who appealed across generations, races, and musical genres by publishing a full-page ad in the New York Times, the Detroit newspapers, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and USA Today. The ad depicted a little red Corvette against a funereal black background and the caption, “Baby, that was much too fast—1958-2016.”

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/what-prince-tells-us-about-mega-obituaries-213845#ixzz46wpIEeOQ

[MaryCalifornia]

Nice catch, NMB. Well, this is basically an ad for Chevy, capitalizing on Prince's death. But it is creative. Ford could have done a sweet piece on Glenn's lyric, guess their ad team isn't as creative or thoughtful.

From the Politico piece: "it’s less informative to look at the merits of the dead individual than it is to check out the demographic makeup of the newsrooms providing the send-off. Had Prince died in 2000, when his artistic footprint was roughly the same as it is today, he would have gotten a lesser reception because his biggest fans were maybe 30 years old, not important enough to agitate for coverage of his life inside the newsroom. Likewise, had Prince waited until 2040 to die, the aging retirees who once bought Purple Rain the day it came out would have been too far out of the cultural current to drive massive coverage proclaiming the importance of his life. But by dying right now, in 2016, Prince left us right when his biggest fans –Prince-loving boomers and Gen Xers – make up the ruling coalition calling the editorial shots. Much the same dynamic applied in 2009, when the media similarly erupted following the death of Michael Jackson."

This is my exact sentiment, posted earlier in this thread...Basically, it's Prince, Michael Jackson, and Madonna - those are the three 80s artists that will invoke the media coverage. Nobody before, and nobody after. Maybe Willie Nelson :)

[OutlawManNJ]

Ther is n doubt Price was talented....i just never understood the levels at which he was regarded by the press and piers. In a countdown of greatest artists on vh1 he was number 2 or 3.... And i bet he is up ther on rolling stones list also.

But i dont get it. He has about 5 recognizable songs, not that hits mean everything. But it helps. And some of his hits are anoying. I like purple rain, doves cry...but corvette and the other borde bubble gum pop. He did write the sinnead o conner hit nothing compares to you which is a great song.

Again its just the proportions that gets me. As far as a bad year, get used to it as most rockers from the 60s-80s are getting up ther in age.

[shunlvswx]

I also notice this. Other than popularity. If you had died unexpectedly (for example collapse somewhere in your house and you're unconscious), you are going to big news because the media are going to wonder why you all of a sudden died. In the media or tabloids' eyes, David and Glenn's deaths are not newsworthy. They weren't found unconscious or had a drug overdose.

Scott Weiland, Brittany Murphy, Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney, Anna Nicole Smith and others were found unconscious. Of course the media will do anything and everything in their power to find out why they died so young and they will also do anything to destroy their name.

Like I said. I'm glad David, Glenn, Merle, Alan and others didn't have their names drag to the ground. They died in a hospital of common diseases that everyday people most likely to die of and the media didn't go any further. Like I said before. Maybe its good Glenn didn't get this kind of exposure after his death like Prince is. I don't want the media to make Glenn look bad. I want to remember him for his music not have bad memories of how he died and then the media destroying his name or reputation because how he died.

And I don't think the deaths of legendary rockers are going to stop anytime soon which is sad. They are getting up there in age.

[NightMistBlue]

This is my exact sentiment, posted earlier in this thread...Basically, it's Prince, Michael Jackson, and Madonna - those are the three 80s artists that will invoke the media coverage. Nobody before, and nobody after. Maybe Willie Nelson :)

And Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, possibly Keef - there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth, deservedly so.

[buffyfan145]

I saw this morning "CBS This Morning" was talking about the Millennial generation and that we have now surpassed the Baby Boomers in size as the largest demographic worldwide. Millennials are considered anyone born between 1982 and 2004. I still consider myself under the older name of Generation Y, which was anyone born from 1982-1990, and mostly because my family didn't get our first computer till I was 12 so I remember life before computers. LOL

But again Prince was a huge influence on my generation and we make up a large demographic now so that's part of the reason we're getting so much coverage too.

[Freypower]

I also notice this. Other than popularity. If you had died unexpectedly (for example collapse somewhere in your house and you're unconscious), you are going to big news because the media are going to wonder why you all of a sudden died. In the media or trabloids' eyes, David and Glenn's deaths are not newsworthy. They weren't found unconscious or had a drug overdose.

Scott Weiland, Brittany Murphy, Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney, Anna Nicole Smith and others were found unconscious. Of course the media will do anything and everything in their power to find out why they died some young and they will also do anything to destroy their name.

Like I said. I'm glad David, Glenn, Merle, Alan and others didn't have their names drag to the ground. They died in a hospital of a common diseases that everyday people most likely to die of and the media didn't go any further. Like I said before. Maybe its good Glenn didn't get this kind of exposure after his death like Prince is. I don't want the media to make Glenn look bad. I want to remember him for his music not have bad memories of how he died and then the media destroying his name or reputation because how he died.

And I don't think the deaths of legendary rockers are going to stop anytime soon which is said. They are getting up there in age.

You keep talking about the actual death. I think what most people are getting at is the amount of media coverage the artist's work had, not the manner of death. I tried to explain in an earlier post that Glenn's musical output had been so limited in recent years that there wasn't going to be much attention given. Most think he did his best work four decades ago, in the 70s. They don't know what else he did. To paraphrase Don McLean, perhaps they never will. It has nothing to do with him being 'destroyed'. He wasn't seen as that significant a figure in musical terms. I am sorry to be so blunt & I obviously don't share this opinion but that seems to be the case.

When Bowie died the vast majority of the musicians I follow on Facebook left tributes. When Prince died they did the same. When Glenn died the only musician I follow who left a tribute was Robbie Robertson, which surprised me. The only other tributes he seemd to get were from a couple of members of Kiss & a few country rock acts (yes, some people did perform Take It Easy but I am talking about their Facebook pages).

[MortSahlFan]

I think there is a hysteria with a death involving drugs..

But I am open-minded, and listened to some stuff - I like the song "Purple Rain". Me and friends used the song "When Doves Cry" to make jokes.. At work, when someone wanted to communicate, we'd hit the desk to the beat (dum da da dum... dum da da dum).. Eventually we'd change lyrics "Sit if you will on Jon Forbes' stomache" etc....

I have listened to the song "Purple Rain" quite a lot... Sounds a lot like Journey's "Faithfully".

I know this is pure exploitation. Notice yesterday with the elections, they dropped it. I've joked in the past that Ferguson cured Ebola.

[shunlvswx]

You keep talking about the actual death. I think what most people are getting at is the amount of media coverage the artist's work had, not the manner of death. I tried to explain in an earlier post that Glenn's musical output had been so limited in recent years that there wasn't going to be much attention given. Most think he did his best work four decades ago, in the 70s. They don't know what else he did. To paraphrase Don McLean, perhaps they never will. It has nothing to do with him being 'destroyed'. He wasn't seen as that significant a figure in musical terms. I am sorry to be so blunt & I obviously don't share this opinion but that seems to be the case.

When Bowie died the vast majority of the musicians I follow on Facebook left tributes. When Prince died they did the same. When Glenn died the only musician I follow who left a tribute was Robbie Robertson, which surprised me. The only other tributes he seemd to get were from a couple of members of Kiss & a few country rock acts (yes, some people did perform Take It Easy but I am talking about their Facebook pages).

I have seen a few facebook posts that paid tribute to Glenn and these people I followed. And of course some twitter post from some artist and actors. I even posted a few I found after Glenn's death. Don Johnson, Ken Wahl, Vince Gill, Kareem Abdul Jabar, MeatLoaf, Huey Lewis, Kris Jenner, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, a few country singers I know some don't know so I won't name, Donny Osmond (of the Osmond family) etc post on their pages or in an article about Glenn. Bruce Springsteen(which I think is the only artist I know who has paid tribute to a lot of artist who died this year. He didn't have to do that, but that tells me he respects their music a lot. HE put one of their biggest hits in his show), I think Elton John, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow(at the RnR HoF this year), Keith Urban, Vince Gill, and Brian May paid tribute to Glenn in their shows. Eric Church did that little tribute to a few artist who died this year at the ACM's.

I might get fussed at for my post, but at this point. I'm just tired trying to defend what I write. It may not be as much to some compare to David or Prince, but I'm glad some like Glenn's and the Eagles music. Some of the artists I've seen I was shocked they were fans.

I'm just going to stay quiet about this topic. I'm throwing my hands up on this.

[NightMistBlue]

Why, Shun? I thought it was a friendly, civil discussion. I'm sorry if you felt like you had to defend what you wrote. We all respect each other, even when we don't agree.

[AlreadyGone95]

I saw more tribute posts on Facebook and YouTube for Glenn than I have seen for Prince, so far. I saw so many fan and celebrity tributes to Glenn. Like Shun, I was shocked by some of the people who posted something. It's just the media coverage that was sub par. With Prince, there has been too much media coverage (IMO).

[VillageGirl]

Another one 😢 This is too much. I loved Prince. There were so many sides to him, you never knew what songs he would come up with next. May he rest in peace with all the other wonderful musicians we have lost in 2016.

[Freypower]

I have seen a few facebook posts that paid tribute to Glenn and these people I followed. And of course some twitter post from some artist and actors. I even posted a few I found after Glenn's death. Don Johnson, Ken Wahl, Vince Gill, Kareem Abdul Jabar, MeatLoaf, Huey Lewis, Kris Jenner, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, a few country singers I know some don't know so I won't name, Donny Osmond (of the Osmond family) etc post on their pages or in an article about Glenn. Bruce Springsteen(which I think is the only artist I know who has paid tribute to a lot of artist who died this year. He didn't have to do that, but that tells me he respects their music a lot. HE put one of their biggest hits in his show), I think Elton John, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow(at the RnR HoF this year), Keith Urban, Vince Gill, and Brian May paid tribute to Glenn in their shows. Eric Church did that little tribute to a few artist who died this year at the ACM's.

I might get fussed at for my post, but at this point. I'm just tired trying to defend what I write. It may not be as much to some compare to David or Prince, but I'm glad some like Glenn's and the Eagles music. Some of the artists I've seen I was shocked they were fans.

I'm just going to stay quiet about this topic. I'm throwing my hands up on this.

OK, you saw tributes from people you followed. For the most part, I didn't. As I said above, I was not referring to tributes which occurred during live shows.

I wasn't 'fussing' at you. I was trying to concentrate on the lack of media coverage Glenn received about his work, not the nature of his & Prince's deaths.

[L101]

I have seen a few facebook posts that paid tribute to Glenn and these people I followed. And of course some twitter post from some artist and actors. I even posted a few I found after Glenn's death. Don Johnson, Ken Wahl, Vince Gill, Kareem Abdul Jabar, MeatLoaf, Huey Lewis, Kris Jenner, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, a few country singers I know some don't know so I won't name, Donny Osmond (of the Osmond family) etc post on their pages or in an article about Glenn. Bruce Springsteen(which I think is the only artist I know who has paid tribute to a lot of artist who died this year. He didn't have to do that, but that tells me he respects their music a lot. HE put one of their biggest hits in his show), I think Elton John, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow(at the RnR HoF this year), Keith Urban, Vince Gill, and Brian May paid tribute to Glenn in their shows. Eric Church did that little tribute to a few artist who died this year at the ACM's.

I might get fussed at for my post, but at this point. I'm just tired trying to defend what I write. It may not be as much to some compare to David or Prince, but I'm glad some like Glenn's and the Eagles music. Some of the artists I've seen I was shocked they were fans.

I'm just going to stay quiet about this topic. I'm throwing my hands up on this.

Don't stop posting Shun - I love reading your posts!!

I think there is too much emphasis put on the media coverage of Glenn's death, and comparing it to Prince and other musicians who have died - especially as this is not the thread to do this in...

The media will cover what they want to cover and no amount of complaining or criticising is going to change that.