A few thoughts

1."Damn, damn, damn" Florida Evans style

2. We here in the Okayplayer universe already knew that he was one of the best to already do it but it needs to be said again. His musical legacy is puts him on the Mt. Rushmore of black music. While it might be an almost too easy comparison, he really was a love child of Jimi, James and Sly. Think about how high reached standing on the shoulders of those giants....

3. It nice to see the love from mainstream. A friend wrote, "just saw the news while in a meeting. Unbelievable! No better way to shut up a room of 40 and 50 somethings than by saying "Let's take a short break. They say Prince died earlier today." When Prince went of the reservation and his chart success began to falter, it became easy to think that the rest of the world had forgotten about his genius. Folks all seem to remember today.

4. The music, the glorious music that will be with us forever. Almost 40 years of funkpunk and R&B for us to enjoy until the end of our respective days.