Prince

Going up in the 80’s and playing Let’s Pretend We’re Married” with the neighborhood kids, allowed me to hear some of what I think is the greatest music. Prince Rogers Nelson was among some of those I listened to. On April 21, 2016, I woke to several text messages and Facebook notices stating that the world has lost a music mogul Prince. As the news registered in my brain, I begin to feel the sting of death. I felt like a close family member was taken from me and I never got the chance to say goodbye. My mind went back to how every time a Prince song would be played, I would sing and dance sexually till I was completely out of breath and those around me were thinking “Do Me Baby.” I love the way he screamed and gave life to a song and this the reason I sing “Darling Nikki” for karaoke. Prince was like he was my family, and today I am deeply disturbed by the fact that I never see him in concert. The African American community has lost a star, role model, and music genius. To all that mourn, “I Feel For You.” So as we say goodbye to Prince we can imagine him riding off into the sunset in a “Little Red Corvette” singing when “Doves Cry.” Therefore, let it be known that the African American community is going to “Party Like It’s 1999 as our tissues get “Soft and Wet” and “While My Guitar Weeps” we just think lets “Partyman.” There are many great artists but I am sure they are thinking “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Prince” that “Sexy Motherfucker.”

-Josh