Hoy nos tocó escribir y lamentar la muerte de uno de los iconos más influyentes de la cultura pop de las últimas décadas. Al igual que David Bowie, Prince es un artista muy especial ya que su estatura se mide por el número de artistas que lo citan como influencia. Aunque Prince era notorio por el control que ejercía sobre su obra (el hacía TODO en sus discos: escribir, componer, cantar, arreglar, producir, y claro, tocaba todos los instrumento), eso no quiere decir que carecía de admiradores entre sus pares. Al contrario, la comunidad artística tiene una deuda enorme con Prince, no sólo por sus aportaciones a la música popular, sino además por su estricta postura en defensa de los derechos de autor, especialmente en la era digital. En otras palabras, si no ves por aquí ningún video de YouTube o algún playlist de Spotify, eso se lo debemos al hombre de púrpura.
Aquí te compartimos las reacciones por redes sociales que despertó en la comunidad artística la muerte de Prince.
SHEILA E.
My heart is broken. There are no words.
I love you!— SheilaEdrummer (@SheilaEdrummer) April 21, 2016
ZOOEY DESCHANEL
Prince was a true gentleman, a king among men. He was as sharp and as talented as they come. I’m so glad I was lucky enough to work with him
— zooey deschanel (@ZooeyDeschanel) April 21, 2016
CAT STEVENS
Sad to hear Prince has passed away. Condolences to his family. To God we belong, to Him we return pic.twitter.com/D17LUW5q05
— Yusuf / Cat Stevens (@YusufCatStevens) April 21, 2016
EL-P
sometimes it snows in april.
— el-p (@therealelp) April 21, 2016
CHVRCHES
R.I.P. His Purple Majesty. Thank you for everything.
— CHVRCHΞS (@CHVRCHES) April 21, 2016
CHROMEO
Can’t even process this… We’re in the studio like… Referencing his stuff every day. Every day!
— FUNKLORDZ™ (@Chromeo) April 21, 2016
FLYING LOTUS
Damn. RIP to a true legend. The world won’t be the same without Prince’s crazy ass.
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) April 21, 2016
ZANE LOWE
I can’t believe he has gone. Thank you for everything Prince. You will always be The Greatest #RIPPrince
— Zane Lowe (@zanelowe) April 21, 2016
DURAN DURAN
“Devastated to hear the news about Prince. An enormous talent that we were all big fans of.” – Duran Duran pic.twitter.com/478Q9dVF7K
— Duran Duran (@duranduran) April 21, 2016
CHAKA KHAN
I LOVED him, the world LOVED him. Now he’s at peace with his Father. Rest in power, @prince, my brother. pic.twitter.com/ZN6cc3WWuF
— Chaka Khan (@ChakaKhan) April 21, 2016
JESSIE WARE
I can’t believe the Greatest has gone 💜
— Jessie Ware (@JessieWare) April 21, 2016
CHANCE THE RAPPER
None of prince’s albums are available in digital format. You Have to find a physical copy. I appreciate that, bout to go an adventure
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) April 21, 2016
LORDE
— Lorde (@lorde) April 21, 2016
NICOLAS JAAR
☔️
— Nicolas Jaar (@nicolas___jaar) April 21, 2016
QUESTLOVE
I can’t fucking breathe right now
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 21, 2016
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
Numb. Stunned. This can’t be real.
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) April 21, 2016
MISSY ELLIOTT
This is so heartbreaking💔 I had this Prince pic drawn on my wall years ago because his music inspired so many R.I.P😥 pic.twitter.com/60msa6hm3I
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 21, 2016
LUPE FIASCO
😔😔😔😔😔
In Minneapolis right now…and it’s raining…
Prince…😔😔😔😔😔
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) April 21, 2016
THEOPHILUS LONDON
ICON, end of an era truly over. Damn no wonder I couldn’t sleep this whole time! Love U prince. U taught us everything
— Theophilus London (@TheophilusL) April 21, 2016
NOFX
Now he's REALLY the artist formerly known as Prince.
— Mike Burkett (@FatMike_of_NOFX) April 21, 2016
THE KOOKS
I just cannot believe prince is dead. We are all so profoundly influenced by the great man. RIP
— luke pritchard (@lukekook) April 21, 2016
RICK SPRINGFIELD
Doves cry. Long Live Prince
Xo Rick— Rick Springfield (@rickspringfield) April 21, 2016
HALSEY
mourning the loss of the greatest warrior to ever exist in the fight for intellectual property. who screamed "YOU WONT OWN ME". RIP prince..
— baby h (@halsey) April 21, 2016
SPIKE LEE
I Miss My Brother. Prince Was A Funny Cat. Great Sense Of Humor.
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