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Prince, Nothing Compares To U: Tributes From POTUS, NASA and Celebs

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Prince, <i>Nothing Compares To U</i>: Tributes From POTUS, NASA and Celebs
Prince photographed during a performance in Miami in 2007. (Image courtesy: AFP)
New Delhi: Prince is dead but his Musicology lives forever. The iconic singer-songwriter, considered one of the most transformative figures to have influenced and shaped music, died in his Minnesota home on Thursday. He was 57.

"It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning at the age of 57. There are no further details as to the cause of death at this time," Prince's publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, said in a statement.

Tributes have poured in for the Purple Rain hitmaker from politicians, film stars and his colleagues from the music industry. Here are tweets from those mourning Prince.

Powerful words from US President Barack Obama on Twitter and Facebook:
 
 


NASA had a spectacular tribute:
 

From Prince's music circle, there were tributes from Madonna, Mick Jagger and others:
 
 
 
 
 

Justin Timberlake shared a longer post on Instagram:
 
 

It was Raspberry Beret. I was 4 years old. Yes, 4. I remember that I instantly loved it. "Mommy, who is that singing?" Seems weird but it's true. More than a "once in a lifetime" artist... Just a ONCE IN FOREVER ARTIST. I'm still in shock as I write this and I feel this overwhelming grief. But, we should all turn away from that and HONOR this musician that changed all of our lives, our perspectives, our feeling, our whole being. From another planet? Probably. Royalty, for sure. Us worthy..? Laughable. They say don't meet your idols... That they let you down. But, some of my greatest, funniest (yes, he was hilarious), and most prolific encounters and conversations about music came from the moments that I spent with him. It would be silly to say that he has inspired our music... It's beyond that. He's somewhere within every song I've ever written. I am sad, but I will smile when I think of every second that I had the fortune of being in his company. We have lost our greatest living musician. But his music will never die. Prince, NOTHING COMPARES... #RIPPrince

A photo posted by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on

 
 
 

The doves are really crying now, tweeted Oprah:
 
 
 
 
 

Tributes from Bollywood:





























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