With news of his untimely death, former protégées and exes of Prince have tweeted about the terrible loss.
Drummer Sheila E, The Bangles former frontwoman Susanna Hoffs, and actress Sherilyn Fenn, who dated the musician in the 1980s, all expressed their heartbreak via social media on Thursday.
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Have a look at what they wrote (below):
My heart is broken. There are no words.
I love you!
— SheilaEdrummer (@SheilaEdrummer) April 21, 2016
peace and love pic.twitter.com/X7azBtLh4o
— Susanna Hoffs (@SusannaHoffs) April 21, 2016
The little prince is sleeping…..as the pillow I bought him and hung it outside his suites├░┼╕ΓÇÖΓÇ╣├░┼╕ΓÇÖΓÇ╣├░┼╕ΓÇÖΓÇ╣
— sherilynfenn (@sherilynfenn1) April 21, 2016
Crying, blown away……SOOO sad
— sherilynfenn (@sherilynfenn1) April 21, 2016
Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
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