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):
Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
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