Prince Dead At 57

The legendary performer's body was discovered at his Minnesota compound on Thursday

by Patrick Hosken

rince, the legendary artist who pushed boundaries of music and identity, has died. His publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, confirmed his death to MTV News: “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.”

Paramedics arrived to find an “unresponsive adult male” in the compound’s elevator and tried to revive him by performing CPR but were unable to, according to a press release from the Carver County sheriff’s office.

The artist had reportedly been ill with the flu and hospitalized last week. His final performance was one week ago at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre.
The cause of death has not yet been announced.

In his trademark purple clothing, Prince found chart success in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s with hits like “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?,” “When Doves Cry,” and “Let’s Go Crazy”; the latter two, singles from his 1984 album Purple Rain, also made it into a film of the same name. He hit No. 1 again in 1986 with “Kiss,” in 1989 with “Batdance” (a contribution to the 1989 Batman film he soundtracked), and in 1991 with “Cream.”