– A few hours ago was Prince celebrated by a small group of his most dear: family, friends and his musicians, in a private and beautiful ceremony to take a loving farewell, writes spokeswoman Anna Meacham said in a statement Saturday night.
Meanwhile, she promises a greater “musical celebration” in memory of the artist, but the date for this has not yet been determined.
– at this time we ask blessings and comforting prayers for family and close friends, writes Meacham.
the press release says nothing about where the ceremony took place, but friends of the Prince, as drummer Sheila E. and bassist Larry Graham, were seen heading into the home of Prince Paisley Park outside Minneapolis Saturday. Artist sister Tyke Nelson-law Maurice Phillips was also seen on the property, as well as catering cars.
- See timeline of the life of Prince here!
the cause of death remains unknown
Hundreds of fans had gathered outside the building, which served as both residence and studio for Prince. The fence around the property is the last few days been covered with purple balloons, flowers and signs hung by grieving fans.
superstar was found dead in the elevator inside the residence Thursday morning. It was on Friday made an autopsy, but authorities have not gone out with some cause of death and has said that it can take days or even weeks before this becomes clear.
The same message is repeated in the press release from Meacham Saturday as saying that it will take at least four weeks before the results of the autopsy are made public.
spokeswoman also writes that the final storage of ashes Prince will be private.
– not suicide
TAR FAREWELL: Purple balloons hung on the fence outside the home and studio of Prince, where he Thursday was found dead.
Photo: ERIC MILLER / Reuters
police have previously stated that nothing suggests that Princes death was a suicide. The artist had no visible injuries when he was found dead.
Several media have cited anonymous sources that Prince was treated for an overdose opiates a few days before he died, but those messages have not been confirmed by police .
Prince and the band Revolution broke through with the album “1999″ in 1982, and he has throughout his career sold over 100 million records.
he has won seven Grammy Awards and received also Oscar for “Purple Rain”, the theme song for the movie of the same name in 1985.
the singer was married twice, first with the dancer Mayte Garcia, who had a son in 1996. the son was born with a rare genetic defect and died after a week. In 1999, divorced mate.
No comments:
Post a Comment