Fellow Musicians, Dignitaries Fill Twitter With Tributes To Prince
DENVER (CBS4)- Gov. John Hickenlooper joined thousands who took to social media on Thursday to pay their respects to Prince, who died on Thursday.
Hickenlooper posted a picture of the Rocky Mountains in purple, the musician's favorite color.
Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57.
His publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told The Associated Press that the superstar "died at his home this morning at Paisley Park." The local sheriff said deputies found Prince unresponsive in an elevator late Thursday morning after being summoned to his home, but that first-responders couldn't revive him.
In addition to Hickenlooper, fellow Coloradan Don Cheadle gave this shout out to Prince:
Others include President Barack Obama who used a quote from Prince to describe his legacy:
Others include celebrities ranging from Oprah to Madonna and the landmarks like the Apollo Theater and the space agency NASA.
