Celebrities Around The World Pay Tribute To Prince

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Whoopi Goldberg said it best when she echoed the thoughts of many Prince fans: “This is what it sounds like when doves cry.”

The music legend and inspiration died Thursday at his home in Minnesota at the age of 57, leaving fans everywhere shocked and saddened.

The ‘Purple Rain’ singer was well known for his four-decade long music career.

Tributes began pouring in from across the globe soon after news of his death was confirmed, with industry leaders taking to social media to mourn the death of one of the most influential musicians in history.

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Lenny Kravitz said he was ‘heartbroken’ by the news. The singer described Prince as his ‘musical brother’, adding: “My friend… The one who showed me the possibilities within myself, changed everything, and kept his integrity until the end, is gone. I am heartbroken.”

Justin Timberlake, a lifelong fan of Prince, said he was ‘numb’ and ‘stunned’ by the news. He posted to Instagram: “It would be silly to say that he has inspired our music… It’s beyond that. He’s somewhere within every song I’ve ever written. I am sad, but I will smile when I think of every second that I had the fortune of being in his company. We have lost our greatest living musician.”

They were far from the only people to publicly mourn the death of the global superstar.

Here is a roundup of just some of the hundreds of tributes from musicians and actors across the globe:

My musical brother… My friend… The one who showed me the possibilities within myself, changed everything, and kept his integrity until the end, is gone. I am heartbroken.

A photo posted by Lenny Kravitz (@lennykravitz) on Apr 21, 2016 at 10:52am PDT

It was Raspberry Beret. I was 4 years old. Yes, 4. I remember that I instantly loved it. “Mommy, who is that singing?” Seems weird but it’s true. More than a “once in a lifetime” artist… Just a ONCE IN FOREVER ARTIST. I’m still in shock as I write this and I feel this overwhelming grief. But, we should all turn away from that and HONOR this musician that changed all of our lives, our perspectives, our feeling, our whole being. From another planet? Probably. Royalty, for sure. Us worthy..? Laughable. They say don’t meet your idols… That they let you down. But, some of my greatest, funniest (yes, he was hilarious), and most prolific encounters and conversations about music came from the moments that I spent with him. It would be silly to say that he has inspired our music… It’s beyond that. He’s somewhere within every song I’ve ever written. I am sad, but I will smile when I think of every second that I had the fortune of being in his company. We have lost our greatest living musician. But his music will never die. Prince, NOTHING COMPARES… #RIPPrince

A photo posted by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Apr 21, 2016 at 11:04am PDT

He Changed The World!! A True Visionary. What a loss. I’m Devastated.? This is Not A Love Song.

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Apr 21, 2016 at 11:17am PDT

Needless to say, the man was a legend and will be very greatly missed.

RIP Prince.

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