I tried to explain, to my wife, what prince meant to me. It is the first time I ever broke down over a star's death.
Suffice it to say, as an 80s kid born to a Christian conservative family, he changed my world. I will never forget sneaking in to my grandma's living room to watch the forbidden MTV and seeing Prince sliding around in heels with a boa. It was a world changing site for a kid raised up on Hee Haw.
Now, I am a weight lifting, gun shooting, cigar smoking man, but I never fit in with my family. Over the years Prince taught me it was okay to be different and confident in where my heart was leading me.
I will miss Prince the way I would miss a close friend.