Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prince began his musical career in 1975, forming a band with his cousin, but he really became an instant success when his debut solo album For You was released in 1978.

Prince became a full-fledged superstar during the 80’s with the success of his albums including 1999 (1982), Purple Rain along with the film of the same name (1984), and Sign O’ The Times (1987). The “Let’s Go Crazy” singer continued releasing albums to critical acclaim throughout his career. In the 2000’s, he received recognition for his success, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Grammy Museum in 2010.

Despite releasing 16 albums between 2001 and 2015, Prince’s work in the 2000’s and 2010’s is probably best remembered for his performance at Super Bowl XLI in 2007. The multi-instrumentalist performed hits “Let’s Go Crazy” and “1999” followed by short covers of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary,” Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower,” and the Foo Fighters’ “Best of You.” The performance culminated in an epic “Purple Rain” performance in the pouring rain. In 2015, Billboard called the performance the greatest Super Bowl Half-Time show.

Prince died April 21, 2016 from an accidental fentanyl overdose in his Paisley Park home. Since his death, two posthumous albums of demos have been released: 2018’s Piano and a Microphone 1983 and 2019’s Originals.

Fans celebrated Prince four years after his death by sharing videos of iconic performances, including the aforementioned Super Bowl performance and Prince’s guitar solo during the George Harrison tribute at the 2004 Grammy Awards, shredding over “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Another shared a more laid back, stripped down performance of “Cream” from New York’s Webster Hall in 2004.

A force to be reckoned with onstage, many fans shared their experiences about seeing Prince live and often remembered his concerts as being some of the best they’d ever seen. Some fans shared photos of ticket stubs and wrote that they’d never seen a better performance.

Others shared the iconic line “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life,” from “Let’s Go Crazy,” to remember the musician.

Other people shared their own memories of Prince including where they were when they found out where he died or sharing their own photos of going to Paisley Park.