President Barack Obama is lamenting the loss of a “creative icon” with the death of rock superstar Prince.
In a statement, the president called Prince “one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time.”
Obama also said “nobody’s spirit was stronger, bolder or more creative” than Prince’s.
The 57-year-old musician was found dead Thursday at his home in a Minneapolis suburb. Sheriff’s deputies say they found Prince unresponsive in an elevator after they were summoned to the scene for a medical call.
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