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President Obama on Prince: ‘Nobody’s spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative’

By Johnny Firecloud

Prince has died unexpectedly at 57 years old. The seven-time Grammy Award winner was found dead Thursday morning at his Paisley Park recording studio complex outside his hometown of Minneapolis. His sudden death came as a jarring shock to his millions of fans, among them President Obama.

“Today, the world lost a creative icon,” Obama wrote in his statement on Prince’s passing. “As one of the…

Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud

Senior Writer

A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

A jack of all journalistic trades & master of several, you can also find his work on Antiquiet, Filter, Food Republic, Media Roots, The Owl Mag and beyond. His music photos can be seen on Instagram. Keep up with Johnny on Twitter at @JohnnyFirecloud, and on Facebook.

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