Dear Lisa,

Thanks for this piece. It made me feel a little better. I also have been shocked by Pince’s death and as a long-time fan since 1984, I will miss not getting new Prince music at least once a year. I always followed his music and I would consider myself a big fan, although I didn’t always follow every little step he made. The reason why I have been feeling so bad since Prince died, is that a week earlier, one of my oldest friends died by putting an end to his year-long suffering of mental psychoses. I feel bad or rather guilty as I have been spending at least the same amount of time thinking about Prince as I did about my friend. I knew my friend well but I didn’t know Prince personally, I did not even have the luck to see one of his shows in all those years. Yet, I feel a deep sadness inside as if something very important has been stolen from me. I cannot really get to the bottom of it all, I just know I feel sadness and guilt at the same time which is quite a fucked up feeling, let me tell you. That is why I wanna thank you because your article made me feel a little less guilty while also giving hope in hopeless times because your experience at Prince’s concert and the story behind it filled my heart with joy as apparently not all human beings are bad…