'He didn’t want to live past 35...' Prince's friend reveals his death wish
In an interview to mark the upcoming 10th death anniversary of the music icon, one of Prince’s closest friends and collaborators has declared the singer once told him he didn’t want to live past 35.
Prince didn’t want to live past 35.
The Purple Rain singer’s apparent death wish was revealed in a series of chats with members of his closest family, friends and collaborators to mark the 10th anniversary of his death.
Prince passed away on 21 April aged 57.
The music icon was found unresponsive in an elevator at his sprawling Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
His death was later ruled an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
As part of a series of interviews to commemorate his shock passing,
His lighting director and friend LeRoy Bennett said: “When he was about 26 he told me he didn’t want to live past 35: we’re all lucky that we had a couple more decades with him.”
He added about working with Prince – born Prince Rogers Nelson: “I don’t think Prince realised how extraordinary he was and how other mortals weren’t able to keep up.
“In my first five days of rehearsals with him, he was horrible to me, trying to find my breaking point.
“I’d go back to the hotel and cry.
“Bobby Z gave me a big hug and said, ‘Don’t worry. We all go through this’. “Obviously I made it through the test and from that point we were inseparable.”
