prolific songwriter he wrote songs for sanity, and speaking of vanity 6, the group, his let jay demeese matthews died early this year and she was 57 and had been living in fremont at the time she died. again, prince at aim of veteran the you might remember last weekend he as was mying to a concert from minneapolis his plane made an emergency landing in northern illinois so he could be rushed to the message room. don't know what the link is between that event and his death could be but we will check on the story. we will bring you more today at 4:00 and 5:00 and 6:00. i am eric thomas. >> so shocking. prince has long been considered one of the most inventive artists ever and the best selling artists of all time. plane 1970s and "purple rain," "people" magazine reporter described his death as "shock "shocking." >> i just don't think anyone was prepared especially after the incident of last weekend, we were told he had the flu and he was okay. i don't think anyone thought of this as a possibility. it is absolutely stunning news. >> dip, prince was only 57. no official cause of death has been releas