Prince | 1958 - 2016

People get emotional while talking about Prince at a memorial for the artist in Leimert Park.

A rainbow appears over Paisley Park near a memorial for Prince in Chanhassen, Minn. Prince, widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential musicians of his era with hits including “Little Red Corvette,” ’’Let’s Go Crazy” and “When Doves Cry,” was found dead at his home at Paisley Park on Thursday.

Prince performs at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minn. on Dec. 25, 1984.

Prince performs on stage on the Hit N Run-Parade Tour at Wembley Arena in London in August 1986.

Prince performs at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 9, 2011.

Prince at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium, on Nov. 8, 2010.

Prince presents an award at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2015.

Prince performs at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in 2008.

A shirtless Prince performs in 1986.

Prince and Manuela Testolini arrive at the 2005 Academy Awards.

Prince and Manuela Testolini arrive at the 2005 Annual Academy Awards.

Prince performs at the Super Bowl in 2007.

Prince in 2008.

Prince performs “Purple Rain” at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004.

Prince performs at the Super Bowl in 2007.

Prince with Beyonce at the 2004 Grammy Awards.

Prince performs on ABC’s “Good Morning America” in 2006.

The crowd at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood before a Prince concert in 2007.

Prince performs in France in 2011.  (Bertrand Guay / AFP/Getty Images)