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“I only know what everyone knows about his pain - I read about it,” she said. Hill appeared on NBC’s singing competition “The Voice” in 2013, and was featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary “20 Feet From Stardom.” According to the Times, she came under Prince’s tutelage after naming him as her dream collaborator in an interview.īut for all the time the two artists spent together - she described their relationship as “very intense,” and said Prince had previously told her he loved her and would always be there for her - Hill said she never knew how much pain he was in following his hip surgery. “I couldn’t believe anything that painful could happen.”Īlso Read: Prince Died of Opioid Overdose, Tests Show “That was definitely the worst day of my life,” Hill told the Times. He would be discovered dead in his home in Minnesota six days later on April 21 due to an overdose of the painkiller fentanyl. Here are nine protgs who prove just how influential Prince really was: Vanity Vanity's (real name Denise Matthews) biggest hit was her 1982 tune 'Nasty Gal,' which was written and produced by. The plane’s emergency landing was initially attributed to flu-like symptoms, but Prince’s health emergency was eventually revealed to be related to an accidental overdose. “We knew it was only a matter of time we had to get down,” Hill said.Īlso Read: Man Who Found Prince's Body Describes 'Sadness and Chaos' of Death Scene For many fans, these unreleased recordings remain Paisley Park’s Holy Grailwhich makes it. His Royal Badness released 39 studio albums between 19: a staggering output nevertheless representing only a fraction of the music still locked in his storied Vault. Hill broke her silence about the incident in an interview with The New York Times Tuesday, describing the way the “Purple Rain” singer’s “eyes fixed” during their conversation on the plane, immediately indicating that something was wrong. Everyone knows that Prince was as supernaturally prolific a recording artist as he was a supernaturally talented one. In fact, she was the first to alert the crew of the singer’s health condition. When Prince’s flight was rerouted due to a medical emergency the week before his death, the legendary singer’s protege Judith Hill was one of the only other people on board.