Overview
- Former Revolution bassist BrownMark shared in new interviews that Prince showed short-term memory loss and looked panicked in the months before his 2016 death.
- He recalled flying to Minneapolis at Prince’s request, only for Prince to forget inviting him, which left the bassist waiting at a hotel until drummer John Blackwell Jr. intervened.
- BrownMark said the lapses grew more frequent over time and he linked them to opioid pain pills for chronic hip pain, saying the drugs clouded memory.
- Officials in 2016 ruled the death an accidental fentanyl overdose, and investigators reported finding counterfeit pills that resembled prescription pain medicine.
- Reports at the time said Prince had planned to meet an addiction specialist the next day, a detail that suggests he was seeking help late in the crisis.