Mayte Garcia<\/strong> is honoring Prince<\/strong> in a robust, multi-layered tribute a decade after his passing \u2013 sharing an emotional social media message, hosting the Glam Slam Profit to present back, and marking the moment as Los Angeles officially declares \u201cPrince Day\u201d in celebration of his lasting legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n The artist, writer, philanthropist, and former wife and collaborator of Prince will lead the Live 4 Love Charities Glam Slam Profit tonight on the W Hollywood. The sold-out event will honor the beloved singer while helping to maintain his longtime mission of helping others going strong a decade after his passing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Garcia took to Instagram early on Tuesday morning to share a message to fans of her late husband with an emotional tribute to the life that touched many through music.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes it feels not possible to say that number out loud. And yet here we’re hundreds of thousands around the globe still connected by the identical vibration, the identical spirit, the identical love that got here through him each time he touched a stage, a studio, or a soul,\u201d she began her heartfelt tribute on Instagram. \u201cI\u2019ve said before, \u2018Enter quietly into the realm of genius,\u2019 because that\u2019s what it felt prefer to be near him. A realm. A frequency. A force. His music wasn\u2019t just sound, it was spirt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n She went on to clarify that even today, so a few years later, his music \u201cstill speaks,\u201d \u201cstill teaches,\u201d and \u201cstill reaches for us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis yr, greater than some other, I\u2019m desirous about you the fans who grew up with him, learned from him, healed with him, and located pieces of yourselves through his words,\u201d she continued. \u201cOnly a handful of us shall be on the Glam Slam Profit, but he never belonged to at least one room. He belonged to all of us. All over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n Garcia\u2019s touching words continued to remind fans that Prince wouldn’t want anyone \u201cto be sad.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHe never wanted us to be sad. He believed in transformation, in returning home, in the concept love is the one thing that lasts,\u201d she continued. \u201cHe once wrote, \u2018My bed\u2019s made up at night because in my dreams I roam.\u2019 I\u2019ve all the time felt that line wasn\u2019t nearly him finding his way home, it was about how he still finds us. In dreams, in memories, in those moments when his music fills a room and it appears like he\u2019s right there again.\u201d<\/p>\n Garcia also shared a wish for today, the ten yr anniversary of Prince\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n \u201cSo on this tenth yr, turn his music all the best way up. Sing your heart out. Be grateful that we lived in his lifetime, that we witnessed him first hand,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThat’s something rare, something sacred, something all of us share.\u201d<\/p>\n She requested that fans tag Live 4 Love Charities on social media in the event that they share their fond memories and stories of Prince so \u201cwe will see the moments and songs that also connect us all to him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Her final message is certainly one of strength and love.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter we share him, he lives again,\u201d she wrote. \u201cAnd I keep desirous about the message he left us in Live 4 Love, that fierce reminder that even in chaos, even in pain, even when the world tries to harden you, the mission is similar: live for love. Without love, we don\u2019t life. With love, we rise. That\u2019s how we stock him forward. That\u2019s how we honor him. That\u2019s how we keep his light moving through the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n It didn\u2019t take long for fans to share their fond memories and loving words within the comment section of Garcia\u2019s post.<\/p>\n \u201cI used to be at Paisley Park on 4\/17. I felt his presence in each room. It was quite an emotional experience,\u201d one viewer wrote. <\/p>\n \u201cHe’s the one artist who when attending his shows would cause me to inexplicably break out in tears. The groove was his own, a funk so hard that nobody will EVER duplicate it. It will reach deep down and pull emotions out of me that needed to be let loose. You\u2019ve summed it up and made me realize that was an expression of his vibration, and it was a present he gave to all of us to have our own personal experience with,\u201d one other fan shared.<\/p>\n Many others shared similar experiences and thoughts.<\/p>\n \u201cPrince is and was pure magic. Love him endlessly and so grateful I had him on this lifetime. We’re lucky,\u201d one person shared. One other added, \u201cMy life wouldn\u2019t be the identical without him. He made my life colourful and crammed with love. How lucky I’m to get to know him and his music. I miss you, Prince.\u201d <\/p>\n Tonight, the Glam Slam Profit will have fun Prince\u2019s enduring cultural and humanitarian legacy while raising money for the charity Prince began with Garcia in 1996. The event, hosted by Garcia and George Lopez, will feature live performances, special guests, and more. <\/p>\n Ahead of the event, Garcia sat down with The Blast to share more concerning the tribute and Live 4 Love Charities, which was founded in honor of Garcia and Prince\u2019s son Amiir. <\/p>\n \u201cWe began this foundation in 1996, and it was privately funded since it was his money and he would go on tour after which he\u2019d be like, \u2018let\u2019s donate.\u2019 And he donated numerous money to people who no one knows about,\u201d Garcia told The Blast exclusively. \u201cHe left me on [the foundation] when he passed and we just reignited it.\u201d<\/p>\n Your complete day today, April 21, shall be dedicated to the glory of the beloved performer. Before the charity event this evening, the City of Los Angeles will proclaim April 21 as \u201cPrince Day\u201d and plenty of city monuments, resembling the Hollywood Sign, will glow purple in his honor.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel it\u2019s long overdue,\u201d Garcia told The Blast. \u201cHis music was loved by all, so it\u2019s nice, especially on the anniversary of his passing. That day has been really hard for numerous us.\u201d <\/p>\nMayte Garcia Shares The Message That Prince \u2018Lives On In Each Of Us\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018He Never Wanted Us To Be Sad\u2019<\/h2>\n
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Fans Shared Stories And Feelings In The Comments Of Mayte Garcia\u2019s Post<\/h2>\n
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Tonight\u2019s Glam Slam Profit Honoring Prince\u2019s Legacy Is Sold Out<\/h2>\n
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The City Of Los Angeles Will Proclaim April 21 As \u2018Prince Day\u2019<\/h2>\n
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