He was a bit of a curmudgeon when it came to digital music in that he wasn't a fan of it or the services that provide it.
Interesting, however, that he was a fan of SoundCloud.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957510/prince-the-int...
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110624/12140014847/princ...
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/02/prince-pulls-mu...
Upon signing into YouTube, I was surprised not only to not find any of his songs uploaded, but to also find several articles about his extreme distaste for digital music after Googling the topic. I ended up going to the record shop and buying a used copy.
And as far as the topic of whether this story should on HN, I tend to treat this news in a similar manner as the death of Bowie. Both artists were really creative, and were fiercely passionate and intelligent (at least from what I've seen and heard), not to mention they were masters at marketing themselves. These are attributes anyone who values innovative technology and startups might be interested in — at least in my opinion.
Regardless of whether it is on- or off-topic, the world lost a great musician who blended genres and broke rules, and that is a shame.