Prince Is Getting a Highway Named After Him

Late musical icon Prince can have a stretch of Minnesota freeway named after him, based on the most recent from Deadline Hollywood.

The seven-mile part of highway travels previous the beloved musician’s former Paisley Park headquarters simply outdoors of Minneapolis.

The portion of Minnesota State Freeway 5, which cuts by means of the suburban areas of Chanhassen and Eden Prairie, might be referred to as Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Freeway, after the musician’s actual identify.

Indicators marking the highway’s identify will show Prince’s distinctive shade of purple, based on the identify change invoice’s lead sponsor, Republican state Senator Julia Coleman, AP Information reported.

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“Prince was a real genius, a visionary artist who pushed the boundaries of music and cultures in methods,” Coleman mentioned, including listeners can hear Prince’s affect “within the work of numerous musicians who got here after him” and that his “legacy continues to encourage new generations of artists to at the present time.”

Coleman defined that Prince’s family and friends would cowl the development prices of renaming the highway.

Prince, the musician born Prince Rogers Nelson, died at age 57 in 2016 from a reported drug overdose.

The legendary singer-songwriter, who at one time was recognized by only a image (“The Artist Previously Referred to as Prince”), landed radio hits all through the ’80s with songs corresponding to “Purple Rain” and “Kiss.”

Watch the “Kiss” music video under.