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Nile Rodgers on the death of David Bowie and Prince

Chic songwriter Nile Rodgers said he was devastated by Bowie's death, but was more "shocked" when Prince died.

The 63-year-old, who was speaking ahead of his performance at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Day, added:

"This is just me speculating, [but I think] he [Bowie] had some sort of mini stroke."
"When he [Bowie] passed away it wasn’t as shocking as Prince - who I used to see all the time."

This clip is originally from 5 live Afternoon Edition Thursday 2 June 2016.

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