Sexcapades, Freaky Family Deaths & More! Prince’s Most Bizarre Secrets & Scandals Exposed

Reports claim that the 57-year-old was found dead at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota in the early morning of April 21 — just days after he was hospitalized for the flu.

The "Purple Rain" singer wasn't a stranger to health crises though.

The singer admitted to suffering from epilepsy, and revealed in 2009 that he "used to have seizures when [he] was a kid. [His] mother and father didn't know what to do or how to handle it."

He also copped to overcompensating for a troubled childhood "by being as flashy and noisy" as possible later on in life.

The EXAMINER reported that he was a shy child, who was frequently bullied. His father left home before he was 10-years-old, and never had "a real place to call home." He became extremely shy, and even refused to have his picture appear in his 11th and 12th grade yearbooks after he failed to make the basketball team. However, he continued to pursue his music — and eventually became a cultural phenomenon.

He went on to marry Mayte Garcia on Valentine's Day in 1996, and they had a son — Boy Gregory. Star reported that their son was born on Oct. 23 — but died just a week later of natural causes. The singer refused to comment on his son.

His weight was another frequent concern.

"He's living in pain and not eating much," a friend revealed to The ENQUIRER in 2009. "He looks awful, and some of the people around him are seriously worried." At the time, a medical expert estimated that he weighed 110 pounds.

His love life made headlines as well. The EXAMINER reported that he took Madonna out to dinner after meeting at an awards show — and they had sex multiple times in the back of his limo after.