Prince has died, which doesn't seem possible to the fans who saw him as an otherworldly being. He may have only lived on Earth for 57 years, but his philosophy seemed to stretch thousands of years into the future.

We'll have the rest of time to unravel his musings on music, self-image, being cool, Justin Bieber and everything in between.

1. On time.



2. On being cool, from someone who knows.



3. On human development.





4. On his immunity to public opinion.





5. He really, really didn't care what people thought.





6. On what's next.



7. On the structure of his being.





8. His advice to Justin Bieber.



9. On loss.





This article originally appeared on Mashable.