Prince dead aged 57. Savvy businessman who fought the establishment.

The sudden death of Prince at the age of 57 has shocked so many people this morning as they began their days.

It is the talking point dominating the airwaves here at the ABC given the cross generational appeal of the seven time Grammy winner.

I spoke to Rob Cox, an editor with Reuters BreakingViews in New York, about the Prince legacy and how he took on the music establishment

Read Prince - the businessman from ABC News Online

Even the Bloomberg finance wire is running big on the Prince news.