A crowd celebrated Prince's life outside the Apollo in Harlem Thursday night.

They played his music, sang and danced under the theater's marquee, which was changed to read, "In honor of the beautiful one Prince. Nothing compares to you."

While some people cried, many said they believed Prince would want them to celebrate his life. "He would not want us to mourn him or to be sad," said Sia Pickett.

"I'm gonna shed a few tears, but he's had so much music and so much entertainment and so much showmanship that he gives us so many dimensions to think about," said another fan.

Sheriff's deputies found Prince Rogers Nelson, 57, unresponsive on Thursday morning in an elevator at his suburban Minneapolis home, which is named Paisley Park, but responders couldn't revive him.

Citing multiple sources, TMZ reported late Thursday that Prince was treated with a "save shot" for a drug overdose six days before his death. According to TMZ, Prince's reps didn't return calls for comment.

No details have been released publicly about what may have caused his death. Prince postponed a concert in Atlanta on April 7 after falling ill with what his reps described as the flu, and he apologized to fans during a makeup concert last week. 

The Minneapolis native stood just 5 feet 2 inches, but he made a powerful visual impact at the dawn of the MTV era, proving to be the Little Richard for the 1980s. His wispy moustache and tall pompadour to his colorful and suggestive outfits were the counterpart to the openly erotic lyrics that made him one of the most sexually daring artists of the era.

The talented and charismatic singer, songwriter, arranger and instrumentalist drew upon the history of modern popular music and created a gender- and genre-defying blend of rock, funk and soul. With hits including "1999," ''Purple Rain" and "Little Red Corvette," Prince's records sold more than 100 million copies and earned him Grammys, and an Academy Award for "Purple Rain."

An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.