Prince fan pays tribute to music legend by dancing on Tube train

Tom Marshall26 April 2016

This is the moment a Prince fan burst into dance on a Tube train in a unique tribute to the late superstar.

Student Jackson Flowers, 21, chose to celebrate the legendary musician with a flamboyant dance routine on the Circle line.

Several passengers jumped out of their seats to join in after apparently becoming swept up by his enthusiastic moves and the music - the 1979 hit I Wanna Be Your Lover.

Others pulled out their phones to film the performance on Sunday evening, which Mr Flowers has shared on his YouTube channel.

The Stoke Newington resident told the Standard: “I felt a lot of love and emotion and empathy towards Prince.

"Without Prince, what's happening in music now would not be happening. That’s why I wanted to pay tribute."

Prince died aged 57 on Thursday after collapsing in a lift at his home near Minneapolis.

Mr Flowers - who says he has taken some beginner hip hop dance classes - said he was inspired by Prince's "freedom of expression".

He added: “It’s been an idea for a while to want to dance on the Tube, I think people are always a bit bored and not very friendly.

“I wanted to support a free-spirited vibe on the train to honour Prince. He was such a legend.”

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