'Purple Rain' legend Prince was found dead at his home on Thursday (April 21) and the coaches from the U.S. edition of The Voice have now spoken out about the impact he had both on the industry and on their own music careers.

Pharrell Williams, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine all spoke to Billboard about Prince and the incredible influence he had on all of them.

'Happy' hitmaker Pharrell told Billboard that the world has lost an icon: "His death represents a big hole in the ether right now, especially the musical ether. But his music, his message, his movement -- it was just super powerful. His physical presence will definitely be missed. The essence of him survives along with the body of his work, the memories we all have of him, and the incredible impact and impression that he's made with his songs."

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine added that the news came as a huge shock and he was such a huge fan of Prince's music: "He influenced more than just music for me. He was such a fearless guy who would always follow his own path. And I think it's a really rare thing, more and more these days, very rare for someone to do that. He stood for so much, as far as creative freedom. There's too much to say and it's all very overwhelming, and I'm still kind of in shock. But I'm gonna miss him. And I wish now that I was able to spend some more time with him while he was here."

Christina Aguilera said: "It wasn't just the music; it was his authenticity and his genuine passion that he had for music and for keeping it real and authentic that I was truly in awe of. Even his battles and arguments with labels … [he] was truly sticking up for music and the artist, and I think that is something that will truly continue to inspire me and really spoke to me above everything else -- aside from the timeless music that could be a hit today, in any generation really. It's just classic. Legend."

Country star Blake Shelton added: "No matter what you do or who you are or what you listen to, there's at least two Prince songs that you love. He's just such an icon. And we all have heard Prince stories and just see the man and the crazy thing around him that's just this larger-than-life aura that he had. And the fact that he's gone, it's truly hard to wrap your head around. It's like a superhero died. It literally feels that way. It's like there's been an attack on some city and the whole world is like, 'How could this happen?' … It's just not right."

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