Need More Proof That Everything's Relative?

The copyrights to thirty albums (give or take), untold songs released both by him and by others, and three movies (give or take); the rights to a variety of trademarks; a record label; a recording studio; and a reported "vault" full of unreleased material. All in addition to the typical rich people stuff (e.g, cars, houses, etc.). 

No (known) children, no living parents, a sister and seven half-siblings (give or take), two ex-wives, and heaven only knows how many significant others.

A society prone to the proliferation of vultures. 

And, so far at least, no identified will or other estate planning documents, though a decedent who was known to be generally on top of relevant legal matters. 

Yeah, I would not want to be the person (or, more likely, people) who winds up managing the distribution of Prince's estate. 

But reading about it all sure makes my car, retirement fund and condo full of crap seem a lot less relevant.