You mean places without fully developed social safety nets and economic systems? Not sure how those are a relevant comparison.

Just another bullet-ridden day in the good ole US of A.

his big-ass smile during Prince’s solo vindicated him

As far as I'm concerned that's a true story, whether it actually happened or not.

Have heard an apocryphal story where someone asked Eric Clapton what it felt like to be the greatest guitar player on the planet. His response: “I don’t know. Ask Prince.”