There’s so much Prince coming at you that you have to remind yourself he’s also a breathtaking guitar player. When he plays the “Purple Rain” solo, it’s life-changing. Put that on right ...

When we get to the middle solo, where Prince is supposed to do it, Jeff Lynne's guitar player just starts playing the solo. Note for note, like Clapton. And Prince just stops and lets him do it ...

How to play guitar like David Gilmour: Bluesy diads, slides, quarter-tone blues curls and more; When it comes to music's more rhythmic orientations in relation to the guitar, Prince gives us plenty of ...

In 2007, Prince announced that he’d be in residence at London’s 02 arena for 21 days to promote his “Planet Earth” album. It would be an immense undertaking, with Prince playing to crowds ...

Dave Rusan had never actually built a guitar before when he found out he’d be making one for a local legend who went by the name of Prince. The year was 1983 and the funk/soul icon was already ...

That’s because Prince’s Purple Rain solo is more than just the song’s guitar break. In the context of the song it serves a hugely dramatic function - it represents an unspeakable torrent of ...

But for all of Prince’s forward-thinking—his embrace of new recording technologies being as important as his music—there’s one anachronistic thing about Prince: He was the last guitar hero.

How Prince’s final, legendary guitar performance on SNL was saved by a quick-thinking audio engineer. Story by Ben Rogerson ... ‘Oh, he’s not playing. Let me bring this down.

Watch Prince Playing the Cloud Guitar in ‘Purple Rain’ Their arrangement is confidential, but Rusan added: “All I can say is it was amicable. I’m very glad we can come together and both ...

Best of 2022: Prince Rogers Nelson was born on the 7th of June 1958 to a jazz pianist father and a jazz singer/social worker mother in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While the elder Nelson encouraged his son ...