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Pat Capetola's avatar

Maybe my favorite Prince performance of all time was his epic, much discussed guitar solo at the 2004 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. George Harrison was being inducted posthumously and Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and Dhani Harrison were performing While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Suddenly at the end Prince strolls in and tears the house apart with a blistering, minutes-long solo that ended with his guitar being thrown up in the air and disappearing. The crowd went nuts. Prince was multi-talented. He wrote great songs, played many instruments and was a fantastic performer. I believe his was the only act to conquer the unwieldy Super Bowl halftime show. But that night in 2004 stands out to me because it so thoroughly rocked, was sheer perfection and a fitting tribute to the quiet Beatle.

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Dr. Joanie Tool's avatar

Being from Minneapolis; I have a special attachment to Prince as we all ‘claim him’ … and he truly loved his hometown and never left even after the highest of heights was his. I know that’s what makes us all so protective. And I miss and mourn him too. Last night Twin Cities Public TV aired his Purple Rain tour concert and I sang and I cried. He shouldn’t have died alone, in pain, in the hometown and the Paisley Park fortress he shared with all of us so willingly. It hurts my heart. But his brilliance will live on in his music and his incredible, beautiful talent.

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