Latest about Prince
MonoNeon: “I’m still not over Prince’s death – I was still getting to know him”
We talk to MonoNeon, touted by Flea as the ‘greatest f**king electric bass player’, about his funk roots, playing with Prince and his new Fender 5-string Jazz Bass
Watch Wendy Melvoin break down Purple Rain
The Prince & the Revolution alum goes into detail about the hot-rodded Rickenbacker and mystery chorus pedal that powered the original, and which pedals she'd use for the song now
Bonnie Raitt says Prince asked her to teach him how to play slide guitar
The slide guitar legend opened up about her time at Paisley Park, expressing some regret that they never got to collaborate further
Learn Prince’s soloing secrets
The soul, funk and pop icon was a brilliant multi-instrumentalist, but he was also an exceptional blues-rock guitarist with a passionate delivery and lyrical playing style
Jack White reveals the guitar advice he received from Prince
The pair coincidentally crossed paths at a Citizens Band show, and the conversation quickly turned to the guitar
Steve Vai recalls the time he went to Paisley Park to jam with Prince – but Prince didn’t show up
Vai, who instead jammed with Prince band members Sonny T. and Michael Bland, also revealed that lost footage of the fateful night is out there somewhere
Footage of an 11-year-old Prince discovered by Minneapolis news station
Reporters underwent a lengthy process to confirm their initial suspicions, after the film was discovered deep in the WCCO archive
Prince is being considered for a congressional gold medal for “changing the arc of music history”
If the resolution is successful, the medal will be displayed at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC
