Long before the world knew him as The Purple One, Prince Rogers Nelson was a Minneapolis kid obsessed with guitars. Born in 1958 to jazz musician parents, he grew up listening to Jimi Hendrix, Santana and James Brown while teaching himself to play by ear. Those early influences — Hendrix’s psychedelic flair, Santana’s lyrical phrasing […]
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There’s a moment in every guitarist’s life when they plug in, hit a chord, and realize — they’re chasing a ghost named Jimi Hendrix.That swirling feedback, that liquid sustain, that sense that the guitar wasn’t just an instrument but an extension of his nervous system — that’s what changed music forever. Before Hendrix, electric guitars […]