Prince was on stage the whole time. Just at the other end. Right before this Prince was left off the best 100 guitar player list. He proved them wrong.
That was the baddest FU to the Rolling Stone Magazine judges that left him out of the top 100 guitarist of all time. Alot of them were in the audience. He hadn't really practiced the performance with the band. He learned the song when the promoter sent it to hotel room for him to hear.
In my best Patrick Swayze voice, "Nobody puts Prince in a corner!" He's chillin' off to the side, then comes out and absolutely destroys it! What a musical genius he was! Such a tremendous loss! He'll always be My Forever Love! 💜💜💜
He did but Marc Mann was horning in on all the solos. Prince decided to practice his solo on his own and said don't worry to them, he would be ready for the guitar solo at the end. And he was!
Several years ago I went to see Chaka Khan perform in Minneapolis. Out of nowhere, Prince jumped on stage and played an amazing guitar solo and then just vanished. What a genius.
Prince is and has been my number one for the past nearly four decades. His music marks every special occasion or time in my life. I will always love him and I will always miss him, he broke the mold on the way out, there will never be another Prince 💜
This was when George Harrison was inducted into the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Great tribute to George & this is one of his best songs that he wrote. Dhani Harrison (George's son) was playing guitar with all the other mega stars that night. Sadly we have lost Tom Petty & Prince now.
Prince always reminds me of a sad day when we burried our close friend 4 yrs ago who was a musician himself. While the catholic priest walked with the myrrh they played "Purple Rain". To keep your composure was hardly possible.- Thanks for this great tribute. ☮
Please please do more Prince live reactions! This was a great reaction video, I would love to see more, I’m a lifetime fan and love watching people react to Prince live!! 💜💜💜
Prince never disappoints. Saw him at The Forum in 1985 and he was AMAZING. One of the best concerts... ever. And, Tom Petty ... what a sweetheart he was.
If you love Prince- one of his best concerts was Montreux 2009. A rock/jazz performance that showcases princes guitar work and vocals. Easily found on UA-cam and elsewhere. One of his best concerts of his career.
Dhani Harrison was so young in this but definitely a George mini me. Hes become quite a great musician in his own right. I still have my White album. Really miss my favorite Beatle. 😢❤ Great tribute.😊
I didn't know you guys reacted to this one! Prince is my favorite musician/guitar player. He has a way of "becoming" the instrument he is playing. In a different video of this, it looks like he throws it right into the audience. Hard to tell. Brilliant artist anyway. I hope I can visit him on the planet he came from someday. Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. Awesome. One of the best Beatles songs, too!
This is the vid that made me sub. Great reaction, esp at the end to Prince's exit. The first time I saw this watching him shred was simply amazing. I had known Prince in the 80s as a pop star, and it never dawned on me that he could just rip a riff the way he did. here. From the back lean to the Guitar Fling it was one of the most masterful performance, and there were so many MASTERS on that stage.
Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys) - lead vocals, guitar Jeff Lynne (ELO, The Traveling Wilburys) - co-lead vocals, guitar Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) - organ Dhani Harrison - guitar, backing vocals Jeff Young (Jackson Browne) - piano Marc Mann (ELO, Oingo Boingo) - lead guitar Scott Thurston (The Motels, The Heartbreakers) - bass Steve Ferrone (AWB, Duran Duran, The Heartbreakers) - drums Jim Capaldi (Traffic) - persussion, tambourine Prince - soul, swagger, heat, sexiness George Harrison - spiritual guidance Eric Clapton - blues inspiration Jimi Hendrix - cosmic influence
Fantastic video, fantastic reaction, #guitarflung . I wont even say "if you liked this one" because I know you did but you should check out th Concert for George (2002), it was amazing. Now for some knowledge drop. George wasnt jus "A Beatle", he was also a member of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys along with Jeff Lynn, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan so surviving members were always around to honor George. I know you listed Dhani Harrison in the description but in this video, he's the young man up front next to Tom Petty. He is George Harrisons only child and he looks just like his dad. As for timelines, George passed away in 2001, they did the Concert for George on the 1 year anniversary of his death in 2002 and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (this video) March 2004.
Hi y’all, greetings from across the pond 😊🇬🇧 So although Lennon/McCarntney were the dominant songwriters for The Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps was a George Harrison composition 😊 and featured on The Beatles White Album (circa 1968). Obviously you recognise Tom Petty but just behind him and to his left is DHANI HARRISON (George’s son and his spitting image)😊 George was posthumously inducted into the RARHOF on this night in 2004 as a solo artist/songwriter/musician having been inducted as s member of The Beatles years earlier. The bearded singer sharing vocals with TP is ELO’s Jeff Lynne. 😊
I remember watching this on TV. The whole performance was so boring. The song was just droning on and on, and then out of nowhere Prince started to play and it was like the light was turned on. Prince turned the tribute into one that George Harrison deserved. He took what would have been a completely forgettable performance to one that people have never stopped talking about.
Jeremy/Ninja - this is one of my ALL TIME fav tribute videos - I was in my teens when the Beatles were doing their thing...and have followed all their lives as tragic as some of it has been but as a teen they rocked my world and gave me confidence to play guitar and sing... Prince (RIP) really knew how to make his guitar "WEEP" for sure. Jeremy - just your facial expression was worth the price of admission and loved it when the Ninja began to sing... Great stuff... I'm one of the die hard (HFFF -Home Free Forever Fans) but also love your other reactions as well. BTW have you reacted to "HEART's" tribute to Led Zeppelins' "Stairway to Heaven"? I'll check your page to to be sure...if not - I think both you and the Ninja would be knocked out by it. Love you guys and keep up the great work (TOGETHER) RichieC (Atlanta)
There is actually another cut of this video that was filmed from a little further back. You can see there is a wire rig attached the Prince's guitar...and when he throws the guitar up, it zips right to the hands of the dude that caught it.
It was a telecaster made by Hohner. It was their verson which actually was co engineered by one of the original creators of the Fender Tele. So it us by EVERY definition a Tele just different manufacturing with copyrights authority to do so as well. There were only about 1200 of them made i believe.. The original version had piss poor PUPs they were replaced by Prince and some othe electronics were replaced as well. He had a few remade because ironically, due to very few ever being made, he kept getting them damaged or stolen or the tossing them in the air damaged quite a few in his 40 year career...
He said Paul McCartney, but Paul was not in this performance. Recommend checking out Prince covering "Just My Imagination" live sometime. Many say it was his best work but there's no video.
@@kathleenfarraher9894 it was a tribute to him, I think he would have absolutely loved it. An inductee shredding his guitar for him, he would have loved it, no doubt. Prince is music, his instrument is just an extension of what he feels, and he leaves in every mistake, because he wants you to feel his authenticity, if they didn’t want to overshadow the inductee, they should not have invited Prince, because that is all he can be, is Prince, he is the music, and if they hadn’t seen any of his live performances, they should have asked somebody, Prince does not suppress his heartbeat (music) for money power and fame, he understands who he is, and he doesn’t hide it, so if they didn’t want someone to play so well, they should have found someone else, it’s not like he needed the money, or the exposure, he was being inducted in himself that night, so they should have found someone else if this was a problem.
and Prince AND Tom Petty both died in their 50's from painkillers pressed with fentanyl. Fucking sad. Yea, Prince had a guy on the payroll specifically for catching his guitars lol.
@@budmcnew7763 you don’t know Prince, he is the music, what you see as arrogance is his essence, and he has never hidden who he is, he’s a showman, the fall off the stage is light compared to other moments, that’s his signature and he won’t stifle himself because y’all think it’s to much, or his style of guitar play, so they shouldn’t have invited him if it was a problem.
When you do a tribute, it's not the time to be a hotshot. The idea is not to draw attention to oneself, that defeats the purpose of a 'tribute'. The other musicians kept with the idea.
This guitar solo almost never happened. The producers came up with the idea for Prince to join the tribute with Petty and the boys. Out of respect and approval they asked Harrison's widow if she would be ok with it. She said No, she only wanted people on stage that actually knew George personally. They tried one more time and this time with back-up, Tom Petty. This time she said ok. There was no rehearsal of Prince's solo. However, Prince did show up for the first rehearsal but didn't play. They weren't sure how to fit him in with Marc Mann being the lead guitarist. Tom Petty suggested to Prince that he could do the guitar solo on the outro and Marc do the shorter solos in the middle. Prince said ok and left. The next time members of the tribute saw him was 20mins before taking stage. Nobody knew what he was going to do so it was a first time everybody on stage, in the audience and people watching from home. The "guitar fling" was planned and one of the handlers in front of the stage caught it. Prince directed them to deliver it to Oprah but she declined. She said she wasn't worthy which is kinda weird to me. The young man on stage enjoying Prince is Dhani Harrison, George's only son.
Dhani Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney and a multitude of others perform this song during Concert For George that is also amazing. Knowing the history, it always felt a little ironic that Eric Clapton was in on that one. I had not seen this lineup before. You really should check out The Traveling Willburys - a super group! Thanks Jeremy and Jillian!
I stand by my first statement. Tom and Prince had a moment on stage. If they lived longer we nave see the ultimate super group and the most amazing music all have ever heard
Thanks for reacting to this. So much talent on one stage. Paul McCartney on the keys. I don't know who got Prince's Tele. Jeff Lynne from ELO, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Roy Orbison formed a band when they were older called the Travelling Willburys. Jeff Lynne is the only one left. George had already passed away when they did this. I like that Prince made Dhanni Harrison smile. Thanks you also for the shout out to Serafina's Soaps. I hope that you love them. Great reaction! Jeremy, don't eat the bears!.
Prince was playing a cheap Tele copy….to prove a point to Rolling Stone who left him off the greatest guitarists list that he could do more with a $500 dollar guitar than most
Prince is the reason why folks even come to watch this performance, without him it would’ve been boring and forgotten just like the other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performances. Haters gonna hate.
Prince was on stage the whole time. Just at the other end. Right before this Prince was left off the best 100 guitar player list. He proved them wrong.
He went from not being in the top 100 to top 5 ever with this performance. Probably the best live guitar solo I have ever seen, and heard.
Lol, he’s not a top 10,000 guitar player much less top 100
@@jrshelton3398Still better than you.
@@jrshelton3398you’re insane
PRINCE was simply the Master
That was the baddest FU to the Rolling Stone Magazine judges that left him out of the top 100 guitarist of all time. Alot of them were in the audience. He hadn't really practiced the performance with the band. He learned the song when the promoter sent it to hotel room for him to hear.
🎯🎯🎵🎵🎵
Prince threw the guitar up and George Harrison caught it
In my best Patrick Swayze voice, "Nobody puts Prince in a corner!" He's chillin' off to the side, then comes out and absolutely destroys it! What a musical genius he was! Such a tremendous loss! He'll always be My Forever Love! 💜💜💜
FYI, Prince did not go to the rehearsals. He told them, "Don't worry, it'll be great."
Love the confidence!!! As an audio engineer for these big productions, that makes me nervous, though!! LOL! ✌🏽
He did but Marc Mann was horning in on all the solos. Prince decided to practice his solo on his own and said don't worry to them, he would be ready for the guitar solo at the end. And he was!
Thats what people don't understand why this is so bone chilling great
Several years ago I went to see Chaka Khan perform in Minneapolis. Out of nowhere, Prince jumped on stage and played an amazing guitar solo and then just vanished. What a genius.
EPIC surprise, WOWOOWWW!!!
Prince is and has been my number one for the past nearly four decades. His music marks every special occasion or time in my life. I will always love him and I will always miss him, he broke the mold on the way out, there will never be another Prince 💜
This was when George Harrison was inducted into the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Great tribute to George & this is one of his best songs that he wrote. Dhani Harrison (George's son) was playing guitar with all the other mega stars that night. Sadly we have lost Tom Petty & Prince now.
@dagmar Prince was inducted that same night.
And George and Jeff. That makes me even more sad.
And then he just struts off the stage! 😎. This was awesome!
Prince always reminds me of a sad day when we burried our close friend 4 yrs ago who was a musician himself.
While the catholic priest walked with the myrrh they played "Purple Rain". To keep your composure was hardly possible.- Thanks for this great tribute. ☮
Please please do more Prince live reactions! This was a great reaction video, I would love to see more, I’m a lifetime fan and love watching people react to Prince live!! 💜💜💜
He Threw the Guitar to GOD, and GOD let Jimi Hendrix keet it warm for him, as they all knew he was on his way soon.
Love this! So sad that Tom Petty and Prince are both gone now…. It took me a couple months for me to listen to both of them after their deaths! ❤️🎶
Prince never disappoints. Saw him at The Forum in 1985 and he was AMAZING. One of the best concerts... ever. And, Tom Petty ... what a sweetheart he was.
If you love Prince- one of his best concerts was Montreux 2009. A rock/jazz performance that showcases princes guitar work and vocals. Easily found on UA-cam and elsewhere.
One of his best concerts of his career.
Every Prince performance at Montreux was stellar.
Dhani Harrison was so young in this but definitely a George mini me. Hes become quite a great musician in his own right. I still have my White album. Really miss my favorite Beatle. 😢❤ Great tribute.😊
What is wrong with getting teary eyed over prince?
I didn't know you guys reacted to this one! Prince is my favorite musician/guitar player. He has a way of "becoming" the instrument he is playing. In a different video of this, it looks like he throws it right into the audience. Hard to tell. Brilliant artist anyway. I hope I can visit him on the planet he came from someday. Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. Awesome. One of the best Beatles songs, too!
You should check out Prince Empty Room Live in Montreux
I always get a kick out of watching Dhani Harrison being a fan watching Prince.
Guitargasm
Awesome reaction!!!!❤
There's cameras at different angles and I've seen when he throws the guitar it goes right into the audience. Some lucky soul got a Prince guitar.
Prince has always had bodyguards ready to catch him & his guitars. as well as carry & throw him around on stage
the same man that was holding him up when he leaned back and kept playing, is the same guy that caught his guitar.
He threw the guitar back to God.
😁 my cousin
He was remarkable. They'll never be another Prince
Prince says, I’m out…
LOL! Right?! That was a big move!!
This is the vid that made me sub. Great reaction, esp at the end to Prince's exit. The first time I saw this watching him shred was simply amazing. I had known Prince in the 80s as a pop star, and it never dawned on me that he could just rip a riff the way he did. here. From the back lean to the Guitar Fling it was one of the most masterful performance, and there were so many MASTERS on that stage.
Welcome!! So glad you enjoyed the video!!! Thanks for being here. ;-) ✌🏽
Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys) - lead vocals, guitar
Jeff Lynne (ELO, The Traveling Wilburys) - co-lead vocals, guitar
Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) - organ
Dhani Harrison - guitar, backing vocals
Jeff Young (Jackson Browne) - piano
Marc Mann (ELO, Oingo Boingo) - lead guitar
Scott Thurston (The Motels, The Heartbreakers) - bass
Steve Ferrone (AWB, Duran Duran, The Heartbreakers) - drums
Jim Capaldi (Traffic) - persussion, tambourine
Prince - soul, swagger, heat, sexiness
George Harrison - spiritual guidance
Eric Clapton - blues inspiration
Jimi Hendrix - cosmic influence
Fantastic video, fantastic reaction, #guitarflung . I wont even say "if you liked this one" because I know you did but you should check out th Concert for George (2002), it was amazing. Now for some knowledge drop. George wasnt jus "A Beatle", he was also a member of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys along with Jeff Lynn, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan so surviving members were always around to honor George. I know you listed Dhani Harrison in the description but in this video, he's the young man up front next to Tom Petty. He is George Harrisons only child and he looks just like his dad. As for timelines, George passed away in 2001, they did the Concert for George on the 1 year anniversary of his death in 2002 and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (this video) March 2004.
Hi y’all, greetings from across the pond 😊🇬🇧 So although Lennon/McCarntney were the dominant songwriters for The Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps was a George Harrison composition 😊 and featured on The Beatles White Album (circa 1968).
Obviously you recognise Tom Petty but just behind him and to his left is DHANI HARRISON (George’s son and his spitting image)😊 George was posthumously inducted into the RARHOF on this night in 2004 as a solo artist/songwriter/musician having been inducted as s member of The Beatles years earlier.
The bearded singer sharing vocals with TP is ELO’s Jeff Lynne. 😊
That guitar was waiting in Heaven for Prince.
Prince was there the whole time
All that great guitar playing & the only thing that amazes you is where the guitar landed.🧐
Not the only thing we noticed, John!!!
Now that's how you throw the mic in those days❤ He waa the best dressed guy up there.
Great reaction guys. I knew you would like that pimp walk at the end.
I remember watching this on TV. The whole performance was so boring. The song was just droning on and on, and then out of nowhere Prince started to play and it was like the light was turned on. Prince turned the tribute into one that George Harrison deserved. He took what would have been a completely forgettable performance to one that people have never stopped talking about.
So awesome.....thanks Jeremy & Ninja
Jeremy/Ninja - this is one of my ALL TIME fav tribute videos - I was in my teens when the Beatles were doing their thing...and have followed all their lives as tragic as some of it has been but as a teen they rocked my world and gave me confidence to play guitar and sing... Prince (RIP) really knew how to make his guitar "WEEP" for sure. Jeremy - just your facial expression was worth the price of admission and loved it when the Ninja began to sing... Great stuff...
I'm one of the die hard (HFFF -Home Free Forever Fans) but also love your other reactions as well.
BTW have you reacted to "HEART's" tribute to Led Zeppelins' "Stairway to Heaven"? I'll check your page to to be sure...if not - I think both you and the Ninja would be knocked out by it.
Love you guys and keep up the great work (TOGETHER)
RichieC (Atlanta)
There is actually another cut of this video that was filmed from a little further back. You can see there is a wire rig attached the Prince's guitar...and when he throws the guitar up, it zips right to the hands of the dude that caught it.
There was someone in the rafters who caught the guitar
It’s not a Telecaster but his Hohner Madcat that he had used since the 70’s.
It was a telecaster made by Hohner.
It was their verson which actually was co engineered by one of the original creators of the Fender Tele.
So it us by EVERY definition a Tele just different manufacturing with copyrights authority to do so as well.
There were only about 1200 of them made i believe..
The original version had piss poor PUPs they were replaced by Prince and some othe electronics were replaced as well.
He had a few remade because ironically, due to very few ever being made, he kept getting them damaged or stolen or the tossing them in the air damaged quite a few in his 40 year career...
Check out the 2021 remix. The guy who held him up caught it. The guitar goes towards the audience. No Paul McCartney either….🙂
He said Paul McCartney, but Paul was not in this performance. Recommend checking out Prince covering "Just My Imagination" live sometime. Many say it was his best work but there's no video.
George Harrisons son looks just like him❤
Don't forget Jeff Lynne. ELO fame
He threw it to the guy that caught him.
MOT FULL SCREEN VIDEO....😮😮
Sorry - what do you mean?
They all played telecasters bro
The Best FU to Rolling stone Magazine by Prince
No rehearsal
Just showed up…slade it and then threw his guitar to the Guitar Gods
He threw it because you saw what he just did with it, he doesn't need it anymore. The same dude that held him up when he leaned back caught it.
😊 PRINCE WAS AWESOME BUT I FEEL IT TOOK AWAY FROM THE TRIBUTE. BECAUSE NOBODY TALKS ABOUT GEORGE HARRISON.
Yeah, we've seen a bunch of people feel the same as you, Kathleen!
@@kathleenfarraher9894 it was a tribute to him, I think he would have absolutely loved it. An inductee shredding his guitar for him, he would have loved it, no doubt. Prince is music, his instrument is just an extension of what he feels, and he leaves in every mistake, because he wants you to feel his authenticity, if they didn’t want to overshadow the inductee, they should not have invited Prince, because that is all he can be, is Prince, he is the music, and if they hadn’t seen any of his live performances, they should have asked somebody, Prince does not suppress his heartbeat (music) for money power and fame, he understands who he is, and he doesn’t hide it, so if they didn’t want someone to play so well, they should have found someone else, it’s not like he needed the money, or the exposure, he was being inducted in himself that night, so they should have found someone else if this was a problem.
@@deborahgardner7862 thank you
Next to Tom is George's son
Tom Petty is the most legendary musician up there
perhaps. but for about four minutes Prince was not of this world, not a human being. And Petty never achieved that.
and Prince AND Tom Petty both died in their 50's from painkillers pressed with fentanyl. Fucking sad. Yea, Prince had a guy on the payroll specifically for catching his guitars lol.
Ever do any steve vai reactions?
He flung it forward
Bigger monitor needed pls
We fixed it, Marilyn. ;-)
Didn't seem like a tribute from Prince. More like look what i can do with my guitar. It was all about him at that point.
Thanks for watching and the feedback!! ✌🏽
@@budmcnew7763 you don’t know Prince, he is the music, what you see as arrogance is his essence, and he has never hidden who he is, he’s a showman, the fall off the stage is light compared to other moments, that’s his signature and he won’t stifle himself because y’all think it’s to much, or his style of guitar play, so they shouldn’t have invited him if it was a problem.
When you do a tribute, it's not the time to be a hotshot. The idea is not to draw attention to oneself, that defeats the purpose of a 'tribute'. The other musicians kept with the idea.
Why talk when solo is playing no you do not do that
Sorry Tina, we don't always get it right. But try hard!
The band was The Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood
Princes solo was great, but nothing special, guitarists will know…still awesome
Well it was 'special' that night.
I would check and see what other guitarist say , it was something special and I agree it was great
@PoloReacts
Heck yeah, I love Polo!! ✌🏽
And then he walked off the stage like a boss
He did that a lot.
People seem to forget Prince was inducted that night too.
This guitar solo almost never happened. The producers came up with the idea for Prince to join the tribute with Petty and the boys.
Out of respect and approval they asked Harrison's widow if she would be ok with it. She said No, she only wanted people on stage that actually knew George personally. They tried one more time and this time with back-up, Tom Petty. This time she said ok.
There was no rehearsal of Prince's solo. However, Prince did show up for the first rehearsal but didn't play. They weren't sure how to fit him in with Marc Mann being the lead guitarist. Tom Petty suggested to Prince that he could do the guitar solo on the outro and Marc do the shorter solos in the middle. Prince said ok and left. The next time members of the tribute saw him was 20mins before taking stage. Nobody knew what he was going to do so it was a first time everybody on stage, in the audience and people watching from home. The "guitar fling" was planned and one of the handlers in front of the stage caught it. Prince directed them to deliver it to Oprah but she declined. She said she wasn't worthy which is kinda weird to me. The young man on stage enjoying Prince is Dhani Harrison, George's only son.
Dhani Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney and a multitude of others perform this song during Concert For George that is also amazing. Knowing the history, it always felt a little ironic that Eric Clapton was in on that one. I had not seen this lineup before. You really should check out The Traveling Willburys - a super group! Thanks Jeremy and Jillian!
Yeah, in one of the most interesting backroom situations of rock history, Harrison forgave Clapton and they remained friends.
I stand by my first statement. Tom and Prince had a moment on stage. If they lived longer we nave see the ultimate super group and the most amazing music all have ever heard
PRINCE was inducted this night as well
Prince threw the guitar and it never came down. It went up to the sky to fly with the purple rain 😭😭😭😭😭😭
LOL!!
That wasn't a guitar that was a magician's wand and poof it was gone
The guy that held him up also caught the guitar. :)
Thanks for reacting to this. So much talent on one stage. Paul McCartney on the keys. I don't know who got Prince's Tele. Jeff Lynne from ELO, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Roy Orbison formed a band when they were older called the Travelling Willburys. Jeff Lynne is the only one left. George had already passed away when they did this. I like that Prince made Dhanni Harrison smile. Thanks you also for the shout out to Serafina's Soaps. I hope that you love them. Great reaction! Jeremy, don't eat the bears!.
Paul McCartney was not on keys by the way.
Paul McCartney plays at The Concert For George with Eric Clapton and others.
@@tracyface69 Paul was playing the organ. There were two organ players. He is closest to the drums.
@@leannmiller7153 Paul played in both. The one with Clapton also had Ringo Starr
I think that's Steve Winwood on the organ. I have never heard that Paul was there...
Prince was playing a cheap Tele copy….to prove a point to Rolling Stone who left him off the greatest guitarists list that he could do more with a $500 dollar guitar than most
Prince is the reason why folks even come to watch this performance, without him it would’ve been boring and forgotten just like the other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performances. Haters gonna hate.