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Originally Posted by jpeirpont 
I was talking Stevie. I don't really listen to rock so my knowledge of Hendrix is zilch, I wasn't commenting on his abilities, I was just saying Prince definitely deserves a spot among the best.
o and just while we're on the topic of Prince and Jimi, here's a cool little anecdote i heard on the radio a while ago:
"In a radio interview, Buddy Guy, one of America's greatest living blues guitarists, told a story about the son he sired but didn't raise. As the boy grew into young manhood, Buddy sought him out, hoping they could become closer. His son had also become a guitarist, but he was so full of bitterness at Buddy's absence that he wanted nothing to do with him or his brand of music. He had his own, more contemporary, rock star idols, most notably the singer formerly known as Prince. When the young man anonymously sought a teacher who could help him in his quest to emulate his idol, he was told that if he wanted to sound like Prince, he needed to understand how to play guitar like Jimi Hendrix, the musician Prince had sought to emulate. And in order to understand Jimi Hendrix, the teacher said, he needed to learn about Hendrix's biggest musical influence, the guitarist Buddy Guy."
It was cooler hearing it from Buddy Guy's lips, but still an interesting little tidbit!
