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From: Ron Natalie 
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Subject: Re:  Prince != Jimi Hendrix
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Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 13:15:47 EST
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> While it's true that there are similarities between Prince and Jimi Hendrix,
> and it's certainly true that Hendrix was the undisputed god of electric guitar,
> that doesn't necessarily mean that Prince is the new god of electric guitar.
> I think that the similarities that people have been noting lie more in
> the area of general stage presence and personal style than in musical style
> and ability.

Ditto, having never seen Hendix on stage, but having listened to him,
I find nothing in Prince's music that even remotely qualifies him as
an inovator of electric guitar technique.