Steve Ferrone Recalls Prince's Incredible Tribute To George Harrison | Questlove Supreme

That Prince solo is why I've watched that performance 1000 times at least and will watch it another thousand before I die. I take nothing away from the original though, it's a beautiful track in its own right, God bless George, I'm sure he would approve

Who’s still watching that brilliant performance in 2023???

Imagine Prince looking you in the eyes while playing your song, insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great story.

So glad I found this discussion of Prince's "My Guitar Gently Weeps" solo. I listen to it every couple of months just to relive that amazing performance. The whole band was great, but Prince made it unforgettable.

Prince nailed that performance. Gives you chills to watch it. Incredible.

One of the best solos ever imo! A true legend paying homage to another legend!

“They know now…”. Absolutely brilliant!!!💜💜💜

Man, I've watched that song a dozen times and always wondered what happened to the guitar. Now I'm going to watch it again.

Veni, Vidi, Vici That is what he did. He came, he saw, he conquered. He destroyed all, threw the guitar and walked off like nothing happened! It was brilliant, he goes masterclass at 3:29 and about 30 seconds later he goes god mode! Fuckin amazing!!!

Steve Ferrone is a wonderful drummer. Never overplays. Monster chops.

Tom Petty (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 (aka "that handsome little guy with the red hat") - soul, swagger, heat, sexiness George Harrison - spiritual guidance Eric Clapton - blues inspiration Jimi Hendrix - cosmic influence

Prince Nailed it to beyond anybody's reach, I think Prince must have enjoyed this song and showed up to show his appreciation (which considering Prince's Talent shows respect to George's art). Prince also did an outstanding acoustic version of "Cream" (I think it was on a steel guitar), which is also one of my favourites. RIP George & Prince

I don't know how anyone who had ever listened to even just the Purple Rain album would fail to know just how fucking amazing of a guitarist Prince was. Guy was a maestro, across the board.

I’m still coming back to this in 2024

I already knew that Prince's solo itself wasn't rehearsed. Prince for certain did rehearse his own 15-20 minute set with his band for earlier in the show, & photos show that he showed up for the quick run-through of the jam session just so everyone knew where their places were, but he definitely never rehearsed the actual solo...

Super epic performance by the G.O.A.T. Prince

When you hear the reverence when other high caliber artists speak about him. Dude was truly something else..

Just discovered performance of Prince! A hero playing tribute to an earlier hero.:trophy-yellow-smiling::trophy-yellow-smiling::trophy-yellow-smiling::trophy-yellow-smiling:

My introduction to the song they all played that night was at the end of the movie Kubo (great animated film). So, liking it, I watched this tribute many months later. I was blown away by that solo and had to share it with my dad, of equal musical mind. Easy addition to my "best things to ever happen in music" list. Nice to know these details about that event.

Watching in 2024!🔥🔥🔥🔥