re: Remembering Prince

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I think it's hysterical that there's a large segment of white rock and rollers who absolutely cringe at the thought of Prince being given much more than a seconds thought in regards to how talented he truly was on guitar. I mean, it's like they say to themselves....there's no way a guy who made pop/rock/R&B can even be mentioned in the same the breath with Clapton, Beck, Hendrix, King, Van Halen


So you’re saying people that say Prince wasn’t a great guitarist are racist... but use Jimi Hendrix as an example of someone who “white rock and rollers” find great instead of Prince because they’re racist?

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Uh, I think you may have just proved yourself incorrect in the assumption of race being a factor............ If I used Hendrix as an example and the last I checked, Hendrix was in fact a black man......then my statement had little to with race and more to do with whites who listen to rock and roll.

I could easily turn the scenario around and say.......John Mayer doesn't get enough credit as a guitarist from a large segment of blacks who primarily listen to R&B.

You can call my statement racist if you'd like....doesn't change the fact that hardcore rock and rollers never game the man his props on guitar.