New Director's Cut of Prince on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at RRHOF 2004

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First time I noticed the tambourine player in the back but didn't solve the mystery of where Prince's guitar went when he threw it over his head.

Prince, what a performer! I heard that maybe he was supposed to do the solo at the 2 minute mark as well but the other lead player jumped in, so Prince was even more "inspired" to go at it at the closing solo. Dude could play.
 

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First time I noticed the tambourine player in the back but didn't solve the mystery of where Prince's guitar went when he threw it over his head.

Prince, what a performer! I heard that maybe he was supposed to do the solo at the 2 minute mark as well but the other lead player jumped in, so Prince was even more "inspired" to go at it at the closing solo. Dude could play.

More detail here:

https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/...ces-guitar-after-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps

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Thanks. Now I realise he threw it in front of him to be caught by his tech below. Doh!
Here's a different version. At 6:11 right after he throws it up in the air they cut to a wide shot and you can see the guitar come down and get caught!




Here's a screen shot!

Prince Guitar.jpg


You can see the falling guitar right above Dhani's head. The same guy on the floor that propped Prince up during the solo catches it.
 

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Dang, I didn't want that mystery solved. It was much better left open over the last 5 years, in my opinion.
 
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