I saw ‘Purple Rain’ in the summer of ’84, and, ‘Spinal Tap’ notwithstanding, it’s the greatest rock & roll film of all time. There’s so much Prince coming at you that you have to remind yourself he’s also a breathtaking guitar player.
I do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player – I’m not.
To try and learn how to be a singer, a really good guitar player, a really good pianist, it’s always lagged a bit behind learning to be the best songwriter I could possibly be because songwriting comes naturally to me.
Being a female guitar player back in school wasn’t great, and I had to change schools so many times. The male drummers and bass players thought it was cool, but male guitar players said, ‘It’s a guy’s thing. You should be doing something else, like playing the harp.’
