10 Biggest Geniuses In Rock And Roll
6. Prince
Every now and again, you have those few artists that are just born gifted. No matter how hard you might try to refine your skills on your respective instrument, these musicians are just able to pick up a guitar and shred almost via osmosis. That can be annoying for any player...now imagine a guy like Prince.
From the first time he came on the scene, the Purple One's ability to play millions of different instruments was the stuff of music legend. A lot of people forget that before his work with the Revolution, a good chunk of Prince's record were made totally by himself, playing upwards of 20 different instruments on his own. Though you need to devote some proper time to honing your craft, Prince was truly a well-oiled machine when it came time to actually entertain, perfecting his dance moves as well as casually switching genres without a care in the world.
On one song, he'd be tearing through a guitar solo on Let's Go Crazy, and the next he would be flexing his powerful falsetto and funk rock chops on tracks like Kiss. Even up until his death, Prince remained one of the most prolific musicians in the world, dipping his toes into everything from rock to soul to pop to even jazz in places. It's one thing to try out many different genres for size...it's another thing entirely to be able to pull them off as well as this.