Just read an article about the fact that 18% of US presidents have been left-handed, including Obama, while only 10% of the general population is left-handed.

Being a southpaw myself, I'm curious...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/l...VudGxlZnRp

lol thats easy he plays a right handed guitar

Haha!! And from that little trivia you went to posting this thread? You funny!

MPLSBRAT said:

So does Jimi. And Sonny T.

Btw. Does anyone know if Prince likes strawberries?

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He's right-handed...left-handed...and under-handed too



I'm sorry i couldn't help myself
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MPLSBRAT said:

true, though you could say he simply plays it the normal way.

I have a left handed friend who plays normal, as did the admittedly non-guitar hero Joe Strummer

NDRU said:

So what you're saying is that while he probably is right-handed, it cannot be completely ruled out that he's left-handed but plays the guitar the right-handed way?

I'm not a guitar player, but coming to think of it, the times I've held a guitar I've held it the right-handed way although I'm left-handed myself.

peter430044 said:

yes, exactly. it's kind of like violin. You don't see them on people's right shoulders. Most people playig guitar did it one way. I think it's more of a 20th century phenomenon for lefties to flip them over (as you can tell by Jimi using a "right handed" one flipped over)

He's right handed. He writes with his right hand, plays the GeetR with his right hand, I'm pretty sure he B-slapped Apples with his right hand in PR. ::blinkblink::

MPLSBRAT said:

So do I but I'm left-handed.

According to many who have worked with him, he's also heavy-handed.

trc1 said:

Stevie Ray Vaughan was right-handed, but played a left-handed guitar.

Because I'm a lefty, I notice things like that too, Obama is. but it seems too me that Prince uses both hands equally well, but he writes rightt handed.

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he's being underhanded right now.

NDRU said:

I was just about 2 say that. Many Lefties play guitar right-handed.

2 the other post... Hendrix played a right-handed guitar, but played it left-handed.

That all being said, just find a pic of Prince signing something.

Don't go by which hand he holds the mic with either... I'm right-handed, but use my left 4 the mic.

1sexymf said:

What is Prince doing that's underhanded? Don't confuse him with the politicians.

Dayclear said:

Lol.

Let's see.....
I write left handed.
I use scissors right handed
I knit right handed.
I crochet left handed.
I throw a softball right handed.
I shoot bow and arrow right handed.
I would play guitar right handed.
I open jars right handed.
My right hand has a more sensitive touch than my left.
I paint left handed.
I use a hammer left handed.
I use a mouse at the computer right handed.
I use a mousepad on a laptop left handed.
I turn a door knob right handed.
I use an iron right handed.
I wash dishes left handed.

more importantly I wonder if he is bald, his dad was, this thing about you get baldness from the mothers side and it skips a generation is a myth

ToraToraDreams said:

It coulda been the back side of his left hand from an abstract camera angle as well...

he dresses 2 the left, so he must be right handed

I'm riqht handed
But I play lefty quitar.....

Neither.