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Thread started 04/05/03 7:29pm

Tom

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Has Prince ever destroyed his guitar on stage?

It just seems so common (perhaps cliche) for musicians in the heat of the moment to conclude a blistering performance by swinging their guitar around and blasting it to pieces.

Maybe cuz Im drunk right now but I cant recall Prince ever doing this on stage. The closest I can think of was LiveSexy where at one point he tosses his guitar off the stage.

But has anyone ever seen Prince whack his guitar into the speakers, kick the drums over, or pull a Wendy O and saw his precious cloud in half with a chainsaw?
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Reply #1 posted 04/05/03 7:31pm

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I think he smashes a yellow cloud on the Sacrifice of Victor video.
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Reply #2 posted 04/05/03 9:58pm

origmnd

Not sure if I remember this correctly--
He did a invite only show here in NYC
at roseland to promote the Preta Porter film.

I couldn't get in (listened at the back door). I recall being told that at this show he had lit his guitar on fire!
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Reply #3 posted 04/05/03 10:02pm

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He smashed his guitar at the last show on the "parade" tour
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Reply #4 posted 04/05/03 10:44pm

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At the London Apollo on the saturday night he threw his guitar to the floor, and walked straight off stage. He seemed in a real mood. I think 'Alphabet Street'. Correct me if i'm wrong people.
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Reply #5 posted 04/05/03 10:51pm

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If he sees a rat onstage, maybe he'll try to bash it with his guitar as Prince screams with his falsetto!!
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Reply #6 posted 04/05/03 11:53pm

Nikster

Didn't he smash up the original cloud guitar at the end of the Purple Rain tour? I heard that he did confused
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Reply #7 posted 04/06/03 4:53am

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He's certainly thrown a lot of them around a bit,
but I think he's only ever smashed up one guitar,
(the original white cloud one) as far as I'm aware.
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Reply #8 posted 04/06/03 4:56am

themuse

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Yea, he threw it to the ground at Nighttown last year.
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Reply #9 posted 04/06/03 5:15am

JimmyNothing

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At the London Apollo last year on the Friday he threw his Hohner to the floor during Anna Stesia. I nearly had a heart-attack omfg
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Reply #10 posted 04/06/03 6:05am

Savannah

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throws it on the floor like a bitch
but no
he never destroys his axe in traditional rock style.
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Reply #11 posted 04/06/03 6:54am

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in Köln,Germany on the new power soul tour he sang nothing compares 2 U and was using a lighted music stand and after this soft beautiful song HE TOOK THE ALUMINUM LIGHTED MUSIC STAND AND THREW IT IN THE CORNER AND IT ROLLED ITTO A BALL AND THE LIGHT FLICKERD AND WENT OUT ...everyone was like omg why???
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Reply #12 posted 04/06/03 7:33am

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lol Prince is funnie lol
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Reply #13 posted 04/06/03 8:02am

Joshy84au

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Nikster said:

Didn't he smash up the original cloud guitar at the end of the Purple Rain tour? I heard that he did confused

u maybe confused with the Parade tour,where he played PurpleRain & broke a string from wailing on the solo so hard.
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Reply #14 posted 04/06/03 8:14am

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JimmyNothing said:

At the London Apollo last year on the Friday he threw his Hohner to the floor during Anna Stesia. I nearly had a heart-attack omfg


Thats right. He threw his microphone down.
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Reply #15 posted 04/06/03 9:00am

JohnnyTheFox

Sly said:

At the London Apollo on the saturday night he threw his guitar to the floor, and walked straight off stage. He seemed in a real mood. I think 'Alphabet Street'. Correct me if i'm wrong people.



Nope, didn't see that happen at all. I was three rows away from the stage.
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Reply #16 posted 04/06/03 9:33am

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MY NAME IS PRINCE VID


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