Prince is an excellent musician and he did a fine performance. I thought he was better than Paul McCartney (boring!) and as much as I love the Stones, they were just okay.
Prince sometimes thinks he's Jimi Hendrix, which is a good thing because he's one of the few guitarists out there who can pull that off. I've heard both Kirk Hammitt (Metallica) and Pearl Jam try to be Hendrix and they were horrible, absolutely horrible.
As a speed metal guitarist myself, Prince isn't even my cup of tea musically, but I have utmost respect for the guy because he's extremely original and one of the more talented musicians out there today. He's one of the few people who sells top-40 records that I call a "musical genius." Those words don't come lightly either.
As for the ******* guitar, the electric guitar is supposed to be a ******* symbol. It was designed like that. Geez, look at a Gibson Flying V. That's about as ******* as you can get, even more ******* than Prince's guitars.
As for Prince playing b-ball well, it was Charlie Murphy who said that. Charlie Murphy's a manly man and he won't admit someone who's 5'1" kicked his *** in b-ball unless it was true. Prince is a heck of a dancer, and dancer's are athletes. It was no coincidence Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith both picked up dancing as fast as they did. Lynn Swann used to do ballet, and some of his catches showed that. So I wouldn't be surprised if Prince can move with a basketball.