- Musician: Prince wrote most of his songs on the piano which he began playing as a young child, but he was a brilliant guitarist - the kind of guitarists that other guitarists often say is one of their favorite or most impressive. On a stage of other musicians at the R&RHOF induction of George Harrison, Prince's delivered one of the most memorable live guitar solos people still talk about. Billy Gibbons described Prince's guitar playing as "sensational - otherworldly"