Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction 

Prince the type of dude that shows up to school in a cape but then actually flies.

I’m not the only one who watches this every few months and is amazed all over again, AM I?

Just a reminder that a few days before this Rolling Stone didn't include Prince in the top 100 guitarists of all time. I can't help but feel this was Prince's way of reminding them that he's not just one of the best, he's royalty.

Who's watching this in 2024?? Go pay ur monthly visit and be amaze with their incredible performance all over again. (Prince always gives me goosebumps in this perf.)

I don’t always listen to Prince, but when I do, so do my neighbors

Harrison’s son…the smile on his face when Prince is about to shred🙌🏻

Prince. The only man who could wear make up and high heels and still steal your girl! 🤩🤩

As a guitar teacher for 25 years, I’ve never seen such a great solo, nice to know he got the money’s worth for his talent. RIP Prince!

Prince making George Harrison’s son smile made my day

Prince wasn't showing off....he was simply being Prince!💜🔥

Prince don’t care what song or who he playing with. He owns it.

I am soon to be 70 years old....and I am still blown away by this performance each and every time I watch it.....and I watch it a LOT! Unbelievable talents! RIP Prince, Tom Petty, and George Harrison.

This has to be the greatest 'hold my beer' moment in music history!

I will absolutely never EVER get tired of Prince completely shredding the solo

If this is your first play...be warned - you will be revisiting this for the rest of your life! Get's better on every play!

Does anyone else skip directly to Prince's part, or just me?

Who else has watched this about 100x already?

Prince knew he would need one of his guitars up in heaven soon. So he threw one up so it would be waiting for him.

Jeff lynns playing and vocals also deserves more credit

Prince's outfit demands as much attention as his solo.

Prince is quite popular as a singer and a producer, but he is super underrated as a guitarist

RIP Tom Petty, George Harrison and Prince. The stage was full of rock gods! We will never see their like again.

Only Prince could make a stage of SERIOUS ROCK STARS look like a back up band! 1:52

That moment where Prince has to be pushed back on stage and the look on GH's son's face the whole time, it feels like a real "this one's for you" moment and I love it

Fun Fact: When he threw his guitar at the end it actually phased out of reality and ascended to heaven since nobody will ever be able to play a solo like that again.

Look at Prince just standing there calmly, knowing he's about to burn down the world.

When Prince understood the concept of "My Guitar Gently Weeps" and created the most soul-wrenching solo in history. Also holy shit Dhani looks so much like George I'm gonna cry

you know you're great when Tom Petty just watches you, grinning and shaking his head.

I couldn't see what the big deal was about Prince, then I watched this and crawled back into my hole and revaluated my life.

For those who don't know, a week before this show, rolling Stone magazine put out the top 100 guitar players in rock history and Prince was not in it. He showed them.

This did actually make me weep. All talented, but Prince is some kind of wonderful. I remember an interview when Eric Clapton was asked,'What's it like being the best guitarist in the world?' To which he replied 'I dont know, ask Prince'. Class.

Legend has it that the guitar he threw up in the air ascended to heaven and waited for him to meet him there. Rest In Power to one of Earth’s greatest musicians, Prince Rogers Nelson.

Prince didn't die, he just went to Heaven to get his guitar back.

I love how George Harrison's son just enjoys the heck out of Prince's solo! I still can't believe not only is George gone, but also Tom Petty & Prince. A very special performance.

That ladies and gentlemen is what you call *a groove*. And what a pro Tom was, acting as the quarterback/band leader, keeping things moving, and throwing in those "choruses" to break up the solo. Magnificent. This is everything "music" is in one performance!

Still watching in 2024??

If they don't play this song at my funeral, I'm not going.

Prince received very little recognition during his lifetime for his extraordinary guitar talent but this one video leaves no doubt that he belongs to a very small group. A virtuoso’s virtuoso.

it's 2023...and...PRINCE is...STILL the GOAT on guitar!!!

I was watching these awards and when Prince appeared he took me to another dimension. Oh man I was on my feet feeling it so hard! It was spiritual and then he pulled a James Brown! I was jumping. He served the meal and licked that plate clean. Then he tossed that Mad Cat into the audience!!! Unbelievable! Always the ultimate showman going above and beyond and yet so underrated. THIS is the greatest guitar solo ever. Sorry Clapton, Page & Hendrix. He will always reign supreme.. R.I.P. Prince Rogers Nelson you're no longer in pain. ❤

Only prince could stand to the side and not sing a word for an entire song yet come in at the end and be the highlight of the whole thing

If you're reading this Prince mustn't have started yet.

62 yrs. and I've seen a thing or two, but this tops it all.

This song will never be performed better than this ever again.

Prince didn't die, he just went up to look for his guitar.

I've never seen someone play a guitar with as much ferocity and charisma as Prince did in this.

Never get tired of watching Prince go to another realm. No words to describe his incredible performance. RIP George & Prince 👑 💜💞💜

Prince's guitar is an extension of his body. He went low to the floor as a form of sacrifice and it was beautiful.

That grin on Dhani’s face when he knows Prince is coming in is everything

Favorite part is Harrison's son's smile when Prince is about to shred. He's just as excited as anyone in the audience to be there and watch these guys tear the roof off.

I’m a HUGE Prince fan… but he’s SUCH a GREAT songwriter, singer and performer I forgot what a MIND BLOWING guitarist he is… he’s on stage with some of the BEST ax-men on the planet and he SMOKES THEM! He was the MOZART of our time a musical GENIUS without equal! It sucks that we lost him way before his time!

The way he just removes the guitar without disturbing his hat, and then just sends it off to Heaven so George could have a go ❤

I don't think I've ever appreciated Prince more. His guitar didn't gently weep; it stood up and demanded respect.

Dhani Harrison's face as Prince is about to solo on his dad's song has to be the best thing ever

Such a shame taken from us way too early rest in peace Prince

I love the look on Tom Petty's face when he gets vaporized by Prince's guitar solo.

There is one problem with Prince's solo: it ends

Prince never received enough credit for his guitar work. This speaks for itself.

I think the best thing about this track is that Prince was snubbed from Rolling Stone's Top 100 Guitarists list shortly before this performance. He also never rehearsed this guitar solo, making it one of the coolest things in Rock history!

Even at 60 years old, this video never gets old.

Seeing Harrison's son's ear to ear smile as Prince took over was PRICELESS!

You know your a bad azz when you can kill a song like that, throw a guitar in the air and have God catch that motherfucker. That guitar went to heaven.

Jeff Lynne is the MASTERMIND of "ELO!" He also produced some of the BEATLES work.

From 1976 to this day ELO (Jeff Lynne) has been the best live band i have ever seen and i have seen lots and lots of concerts from legendary bands. I saw ELO in 1976, 1978, 1981, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. I feel very fortunate. The best Super Bowls performances belong to Prince and 2nd Tom Petty.

RIP George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Prince, three of the greatest singers/guitarists ever

Prince didn’t die… he went to get his guitar…❤️

Prince. Either “Purple Rain” at the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show in a torrential downpour, or “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (with Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, et al). No rehearsal. He just walked onstage, blew everyone away, tossed his guitar into the air & walked away; didn’t even wait for the applause. Simply AMAZING. ✌🏼

You'll see how a master plays the guitar, then you'll see how a legend does it.

I can't describe how much I miss having Tom Petty and Prince in this world.

Can we talk about the fact that Prince did a trust fall right in the middle of one of the greatest solos ever and didn’t even stop playing?

How can you watch a video over and over again for years? Simple it has every GOAT there is in it, and Prince, just took it to another level.

Prince went off like that for being left out of the 50 greatest guitarists of all time. Amazing!

My guitar watches this when im out of the house.

seeing Dhani Harrison smile like that when Prince comes and plays is one of the best things on RU-vid.

A stage full of Gods. And then..... there is Prince!!

Prince was subbed off the list of best guitarist and this was his response. FUCKING LEGEND!!

Prince stole the show without treading on anyone's toes. Masterful performance.

First we were here for George, then for Prince, and now for Tom. Unforgettable performance here. RIP.

I love the dialog between George Harrison’s son and Prince through their eyes. What an amazing rendition ❤❤❤

Legends say the guitar went all the way up and waited for Prince and they live happily ever since together up there

The look of joy on Dani Harrison’s face during prince’s solo is so heartwarming

my stepdad was a stage hand for this. he said everyone was so still and quiet, watching and taking it in. theyve all witnessed history. best thing he’s ever seen

Like a moth to the flame I'm here again!

Prince's axe-wielding, Tom Petty's leadership, Jeff Lynne's beautiful voice and George Harrison's doppelganger son? Majestic.

I think Prince’s guitar needed a cigarette after that

I believe that there is NO POSSIBLE WAY that ANYONE can NOT recognize the voice of the ONE & ONLY JEFF LYNNE! One of my FAVORITE musicians of all time. I could listen to him for hours on end! He IS & ALWAYS will be 100% smooth as SILK. TOM PETTY is best known for his UNIQUE, yet VERY DISTINCTIVE VOICE. Hearing him in this video made me want to MELT into BUTTER! His voice was nothing short of TOTALLY SPOT ON & INCREDIBLY FANTASTIC! As for the fabulous PRINCE, there are NO adequate words to describe his MULTI-PHENOMENAL talents other than: "MULTI-PHENOMENAL!" I truly belive that Prince was giving the great George Harrison a sincere TIP OF THE HAT as a grand gesture of respect. Prince was praised by his peers for his incredible PERFECTION and ATTENTION to details. He always exuded AMAZING EMOTION and added a RICHNESS of DEPTH to every song he wrote and sang and every concert he gave. These traits also carried over to the plethora of artists that he composed for. All the while, I am being ENTHRALLED at just how much DHANI HARRISON resembles his AWESOME Dad. I ADMIRE, RESPECT & TRULY MISS THE GREAT MUSICIANS ON THIS STAGE WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US. 💔 GEORGE HARRISON wrote TREMENDOUS music, & THIS SONG will ALWAYS be my FAVORITE.

Most underrated guitar player.

Everything Prince does on that guitar looks so bloody effortless. It's like he's not playing at all, he's just dancing with it. Pure expression, no filter of uncertainty or need to think of the instrument as anything other than an extension of himself. Glorious.

One of the greatest improvised solos EVER, may Prince and George Harrison's memories be eternal.

Marc Mann, the guitarist with Jeff Lynne’s band, plays Eric Clapton’s memorable lines from the album version of the song. But Prince, who essentially stood in the dark for most of the performance, burned the stage to the ground at the song’s end. @_@

Let me tell you my friends he is a gem in guitars world, this is what u call a bad ass virtuoso, wth omg prince, take every song u wanna play, then this man gonna slay them all, believe me guys, ofcourse i love david gilmour, jimmy page, srv, eric clapton, evh, slash, knofler, but this man just another level, same vibes with jimmy hendrix, lemme tell u my friends, prince and jimmy hendrix are god gifted, ther're both just born to do this. Genius. Sorry bad english.

I think we can all agree, Prince was the flyest dude ever...

Dhani Harrison smiling in awe while watching Prince play his solo is everything to me

I love how George Harrison’s son is smiling like he is having the time of his life! ✨🪬✨🌈✨💗✨

The way he tossed his guitar was like....I'm done...this guitar is about to catch 🔥

It's not 98 million people watching this, it's a million people watching it 98 times because they are so obsessed with how good this is....

Legend says Prince's guitar is still flying.

Jeff Lynne (ELO) is one of the most versatile musicians and producers ever, this is why he is considered by his peers to be among the greatest. Lynne didn't stick to one style of music because, after decades, it gets boring. Jeff has done progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock - Pop, New wave, and Disco. Everything he does turns to gold. He even flirted with Country music. From 1972 to 1986 (During 14 years) Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra has had more top 40 hits than any other group in the world....

Prince; last person on the stage, last one to play, rocks the house, blows away the crowd, the other musicians are in awe, throws the guitar to his roady, first person off the stage. Never says a word. Everyone is stunned.

I've probably watched this 50 times. It never gets old.