R.I.P. Prince
 

I was never a huge fan of his, but I have tremendous respect for him as a musician. This remains one of the most jaw-dropping guitar solos I have ever seen. The way he just tosses the guitar at the end is so incredibly badass:

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I bet there's a hell of a party going on in Rock and Roll Heaven right now.

It takes some serious skill(z) to play in that kind of Steve Vai style (especially with the octave runs he throws in every now and then) on a TELECASTER, too. Incredibly cool.