Alicia Keys inducted music icon Prince into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2004, when she was just 23 years old, with an introductory speech that becomes more touching in the wake of the music legend’s death on Thursday. Show
“There are many kings. King Henry VIII, King Solomon, King Tut, King James, King Kong, the three kings, but there is only one Prince. Only one man who has defied restriction, who’s defied the obvious and all the rules to the game,” Keys said. “A mysterious figure who, when a river of words will not suffice, can only be identified by a symbol, who’s music is like an internal roller coaster that takes each individual on their own separate, legendary ride, and still takes listen after listen to discover and uncover even half of the story behind the intriguing and unapologetically addictive beat of music. … So yes, ladies and gentlemen, throughout history there have been many, many kings, both real and mythological. They have born sons, but none of them can touch the rays from this man who stands alone.” Prince then took the stage for a speech of his own. “When I first started out in this music industry, I was most concerned with freedom: Freedom to produce, freedom to play all the instruments on my records, freedom to say anything I wanted to,” he said. “I embarked on a journey more fascinating than I could have ever imagined. But a word to the wise: Without real spiritual mentoring, too much freedom can lead to the soul’s decay. And a word to the young artists: A real friend or mentor is not on your payroll. A real friend and mentor cares for your soul as much as they do their own. This world and its wicked system will become harder and harder to deal with without a real friend or mentor. And I wish all of you the best on this fascinating journey.” The musician also performed a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” alongside Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, and Jeff Lynne at the 2004 event. Prince made another appearance at the Cleveland-based ceremony seven years prior, when he inducted George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. A new video offers a better look at music icon Prince during one of his most memorable performances: The absolutely blistering guitar solo he pulled off during an all-star rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The moment came during a tribute to George Harrison, who was previously inducted as a member of the Beatles but was being inducted posthumously as a solo artist that year. Prince, then a newly minted member of the Hall of Fame himself, stole the show with a solo that quickly became a career highlight, and it went viral online after his unexpected death in 2016. Advertisement Now, Joel Gallen, who produced and directed the event, has released a new cut of the performance. “17 years after this stunning performance by Prince, I finally had the chance to go in and re-edit it slightly ― since there were several shots that were bothering me,” Gallen wrote on YouTube. “I got rid of all the dissolves and made them all cuts, and added lots more close ups of Prince during his solo.” The result: The performance also featured Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and Harrison’s son, Dhani Harrison. As the song ended, Prince ripped off his guitar, tossed it into the audience then cooly walked off the stage to a standing ovation before the rest of his all-star band even had a chance to take a bow. Advertisement According to Minnesota Public Radio, the axe was caught by his guitar tech, Takumi Suetsugu. In 2016, The New York Times published a behind-the-scenes account of the moment. Although Prince never did the big solo during rehearsal, he told Gallen not to worry about it. “They never rehearsed it, really. Never really showed us what he was going to do, and he left, basically telling me, the producer of the show, not to worry,” Gallen told the Times. “And the rest is history. It became one of the most satisfying musical moments in my history of watching and producing live music.” Prince died of a drug overdose in 2016 at the age of 57. In a sad irony, Prince shared the stage that night with fellow musical icon Petty, who would also die of a drug overdose a year and a half later. Both deaths involved the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl. RelatedRelatedGo To Homepage Before You Go Ed MazzaOvernight Editor, HuffPost Popular in the CommunityYou May Like
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