I bought his first album without ever hearing it after I read an article in “Modern Recording” about him, and his ability to record, engineer, and play all the instruments on the album. I have been a fan ever since. He was 1 year older than me.
RIP, Prince.
Yes, the purple dude could play a ton of instruments and was incredibly talented...probably more gifted musically than 98 % of what passes as popular music today. RIP.