I could care less about his politics or other nutty ideas, and his previous music sucked - but if anyone has any doubt that Prince is one hell of a guitar player, watch him shred it alongside Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, and others in the 2004 Rock hall performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON8d_84Zt5g
That’s not the right link.
Artistically, Prince is a musical genius, his production prowess, innovative music, style, dance, performance of numerous instruments at high level couldn’t be matched by the other pop performers Madonna or Michael Jackson. He’s done most of the material himself. Compare that with other artists who hire numerous session players and production teams. Not to mention him credited with many 80’s hits sung by other artists many aren’t aware of. He has burned out sound engineers and had them in rotation for several day sessions, he’s possessed with music bent on getting out everything in his head. Delve into his catalog and discover lots of unreleased material and all genres of music people haven’t heard like jazz. Biggest complaint has always been he needs a producer for quality control, but he’s a control freak.
In regards to his “politics” he never stood for any, never supported Obozo and has always been anti-establishment and anything mainstream does concerning entertainment, he does the opposite. Like no true internet presence or website. He sues youtube constantly as well. Otherwise as far as his out there themes or behavior, like reinventing himself in extreme ways, have at it...