Born Prince Rogers Nelson in June 1958, Prince was a true renaissance man of the modern age. Known as a successful singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and filmmaker, all he touched turned to gold with his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, and wide vocal range. Prince is a multi-instrumentalist, considered a guitar virtuoso, and was skilled at playing the drums, percussion, bass, keyboards, and synthesizer and used these instruments to pioneer the Minneapolis sound, a subgenre of funk rock with elements of synth-pop and new wave. There wasn’t much he couldn’t do.