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When Prince signed with Warner Bros. Records as a teenager, he insisted on total artistic control and sole production credits. On both his 1978 debut For You and his 1979 self-titled follow-up, album sleeve notes credited Prince with arranging, composing, and performing every instrumental track, spanning synthesizers, electric guitars, bass, and acoustic drums. Warner executives initially questioned whether studio ghost-musicians had been hired behind the scenes, prompting Prince to stage rigorous television showcases to display his multi-instrumental prowess. Source: Warner Bros. recording contract documentation and studio session logs verified in Prince: The Vault. Tags: Prince, multi-instrumentalists, Warner Bros history, live funk guitar, studio session secrets, 1980s R&B, Todd Rundgren, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney #Prince #InstrumentalGenius #Musicianship #GuitarSolo #WarnerBros