Prince talks 'Guitar Hero' with Tavis

In high school, I was an outspokenly huge rock 'n' roll nerd. Therefore, there were lunch room fights that would break out between my friends and I.

Friend 1: What are you talking about? The Eagles are a great band.
Me: No, they're not a great band. They're good musicians who make OK music.
Friend 1: That's crap!

It was at this point that another friend would step in.

Friend 2: Guys! What do you think about Prince?
Me: Oh, Prince is amazing.
Friend 1: Oh yeah, I love Prince.

Prince was our middle ground, our ambassador of peace. He's an amazing artist, an incredible guitarist and an icon.

The man sat down with Tavis Smiley and talked about his life, his music and Guitar Hero.

I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small portion of that. But I just think it's more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar. It's a tough instrument -- it's not easy. It took me a long time, and it was frustrating at first. And you just have to stick with it, and it's cool for people who don't have time to learn the chords or ain't interested in it, but to play music is one of the greatest things.

To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would -- I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven.

Hear that? Prince wants you to learn how to play actual guitar. And he's right. Playing guitar and creating your own work is a wonderful thing.

But don't be alarmed. He's not dissing the game. He just thinks there's a better way to waste his time. To each his own. Now where are my plastic instruments?