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Prince could play 27 instruments — a one-man orchestra with better heels.

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Prince was a prolific multi-instrumentalist and often recorded many parts himself in the studio. Some accounts cite “27 instruments,” though the exact number depends on how instruments are counted; the core point is his unusually broad musicianship.

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