Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Watch this performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gala. Prince has an extended guitar solo that starts just shy of the 3:30 mark. Watch it, be dazzled, and contemplate the kind of talent we lost today. Source Entertainment View the discussion thread.