Lee, it turns out, was an admirer, but didn't get his way when he tried to claim one of his own. “A year later, this big-ass guitar case shows up,” Lee adds. The guitar and its rather impractical, but oh so Prince, silhouette can be seen in the videos for Endorphinmachine and Gold. Spike Lee Reveals How He Got a Guitar from Prince, Talks Working with A$AP Rocky & Denzel Washington - YouTube Watch OnGrantis has since reflected on her time in Prince's band. But she never imagined she'd end up playing the Purple Rain guitar solo, with the man who wrote it watching on.