"How could you just leave me standing—along in a world so cold?"
Hands down, Prince is one of the greatest guitarists in the last 50 years, if not, ever. Period. But his Robin might've been fellow stringman Jesse Johnson.
Jesse Johnson should be remembered as one of the fastest funkiest and most over-the-top sharp players ever. But there's only so much weird and wild you can have as a brother and still get shine. Prince pushed it to the edge...
But Jesse? Well...
What can you say? That's just more makeup and more jhericurl juice than anyman gay, straight or sideways should ever have on at one time. I don't remember this much goop in Paris is Burning. (Word to Willie Ninja.)
Now, here's Jesse Johnson, airing it out with another equally bizarre funkateer, Sly Stone. The year is 1985. The joint is Crazay.
