Prince plays ‘Fallon,’ apparently smashes another dude’s guitar

Attention, rock stars: When Jimmy Fallon introduces you on his chat show as “one of the most legendary and influential musicians of all time,� apparently you’ve got the run of the place.

At least that’s the message suggested by Prince’s appearance Friday on “Late Night,� where the Purple One dropped by to perform two songs, including his killer garage-rock single “Screwdriver.� It’s one of a handful of tunes Prince is selling through a recently launched website, 3rdeyegirl.com, named after his new all-lady backing band. (Watch “Screwdriver� below.)

For an encore he did “Bambi,� from his self-titled 1979 album, and evidently the song’s guitar heroics required Prince to borrow an instrument from “Captain� Kirk Douglas of Fallon’s house band, the Roots. This is according to a tweet from Roots rapper Black Thought, who added that Prince refused to autograph the guitar, then tossed it into the air at the end of “Bambi.�

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Watch the second clip below to see what happens -- or check out Douglas’ Twitter feed, where he posted a photo of a splintered headstock with the caption “Purple Pain.�

Also of note from Friday’s appearance: Fallon mentioned that Prince is set to kick off a West Coast tour in mid-April. Details have yet to be announced.

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