| I have listened to Jimi Hendrix since I can | | | | vomit after drinking red wine and taking several |
| remember and he was probably the first person I | | | | sleeping pills. The circumstances leading upto Jimi's |
| ever wanted to be when I was a kid. I love the | | | | death still remain somewhat a mystery and the |
| guitar but I can play it about as much as I can | | | | details vary from report to report. |
| walk on the moon. When I was much younger I | | | | Jimi was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of |
| attempted to take guitar lessons, but I didn't have | | | | Fame in 1992 and holds many other |
| my own guitar and had to use my dads. The | | | | achievements such as Melody Maker' pop musician |
| problem with that is, I'm left handed and my dad | | | | of the year 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone |
| right handed and so we had to keep switching the | | | | Magazines number 1 of their 100 Greatest |
| strings about which my dad moaned at. There | | | | Guitarists Of All Time, and also has his star on the |
| was no way I could play the guitar left handed | | | | Hollywood Walk Of Fame. |
| like Jimi so I eventually gave up and decided to | | | | Jimi released several studio albums (some notable |
| appreciate the guitar skills in others and focus my | | | | ones being Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as |
| energy on other things. | | | | Love, Rainbow Bridge and Electric Ladyland) and |
| Jimi was born on November 27th 1942 in Seattle, | | | | has also released several live albums (Band Of |
| Washington and is remembered as one of the | | | | Gypsys, Isle of Wight, and Bleeding Heart to |
| greatest guitarists of all time (the greatest to | | | | name a few). Some of Jimi's most popular singles |
| me). Jimi first became famous within the USA (his | | | | were: Hey Joe, Stone Free, Purple Haze, All Along |
| home country) and ended his career in London, | | | | the Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Voodoo Child and |
| England. Jimi made success in the US when he | | | | Little Wing. |
| performed at the Monteray Pop Festival in 1967, | | | | There have been many artists and bands who |
| he later headlined at the Woodstock Festival in | | | | have covered Jimi's songs over the years (The |
| 1969. Jimi had many influences to his music, | | | | Cure - Purple Haze, Stone Free - Eric Clapton, |
| including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Curtis Mayfield | | | | Bold As Love - The Pretenders) and there have |
| and even Pete Townshend (The Who) and was | | | | been also several tribute albums released in his |
| also influenced by his Native American heritage. | | | | honor. |
| Over the years Jimi helped to revolutionize music | | | | My Top 10 Jimi Hendrix Songs are: |
| by developing several guitar techniques (using | | | | 01. All Along The Watchtower |
| overdriven amplifiers to produce guitar feedback), | | | | 02. Hey Joe |
| and was one of the first performers to use | | | | 03. Purple Haze |
| stereophonic and phasing effects in the recording | | | | 04. Voodoo Child |
| studio. Jimi is also well known for his flamboyant | | | | 05. Crosstown Traffic |
| dress sense and stage performances. | | | | 06. Little Wing |
| Jimi was found dead in the basement flat of the | | | | 07. Stepping Stone |
| Samarkand Hotel in London (I went to see for | | | | 08. Look Over Yonder |
| myself on a visit) and the cause of death was | | | | 09. Izabella |
| said to be he had died by drowning on his own | | | | 10. |