In honor of Jimi Hendrix, who would have turned 82 today, I wrote something for PBS about his incredible sense of style. He helped define not only the sound but also the look of a countercultural movement.
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/how-jimi-hendrix-made-flower-power-fashionable/34635/
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/how-jimi-hendrix-made-flower-power-fashionable/34635/
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Iβm in great company!
And he loved science fiction so was a nerd ;)
Jimi was definitely an early hero, as a young musician myself I read his biography & could relate to his struggles playing in the traditional bands, which showed that his unique rebellious style was undergirded by skill and hard work.
A combo I've tried to emulate.
I never got paid either.
The producers couldnβt salvage the drums but then technology advanced so they could be brought up in a proper mix. Good set, if this was the one.
1968
Row 13
Just don't fall on me
Go ahead on Mr. Businessman
You can't dress like me
Nobody knows what I'm talking about
I've got my own life to live
I'm the one that's going to have to die
When it's time for me to die
So let me live my life
The way I want to
Great article!
(never mind everything he would have recorded if he had lived longer)
That embellished jewel toned jacket is sumptuous on him WOW π€©π