Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall Hendrix was an unique character... At the time he became one of the most amazing musicians, all people was crazy and psyched 'bout the British Invasion, you know... The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Many bands, like The Byrds, tried to let's say, ''fight'' against this thing.

But anyway, one day Jimi Hendrix takes a flight to England... and starts something here, one of the most amazing and experimental acts in rock history: The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was a power trio, with Hendrix on Guitar, Noel Redding on bass, and Mitch Mitchell on drums.

Hendrix was one of a kind, 'cause he was damn humble. In fact, he usually paid tribute to his blues influences, such as B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and Albert King, and also showed a lot of respect for his contemporaries, like Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, The Beatles, and Eric Clapton -In fact, Hendrix covered the famous ''Sunshine of Your Love'' once, in quite a fast fashion, but it sounded really cool. Like it was his.-

He even met another of my musical heroes, Robert Fripp, and he shook his hand with Robert's, saying that King Crimson was the best band in the world. A left handed shook... Amazing. I do insist, what a humble man Jimi was.



-''You only sacrifice what you love''-

Jimi surely could play the blues out of his guitar. In fact, you could visualize him as he is playing his music. And that is something, you don't see this days, where music is more a business than just real art in its pure state, as it was back then.



- Uncle Henry really says it all... listen to him :D -

Thanks a lot Jimi, for what you've done in music is something that really encourages a lot of guitar players to pick up a guitar... Thanks, a lot.