![]() ![]() Hendrix’ prowess as a guitarist initially left Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend slack-jawed in disbelief, and nearly made them hang up their own instruments out of frustration. What Hendrix did in his brief career, however, was raise the bar of creativity to impossible heights, while cementing a legacy as an innovator, visionary, and icon. He was light-years ahead of his time, and quite possibly too good for his own good, as his visit proved to be a short one. Even the name of his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, foretold the sensory journey he was to lead. Everything about this axe-wielding apparition was different: his looks, his playing style, his ability to create. Arriving from an entirely different artistic universe, that comet, better known as James Marshall Hendrix, single-handedly changed the face of ’60s pop culture. Nearly four decades ago, a blazing comet crashed into London’s burgeoning music scene and exploded in a cloud of purple haze. ![]()
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