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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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 Posted - 10/05/2007 : 23:28:28
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i agree strato....i think the whole drugs thing got blown out of all porportion...ok so he smoked hash and did some acid..a lot of musos have done a lot worse and come out the other side intact(look at keith richards... )..contary to popular opinion he didn't die from an overdose but choked in his sleep....i feel it takes away from his talent as a guitarist and a person...listening to him in interviews he had some really interesting things to say about life and music.... without him could we have had the great S.R.V...?..who owed a lot to hendrix in his playing and i'm sure stevie would be the first to admit it.....hopefully when the smoke of the lifestyle of the 60's finally clears people will see the real jimi hendrix and the superb musician he was....and the world is a lesser place with out him.......... |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 00:13:49
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^^^ ditto, franzoni, well put |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 09:20:35
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Originally posted by StratoSphere
^^^ ditto, franzoni, well put
Ditto, me too!
When you ask somebody without a real interest in rock music about Hendrix, they know him as the drug user who burned guitars... and he did of course, but so much more. |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 10:02:57
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...ok so he smoked hash and did some acid..a lot of musos have done a lot worse and come out the other side intact(look at keith richards...
It is widely rumoured that in a secret swiss hospital, under a joint venture by Fender and Roland, Mr. Richards had his damaged brain cells replaced with an implanted VG-99 V guitar system. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 12:29:33
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Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
...ok so he smoked hash and did some acid..a lot of musos have done a lot worse and come out the other side intact(look at keith richards...
It is widely rumored that in a secret swiss hospital, under a joint venture by Fender and Roland, Mr. Richards had his damaged brain cells replaced with an implanted VG-99 V guitar system.
 
Regards Dr. Bob |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 18:37:32
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| nah......keith is old skool...whatever about fender being involved..i can't see him allowing any cosm technology being implanted in his head...most definitely has to involve valve/tubes or at least some germaniun transistors............ |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 23:02:41
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haha cosm brain. it certainly doesnt come through in his playing!!!!
OHHH!
just kidding, Keef is pretty good |
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pex
Copper Member
Philippines
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Posted - 11/14/2007 : 13:39:01
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| I am a big fan of Hendrix and his musick particularly his guitar playing is way way ahead of his time.. A musick that rocks and ol dat great guitar melodies... |
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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
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Posted - 11/16/2007 : 14:56:31
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Pioneers are people who live on the sometimes dangerous leading edge of life. In the late '60's, that danger was the drug culture combined with sudden, overwhelming fame and fortune. Jimi was a true guitar and rock music pioneer and, by all accounts, a kind, sensitive and trusting individual. Remember, too, that Jimi was just in his early 20's when all this was happening - pretty heavy for a kid!
So, yeah, the drugs were there and that culture may have played a part in his tragic and early demise, but that in no way should diminish his outstanding contribution. In fact, it should be seen in the light of all that distraction that he was still able to acheive the stellar things he did - and I still consider him the best. |
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Dr. Bob
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Australia
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Posted - 11/16/2007 : 15:19:33
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Originally posted by 4evrnewB
Pioneers are people who live on the sometimes dangerous leading edge of life. In the late '60's, that danger was the drug culture combined with sudden, overwhelming fame and fortune. Jimi was a true guitar and rock music pioneer and, by all accounts, a kind, sensitive and trusting individual. Remember, too, that Jimi was just in his early 20's when all this was happening - pretty heavy for a kid!
So, yeah, the drugs were there and that culture may have played a part in his tragic and early demise, but that in no way should diminish his outstanding contribution. In fact, it should be seen in the light of all that distraction that he was still able to acheive the stellar things he did - and I still consider him the best.
Hi 4evrnewB
Well put.
Well summerized.
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