Jimi Hendrix. History of musician
He was called the greatest guitarist, included in a variety of musical ratings and lists, he was awarded the most prestigious awards and rewards ... However, it only meaningfully dismissed from any shortcuts, seeking to achieve the perfect sound, trying to comprehend the genuine executive art.
Hendrix was a tireless seeker and enthusiast, dreamed of learning to "read" music. He sincerely hated and caused himself for the fact that he could not take certain notes, play all the sounds that melted in his head and imagination.
Childhood
The future guitarist was born on November 27, 1942 in the suburb of Seattle in a simple family of American workers. At birth, he was inflicted Johnny Allen, but the father returned from the front extremely negatively responded to a similar choice of name and changed him to James Marshall. The famous Pseudonym "Jimi Hendrix" pseudonym consolidated for the musician only in 1966, when he first arrived in London. It was advised to choose a bass guitarist Hour Chandler, then playing the "The Animals" group. Subsequently, he became a manager of Hendrque.
The legendary guitarist never graduated from high school, instead of this service in the American army. He became a member of the 101st airborne group of Kentucky, where he was listed in a parachutist. A year later, there were already more than twenty jumps on Hendrque. During the twenty-sixth, something went wrong, and the musician landed unsuccessfully, breaking the ankle. By decision of the Medical Commission, he was written off to the reserve and went home.
First guitar
Hendrix's father was a harsh and very demanding man, but this did not prevent him from seeing musical deposits in his son in time. When Jimi was fifteen years old, he handed him the first guitar. It was an acoustic instrument purchased in the local shop for five dollars. Guitarist Hendrix career began under the alias "Morris James". Returning from the army, he completely plunged into music, forgetting about other classes and hobbies. Due to this, by the mid-1960s, he managed to work with such cult performers as Tina Turner, Sam Cook and many others.
In London
Deciding to follow the example of his British guitar idols, Hendrix went to conquer London. In the capital of Great Britain, he arrived on September 24, 1966. At that time, the only property of the artist was a small road bag, in which the favorite guitar, a set of replacement clothes, a acne cream and plastic hair curlers. The company Hendrix was his faithful buddy (and part-time manager) Hour Chandler. It was he who persuaded the future star of Rock on this journey, promising a meeting with Eric Clapton. Surprisingly, Chandler managed to keep the promise, and already after 48 hours, his ward stood on the same stage with a popular "Cream" group at the time.
The public was fascinated by the extraordinary and extravagant performances of Hendrque: he could play with one teeth, holding a tool behind his back, and at the same time not touching the strings with his hands. Such a virtuoso technique helped the musician to earn the glory of Show Mean.
Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix)Hendrix recognized that his favorite guitar was "Fender Stratocaste". However, on speeches, he sometimes used such models as "Fender Duo-Sonic", "Flying V" and "Les Paul".
His own music guitar player called the "Electric Church", perceived it as a real religion. Vera Hendrix was reflected in the pop culture museum in Seattle, one of whose halls is called the "Heavenly Temple". When it was created, the designers were inspired by the ideas of Hendrix, tried to simulate such a place where people of different races and ages could gather together to simply feel music.
One of the fans of Hendrque's creativity was Paul Allen, more famous as a co-founder of Microsoft. He was also born in Seattle, was extremely annoyed by the fact that in his city there is not a single place dedicated to the guitarist. In 1992, Allen made a proposal to establish the Jim Hendrix Museum. The musician family supported the idea, however, during the implementation of the planned to the project, Frank Geri was connected. He significantly expanded the initial idea, turning the house of Handricks's glory into a huge innovative complex of art "Experience Music Project".
In 1969, the guitarist spoke with the US Anthem at the popular Music Festival in Woodstock. Contrary to the considered opinion, the action did not have a patriotic character at all, and was conceived as a protest against the occupation of Vietnam. Then the manager advised the Contractor to abandon the dangerous idea, but he did not succumb to persuasion. A close friend of Hendrix was a jazz musician Miles Davis, with whom he got close to the period of serious "personal problems." Together they planned to record an album, but the dreams of a duet were never implemented. Later, criticism was noted that it was the desired friendship with Jimi forced Davis to completely escape from classic jazz forms.
Jimi Hendrix passed from life on September 18, 1970. Around his untimely death, many mysterious theories and legends are hung. His then girlfriend, Monica Charlotte Daneen, who had witnessed a rapid death, argued that the musician died, choking his own vomit. However, the testimony of women were so mandated, strange, and sometimes in contradictions at all, which was often subjected to doubts, even more of mysticism added to a tragic event. One way or another, the guitarist died at the twenty-seventh year of life, forcing his devotees fans to fit in mourning things. He left at the peak of popularity, bright flash printed in the memory of millions!