Today’s Artist
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Sarah Maxwell
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Table Of Contents
Brief Description of Jimi Hendrix
My favorite Jimi Hendrix song
My favorite Jimi Hendrix Quotes
Jimi Hendrix Wealth
Reflections
Resources
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Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix, born Johnny Allen Hendrix, was an
American guitarist and singer/songwriter. Rolling
Stones Magazine has named him the greatest guitarist
of all times for many years. He is one of the most
influential musicians of his time throughout his range
of genres. Jimi Hendrix was also part of the Jimi
Hendrix Experience, an English-American rock band
that formed in 1966. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was
made up of Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, and Mitch
Mitchell and they were together until 1969. Jimi
Hendrix died on September 18, 1970 in London at the
age of 27. The official cause of death was recorded as
inhalation of a barbiturate intoxication. Although Jimi is
not alive anymore, he is alive in his music which is still
very popular.
Jimi’s Music
One of my favorite songs by Jimi Hendrix is his
song “Little Wing” from his second album Axis:
Bold as Love. This song is my favorite because I
feel like when I’m listening to it, I get lost in the
music. I feel like I’m there with him and he’s
singing it to me. I also love the lyrics.
“Well she's walking through the clouds With a
circus mind that's running round Butterflies and
zebras And moonbeams and fairy tales That's all
she ever thinks about Riding with the wind.
When I'm sad, she comes to me With a thousand
smiles, she gives to me free It's alright she says
it's alright Take anything you want from me,
anything.
Fly on little wing, Yeah, yeah, yeah, little wing”
My Favorite Jimi Hendrix Quotes
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
“I'm gonna put a curse on you and all
your kids will be born completely
naked.”
When I die, I want people to play my
music, go wild and freak out and do
anything they want to do.”
“I'm the one that has to die when it's time for
me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want
to”
“Not necessarily
stoned...but
beautiful”
This one is my all time favorite
“I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all
I could see was me. I take my spirit and I
crash my mirrors, now the whole world is
here for me to see.”
Jimi’s Wealth
Hendrix was paid $18,000 USD
for his Woodstock Performance
and given an additional $12,000
USD for the rigths to include him
in the Woodstock
documentary/movie. Jimi has
sold around twenty million
albums in the United States and
eighty million Worldwide. Before
his death, Jimi Hendrix’s
manager had an insurance
policy taken out on Jimi for a
million dollars. Jimi Hendrix
was obviously a very wealthy
man.
Reflections
I chose Jimi Hendrix because I really like his music. I like the
way he thought about things and how positive of a person he
was. I also really like his style. I think Jimi Hendrix was
very talented in many ways. He was very talented with the
guitar which got him very far. But what I like most about his
music is the words of his songs, they all seem free. It seems
like you can feel his enthusiasm and how much he loved
what he did. The death of Jimi Hendrix was really tragic and
it makes me sad that he’s not alive anymore because I can
only image how much more great music he would or could
have made.
Resources
• http://blahblahblahscience.com/tag/jimi-hendrix
For Image Used
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix
For Information
• http://www.metrolyrics.com/little-wing-lyrics-jimi-hendrix.html
For Lyrics
• http://erebusmusic.net/jimi-hendrix
For Image Used
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_money_did_jimi_Hendrix_make
For Information