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Jimi Hendrix—最偉大的電子吉他手
第一次聽說他，是在我的多年前的一個生日。那一天我先生特意帶我去Seattle’s EMP museum (Experience Music Project) 看AC/DC 的Exhibit. 多年來我一直是AC/DC的fan.
然而，那一天，我fell in love with Jimi Hendrix!
當我戴上耳機第一次聽到他的”Hey Joe”, 被那種混合著rock/blue 的憂傷/憤怒／無助深深吸引。然後是”All Along the Watchtower”, 然後是”Voodoo Child/Slight Return”. 我放了一遍又一遍，欲罷不能。
回家後開始search種種關於他的info。 Jimi Hendrix 是美國搖滾樂吉他手，歌唱家和作曲家。出生在Seattle 的他(1942-1970)的舞台生涯雖然隻有短短的4年，但是，他被認為是在流行音樂曆史上最具影響力的電子吉他手之一，Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 把他描述成搖滾曆史上“arguably”最偉大的樂手。在Rolling Stone 的古今100位最偉大的吉他手名單中，他雄居第一，在古今100位最偉大的藝術家中，他位於第5. （wikipedia.org)
1969年，他成為世界上報酬最高的搖滾音樂家，1970年死於過量的鎮靜類藥物引起的窒息，享年28歲。
關於他的documentary: “Hear My Train Coming” available at Netflix. Or “Jimi Hendrix Documentary” at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRg9h-XCHKs.
AL Koooper:
"Jimi Hendrix blazed through our lives like a fireball-supernova that most likely originated in a black hole in the middle of some uncharted universe. This was not just some Elvis or Beatle—everything about Hendrix was otherworldly. He had an understanding of sonics and how they related to music, which no human had ever conceived before. He was able to express these non-verbal expressions as blasts of feedback and warfare emulations; personal, unique grace notes that were apropos for the times in which he performed. Before his genius reached maturity (he died at age 27), all that was left were some blinking sparks in the tail of a once-in-a-lifetime comet. A true alien in his lifetime—now as an immortal—too much wasted effort is spent by others in trying to compartmentalize him."
當您聽他的歌時，請注意聽他的guitar. A few songs here:
“All Along the Watchtower” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY, Bob Dylan 作曲作詞，被Jimi Hendrix 唱紅並且演繹到一個更高的level, 也是他最著名的一首歌。熟悉Forrest Gump 的讀者都能回憶起這首曲子的開頭部分， Forrest和他的戰友們在越戰中巡邏的情景。也是“Mafia 3” 的主題曲。
“Hey Joe” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3JsuWz4xWc
“Purple Haze” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJunCsrhJjg
“Foxy Lady” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PVjcIO4MT4
And more.
這裏是他的幾條quotes：https://www.quotezine.com/jimi-hendrix-quotes-the-20-best-of-all-time/?
“With the power of soul, anything is possible.”
“Music is my religion.”
“The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye…until we meet again”
“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.”
“Even castles made of sand, fall into the sea, eventually.”
“Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.”
“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.”
