How did Hendrix Die? - Poll

[beachguy in thongs]

I kind of screwed it up. Because I believe that Michael Jeffrey or Richard Nixon paid the Mafia to get rid of him, via pouring wine down his throat until his internal organs were drenched of it. And even if he had taken the 9 sleeping pills that Monika Denneman said he had, that wouldn't have affected him so much as to put him in a coma, at least. I don't think he ate dinner at the flat with Monika, and had wine, like she told the English inquisition into his death. He'd been at a party, without her.

[OR Freebird]

NOT Syd Barret -- Sid Vicious

If any of those guys were still alive, they'd be dead by now. They lived hard.

But as long as people still enjoy their music -- they live on.

[beachguy in thongs]

LOL, As long as we have Cid.

[soldier1944]

damn I never knew Jimi died like that. I thought it was herion or acid or somethin. If he had wine in his lungs thats a for sure sign that he was drowned right? There could be no other way that shit could have gotten in there.

ya because acid can kill you... LOL

[mellow mood]

Syd Barrett isnt dead yet...

lol

sure

[420purplehaze420]

jimi was pretty cool....made some sweet music....kurt cobain was 27 when he died also

heres a fun fact: (not sure if its true so its not really a fact but o well), its been said that the reason jimi wore a bandana a lot of the time was to cover up cuts in his head where he used to stick acid to get it directly into his brain

only reason i slightly believe this is because you can trip on acid without actually ingesting it

good thing you cant overdose on acid cause if you could, this would be the way to do it

[beachguy in thongs]

I heard that was a myth, I'm not sure, but I was gonna document all his drug use, anyway, so I'll find out.

He didn't always wear headbands. And if he liked soaking them in acid, he probably would've worn one at the Fillmore East on New Year's Eve, but he didn't.

Before the Monterey Pop Festival, in which he did wear a headband, two musicians who were always seen with him said he didn't even take acid before that concert, at all.

[OzzyOz]

syd barret is still alive by the way, i'm not sure if he's still shizo... i imagine he is.

you have to take alot of pure acid ( like a gram ) to OD

but...

Hendrix probablly did die from a speed ball...

[beachguy in thongs]

This movie gives good insight: http://www.suncoast.com/Movies/Movie...ails&scroll=48


In 1967, after years of scuffling on the R&B circuit and backing up the likes of Little Richard and the Isley Brothers, guitarist Jimi Hendrix became an overnight sensation with the released of his startlingly accomplished debut album, Are You Experienced. In the fall of 1970 Hendrix died, and from the moment his passing was announced, the sad matter became a subject of controversy as various parties argued over the cause of his death, who (if anyone) might be responsible, and who would inherit the rights to his musical legacy. Jimi Hendrix: The Last 24 Hours is a documentary which offers an in-depth look at the artist's last day and attempts to clear the air surrounding his tragic passing, and includes appearances from Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Pete Townshend. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

[beachguy in thongs]

Here's the book I have:
Reviews:

Fantastic, yet strangely empty
The research is wonderful, the prose style is just fine, the detail is remarkable - I finished the book knowing more than I ever felt I needed to know about Jimi (and being grateful for the knowledge) yet no closer to any understanding as to what made the man tick. Any serious Hendrix fan must own this book, but it is, in an odd way - emotionally incomplete.

Excellent-best source book available on Hendrix.
This is probably the best book that has been written about Hendrix. I think it is co-written by the editor of the excellent Jimi Hendrix fanizine "Univibes", it's an excellent source book, with list and lists of guitars, equpiment, gigs, photographs anything you would wish to know really about Hendrix's career.
The large biography section is brillant and cannot be faulted-although I personaly don't ascribe to the writers theories about Monica Dannneman. I personaly don't think Hendrix wanted to marry Monica- or anyone in particular for that matter-or that she knew Jimi as well as she let on. Cathy Etchingham, Hendrix's London girlfriend for a number of years, dismisses her as stalker in her book. Coupled with the strange and often contradictory statements she made about his death in her hotel room-it raises a lot of questions about her place in Hendrix's life which are hard to guess at.


have you ever been experienced?
electric gypsy was incredible, though i do wish that it had spent a little more time on his influences & how he was so influencial. the author(s) were extremely unpretentious & did not write this book in a biased manner. i didn't realize at first how much of an influence his [deceased since he was fifteen] mother was on his writing & composing. i didn't just skim through this at all, & some of what i read kind of smacked me in the face. i mean, the sacrificing of the guitars was not the only thing that attracted me to this man. in fact, he didn't even do it that often, which made it that more sacred. sure it "turns me on", but i'd have preferred him doing these types of theatrics at his own will, & not by the pleads of the audience. the theatrics weren't the only things that shadowed over his true credibility & genius; the cliche lifestyle of the rock musician helped to "fool" those who didn't know him enough. i'm going to take a break now from researching about him, by the means of biographies & whatnot. i enjoyed this book so much because it was honest & showed that he was just as human as you & me. he was also more sensitive & self-concious than you might presume. if i was lucky enough to have been alive during that era, & had been able to attend an experience or gypsy show, i sure as hell wouldn't be hollering for him to play this-or-that song. i'd want him/them to play what they felt was right for that moment, for that atmosphere, for that audience. i'd especially want to close my eyes & devour all of those improvised notes & riffs that f-cking poured out of his heart. we've still got the music, of course, & we always will... but we'll also never stop wishing he would've stuck around a little longer. a lot of times the phrase "just think of what he/she could've done" is overused, but it's totally appropriate when applied to jimi. like said in the movie "the jerk", haha, i wouldn't care if he was the colour of a baboon's a$$ -- the colour of his music was merely undefinable.
highly recommended.

Jimi Fans Rejoice!
An exhaustive biography, lacking in lurrid details, but filled instead with the story of Jimi's life, and how his life affected his music.
It seems to me that this author decided that, since most people are interested in Jimi Hendrix for his music, then took that to be the perspective from which this book is written.
The narrative is good, and the pictures are very nice.
However, the most amazing part of this book is the appendices, which take up a full third of the book. They cover all the equipment that Jimi used, and a tremendous list of releases both official and otherwise. The amount of information included in this book is amazing, although some of it is now a bit dated.
Hightly recommended for Jimi fans and guitar equipment wonks of all kinds.