Quote Originally Posted by Fabolous
in fact purple Haze was a type of Acid back in the Day, and the name came up when Jimmy wrote about it.
I remember reading about that in Wikipedia.

The title is sometimes confused as a drug reference, specifically to LSD. One rumor of the the song title's derivation comes from a dream Hendrix had, where he was walking under the ocean, surrounded by a Purple Haze. Another is credited to a Native American myth told to Jimi by his Indian grandmother.
In reality, the phrase "purple haze" came from a science fiction novel Hendrix was reading at the time, written by Philip Jose Farmer. Originally the song was titled Purple Haze - Jesus Saves and featured an extended verse where Jesus saved Hendrix from the Purple Haze. This was later changed due to fear of a possible backlash, for the use of Jesus in the song.