“it is desirable . . . that people should be eccentric. Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded.” 🎸🎆 https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/rewinding-jimi-hendrixs-national-anthem
Rewinding Jimi Hendrix’s National Anthem

Paul Grimstad on Jimi Hendrix’s famous performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock, and the importance of Hendrix’s unorthodox rendition of the national anthem.

The New Yorker
This is also an amazing interview with Jimi, so modest and gentle while offering true insight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGf9PTYyJ4A
Jimi Hendrix Talks Nervous Breakdowns and Performing At Woodstock | The Dick Cavett Show

YouTube
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HT for this!
Amazed how directly starts by remarking of getting in there directly from long work night, and only 8 minutes of sleep, while remarking how much lags of having 8 hours for proper rest. Plus then keeping it cool while avoiding to fall into such provocative old-styled-tv way of questioning, not by employing typical famous personae pride antics, but humble, emphatic, and relatable common people manners!

@codinghorror
Like saying without telling fav #consciousness definition

» Hurrah I awake from yesterday «

Yet only stumbled upon reading #PattiSmith quoting #JimiHendrix when answering this fan question:
What brings you joy?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/31/i-experience-joy-very-easily-patti-smith-on-springsteen-the-climate-fight-and-the-meaning-of-punk

In JH atmospherical anti-war song:
“1983 ... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)“
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AeWMHW0aWM

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‘I experience joy very easily’: Patti Smith on Springsteen, the climate fight and the meaning of punk

The singer, poet and writer answers your questions about playing music with her children, being at her friend Allen Ginsberg’s deathbed and maintaining hope in a troubled world

The Guardian