An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.
Direction
Bob Smeaton weaves rare archive footage into intimate oral history.
Sound
Remastered live performances that'll melt your face off.
Director
Bob Smeaton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary's title comes from a blues standard Jimi obsessed over, recording it at least six times across his career—each version radically different.
Hendrix's Woodstock 'Star-Spangled Banner' was initially criticized as unpatriotic; within years it became an anti-war anthem and is now permanently archived in the Library of Congress.
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