[A Jovial Cad]

I don't even know who the subject of your original post is/was, or anything about either him or his music--I'd never heard of him or read anything about his death until I saw your post. I simply don't listen to Rap/Hip-Hop/whatever else it's being called these days, and never will.

But, about Jimmy Hendrix I DO know: the best Rock guitarist who ever lived. Hearing "The Wind Cries Mary" still sends shivers up my spine. I also know he served in the 101st Airborne (or was it the 82nd? I forget) for a time, until he was hurt in a jump. That always impresses me. Wish he was still around--along with John Bonham from Led Zeppelin. Imagine what kind of music those two could have made together, with Jimmy on the guitar and Bonham on the drums! A true dream team. Aaaahhhhh, the old days of the masters...it makes me nostalgic.

[ConYoungBlack]

Jimi Hendrix is my hero, no questions. I own (literally) every single recording the man has ever made. I play "Hear my train a comin'" and "Stone Free" daily on my Strats and Les Pauls.

But I do know that one thing is for sure, ODB deserves as much comment or lack thereof (if hateful) as Jimi did when he died. Not because he was as talented as Jimi, but because he was as human as Jimi was.

[Sabatier]

There was a commercial shown during the Super Bowl where a young Jimi Hendrix chooses Pepsi over Coca Cola, suggesting that's why he became so great, he chose the right soft drink. Talk about trivializing a talent.