People took the Star Spangled Banner and Machine Gun as signs of anti-Americanism. I can't find the quote, but Hendrix allegedly said "I love America, but it brings me down sometimes." That doesn't sound like and anti-America guy, Hendrix was probably more pro-America than Bidet.
Definitely- wish he hadn’t died so soon- as someone mentioned, he had tons of stuff he was working on but not finished- He didn’t strike me as being a deep part of the hippie stuff/anti-war movement like other artists at that time- he was kinda doing his own thing- more into psychedelic stuff (which i guess was kinda hippie-like-) but different- he marched to his own beat I think-
Shame, lots of black folks back then loved America, (but just hated the racism they were truly a part of during those times, but we as a nation were coming out of it, and i think a lot of minority groups sensed ot and appreciated it and the nation, and the opportunistic to all who went for them- even though the wounds of what they and their folks went through were still fresh-)- but now so many black folks are really angry- kneel in protest of the anthem, sing their own anthem- etc-
The left are driving the races apart- So many minority groups and folks are just really angry these days- Jimmie was above all that- and like he said, even though it got him down at times, he loved America- Wish more folks would feel that way