Sitting today in the Seattle airport, it's only fitting that Rocktober's J post should honor the Emerald City's favorite musical son. James Marshall Hendrix.
An electric gypsy still ahead of his time, Jimi redefined what was possible for rock music.
His virtuosity with the guitar made it more than an instrument. He made it a lover, an enemy, a weapon, a true second voice.
Not all his music will be remembered. In fact, about half of his catalog feels dated already to me. But Jimi at his best made music that is timeless, moving, and profoundly expressive.
Though he has wandered on, his early death a bitter and foolish waste of a special creative life, Jimi still has the power to awe, soothe, and move us.
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