Jimi Hendrix

Engelbert Humperdinck: Adele is one of greatest ever singers

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22 May 2012

Engelbert Humperdinck thinks Adele is one of the best singers ever. The veteran crooner has a career spanning over 50 years, but is absolutely blown away by the 'Someone Like You' singer, and thinks she is one of the greatest he's ever heard. He…

Andre 3000 to embody Jimi Hendrix in new film

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8 May 2012

Andre 3000 will play Jimi Hendrix in a film about his life. The Outkast rapper will take on the role of the guitar legend in biopic 'All Is By My Side', which focuses on Jimi's career breakthrough around the time he moved to London in 1966. The…

Plan B inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger

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24 Apr 2012

Plan B was inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Who and Jimi Hendrix to succeed as a musician. The 'iLL Manors' rapper grew up in the Forest Gate area of London, and while he found it tough, he kept thinking of people that had stayed there and made…

Dr. Dre wants Hendrix and Gaye holograms

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20 Apr 2012

Dr. Dre hopes to see Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye return to the stage as holograms. The rapper was a key figure in developing a hologram of Tupac Shakur - which performed on stage with him at Coachella festival on Sunday (15.04.12), fifteen years…

Drake wants to be iconic

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30 Mar 2012

Drake wants his "purpose on earth" to be being "iconic". The 25-year-old rapper admits his main career ambition is for his music to stand the test of time and still be remembered in years to come. Discussing a lyric to his track 'Lord Knows' - in…

Ronnie Wood: Jimi Hendrix didn't like his own voice

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12 Jan 2012

Jimi Hendrix "never liked the sound of his own voice". The Rolling Stones axeman Ronnie Wood used to share a flat with the late guitarist and singer/songwriter in London and would constantly have to reassure him about his vocal abilities. Talking…

Jimi Hendrix releases app

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22 Nov 2011

Jimi Hendrix's estate has released his first ever mobile application. The 'Jimi Hendrix - the Complete Experience App' is available for Apple devices, and can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store. The app allows fans to explore the…

Field of Dreams - Festival History

28 May 2009

Jay-Z, Glastonbury 2007 The announcement that Jay-Z was to headline Glastonbury was seen by some – mainly the weekend-hippie middle classes who have adopted their annual pilgrimage as self-serving statement of their true nature whilst working for…

Jimi Hendrix: The computer game

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25 Jul 2008

Jimi Hendrix is set to be immortalised in a computer game. The legendary guitar player will be revived in the latest edition of 'Guitar Hero' which is due to be released in the autumn. The 'Foxy Lady' singer - who died after drowning in his own…

Jimi Hendrix sex tape?

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1 May 2008

A sex tape allegedly featuring late music legend Jimi Hendrix is for sale. Vivid Entertainment Group is selling a 45-minute film, which includes an 11-minute clip of a naked man, who they claim is the dead rocker, having sex with two mystery…

Cee-Lo to release rare Hendrix material

27 Jul 2007

Gnarls Barkley singer Cee-Lo Green is planning to release Jimi Hendrix material from the early 60s on his record label. The masters were previously held by Ed Chalpin, the producer responsible for Hendrix’s first record deal, and include Ballad of Jimi…