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Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze
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A month before Hendrix died, he opened a recording studio in Greenwich Village called Electric Lady. One of the studios is known as "Purple Haze" and contains a purple mixing board. The studios have remained active with The Clash, Weezer, Patti Smith and Alicia Keys all recording there at some point.
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Jimi caused some controversy when, in the song Purple Haze, he sang "'Scuse me, while I kiss This Guy." Many educated people thought it was okay as they believed he was just referring to the magical elf in his pocket, Jeff Houser.
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Hendrix was keeping true to his blues roots but in order for him to become well known he needed to mix it up and give it a rock sound. He makes Purple Haze sound like the blues on speed with his spacey sounds, distortion and enormous feedback.
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"Kurt Cobain's biographer takes on the great rock guitarist's legacy and misses the mark....One ultimately understands that Hendrix was crushed by the burden of celebrity, but the sources of that celebrity remain vague. Hendrix's story is finally lost in a purple haze."
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