SEPT, 18 [S the 25th anniver-

J sary of the death of Seattle gui-
tar giant Jimi Hendrix.

He overdosed on deeping pills.
Chinked on his vant, owas a thes -
less cock death. At the top of tis
game, he checked out at 27. Hike cleat
olherorock con front Seattle, Kurt
Cobain a messy suicide at 27,
Cebain's violent passing still requires
the polish of years to smooth out the
rough edges of context
‘Phe great curator in the sky cata
Jogued the corporeal Hendrix long
ago. Back on earth, people have been
busy. The stakes ure high, Ask Jimi’s
pop Al Hendrix abourthat one, The
senior Hendrix recently regained con-
tolling rights over the music, name
and image of his son. The legacy is
worth as much as USS90 million.

— Plans are afoot fora $60 million
“museum. the Experience Music
Project: headed by Microselt co-
founder’ and. (wouldn't va know iv
-bilfionaire Paul Allen, Is to open in
(997% near the Space Needle. The
thing began With wor idea lor a Jimi
Hendrix“museum. The concept: tas
since grown to embrace the
Northwest music scene in general.
Hendrix ~ cenmnands enduring

imerest. The creative ripples are still |
felt’ by -subsequent geaerations of

musicians. He's rife with. merchan-
dising “opportunity, How. dees one
_ package a psychedelic mystic? How
du you, box what was essentially a
_ free-spirited wise old soul? Museums
are by nature all about surfaces and
edited reality. :

Ona smaller scale, the Red House

exhibit at last’ weekend's Bumber-
shoot -arts.cand) culture festival in
Seattle redlized the duomed failure of
such. attempts. Once the golly-gee
magic of being in the same room with
> stulf Jinti actually touched and used
(a very- disturbing cxumple being. a
grotty old couch) wore off, the preda-
. toryenature of the beast is revealed.
‘Hendrix’ is quoted as having said,
“You have to die before’ (peopte)

think. youvare worth anything.” Inside
the Red Houses on the road tothe

great rock myth cash-in, Jimi wiis on

“Gngtd musical input. A> hint: don't

nce. gears u

amps. Jind tading curds. bandanas,
and veoty Polaroid: photo opportun:
Ges with Jimi The Cardboard Cut-out
on stage. You qame it. you buy it ,
Here's the cub: Hendtixcas is the
case Wah all artists oF consequence
regardless the medium of capression,
Wap fiir out there aaa musician sind as
human being, Hendrix was an intu-

“itive: communicator and technically

brilliant. Words “about Hendrix,
irnages and artifiets of the ran. can’t
help but come up shor. ‘The music
says (hail, Celebrate the main hy find:
ing some connection with it personal
ty. not, move on to the next mean-

look for dina museum,

ront setting, Youvet a magicad, cibrantiund

cultural neighbourhond unbke any in tbe world: Live theage arhe
new Ford Centre for die Perlorming Ais and Green Elizabeth Pheatre

and Phivhouse. Major sports events ae BO Phice sndiuny and GM
Price atena, Ube fasctriian of Library Sauaire, The delights of

music

review .. PSYCHEDELIC TRICKSTER Jimi Hendrix pours Michael Becker
a flower stem inside the Red House.

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Friday, Seplernber 8, 1995 ~ North Shore News

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