![]() ![]() ![]() The new live album, ' Jimi Hendrix Experience Los Angeles Forum: Ap' is out now on 2LP vinyl, CD and all digital platforms via Legacy Recordings (streaming links are here: ). The new book, JIMI by Janie Hendrix and John McDermott is out 24th November. I can hardly believe I treated Clapton – a hero of mine – with so little respect.Įric Clapton: It’s something that no one is ever going to beat that incident, that night, it’s historic in my mind but only a few people are alive that would remember it Jimi Hendrix: When I think back, it seems so pushy that I would have barged into someone else’s show that way. ![]() Kathy Etchingham (Jimi’s girlfriend): He walked off stage with this smirk. I said: ‘Are you all right?’ And he replied: ‘Is he that fucking good?’ He had heard ten bars at most. Manager Chas Chandler arranged a showcase gig at The Bag O’ Nails, a trendy Soho watering hole frequented by pop aristocracy such as Paul McCartneyand The Rolling Stones. I thought: “Oh God, what’s happening now?” I went backstage and he was trying to get a match to a cigarette. On Friday 25 November, the hurricane that was Jimi Hendrix finally hit. ![]() Here was this total unknown, using techniques that Clapton had not the faintest inkling of.Ĭhas Chandler (Hendrix’s manager): Clapton stood there and his hands dropped off the guitar. Neil Slaven: I will never forget the look of absolute shock on Clapton’s face. ![]()
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