Jimi Hendrix Essays (402 words) - Jimi Hendrix,

Jimi Hendrix .) He then disppeared from the public until it was arranged that he and the band play in an event at the Magical Garden of the Haleakala Crater on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Later that month in 1970, without stopping to rest, the Band of Gypsys traveled back to New York in celebration of the grand opening of Electric Lady, the studio which Hendrix had always dreamed of creating. Recorded in this studio was the very last album before the death of Hendrix, ?Cry of Love?. To finish paying the costs of the newly opened studio, Hendrix was forced to return to touring (Hendrix 120). The traveling never seemed to end; from New York, the band was on their way to Europe where they were to begin another exhausting series of concerts. They were tired, and in England they faced non-stop rain and an uncontrollable audience. The tour pressed on and the three members of the group made their way to Stockholm, Gothenburg, Denmark, Copenhagen, Berlin, and finally the Isle of Fehmarn in Germany where the concert took place on September 6, 1970. It turned out to be a disaster filled with a crowd of angry German bikers. The crowd actually chanted go home to Hendrix (Hendrix 145). After the tour was dragged out to its end, Hendrix returned to England to stay with his girlfriend Monika Dannemann. He tried his best to remain in peace and missed important meetings pertaining to his contracts and other career business (Wolters n.p.). The life of this amazing man ended on September 18, 1970 when he was but twenty-seven years old. He became ill from a mixture of wine and quinalbarbitone, a sleeping pill prescribed to his girlfriend. When the ambulance was called, they rushed to his London hotel and dashed him back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The attendants had carelessly laid him on his back and Hendrix suffocated in his own vomit (Rolling Stone Magazine n.p.). Fortunately, the tragic death of this young man came after he had contributed so much to the rock 'n' roll era of the 60s. Not only did he inspire black musicians to persevere in their careers, but he also influenced the entire pop culture with his music and performances. In the eyes of many Americans, the legendary rock music guitarist Jimi Hendrix will live on forever Music