How Science Fiction Formed Jimi Hendrix

How Science Fiction Formed Jimi Hendrix | Open Culture

An exploration of how sci-fi informed the apocalyptic images and spaced-out sounds in Hendrix's songs.

Hendrix didn't just weave sci-fi themes and references into his songs. He and Chandler composed space-rock epics that expanded the possibilities ...

Jimi Hendrix Was a Science Fiction Nerd - YouTube

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What influence did science fiction have on Jimi Hendrix and his ...

To some extent, Jimi Hendrix' music was influenced by science fiction. As a boy, he had a fascination with the likes of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.

A Purplish Haze: The Science Fiction Vision of Jimi Hendrix - VICE

“I had dozens of science fiction books at home,” Chandler says in Ultimate Hendrix by John McDermott and Eddie Kramer. “The first one Jimi read ...

What influence did science fiction have on Jimi Hendrix and his ...

To some extent, Jimi Hendrix' music was influenced by science fiction. As a boy, he had a fascination with the likes of Flash Gordon and Buck ...

How Science Fiction Influenced Jimi Hendrix's Music

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a look at how science fiction helped to shape the distinct sound of legendary musician Jimi ...

Jimi Hendrix, Spaceships, and Science Fiction - Reactor

These experiences not only influenced Jimi's childhood drawings of spaceships and intergalactic battle scenes, but also informed a great deal of ...

Jimi Hendrix and His Science Fiction Bookshelf : r/scifi - Reddit

...crickets. I find this fascinating. I had heard that Hendrix carried with him on tour a steamer trunk with all his science fiction books ...

The book that inspired Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze' - Far Out Magazine

Pink Floyd's psychedelic cornerstone 1967's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, contains many references to science fiction as does a lot of ...

Researching Hendrix : r/jimihendrix - Reddit

Jimi was into science fiction, as was Chas Chandler, and this may have influenced their choices in the studio. Judicious use of studio tape ...

Geek Report: Jimi Hendrix Inspired By Sci-Fi - WIRED

Sci-fi spurs inventors and artists to new heights of creativity. It turns out sci-fi novels even inspired some of the music composed by ...

How Sci-Fi Shaped Jimi Hendrix - Nebula

Jimi Hendrix was an avid reader of science fiction his entire life. This video explores how he reflected that in his music.

Jimi Hendrix and His Love for Science Fiction - Musiclipse

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Jimi Hendrix: the story of the Axis: Bold As Love album - Louder Sound

If you were to write a science fiction novel set in the year 1967, it would be hard to imagine a more captivating cosmic messenger than Jimi ...

Imagining Jimi Hendrix's sci-fi script as a modern film

Jimi Hendrix had science fiction at the centre of a lot of his work, but his sci-fi film was never made. It's time to make it happen.

Jimi Hendrix is a sci-fi hero in Purple Haze - AV Club

The late Jimi Hendrix, who was fascinated with space, is the hero of a new sci-fi graphic novel Purple Haze.

The secret science fiction inspiration behind Jimi Hendrix's music

We think of Jimi Hendrix as a psychedelic mastermind, but his trippy imagery actually had a more scientific starting point. According to a new biographer, ...

Jimi Hendrix Returns to His Roots in This New Graphic Novel

The art evokes the psychedelic style of the 1960s—especially the posters, comics, and science fiction novels of the time—and the story carries ...

Jimi Hendrix rocks the cosmos in new 'Purple Haze' graphic novel

It's thrilling to have a Sci-Fi story told introducing Jimi as a time traveler, freedom fighter, and magical musician. This graphic novel is an ...