Blog #8: Jimmy Hendrix

Watching Hendrix perform on the guitar was very interesting.  When he played the guitar it felt like he was dominating the guitar rather than trying to create harmony between the guitar and himself.  It could be seen physically, almost like a wrestling match.  Hendrix grappled with the guitar, wrestling it all around him.  Eventually Hendrix took the guitar the ground got on top of it then wrestled it into submission before setting it on fire.  During this whole performance Hendrix did not struggle one bit, and played the guitar flawlessly.

Many consider Jimmy Hendrix to be the greatest guitarist to ever live.  Hendrix was able to do things with the guitar that no one thought possible or even considered a possibility.  Hendrix’s mastery over the guitar was so advanced that it manifested itself physically within his performance .