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Jimi Hendrix: The Voodoo Lives On

Dave Marsh, Musician, October 1980

HENDRIX SAW himself as a symbolic figure who contained in his bloodstream elements of all races. The goal of his performances was both racial and musical unity, his deepest desire was to cut across all boundaries. The goal was unity in the metaphysical sense.

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