"Rock legend Jimi Hendrix was murdered by his manager as part of an insurance scam, a new book by one of former aides claims.

Hendrix choked to death on his own vomit when he was 27 – but the exact circumstances of his death have always been a mystery.

Now James ‘Tappy’ Wright, one of the rock star’s roadies, claims that Hendrix’s manager, Michael Jeffery, confessed to killing him. Jeffery is said to have made a drunken confession a year after the star’s death in September 1970."


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... l?ITO=1490

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It's a mix between Jazz and Funk, it's called "Junk"

thats interesting, but is it credible?

after so many years a book is coming out?

Theres aleays some cook out there trying to make a buck at any cost.The bottom line is Hendrix over dosed at his girl Monika Dannemans house,she left to go get some cigarettes and when she came back he was covered in vomit.She panicked and called Eric Burdon of the Animals who was screaming at her to call an ambulance which she did after some time,but it is believed that if she did not freak and wait so long he probably could of been saved What a shame my IDOL NOW AND ALWAYS.

it's those what if moments that can save or take a life away gets me mad. I guess its shock i don't know...alll i know is that i was born in 83 and in my time a few of my idols died in the rock world.

My mother remembers the day when hendrix, jim, mama and a few others died it was a big blow for sure.


Your right everyone wants to make a quick buck these days, it's sad...

i've heard the same stories about his death , about two years ago i saw a blurb in the news that the original police report said jimi was dead when they entered the apartment , i'm going to believe that one because the other stories are too terrible to think about .

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

Jeffery's is said to have MI6 training and throughout his life has flittered from one nefarious exploit to another. A very shadey character indeed. Eric Burdon is said to have only included him because he still owed Burdon money from his 'The Animals' days and soon began to regret getting jeffery's involved. Hence Burdons resignation from managment a couple of years later in 68.

Its all highly speculative. Hendrix's lifestyle would have no doubt lead to a early death and theres no saying his greatness would of continued. Looking at his last recordings (crash landing and cry of love, both released post humously) he wasnt on form for a lot of numbers. Theres some absolute jems on those albums and some real dogs dinners too. compare stone free again to peace in mississippi on the crash landing album. Its like 2 very different players. Astroman in comparison to freedom on the cry of love album is a decent example too.

Ok i know Hendrix didnt have full control over those albums as they were released after his death but their a good indication of where he was going. That includes their low as well as high points.

Hindsights always 20/20 and rose tinted.

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No no and no

You are the manager of a young rising star who seems poised on the brink of a massive 20-year Beatles-style career. Do you:

A) work him like a mule, cleverly managing not only his recording and concert career, bbecome rich beyond your wildest dreams of avarice, or:

B) bump him off for a quick but comparatively measly insurance pay-out.

You'd have to be an idiot to choose B.

Then there was the rumor that Jeffry's had Jimi murdered because his contract with him was almost up and Jimi was not going to renew it.

Was there someone in the grassy knoll?

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

Chet i read that rumour too. Hendrix was increasingly disapointed with jeffry i have a biography where the author has a fair bit to say about jeffrey and hanger on devon and their negative manipulations on hendrix.

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No no and no

You can't really dust for vomit.

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

LOL Good Spinal Tap Moment Russian.I do believe the story though of the guy drowning Brian Jones in the pool.If you ever look into that one it has merit.

There has been mention in several Biographies shown on TV that Hendrix felt like a human jukebox and Jeffry's was the one putting in the change. Jimi wanted to expand and experiment with his playing and Jeffry's said NO.

Can you imagine where Jimi would have taken guitar playing?

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

I can imagine a good part of it would be good but with the less than good moments i mentioned earlier.

I tend to get the feeling that these threads are started by people wishing as we all do that he was still around. It upsets me a bit cos hendrix finished on a peak, not in a trough. Thats something i'm very happy about. I wouldnt like to chance it that i'd appreciate his modern stuff if he was still around. Infact if i'd heard a modern hendrix that i didnt like all those years ago (83/84) it would have stopped me enjoying his previous stuff.

Out of the world of imagination now and back to enjoying a good vintage Jimi.

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No no and no

I made the absurd mistake of paying good money for a DVD: Jimi Hendrix, the Last 24 Hours:

http://www.amazon.com/Jimi-Hendrix-Last ... 521&sr=8-1

The thesis of that film is that Hendrix was murdered by the CIA, because "he was turning the kids against America..."

Oh, brother. I have an alternative theory: that some of the people in that movie should get a job and perhaps smoke a little less of certain substances...

I do not recommend that DVD.

Cheers - C

i read that hendrix was already at his peak