Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at age 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the US Army and trained as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, but he was discharged the following year.
On a similar note, it's one of our nations greatest lost opportunities when Dave Chappele found allah and fucked off to Africa . His show did more for race relations in two short seasons than anything else in the preceding 20 years, or in the years since. Honkeytonk bars that black delivery drivers wouldn't even enter during the day were quiet and watching the show as it aired live each week, it was an amazing thing.
TIL from wikipedia, Jimi Hendrix:
Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at age 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the US Army and trained as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, but he was discharged the following year.
Your goddamn right he did. With music!
On a similar note, it's one of our nations greatest lost opportunities when Dave Chappele found allah and fucked off to Africa . His show did more for race relations in two short seasons than anything else in the preceding 20 years, or in the years since. Honkeytonk bars that black delivery drivers wouldn't even enter during the day were quiet and watching the show as it aired live each week, it was an amazing thing.
This is another noteworthy bit of comedy.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=51XUIXKdKtU
They told him he could get high; then he found out it was airplanes.