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From: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re:  Prince != Jimi Hendrix
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 08:52:18 EST
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The late Paul McCartney (Professor Wagstaff) writes:

> If Jimi Hendrix's image wasn't of at least equal importance to his music,
> then I'm the late Paul McCartney.  His clothing, his swagger, his stunts
> (...), all were at least as important to the phenomenon that was Jimi
> Hendrix as the guitar sound innovations that the man produced.

Simply put, Hendrix invented modern electric guitar technique. 

Punk, metal, blues, AOR, jazz, fringe, etc. are all deeply in his debt.
Listen to some Black Flag, Shockabilly, Metallica, or even Fred Frith, next
to Hendrix's `Machine Gun' if there's any doubt in your mind that his
influence is as strong now as it was 15 years ago.

-michael