4:20 Flashback: Hendrix hysterics

420 Flashback 12-4-19
A 16-date British package tour in the mid 60’s included Pink Floyd, The Jim Hendrix Experience, The Move and many more. One of the nights Jimi was having terrible equipment problems and in his frustration:
Walked off the stage
Threw his guitar
Yelled out a string of profanity
Answer: Threw his guitar
Rammed his Gibson Flying V into his speaker cabinets. Like an enormous arrow, the guitar became stuck in the amplifier, which the audience greeted as all was part of the act.

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