This is freaking awesome

[Machinate]

bah, such cheap tricks to get attention.

even Hendrix made a complete fool out of himself doing this kind of stuff.

hendrix wasn't trying to sell zippos when he lit his axe at monterery, and it wasn't some planned event. it was a genuine grade-a drug induced action with no ulterior motives beyond whatever was going pn in his aciddy liitle brain.

k

so Hendrix just happened to have some lighter fluid lying around?

[kennerb]

Kewl Burning plastic That is so rockn'roll!

[nf0]

what a stupid marketing idea... only makes me think the neko is a piece of shit that deserved burning... i certainly won't be getting one now.... what lame asses

[Liam]

Pure banlity

[dirtystudios]

bah, such cheap tricks to get attention.

even Hendrix made a complete fool out of himself doing this kind of stuff.

hendrix wasn't trying to sell zippos when he lit his axe at monterery, and it wasn't some planned event. it was a genuine grade-a drug induced action with no ulterior motives beyond whatever was going pn in his aciddy liitle brain.

k

so Hendrix just happened to have some lighter fluid lying around?

sure, it was the sixties, why not...

k

[MrYellow]

hendrix wasn't trying to sell zippos when he lit his axe at monterery, and
it wasn't some planned event. it was a genuine grade-a drug induced
action with no ulterior motives beyond whatever was going pn in his
aciddy liitle brain.

Really?

Taken from Hendrix, "Setting the Record Straight" - John McDermott with Eddie Kramer.

Still while the group had been winning audiences at clubs all over
England, the Experience had yet to transcend their cult status in London,
and Chandler needed something to catapult Hendrix into the mainstream.
That something would come from music reporter Keith Altham, who
casually suggested to Chas that Jimi should set this guitar alight to
accompany "Fire". That was it! Chandler discussed with Hendrix how he
could ignite one of his gutars during the group's performance at the
Astoria. With the exception of Chas and Gerry Stickells, no one knew that
Hendrix was planning to torch his guitar. Mitchell and Redding only
vaguely heard something about lighter fluid amid the backstage clamor,
but more important, neither the audience nor any of the other artists on
the bill were prepared for Hendrix's axe melting.

It was marketing plain and simple. Hendrix often talked about later
regretting it and hating the circus aspects it brought.

-Ben

[dirtystudios]

thanks for ruining the magic.

k

[SimonPHC]

thank you for pointing out some info from a decent source that made me understand better how our society works.

[Machinate]

thanks for ruining the magic.

k

art can also be a carefully planned series of events. The magic's still there, if you ask me.