"There Must Be Some Kind of Way Out of Here..."

Jimi Hendrix apparently took those words literally as he joined the Army to avoid jail time for car theft, and subsequently feigned homosexuality to avoid the Army. Cross's new book sounds interesting enough though. As friends of mine would probably note, Hendrix is a huge influence of mine (along with Buddy Guy).

As an aside, did you know that Hendrix was an accomplished blues musician as well? "Red House" is one of my favorites, but his more popular "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" is a straight-up blues song that few people recognize as actually blues. Check out some of the playing styles of Eric Clapton (especially his early days with Cream, Derek & the Dominoes, and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers) and Jimmy Page to see how blues helped shape 60s and 70s British classic rock (how blues became so popular in Britain, I have no clue).

And yes, I'm a music nut.