MOTÖRHEAD Mainman Talks About Being JIMI HENDRIX' Roadie; Video Available
March 25, 2010, 14 years ago
Rollingstone.com is reporting:
Before he became the legendary singer/bassist of MOTÖRHEAD, Lemmy Kilmister logged time as a roadie for JIMI HENDRIX in the late sixties, prepping his guitars for his explosive performances - and picking up the bits of his destroyed stomp-boxes post-show. In honor of our latest issue chronicling Hendrix’s last days and lost recordings, we caught up with Kilmister at SXSW, where he was promoting the documentary Lemmy, for a look back at his time with the guitar legend.
“I was sleeping on (Jimi Hendrix’s roadie) Neville Chester’s floor - he was sharing a flat with Noel Redding, so whenever they needed an extra pair of hands I was right there. I didn’t get the job for any talent or anything. But I did see Jimi play a lot. Twice a night for about three months. I’d seen him play backstage too. He had this old Epiphone guitar - it was a 12-string, strung as a six string - and he used to stand up on a chair backstage and play it. Why he stood up on the chair, I don’t know."
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