Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix?!?!?!
 

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The rapper started filming scenes for "All Is By My Side," the Hendrix bio-pic written and directed by John Ridley. The film focuses on the guitar legend's experiences culminating in the seminal album "Are You Experienced?"

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Hendrix's estate is not on board with the project so far -- earlier this month they released a statement saying, in part: "Experience Hendrix, LLC [has] made it known many times in the past that no such film, were it to include original music or copyrights created by Jimi Hendrix, can be undertaken without its full participation."

Read more about it here.

the 3rd :helpme that second one sucked.

Imagine if Hendrix lived a full life. RIP

the same can be said about countless other artists. Duane Allman. Charlie Parker. Graham Parsons. Kurt Cobain. Robert Johnson. D Boon. Ian Curtis. Jaco Pastorius.

That is life. It's a shame we lost these artists prematurely, but there is much to be said about the impact they had in such a brief period of time.

A Hendrix movie without Hendrix music is not a Hendrix movie.

Indeed. Also the question needs to be asked... Can Andre3000 play the electric guitar very good? Fuck making a Jimi Hendrix movie and not use a highly skilled guitarist.

obvious choice...

Agreed. Indeed.