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Jimi Hendrix: a history in photos and videos
See the first film clip, hear his last recording
Michael Leonard, Thu 17 Sep 2009, 1:47 pm UTC
June 1967: Hendrix performs at the Monterey International Pop Festival. Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones introduces him as "the most exciting performer I've ever heard."
He wasn't wrong. Witness the still-awesome Killing Floor.
Video: Killing Floor live at Monterey Pop
At the end of his performance, Hendrix sets fire to his Fender Stratocaster. "The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice," he said. "You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar. I'd just finished painting it that day and was really into it."
Overnight, Hendrix becomes a star in his homeland.
Backstage at Monterey Pop with Experience bassist Noel Redding and The Who's bassist John Entwistle (standing centre). IMAGE Henry Diltz/Corbis
