CoolCatBad Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 A new book on Jimi Hendrix (see my avatar) claims that the guitar-legend pretended homosexual leanings in order to be discharged from military service in 1962. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/234527_hendrix30.html From what I have heard on radio, in discussing this book, Hendrix was under suspicion from the start. You can just imagine....."He spells his name "Jimi", my God he must be a fag or a commy! Get the shrinks in here immediately!" BTW, Hendrix wasn't really gay,.....not that there's anything wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 (edited) I know a lot of gay mates, and they're damned cool - cooler than me, and a lot more sociable than many. Edited August 3, 2005 by Boffa Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badnewz Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 you didnt know that ? just kidding but during that time a guy would do or say anything to get out of the draft and avoid viet nam like move to canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_demilord Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 So??? :sleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolCatBad Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 No, I didn't know this.......and the point is, as testified in the book, that Hendrix was seen as a liability by the military authorities for his unconventional behaviour (whatever that amounts to) and he decided to exploit this predjudice by playing along with them in order to get-the-hell-outta-there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trat Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I know many gay people and they all see Jimi ass there prime example... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostShell Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 It doesn't really matter to me if he was gay or not. I like his music and that's all that matters to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev0| Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Who screwed Jimi Hendrix anyway.... Who was his most famous lover ? I don't remmeber him being associated with any leading ladies of the time period... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djmutik1013 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 THat is interesting. I had no idea that he was ever in the military or that he did this. Very smart guy but I guess you would have to be to play a guitar like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conformity_Inc Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Who screwed Jimi Hendrix anyway.... Who was his most famous lover ? I don't remmeber him being associated with any leading ladies of the time period... 586319532[/snapback] Jimi Hendrix pretended to be gay so he would be discharged from the army, according to claims in a biography that has used his military medical records. The rock legend said he left the 101st Airborne Division aged 19 in 1962 after being injured on a parachute jump. But Room Full of Mirrors by Charles R Cross says army records show he was discharged for "homosexual tendencies," reports BBC News. Mr Cross says Hendrix had a legendary appetite for women - he even had an affair with actress Brigitte Bardot. But he had told a base psychiatrist at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he had fallen in love with a fellow soldier, the book claims. However, Jimi did not leave because of objections to the US role in Vietnam, but simply because he wanted to play music, according to the biography. Room Full of Mirrors is being published to mark the 35th anniversary of his death from a sleeping pill overdose in London in 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Punk Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 There was an article in the Times on Sunday (UK Newspaper) about Jimi Hendrix & his life. That mentioned about him pretending to be gay to get out of the army. If someone tried that now, they'd be sent anyway. Gay people have the same rights to die as straight people :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted August 3, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 3, 2005 Thread Cleaned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterious_w Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 His general look did strike me as oh so slightly camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rk Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Not gay at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amr_01 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 BTW, Hendrix wasn't really gay,.....not that there's anything wrong with it. 586318172[/snapback] hehe, nice seinfeld quote in there. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedorpheux Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Not gay at all. 586321612[/snapback] heh, good picture... anyways, i was just listening to some jimi when i saw this thread so i thought i'd take a look...i have a feeling that he was so high, he probably didnt care what gender he was naked next to :laugh: seriously though, i love his music....as far as his sexual preference, i dont really care....especially since he is quite dead now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rk Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I'd just like to point out that even if Jimi Hendrix enjoyed the sexual company of other men, that would only make him bi. I haven't really researched his sexuality, but most people you talk to will say they think he's bi. Doesn't really matter to me, I still love his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linsook Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I'd just like to point out that even if Jimi Hendrix enjoyed the sexual company of other men, that would only make him bi. I haven't really researched his sexuality, but most people you talk to will say they think he's bi. Doesn't really matter to me, I still love his music. 586321690[/snapback] may he just likes to DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dave164 Subscriber¹ Posted August 3, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 3, 2005 Who cares what sex someone is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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