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"If only I had this, this, and this,
I could get it on really well."
1:08:05
Another thing that Jimi discovered
is that it isn't true.
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I mean, he was poor, he was starving,
he was fucked-up, he needed a break badly.
1:08:13
He had a really fuckin' hard time.
1:08:15
Much harder than I even know about
or most of us even have a clue.
1:08:18
As it got better and better...
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First you go on that trip,
and begin to get what you want.
1:08:23
You're getting more money, guitars,
recognition, your songs recorded.
1:08:27
Then you arrive
at this particular position where...
1:08:32
...ideally, logically, and legally
you are entitled...
1:08:36
...to have everything you need
in order to get your thing on.
1:08:39
And you begin to discover that
that's not true.
1:08:42
That you are expected to produce this
under any kind of circumstances.
1:08:45
That other people pick and choose for you.
1:08:47
There's no end to what he could have done.
But the situation that he got placed in...
1:08:52
...through either his record company,
the management...
1:08:54
...the promoters, the publicity men,
all those guys you've gotta deal with...
1:08:59
...who were saying,
"Hey, Jimi, we've gotta tour."
1:09:02
"And you're here, here, here."
1:09:04
"X number of people aren't coming.
You better do this...
1:09:07
...because your account is at X."
1:09:09
"You invested in Electric Ladyland and...
1:09:11
...maybe this isn't working
or that is working."
1:09:13
So, I think he had all these pressures
on him, you know.
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You're not supposed to deal with that.
You're supposed to make music.
1:09:23
Someone said it's hard to sing the blues
when you're makin' that kind of money.
1:09:26
This assumes you can't be unhappy
and have a lot of money.
1:09:29
Sometimes it gets to be really easy
to sing the blues...
1:09:32
... when you're supposed
to be makin' all this money.
1:09:35
'Cause money is gettin'
to be outta hand now, you know.
1:09:38
Musicians, especially young cats,
they get a chance...
1:09:41
... to make all this money and say,
"This is fantastic!"
1:09:44
Like I said, they lose themselves
and forget about the music itself.
1:09:47
They forget about their talents,
and the other half of them.
1:09:50
So, you can sing a whole lot of blues.
1:09:52
The more money you make,
the more blues you can sing.
1:09:55
A lot of things were goin' on around him
that he didn't like...
1:09:58
...and he always wondered,
"What is the method?"