1:07:09
His music, to me, was entertaining,
as was his stage act, for that matter.
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But the thing was,
he was such a bitchin' guitar player...
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...that, you know, that was enough.
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The other thing was distracting,
and I think he realized that and...
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...wanted out of that, and for people
to listen to the music.
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There's no way that you can explain
to people in Washington state...
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...or the guys he was in the Army with...
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...or the poor black cats tryin'
to get it together...
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...that he was not having a good time.
1:07:37
It wasn't that every day was
a misery and a torture.
1:07:40
But in a situation...
1:07:43
...where it appears as if you've got
the best of all possible worlds...
1:07:47
...in order to get on like you were,
the discovery that none of that was true...
1:07:51
...to make a tenth of that true,
you had to fight all day long...
1:07:54
...is something that you can't explain.
Most people assume:
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"If only I had $10,000,
everything would be cool."
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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.
1:08:08
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...
1:08:21
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.
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And you begin to discover that
that's not true.
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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."