The Jimi Hendrix that most people know was a media/record company creation. The man himself was much more three dimensional than the hype surrounding his life and career. Toward the end of his life, he'd pretty much abandoned street drugs, and was quietly turning in a completely new and much more mature direction.
Most folks aren't even aware that Jimi was a former Army paratrooper. Here are a couple of snaps from that period of his life.
Jimi on left
Jimi's dog tags.
