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+ Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27th, 1942 in Seattle, Washington!

+ Jimi Hendrix grew up playing the guitar, and was even self-taught from a young age.

+ Some of Jimi Hendrix's inspirations were artists "Muddy Waters", "B.B King", and "Howlin' Wolf".

+ Jimi Hendrix was also inspired by a variety of genres including Jazz, Blues, and Ballads (Etc...)!

+ He joined the army in 1959, and was training to become a paratrooper however later in 1961, he was eventually discharged due to an injury.

+ He began his career as a musician by backing up musicians like "Tina Turner", "Sam Cooke", and "Little Richard".

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+ Jimi Hendrix wrote "Machine Gun" for his "Band Of Gypsys" album and released it during the 1970s!

+ The song's genre is rock, funk, and pop!

+ During a performance in Berkeley, California Jimi Hendrix introduced the song and devoted it to the soldiers who were at the time-fighting in Vietnam, and he also dedicated it to those who were at war with themselves.

+ During the song, he plays long guitar riffs, and solos to replicate the sounds being heard on the battlefields when they were at war. He wanted to give his audience the point of view of a soldier in the battlefield.

+ There are only live recordings of this song available.

+ He used this song as an objection to the wars going on during thee time.

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Jimi Hendrix's intention for writing "Machine Gun" was to address the issues with war through his music, he uses his guitar to speak for him throughout the song. This song is an anti-war anthem and it's to be told through the perspective of a soldier at war. In the song, Jimi Hendrix states "Evil man make me kill you even though we’re only families apart

Well I pick up my axe and fight like a farmer
You know what I mean?
Hey, and your bullets keep knocking me down"
These lyrics basically mean the war makes us fight against each other, and causes us to harm one another even though we're not that different from one another. In a way, these lyrics are trying to further prove the point that war causes the death of many innocent people and that humanity is lost during war. Throughout the song, we also hear Jimi Hendrix's solos and riffs which are meant to replicate the sounds of despair and violence at war.

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All the Soldiers Fighting James Marshall Hendrix, a.k.a Jimi Hendrix, is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists. Jimi's musical showmanship and style were influenced by Bob Dylan, Little Richard, Howlin' Wolf, Curtis Mayfield, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Just as importantly, Jimi's life experiences shaped his music.

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I believe that "Machine Gun" has a lot of meaning, and you can tell Jimi Hendrix put a lot of thought into his work especially if you take into consideration what was going on at the time. Whenever he performed this song he would always begin the song with a line to dedicate it to those at war. Jimi Hendrix recognized the hardships and issues with war which make this song more personal. The lyrics take a more intense turn when you try to understand them and look at them from the point of view he is trying to tell this story from which is a lost soldier trapped in war whether that is with himself or with others. Whenever these soldiers come back from war they are all carrying wounds with them due to what they witnessed or experienced though they may not be seen on them they are still there.  Ultimately the lyrics and the riffs add a heavy meaning and sentiment to this song. I think Jimi Hendrix did an amazing job with this interpretation/point of view and it shows how instruments and words can cause impact and bring awareness to what is happening around us.

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+ Doherty, Sean. “Playlist: Songs of Resistance, Revolution and Protest.” Handel and Hendrix, 29 Sept. 2020, https://handelhendrix.org/resistance-revolution-protest/.

+ “Jimi Hendrix Born.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 5 Jan. 2010, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimi-hendrix-born#:~:text=Guitar%20legend%20Jimi%20Hendrix%20is,him%20from%20duty%20in%20Vietnam.

+ Admin. “Jimi Hendrix ~ Jimi Hendrix Biography.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 26 July 2022, https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/jimi-hendrix-jimi-hendrix-biography/2743/#.

+ Songfacts. “Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix - Songfacts.” Song Meanings at Songfacts, https://www.songfacts.com/facts/jimi-hendrix/machine-gun.

+ says:, Bruno Wyatt, et al. “An Ode to Machine Gun.” Evolving Man Project, 28 Nov. 2020, https://lornettvestal.com/2017/04/15/an-ode-to-machine-gun/.