Scuse Me, While I Kiss this Guy

A new book about Jimi Hendrix makes the claim that Jimi lied about being homosexual to get out of the army. The story about him breaking an ankle is apparently false. None of his military records contain the injury.

Now TheSmokingGun.com as released some interesting bits of his official army record. According to his records, he was a lousy shot, couldn’t make it to bed on time, required constant supervision, and was once caught in the latrine while working on his earliest documented use of the “Whammy Bar”.

Pvt. Hendrix plays a musical instrument during his off-duty hours, or so he says. This is one of his faults, because his mind apparently cannot function while performing his duties and thinking about his guitar.

The Smoking Gun Article