Daniel Cortes Jr English 11 Gerard Final Draft “Purple Haze” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Jimi Hendrix & Kurt Cobain- no other two guitarists have made an impact, in their respective genre, as them. At first one might think they are polar opposites, but this "psychedelic player" and "grunge rocker" have much more in common than just their instruments. Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix are without a doubt Seattle’s biggest rock music icons. In fact, they are world renown rock heroes. One of the most important things in becoming a rock legend is starting a revolution- exposing people to something that is bold and new. In a time when music was mass-produced, emotionless garbage, Kurt Cobain brought about something that was repulsively gorgeous and alive. He introduced grunge: a type of music filled …show more content…
However, let us not forget a similar revolution which took place decades earlier. In a time where hippies abounded and experimental drugs were “mind expanding,” another such musical phenomenon came forth. Jimi Hendrix, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, took the music world by storm, flipped it upside down and shook it for it's lunch money. Their most notable performance, at The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, left crowds speechless. Hendrix brutally destroyed his guitar on stage and set it on fire as if it were a living sacrifice. Music was never the same after that (I'd also like to give credit to The Who who went on before Hendrix and gave a killer performance.) Jimi Hendrix was born and raised in Seattle and later left to find fame. However, Kurt moved to Seattle after finding his fame. Both Kurt and Jimi were able to, in an odd sense, "predict" they would become wealthy and famed. As a child, Jimi told his Aunt, Dorothy