The former press officer for Jimi Hendrix recently spoke about the time the legendary guitarist first decided to set his guitar on fire. Tony Garland was present when Hendrix set his guitar on fire. The stunt was reportedly hatched by Hendrix’s manager at the time, and it was Garland’s job to see that the plan was followed through. Garland said:

“They said they were going to burn it – so I nipped round the corner to buy some Ronson lighter fuel. It sounds ludicrous – but they were fairly ludicrous days. Things were done on the spur of the moment. We did lots of crazy things back then.”

The restored guitar will be auctioned on September 4th in London. It is expected to rake in more than a million dollars.

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Reported at: 1:54 pm | By: Purple Meanie |
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