To capture his best version of Jimi Hendrix for an upcoming biopic, Andre 3000 said he had to think of him as a regular dude and not a rock star.
"I didn't look at him as an icon because when you're in it, you don't know you're an icon. You don't know you're an icon until other people say you're an icon," the 37-year-old said. "So I had to take it as a person, you know what I mean? And I just tried to say, 'well, what would Jimi want people to know that they can't get off of YouTube?' And that's how I approached it."
Hendrix died in 1970 at age 27. He was ranked No 1 on Rolling Stone magazine's greatest guitarists of all-time list and with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was known for albums Electric Ladyland and Are You Experienced.
All Is By My Side, which focuses on the early days of Hendrix's career, will be released next year. Andre 3000 is excited to see the film, which he's finished shooting in Ireland. He believes the public will be pleased.
