Within the scope of the fight for basic, essential civil rights, we sometimes overlook the ‘simpler’ things lost and how being different is defiance in itself.
I was 15 years old when I decided to play the guitar, and I am still a guitar player to this day. And Jimi Hendrix is one of those folks I looked up to to remind me that I belong in the world of black guitarist/rock music. I remember reading a biography of him that was put together through quotes of folks who knew him telling his story and interviews…as I read this piece I was reminded of that and my past, a Black girl reaching for models.
This post honors him so well. Thank you for writing!
Hi Rose, thank you for sharing that story. This means a lot. Seeing yourself in someone means the world—because it means a world exists where you can be there too. We should never forget that.
I was 15 years old when I decided to play the guitar, and I am still a guitar player to this day. And Jimi Hendrix is one of those folks I looked up to to remind me that I belong in the world of black guitarist/rock music. I remember reading a biography of him that was put together through quotes of folks who knew him telling his story and interviews…as I read this piece I was reminded of that and my past, a Black girl reaching for models.
This post honors him so well. Thank you for writing!
Hi Rose, thank you for sharing that story. This means a lot. Seeing yourself in someone means the world—because it means a world exists where you can be there too. We should never forget that.