Jimi Hendrix movie goes forward without rights to music
Jul 4, 2012, 1:38 PM | Updated: 2:48 pm
"All Is By My Side" is currently shooting in Ireland starring Andre 3000, and will feature covers of famous songs by acts like the Beatles and Muddy Waters. (AP Photos/File)
(AP Photos/File)
Andre 3000 has been trying to make a movie about Jimi Hendrix for nearly 10 years. Now, it’s been confirmed that the hip-hop artist will move forward with the project without any of Hendrix’s music.
“All Is By My Side” is currently shooting in Ireland starring Andre 3000, and will feature covers of famous songs by acts like the Beatles and Muddy Waters.
Rolling Stone reports Hendrix’s estate wasn’t ever consulted on the film. A spokesperson for Experience Hendrix LLC told the magazine it will be like making a movie about Abraham Lincoln without the Gettysburg Address.
Jimi Hendrix biographer Charles Cross had previously told 97.3 KIRO FM’s Ron & Don that a great film about the Seattle music legend could be done without music. Cross also acknowledged that Hendrix’s estate is complicated.
“A term like family comes with an asterisks and a foot note.” Who owns the music has been frequently disputed in court, and Cross estimates as much as $30 million in legal fees has been spent on claims to the rights of Hendrix originals.
Reports have said the movie will focus on Hendrix’s life leading up to “Are You Experienced?”
