EXPLORATION

Jimi

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1. The words: 'He played and played and played' have several meanings:

  1. He played and played and played at life,

  2. He played and played and played games,

  3. He played and played and played the part of a rock 'n roll king,

  4. He played and played too much music,

  5. He played and played and played and therfore exhausted himself.

Choose what you think contributed most to Jimi's crack up.

Justify your answer.



  1. Why did Jimi crack?

  2. If Jimi had not

  1. taken any mistress

  2. taken any dope

  3. played and playes head games,

do you think his collapse would have happened?

If so why, If not, why not?



4. Who are 'they'?


5. Were they right when they said it was his mind?


6. How do you understand the last words:

Who knows?

Who'll ever know

Even he does not know.



7. If Jimi did not know what dragged him down, who can be expected to know? How can one find out?