Andre 3000 to play Hendrix

Andre 3000 (best known as one half of hip-hop duo Outkast) set to play the role of Jimi Hendrix in an upcoming biopic, titled "All Is By My Side", which will begin shooting in Ireland in three weeks. 


 IFTN offers the following summary of the film:


 "The film will be set in 1966 and 1967 and cover the period in which Hendrix was discovered in a New York club by Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richard’s then girlfriend Linda Keith. She subsequently introduced Hendrix to manager Chas Chandler who brought Hendrix to London in 1966, where he recorded his debut album "Are You Experienced" and had his first taste of success. Over that period – 1966 to 67 – Hendrix went on to formulate some of the greatest guitar-driven records ever made." 


 According to the Guardian newspaper, the film is the first Hendrix biopic to have been greenlit by the Hendrix estate of several that have been proposed in recent years. Previously, the Hendrix estate had taken issue with licensing the late musician’s music. The news that "All Is By My Side" has been greenlit suggests that the Hendrix estate has either now relented or that film won’t feature any Hendrix songs.