FAQ About Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix's military service impacted his music career by introducing him to Billy Cox, a fellow serviceman and bassist, who later joined Hendrix in forming the Band of Gypsys. Though Hendrix's stint in the military was brief, being discharged for unsuitability in 1962, it provided him both discipline and inspiration, and friendships from this period would later play a role in his musical collaborations.