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Pilgrim Soul offers reflections about my fiction, culture, religion, Puerto Rican identity, and writing craft. It also includes a series called A Hero’s Journey featuring individuals who have shown great courage or who have changed the world significantly. A common theme is that of pilgrimage; secular and spiritual, individual and collective. I often will cite short stories to express my views.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Jimi Hendrix Inspires Me



Only Jimi Hendrix could make me enjoy another version of "Like a Rolling Stone" as much as I enjoy Bob Dylan’s. I have been listening to it while editing my novel.

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And how does this inspire me? By being so vital and by reminding me that excellence is worth striving for. OMG, that guitar!

2 comments:

A Cuban In London said...

OMG, that guitar! Yes! :-) Coincidentally I watched "Sunshine of Your Love" the other day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52B69YDCo8s&list=FLqpKBnI3KH4JVAopFH0wNtw&index=6) after enjoying a documentary about the band Cream, the original authors.

Many thanks for the happy memories.

Greetings from London.

Judith Mercado said...

Cuban, yes happy memories indeed. I had just watched a documentary about Hendrix' life, and his sheer brilliance catapulted me out of the editing funk I was then in. Ergo, this post. Glad you enjoyed it.