medium / field . So whenever I put a demo reel together with my work I ’ d use Hendrix music as the background music . Music videos and MTV was at their peak and I always felt that if Hendrix was alive he ’ d be producing the most incredible music videos with color drenched psychedelic graphics splashing across the screen , so I started producing more and more images using Hendrix music as the background music . Eventually it evolved to the decision of producing a documentary on Jimi Hendrix . I also felt that if while Beethoven was alive and all the people that knew him and played with him were interviewed , that would be some pretty interesting and valuable stuff . So I put Hendrix on the same level , he ’ s definitely a classic !
MBW : What was your intent on setting out with this project ???
DK : I intended to produce the finest documentary ever done on Jimi Hendrix . And I thought it would take a couple of years to accomplish LOL ! But as I got deeper and deeper into the project , I ’ d find more and more information , more footage , interviews , photos , etc . And with all the digging I found things that I didn ’ t want to find , like the plausibility that he ’ d been murdered . Although it ’ s always been speculated , it ’ s a heartbreaking revelation when you see the postmortem report and learn that there was an insufficient amount of drugs or alcohol in his blood to kill him .
MBW : Do you feel you have achieved your purpose ???
DK : As far as producing the definitive documentary on Hendrix , absolutely !
MBW : Jimi ’ s sudden death left us in mystery ... Were there any discrepancies ... from one person ’ s story to that of another ... that you found curious or outstanding ???
DK : Yes , the 3 people that were at the at the Hotel room together where Hendrix died ( Eric Burdon , Alvenia Bridges , and Monika Danneman ), all have different stories . And the roadies for Hendrix : Gerry Stickells and Eric Barrett have refused to give interviews , which I , as well as many others find very suspicious . I spoke to Gerry Stickells off camera and he told me “ You ’ ll never get the truth !”
Eric Burdon and David Kramer
Lillibridge ... you are well aware of our possession of Mr . Hendrix ’ purple suede and leather fringed jacket ... which was custom made for him by Long Beach Leather only three months prior to his death ... and the fact that it was given to Marquise .. by Devon Wilson ... just days after Jimi ’ s untimely death ... Is that correct ???
DK : Yes , a beautiful jacket which Devon acquired and gave to Marquise along with her story . Immediately following Jimi ’ s death in London , not to be implicated , Devon quickly fled to LA where she met up with you & your cousin Marquise . All the strange events surrounding Hendrix death are very suspicious to say the least . Jimi Hendrix was one of the highest paid entertainers of the day , the headliner of the biggest festival of the 20th century : Woodstock . Whenever there is that much money involved , the greed mongers come out of the woodwork and I think that was a huge problem especially since he was so open , trusting and accessible .
MBW : Shall we talk about Miss Wilson ... aka Dolly Dagger ... aka Foxy Lady ???
DK : Sure .
MBW : Certain people ... I have found ... either never really knew ... or had little or no compassion for
MBW : As one of the people interviewed by you
Marquise and I ... On a number of occasions we ... along with my cousin Marquise Richman de la
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