From The Brain Of Jimi Hendrix -- A Newly Released Tune And A Touch Of Neuroscience

Jimi Hendrix devotees around the world are rejoicing to the sound of a previously unreleased tune from the guitar master that’s streaming at The Daily Beast. The two-and-a-half minute track, called Station Break, features a guitar solo recorded in 1965, just before Hendrix broke through to rock divinity.

Nearly everyone reading will know that Hendrix was a preternaturally gifted musician, still revered as an elite talent with a permanent place among the pantheon of guitarists. What you probably don’t know is that Hendrix has also been the subject of a few intriguing neuroscience studies. As it turns out, Jimi’s prolific riffs tell us a couple of important things about the brain.

The most interesting of these has to do with creativity. Hendrix’s song writing is almost as legendary as his playing ability. He wrote more than 50 songs in a relatively short period, before his life ended from a drug overdose at the age of 27. Reading through his portfolio of lyrics is otherworldly. He assembled words with the same fluid creative intensity as he played guitar. Read More