Just imagine; you're Handel's biggest fan, know every note of The Messiah and decide to visit the museum in the house in which he lived. But instead of mingling with the sedate bunch of fellow classical music buffs, you're crowded out by musos in black felt hats and velvet jackets, playing air guitar.
Confused? Well, later in August the Handel Museum will host an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Jimmy Hendrix. So be warned.
Hendrix and Handel lived at 23 and 25 Brook Street in Mayfair, London, respectively. No 25 was Handel's home for nearly 40 years and between 1968 and 1970, Hendrix lived at No 23 with his girlfriend Kathy Etchingham, describing it as his 'first real home'. He knew of the Handel connection and reportedly incorporated some of Handel's riffs into his own works.
In 2001, the building was turned into the Handel House Museum and all the Hendrix memorabilia was removed, but Jimi's fans still arrive to see the attic room where he lived.
Now the house is to be turned over to the Hendrix in Britain exhibition, with early recordings, film clips and scribbled lyrics. No doubt it will only spark extra interest in the house from both sets of fans. In many respects, its the perfect marketing tool - something for everyone....
Gwyneth Rees and published in the Daily Mail
Confused? Well, later in August the Handel Museum will host an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Jimmy Hendrix. So be warned.
Hendrix and Handel lived at 23 and 25 Brook Street in Mayfair, London, respectively. No 25 was Handel's home for nearly 40 years and between 1968 and 1970, Hendrix lived at No 23 with his girlfriend Kathy Etchingham, describing it as his 'first real home'. He knew of the Handel connection and reportedly incorporated some of Handel's riffs into his own works.
In 2001, the building was turned into the Handel House Museum and all the Hendrix memorabilia was removed, but Jimi's fans still arrive to see the attic room where he lived.
Now the house is to be turned over to the Hendrix in Britain exhibition, with early recordings, film clips and scribbled lyrics. No doubt it will only spark extra interest in the house from both sets of fans. In many respects, its the perfect marketing tool - something for everyone....
Gwyneth Rees and published in the Daily Mail