You didn’t see it coming, did you? Sure you did. Lenny Kravitz has been tapped to play Jimi Hendrix in a new biopic. Hi there. I see no similarities between the two musicians. Hendrix was a groove genius and Kravitz is an ego-ridden goof who gives head to his vintage equipment because he’s so goddamned in love with the ’70s. See? Not one similarity. The movie’s going to be dommed despite that, because Elle Von Lear, the “music impresario” making the flick sez, “Our goal is to do a proper major feature film that finally tells the real shocking story (of Jimi’s life and death). Now I can do what he intended for his legacy and I plan to start by making a The DOORS-type film about Jimi’s life.”
Why in God’s name would anyone ant to use The Doors as a springboard? Someone call in Val Kilmer, though. He’d make a better Jimi than Kravitz. At least we’re guaranteed of him throwing himself into his roles, no matter how embarrassing the finished product is. Ride the snake baby, ride the snake.
