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1A list with references, shout-outs, parodies, homages... to Music/JimiHendrix.
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4* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': The first Raikage A looks similar to Hendrix.
5* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
6** The DiscOneFinalBoss of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', Akira Otoishi, is an aspiring guitarist who wants to live "as vicariously as Jimi Hendrix and Music/JeffBeck".
7** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' has Fugo, whose [[FightingSpirit Stand]] is named Purple Haze. A follow-up LightNovel, ''Literature/PurpleHazeFeedback'', introduces several other Jimi Hendrix-inspired Stands including Voodoo Child, Manic Depression, Dolly Dagger, Rainy Day Dream Away, Night Bird Flying, and All Along the Watchtower (who, given the ThemeNaming present, is most likely named after Jimi's cover rather than the Bob Dylan original).
8** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]''[='s=] protagonist Jolyne Cujoh's Stand is named "Stone Free", after one of Hendrix's songs.
9** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' has the [[Music/OutKast Boom Boom Family]], whose horses are all named after Jimi Hendrix songs, being Foxy Lady, Little Wing, and Crosstown Traffic.
10* ''Manga/ShioriExperience'' is a series about mild-mannered English teacher Shiori Honda, who is inspired to take up the guitar and begin playing again after she's visited by the spirit of Hendrix (who can also possess her by plugging his guitar into the back of her neck). His influence leads her to change her whole life and and focus on playing music once more.
11* ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'': Nao Kadena's "Purple Haze" gang is a reference to the Jimi Hendrix song of the same name.
12* ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'': The Gotoh family's dog, Jimihen, is named after the man himself.
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15* ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'': Walt gets angry at a song Jeremy is listening to, resulting in this exchange:
16-->'''Walt:''' Did I hear what I think I just heard?!\
17'''Jeremy:''' Dad, it's just a song lyric.\
18'''Walt:''' Don't give me that! I'm sick of this new music that's [[MoralGuardians nothing but drugs and sex]]!\
19'''Jeremy:''' You mean like, "[[Music/NashvilleSkyline Lay Lady Lay]]", "[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Lucy in the Sky]]", "[[Music/AreYouExperienced Purple Haze]]", "[[Music/StickyFingers Brown Sugar]]"?\
20'''Walt:''' [[MoralMyopia Hey, that's different! Those are classics!]]\
21'''Connie:''' Ouch. Score one for the teenager.
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24* ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'': Shortly after Sarge plays his bugle call at sunrise, Fillmore responds by playing Hendrix' version of ''The Star-Spangled Banner''.
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27* Michael Winslow (the man doing funny voice impressions in the ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' franchise) had an amazing impression of Jimi Hendrix as part of his stage act and this without even using an actual electric guitar!
28* Not in the film itself, but on the ''Film/PopstarNeverStopNeverStopping'' soundtrack, one of the items mentioned as being in [=KidBrain=]'s jeep in "Things In My Jeep" is "A tape of the Jimmy Hendrix experience".
29* In ''Film/WithnailAndI'', "All Along the Watchtower" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return" appear on the soundtrack. In fact, this prompted his estate to restrict use of his music, as they were getting tired of him being associated with drug culture.
30* "If 6 Was 9" appears on the ''Film/EasyRider'' soundtrack.
31* WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}: One of the many things Scarlett Overkill's stolen is Jimi's autographed guitar.
32* ''Film/OneTrickPony'': Jimi Hendrix is mentioned while the band members are listing dead rock stars.
33* ''Film/{{Singles}}'': When Steve and Linda are washing and drying dishes, "May This be Love" plays in the background on Steve's record player, up to the point where there's an AlmostKiss between the two.
34* In ''Film/BillAndTedFaceTheMusic'', Jimi Hendrix is one of the musicians recruited by Billie and Thea to play on the song that will unite the world.
35* ''Film/WhiteMenCantJump'': After they win a game, and Billy is driving Sidney home, he puts on Jimi Hendrix, which upsets Sidney, because he claims white people can't really "hear" Hendrix (that is, appreciate him).
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38* ''Literature/DearDumbDiary'': Jamie Kelly names her lip-sync act for the talent show "The Jamie Kelly Experience".
39* In ''Literature/HarmonicFeedback'', Drea and Justin talk about their love of Jimi Hendrix. Drea says, "His solos say, This is who I am. You can take me or leave me." Justin talks about how he and his mom used to air guitar to "All Along the Watchtower."
40* ''Literature/TheRealFrankZappaBook'': Zappa mentions an encounter with The Plasters Casters of Chicago who made plaster replicas of the penises of famous rock artists, among them Hendrix.
41* In ''Literature/IThinkILoveYou'', Ruth is horrified to hear that Bill interviewed Creator/DavidCassidy. He tries to retain some credibility by making up a story about the two of them singing "The Wind Cries Mary" together. Surprisingly, it works.
42* In ''Literature/LikeNoOtherBoy'', Chris sees a long-haired, hippie-looking guy driving a '60s-style VW bug and wonders if he's listening to Jimi Hendrix.
43* In ''Literature/BeautifulMusicForUglyChildren'', Gabe celebrates his graduation from high school by playing songs about freedom on his radio show. One of them is Jimi Hendrix's version of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
44* ''Literature/WhatHappenedToLaniGarver'': When Macy tells the other kids that Claire has an electric guitar, Phil says, "Claire's gonna be the next Jimi Hendrix!"
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47* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E6RevelationOfTheDaleks "Revelation of the Daleks"]], the DJ plays "Fire" during his confrontation with the Daleks. In home media releases, the song is excised due to rights issues.
48* In "Drew Gets Married", an episode of ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'', Drew and Las Vegas waitress Diane get married by a minister dressed as Jimi instead of the standard Music/{{Elvis|Presley}}.
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51* Music/FrankZappa:
52** ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'': Hendrix is visible (in person!) on the album cover. On the record itself Zappa plays ''Flower Punk'' InTheStyleOf ''Hey Joe''.
53** ''Ahead of Their Time'': Jimmy Carl Black is "dressed up as a pop star to hustle some young ladies" by giving him a Jimi Hendrix wig.
54** Zappa covered "Purple Haze" on side 2 of ''The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life''.
55** He was referenced again in "We're Turning Again" from ''Music/FrankZappaMeetsTheMothersOfPrevention'', namedropping both "Purple Haze" and "We're Turning Again".
56* Music/{{Queen}}: Freddie Mercury lists Jimi Hendrix as a miracle in his song ''The Miracle'' from the album ''Music/TheMiracle''.
57* The Music/BloodhoundGang: According to the song ''Fire Water Burn'' Jimi Hendrix is in Hell, along with UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy, Creator/MarthaRaye, Creator/MarkTwain, Lawrence Welk, Music/KurtCobain, Series/{{Kojak}}, ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' and [[Series/{{Webster}} Emmanuel Lewis]], '''cause he's the {{Antichrist}}''.
58* On the Music/BeastieBoys album ''Music/PaulsBoutique'', during "Hey Ladies", a sample of "Foxy Lady" is heard. From the same album "Are You Experienced" is heard during "B-Boy Bouillabaisse".
59* Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (released about the time of Hendrix' death) has the narrator (whilst picking up a prescription) see a friend called "Jimi" (or "Jimmy") who "looked really ill".
60* Music/PattiSmith: In her song "Rock 'N' Roll Nigger" from ''Music/{{Easter}}'' she redefines the word "nigger" as a badge of honor for rebellious outsiders, like Jimi Hendrix, UsefulNotes/JesusChrist and Creator/JacksonPollock.
61* Music/RedHotChiliPeppers: In the music video of "Dani California" from ''Music/StadiumArcadium'' the band dresses up as several rock bands, representing different music genres. Flea dresses up as Hendrix when the group imitates PsychedelicRock.
62* Among the things Pink lists as having in "Nobody Home", in Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/TheWall'' is an "obligatory Hendrix perm".
63** Hendrix is also briefly referenced in the spoken word section (performed by Music/RogerWaters in a comical Scottish accent) in the ''Music/{{Ummagumma}}'' studio track "Several Species of Long Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" with the line, "And the wind cried Mary".
64* The elaborate riff from "Third Stone from the Sun" has been quoted in a bunch of diverse songs, including "Baby Please Don't Go" by [[Music/TedNugent The Amboy Dukes]], "Mountain Jam" by Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand, "Dance with the Devil" by Cozy Powell and "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred.
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67* Creator/BillHicks was a big fan and often mentioned him in his act when talking about what a real rock star should be.
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70* One of the faceplate cosmetics in ''VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout'' is white with purple eyes, and is named Purple Gaze -- a pun on "Purple Haze".
71* In the [[AlternateTimeline Wyatt timeline]] in VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder, a character named J is part of the Kreisau Circle. He's all but explicitly stated to be Hendrix.
72* ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'' uses Hendrix's Woodstock performance of The Star-Spangled Banner with the game's loading screen. As things get progressively worse, it lowers in pitch.
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75* [[http://www.kissthisguy.com Kiss This Guy]], one of the best-known {{mondegreen}} sites out there.
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78* The ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode [[Recap/AdventureTimeS1E23RainDayDaydream "Rainy Day Daydream"]] is named after the Jimi Hendrix song "Rainy Day, Dream Away".
79* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
80** ''Homer the Heretic'': Hendrix can be seen playing table tennis with Creator/BenjaminFranklin [[CelebritiesHangOutInHeaven in Heaven]].
81** ''Homerpalooza'': After being told by a veterinarian that he could die, Homer asks him if he has any messages for Jimi Hendrix, causing the vet to tell him: "Pick up your puppy". The camera then reveals a [[{{Pun}} dog lying in his basket, named ''Rover'']], in reference to the song "Fire", where Jimi sang: "Move over Rover / and let Jimi take over."
82** ''D'ohin' in the Wind'': Homer is at the Woodstock Festival, where Hendrix is performing. He imitates his guitar playing.
83** ''My Way or the Highway to Hell'': Hendrix appears in Heaven again, this time to give Jesus guitar lessons.

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