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Australian Prime Minister Unaware of Jimi Hendrix's Existence

Weeks before he was due to appear on the cover of the Australian Rolling Stone, the country's prime minister has been exposed as a rock 'n' roll ignoramus. A newspaper columnist writes that he once asked politician Kevin Rudd what he thought of Jimi Hendrix.

"Who's he?" replied Rudd.

During his 2007 campaign, Rudd was asked about his rock 'n' roll heroes. After mentioning Simon and Garfunkel, he went with Vivaldi. "I am a big fan of baroque," he said.

Not surprisingly, Rolling Stone's Australian editor has softened his commitment to the proposed Rudd cover feature. It may not run at all, he says: "It just depends on whether it's Rolling Stone or not."

Maybe they can replace it with "Vivaldi: He's Hot, He's Sexy and He's Dead."

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johnboy

SO WHAT, if he does not know who Hendrix was. Hendrix really wasn't very good anyway. He looked dirty and his guitar playing was "sloppy" to todays standards! WAY over rated!

July 25 2010 at 8:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Girish

flights to Melbourne--flights to Melbourne

November 11 2009 at 10:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply