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Andre 3000 Finds a New Rhythm
Entertainer
stars as Hendrix
in new biopic
(AP) - Andre Benjamin was
uniquely qualified to play Jimi
Hendrix in the film "Jimi: All Is
By My Side," and not just be
cause his colorfully cosmic style
has long owed something to the
'60s icon.
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The film, written and directed
by "12 Years a Slave" screen
writer John Ridley, is a portrait
of Hendrix in 1966 - a then some
what aimless 24-year-old play
ing backup guitar - finding him
self as a frontman and being
elevated by the blues-rock scene
of Swinging London. As the of
ten reticent half of hip-hop duo
Outkast, Benjamin, too, knows
something about the psychology
of a performer discovering his
onstage swagger.
"I had to grow into being an
entertainer and Jimi had to grow
into being an entertainer, too,"
Benjamin said in a recent inter
view. "I can say from being an
entertainer and a star, my very
first shows were horrible. The
shyness. You're put on stage in
front of all o f these people, and
you're kind of in your head a lot.
It takes the confidence of know
ing, 'Hey, people dig this.’"
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Andre B enjam in portrays Jimi Hendrix in th e film "Jimi: All Is By My S id e ." (AP photo)
"All Is By My Side," w hich
opens in theaters Friday, es
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grave biopic trajectory, focus
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