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Jimi Hendrix is on the cover of NME magazine this week to mark 40 years since his death. Keep clicking for 20 things you never knew about the guitarist, including the fact that his manager Mike Jeffrey once arranged for him to be kidnapped by the mafia.

20 things you never knew about Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix is on the cover of NME magazine this week to mark 40 years since his death. Keep clicking for 20 things you never knew about the guitarist, including the fact that his manager Mike Jeffrey once arranged for him to be kidnapped by the mafia.

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2010

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