Guitarist woke up neighborhood with with early morning rooftop renditions of Jimi Hendrix songs
The residents of Beaufort Terrace in Ebbw Vale, Wales, could have been
forgiven for thinking Jimi Hendrix had come back from beyond the grave
when they were awoken at 8am by the distinctive strains of Hey Joe and
Voodoo Chile.
They probably couldn’t believe their eyes as well as their ears when
they looked out of their windows and saw their neighbor, 52-year-old
Kenn Barnes performing Hendrix classics on his roof.
The guitarist, who plays in a band called NRG and has been playing
guitar for more than 30 years, said he did it for a bet.
“I had scaffolding put up outside my house so I could fix my leaking
chimney,” he said.
“My mate Martin Whitcombe suggested that I do a Brian May when he played
on the roof of Buckingham Palace and play on the roof decking.
I toyed with the idea for a week or so and on Saturday the scaffolding
was due to come down and Martin was still saying - ‘you will only get
one chance.’
“So
Saturday morning at 7am, I took my guitar amp and guitar up the
scaffold and at 8am, I started playing a mix of Hendrix songs - Voodoo
Chile and Hey Joe, much to the amusement of the neighbors.”
And instead of being livid at their rock ’n’ roll wake-up call, Kenn’s
neighbors appear to have been amused at his unorthodox rock theatrics.
“They seem to have forgiven me for waking them. I just wish I had done
it for charity but it was an impulsive, last minute thing.”
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