I remember Eric saying after we met Jimi Hendrix that one of us had to have that kind of afro. I said, ‘It ain’t going to be me, mate.’ So Eric got the perm. Things happened in that band by ...

Jimi Hendrix is one of the most iconic guitarists ... recruiting powerhouse ex-Georgie Fame drummer Mitch Mitchell and Afro-sporting bassist Noel Redding, of The Loving Kind.