Rolling Stone, told The Post. (The venue’s current managing partner Lee Foster, who did not respond to request for comment, has worked to preserve the studio.)Lead architect John Storyk designed the space to have curved walls to help artists achieve a truly unique sound.“Jimi once said, ‘In nature, God doesn’t make anything with corners and edges.
Everything’s rounded.’ ” his sister, Janie Hendrix, told The Post. Hendrix only got to see the facilities in action for a short time.
He died in September 1970, just a few weeks after the grand opening, but the music went on. The space has remained mostly unchanged for the past five decades. (Current co-owner Lee Foster, who did not respond to a request for comment, has worked to preserve the space.) Kramer, who is featured heavily in the documentary, told The Post he felt chills when asked about the space being haunted.“There is a spirit of Jimi Hendrix in the studio, somewhere, whether it’s in the walls or the ceilings … in the atmosphere … it’s embedded in there, somehow,” he said. “His spirit is very strong.
I truly believe that. I think any artist who has graced the presence of Electric Lady … has felt that. I would say 99.9% of the people walk in and say, ‘I’m feeling something.’” Hendrix’s sister, Janie, is quick to note that just because musicians feel some sort of connection to her late, legendary brother in the studio doesn’t mean it’s filled with ghosts. “You do have this presence, but it is a very spiritual, sweet presence,” she told The Post.
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