Though Hendrix couldn't read or write music, his incredible ability to manipulate the guitar with controlled feedback, distortion, pedal effects and other techniques opened the door to a wide range of possibilities.

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Bereft of its duck girl, its voodoo priest and countless other unusuals, New Orleans will have to make do with a three-guitar-playing man in the role of most eccentric character.

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So, yeah, unless you're toting a guitar case and cramming yourself into a sweaty tour bus every other month, we suggest leaving the term "rock star" out of your job title -- and even then, the whole "star" classification seems a little self-aggrandizing.

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