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Posted on June 9, 2008, Jonathan Activision Vandalizes Statue of Jimi Hendrix With Guitar Hero

Ok, just stop it already, Activision. You want to drag the Guitar Hero franchise to the ground as quickly as possible, fine; just don’t bring Hendrix into it. The company recently decided to celebrate the fact that a couple of Guitar Hero performances would take place at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival, an event partly known for featuring one of Jimi Hendrix’s last performances before his tragic death. So how does one celebrate a fake guitar performance? By vandalizing a tribute to a real guitar legend, it seems. Activision decided to deck out a bronze statue of Hendrix to make it look like he was holding a Guitar Hero controller instead of an actual instrument.

Just what do you think you’re doing here, Activision? It’s a known fact that putting a Guitar Hero controller in someone’s hand just makes them look less cool (exceptions include politicians, Hollywood stars, and nude women). This is like some scheme Cobra Commander would try and pull. And then he’d stop himself and say, “No wait, that’s too evil. Cobra!”

Via MusicRadar