‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’: John Ridley Talks About His Hendrix Biopic

'Jimi: All Is By My Side': John Ridley Talks About His Hendrix Biopic

'Jimi: All Is By My Side': John Ridley Talks About His Hendrix BiopicEight years ago, writer-director-graphic novelist John Ridley was surfing the Web when he stumbled across  a Jimi Hendrix song entitled ” Sending My Love to Linda .” A single question — “Who is Linda?” — set Ridley loose on a project that had vexed numerous screenwriters and filmmakers before him: crafting a biopic on the legendary guitarist. The result, Jimi: All Is By My Side ,  covers a brief period in Hendrix’s life — 1966-1967, right before he plays the Monterey Pop Festival  — and stars OutKast ‘s André 3000 as the late musician. Having debuted at the Toronto […]